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Table 2 Percent agreement of select items by domain

From: The Wisconsin Assessment of the Social and Built Environment (WASABE): a multi-dimensional objective audit instrument for examining neighborhood effects on health

Domain

Features

Items

% Agree

95% CI

Neighborhood characteristics

Positive aesthetics

Variation in building materials and colors

66.7

65.3 - 68.2

  

Vegetation

70.5

69.0 - 71.9

 

Negative aesthetics

Buildings in poor condition

76.4

75.1 – 77.8

  

Vegetation neglected

70.8

69.3 – 72.2

  

Careless/harmless litter

53.5

52.0 – 55.1

  

Broken/boarded up windows

98.0

97.6 – 98.5

  

Fast food advertisements

99.8

99.7 – 99.9

 

Advertisements

Alcohol advertisements

98.1

97.6 – 98.5

 

Public amenities

Public trash cans

95.7

95.1 – 96.3

  

Seating/benches

94.7

94.0 – 95.4

  

Bike racks

97.1

96.6 – 97.6

  

Public art

98.5

98.1 – 98.9

  

Public attractive natural features

95.1

94.4 – 95.7

Transportation environment

Sidewalks

80.9

79.7 – 82.1

 

Transportation

Speed limit

81.9

77.7 – 86.1

  

Public transportation

87.5

86.4 – 88.5

  

Pedestrian safety signs (segment)

90.6

89.7 – 91.5

  

On-street parking with bulb-out (segment)

99.1

98.8 – 99.4

  

On-street parking without bulb-out (segment)

87.4

86.3 – 88.4

  

Buffer between street and sidewalk

93.1

92.2 – 94.0

  

Major misalignments/cracks in sidewalk

85.2

83.9 – 86.5

  

Number of traffic lanes (segment)

89.8

88.9 – 90.8

Destinations and land use

 

Street type

91.4

90.5 – 92.3

 

Land use diversity

Single family homes

85.7

84.6 – 86.8

  

Multi–unit homes (2–6 units)

79.5

78.2 – 80.7

  

Apartment building/complex (>6 units)

92.4

91.6 – 93.3

  

Mobile home or trailer park/community

100.0

100.0 – 100.0

  

Farm complexes

100.0

0.99 – 100.0

  

Off-road walking/biking trails or paths

95.3

94.6 – 95.9

  

Undeveloped land/farmlands/woodlands

95.2

94.6 – 95.9

  

Number of stories of tallest building in segment

72.6

71.1 – 74.0

  

Type of building (tallest building)

85.1

84.0 – 86.2

  

Topography

81.0

79.8 – 82.2

  

Abandoned buildings

99.3

99.0 – 99.6

Non-residential destinations

Educational

Schools

97.7

97.2 – 98.2

Assets

Recreational

Parks or designated green spaces

93.5

92.7 – 94.3

  

Indoor fitness facilities

99.9

99.8 – 100.0

  

Sports/playing fields, courts, or tracks

96.8

96.3 – 97.4

  

Playgrounds or splash pads

96.5

95.9 – 97.1

  

Pools (indoor or outdoor)

100.0

100 – 100.0

 

Restaurants

Other restaurants

97.2

96.7 – 97.8

  

Coffee shops

99.6

99.4 – 99.8

 

Food outlets

Food supermarkets or grocery stores

99.9

99.8 – 1.00

  

Convenience stores or gas station stores

99.8

99.6 – 99.9

  

Gas stations

99.7

99.6 – 99.9

  

Pharmacies

99.4

99.2 – 99.6

 

Health Care

Health care facilities

98.7

98.4 – 99.1

  

Retail stores

97.2

96.7 – 97.8

 

Retail

Indoor malls, department stores, or “big box” stores

100.0

100.0 – 100.0

  

Service providers

93.2

92.4 – 94.0

 

Fitness

Indoor fitness facilities

99.9

99.8 – 100.0

  

Cultural entertainment facilities

99.1

98.8 – 99.4

  

Non-religious community centers

99.4

99.2 – 99.6

 

Religious

Church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious centers

98.0

97.6 – 98.5

 

Office and work space

Office space

98.3

97.9 – 98.7

  

Warehouses

98.3

97.9 – 98.7

Detriments

Alcohol and liquor outlets

Bars/night clubs

99.2

98.9 – 99.5

  

Liquor/tobacco stores

99.5

99.3 – 99.7

 

Fast food

Fast food restaurants

98.9

98.6 – 99.2

Social environment

Signs of social capital

Neighborhood social/cultural message or event

79.7

78.5 – 81.0

  

Political message or event

81.2

80.0 – 82.4

  

Religious message or event

97.2

96.7 – 97.8

  

Security warning signs

81.9

80.7 – 83.0

 

Active engagement

People walking

67.4

65.9 – 68.9

  

People bicycling

75.0

73.6 – 76.3

Street connectivity

 

Pedestrian crosswalks (intersection)

73.3

71.3 – 75.2

  

Pedestrian crosswalks worn off (intersection)

91.1

89.8 – 92.3

  

Medians/pedestrian islands (intersection)

93.7

92.6 – 94.8