Exploring the benefits of participation in community-based running and walking events: a cross-sectional survey of parkrun participants

Table 3 Perceived impact of running or walking at parkrun using the question “Thinking about the impact of parkrun on your health and wellbeing, to what extent has running or walking at parkrun changed:” Allowed responses were ‘much worse, worse, no impact, better, much better’. Proportions are a combined value of ‘better’ and ‘much better’

Reporting ‘better’ or ‘much better’	Full sample	Deprived sub-sample	Inactive sub-sample	Deprived / inactive sub-sample
Your sense of personal achievement
n	56,276	4131	2071	223
%	90.7%	91.7%	93.4%	93.3%
Your fitness
n	56,269	4125	2072	223
%	89.3%	91.3%	92.9%	92.4%
Your physical health
n	56,262	4134	2077	225
%	84.7%	87.0%	88.5%	89.8%
Your happiness
n	56,217	4126	2068	224
%	78.8%	81.8%	80.8%	83.5%
The amount of time you spend outdoors
n	56,251	4134	2076	225
%	74.1%	78.7%	82.1%	85.8%
Your enjoyment of competing
n	56,253	4126	2072	224
%	72.7%	74.2%	70.6%	70.1%
How much you feel part of a community
n	56,217	4120	2076	225
%	69.7%	70.6%	68.2%	69.8%
Your mental health
n	56,215	4127	2074	225
%	69.3%	73.9%	72.3%	76.4%
Your confidence
n	56,225	4132	2075	225
%	61.3%	66.3%	64.0%	70.7%
Your ability to be active in a safe environment
n	56,193	4122	2072	225
%	59.9%	65.3%	69.3%	72.4%
The number of new people you meet
n	56,237	4127	2075	225
%	57.5%	58.7%	55.8%	60.9%
Your ability to control your weight
n	56,208	4124	2074	224
%	52.3%	54.7%	56.3%	54.0%
Your overall lifestyle choices (e.g. diet & smoking)
n	56,209	4118	2074	224
%	51.8%	56.4%	57.2%	65.2%
The amount of time you spend with friends
n	56,181	4125	2073	224
%	41.1%	42.4%	41.1%	46.0%
The amount of time you spend with family
n	56,140	4123	2071	224
%	27.7%	26.2%	31.7%	29.5%

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