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Table 1 Study characteristics and designs: Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) Study, Teen Environment and Neighborhood (TEAN) Study, and Senior Neighborhood Quality of Life Study (SNQLS)

From: Development, scoring, and reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS)

Study

Ages of participants

Regions

Design (quadrants sampled)

Eligible destinations

Total sample size: All routes

Reliability pair sample size: # routes (# segments, # crossings, # cul-de-sacs)

Years of MAPS data collection

NIK

6-11 and a parent

San Diego County, CA and Seattle/King County, WA

Activity EnvironmentaX Nutrition Environmentb

Cluster of ≥3 destinations (commercial locations, parks or schools)

San Diego County: 365

San Diego County: 76 (233, 117, 16)

San Diego County: 2009

Seattle/King County: 393

Seattle/King County: 0 (0, 0, 0)

Seattle/King County: 2009-2010

TEAN

12-16 and a parent

Seattle/King County, WA and Baltimore, MD-DC

WalkabilitycXIncomed

Cluster of ≥3 commercial locations, a park, or a school

Seattle/King County: 427

Seattle/King County: 72 (167, 67, 31)

Seattle/King County: 2010

Maryland-DC: 470

Maryland-DC: 106 (42, 100, 6)

Maryland-DC: 2009-2010

SNQLS

65-97

Seattle/King County, WA

WalkabilitycXIncomed

Cluster of ≥3 destinations (commercial locations, parks, or school)

Seattle/King County: 462

Seattle/King County: 36 (74, 35, 0)

Seattle/King County: 2009

  1. a Defined by block group walkability and park access.
  2. b Defined by the presence or absence of grocery stores and fast food restaurants.
  3. c Walkability index defined by GIS-derived residential density, intersection density, retail floor area ratio, and mixed use.
  4. d Based on 2000 census data for block group median household income.