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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of CCHS-HA respondents (≥65 years) (n = 1309) living in BC Census Metropolitan areas

From: Older adults’ outdoor walking and the built environment: does income matter?

Characteristic

Weighteda N

Weighted %/Mean (SD)

Sex

  

 Male

163,186

45.0

 Female

199,178

55.0

Age

362,365

75 (8.3)

Education

  

 Less than secondary

96,903

26.7

 Secondary/Some post-secondary

95,073

26.2

 Post-secondary degree/diploma

170,389

47.0

Household income

  

  < $30,000

84,769

23.4

 $30,000 or more

196,595

54.3

 Don’t know/Not stated/Refused

81,001

22.4

Country of birth

  

 Canada

183,431

50.6

 Other

178,933

49.3

Marital status

  

 Married/Common law

237,649

65.6

 Single/Widowed/Divorced/Separated

124,715

34.4

Lives alone

  

 Yes

106,862

70.5

 No

255,503

29.5

Retirement status

  

 Retired

336,271

92.8

 Not retired

26,094

7.2

BMI

  

 Underweight

13,742

3.8

 Normal

163,532

45.1

 Overweight

112,666

31.1

 Obese

41,227

11.4

 At least one question not answered

31,197

8.6

Chronic conditions

  

 None

35,261

9.7

 One or more

327,104

90.3

Mobility

  

 Level 1b

315,259

87.0

 Level 2/3c

35,486

9.8

 Level 4/5d

11,619

3.2

Fear of falls

  

 No

236,028

65.1

 Yes

126,336

34.9

Walk Score category

  

 Very Car-dependent/car-dependent

23,592

6.5

 Somewhat walkable

99,616

27.5

 Very walkable

126,748

35.0

 Walker’s paradise

112,408

31.0

  1. SD = Standard deviation
  2. aWeighted demographic frequencies using the Statistics Canada proportional sampling scheme and Balanced Repeated Replication (BRR) applied with 500 bootstrap weight variables
  3. bLevel 1 – able to walk around the neighbourhood without difficulty and without walking equipment
  4. cLevel 2 – able to walk around the neighbourhood with difficulty but does not require walking equipment or the help of another person; Level 3 – able to walk around the neighbourhood with walking equipment but without the help of another person
  5. dLevel 4 – able to walk only short distances with walking equipment, and requires a wheelchair to get around the neighbourhood; Level 5 – Unable to walk alone, even with walking equipment. Able to walk short distances with the help of another person and requires wheelchair to get around the neighbourhood