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 |