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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’

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

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%