Skip to main content

Table 1 Sex-specific characteristics of park users by age group and physical activity level

From: Use of a public park for physical activity in the Caribbean: evidence from a mixed methods study in Jamaica

 

Total Female Activity (n = 5179);

Total Female Age group (n = 5162)

Total Male Activity (n = 4766);

Total Male Age group (n = 4753)

Activity Level (%)

Age group (%)

Activity Level (%)

Age group (%)

Variable

S

W

V

< 18

18–64

≥65

S

W

V

< 18

18–64

≥65

Observation Period

 Morning

1.41

12.22

2.99

0.17

12.03

4.15

3.59

10.62

4.32

0.53

12.58

5.45

 Lunch

6.35

3.77

0.83

2.58

8.10

0.33

8.41

4.39

0.97

2.86

9.00

1.85

 Afternoon

9.65

4.11

0.58

3.35

10.52

0.48

12.61

4.62

1.22

3.26

12.29

2.78

 Evening

34.31

17.86

5.91

9.78

47.09

1.41

26.37

15.25

7.64

9.66

35.96

3.79

Day of Week

 Monday

6.01

5.04

1.33

0.74

10.87

0.81

5.60

4.45

1.95

0.80

8.96

2.21

 Tuesday

5.37

4.61

2.09

0.79

10.44

0.87

5.64

3.08

1.66

1.35

7.41

1.64

 Wednesday

8.88

8.38

1.87

2.25

15.48

1.16

9.00

7.15

3.23

2.55

14.77

2.19

 Thursday

7.34

8.59

2.51

3.62

13.29

1.47

8.83

8.16

3.25

3.30

13.76

3.11

 Friday

3.86

2.53

0.37

1.41

4.80

0.66

3.61

1.64

0.44

1.01

3.93

0.78

 Saturday

13.13

6.01

1.26

4.30

15.21

0.97

11.75

7.07

2.39

4.36

14.03

2.78

 Sunday

7.14

2.80

0.89

2.77

7.65

0.43

6.55

3.32

1.22

2.95

6.96

1.16

Total (%)

51.73

37.96

10.31

15.89

77.74

6.37

50.99

34.87

14.14

16.31

69.83

13.86

  1. S Sedentary, W Walking, V Vigorous
  2. The percentage for female’s activity levels was done out of the total for female’s activity. The percentage for male’s activity levels was done out of the total for male’s activity. The percentage for female’s age group was done out of the total for female’s age group. The percentage for male age group was done out of the total for male’s age group