Table 3 Baseline information for the intervention and control cities

No. of persons responding (2011 plus new in 2012)

209

195

404

222

137

359

Age (% < 20)

11%(22/202)

19%(36/190)

15% (58/392)

16%(31/200)

11%(14/125)

14% (45/325)

(% 60+)

33%66/202)

22%(42/190)

28% (108/392)

33%(66/200)

33%(41/125)

33% (107/325)

Sex (% female)

60%(125/208)

63%(122/195)

61% (247/403)

61%(136/222)

64%(86/135)

62% (222/357)

Ethnicity (% Maori)

15%(24/165)

21%(39/182)

18% (63/347)

20%(33/168)

19%(20/104)

19% (53/272)

(% European)

75%(123/165)

69%(126/182)

72% (249/347)

76%(127/168)

79%(82/104)

77% (209/272)

Personal income (% up to $10,000/y)

18%(33/186)

18%(29/158)

18% (62/344)

16%(31/191)

19%(20/103)

17% (51/294)

(% $10,001-$20,000/y)

22%(40/186)

21%(33/158)

21% (73/344)

27%(51/191)

24%(25/103)

26% (76/294)

(% > $40,000/y)

32%(60/186)

35%(55/158)

33% (115/344)

28%(54/191)

30%(31/103)

29% (85/294)

Transport behaviours at baseline (2011 sample only)

% trips to work (last 7 days) - walked or ran

11%(35/310))

4%(11/274))

8% (46/584)

10%(32/316)

13%(29/232))

11% (61/548)

- cycled

0%(0/310)

8%(21/274)

4% (21/584)

4%(12/316)

8%(18/232)

5% (30/548)

- bus

0%(0/310)

2%(5/274)

1% (5/584)

0%(0/316)

0%(0/232)

0% (0/548)

- car or other

90%(278/310)

86% (237/274)

88% (515/584)

86%(271/316)

80%(185/232)

83% (456/548)

Access to modes% access to a bicycle

53%(69/131)

59%(76/128)

56% (145/259)

43%(65/152)

60%(62/104)

50% (127/256)

% access to a car

91%(119/131)

94%(120/128)

92% (239/259)

79%(120/152)

92%(96/104)

84% (216/256)

% with physical disability

15%(19/131)

14%(18/128)

14% (37/259)

16%(24/152)

11%(11/104)

14% (35/256)

Physical activity behaviours at baseline (2011 sample only)

Hrs walking (mod + vigorous) last 7 days

3.6

4.4

4.0

3.2

3.5

3.4

Hrs cycling (reg + vigorous) last 7 days

0.25

0.80

0.53

0.20

0.64

0.42