Table 2 Relationships between perceived environmental factors and different levels of physical activity
Items | Low level | Moderate level | High level | X 2 a | P b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Access to services and stores | |||||
 No | 94(29.3) | 30 (20.0) | 13 (17.1) | 7.658 | .022* |
 Yes | 227 (70.7) | 120 (80.0) | 63 (82.9) |  |  |
Access to traffic stops | |||||
 No | 122 (38.0) | 64 (42.7) | 23 (30.3) | 3.300 | .192 |
 Yes | 199 (62.0) | 86 (57.3) | 53 (69.7) |  |  |
Access to recreational facilities | |||||
 No | 69 (21.5) | 24 (16.0) | 8 (10.5) | 5.745 | .057 |
 Yes | 252 (78.5) | 126 (84.0) | 68 (89.5) |  |  |
Access to walking infrastructure | |||||
 No | 177 (56.5) | 67 (46.5) | 29 (39.2) | 9.108 | .011* |
 Yes | 136 (43.5) | 77 (53.5) | 45 (60.8) |  |  |
Quality of walking infrastructure | |||||
 No | 107 (53.2) | 51 (46.8) | 17 (31.5) | 8.171 | .017* |
 Yes | 94 (46.8) | 58 (53.2) | 37 (68.5) |  |  |
Access to bike lanes | |||||
 No | 200 (62.5) | 93 (62.0) | 50 (66.7) | .530 | .767 |
 Yes | 120 (37.5) | 57 (38.0) | 25 (33.3) |  |  |
Safety from crime | |||||
 No | 173 (54.1) | 71 (47.3) | 40 (52.6) | 1.866 | .393 |
 Yes | 147 (45.9) | 79 (52.7) | 36 (47.4) |  |  |
Street connectivity | |||||
 No | 102 (32.2) | 40 (26.7) | 14 (18.7) | 5.853 | .054 |
 Yes | 215 (67.8) | 110 (73.3) | 61 (81.3) |  |  |
Traffic safety | |||||
 No | 149 (48.5) | 47 (31.5) | 24 (32.4) | 14.846 | <.001*** |
 Yes | 158 (51.5) | 102 (68.5) | 50 (67.6) |  |  |
Air pollution | |||||
 No | 179 (56.1) | 76 (50.7) | 43 (56.6) | 1.350 | .509 |
 Yes | 140 (43.9) | 74 (49.3) | 33 (43.4) |  |  |
Seeing many physically active people in the neighborhood | |||||
 No | 117 (36.8) | 39 (26.0) | 14 (18.7) | 11.986 | .002** |
 Yes | 201 (63.2) | 111 (74.0) | 61 (81.3) |  |  |
Aesthetics | |||||
 No | 127 (39.8) | 42 (28.0) | 20 (26.7) | 8.781 | .012* |
 Yes | 192 (60.2) | 108 (72.0) | 55 (73.3) |  |  |