Table 1:
Descriptive characteristics, supports, destinations, and barriers to safe walking, and walking for leisure and transportation among U.S. adults, National Health Interview Survey Cancer Control Supplement, 2015
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| Characteristic | N or % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI |
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| Na | 29925 | -- | -- | |||
| % (Weighted) | -- | 81.0 | 79.6–82.2 | 19.0 | 17.8–20.4 | |
| Sex (%) | ||||||
| Male | 48.6 | 47.8–49.4 | 49.2 | 48.3–50.1 | 46.2 | 44.3–48.1 |
| Female | 51.4 | 50.6–52.2 | 50.8 | 49.9–51.7 | 53.8 | 51.9–55.7 |
| Age (%) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 12.7 | 12.0–13.5 | 13.7 | 12.9–14.5 | 8.6 | 7.5–9.9 |
| 25–34 | 17.7 | 17.1–18.4 | 18.6 | 17.9–19.3 | 14.0 | 12.4–15.7 |
| 35–44 | 16.7 | 16.1–17.3 | 17.2 | 16.5–17.8 | 14.8 | 13.6–16.1 |
| 45–64 | 34.3 | 33.5–35.0 | 33.1 | 32.2–33.9 | 39.3 | 37.3–41.3 |
| 65+ | 18.6 | 17.9–19.3 | 17.5 | 16.8–18.2 | 23.3 | 21.8–24.9 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 65.5 | 64.6–66.5 | 60.2 | 59.2–61.2 | 88.2 | 86.4–89.8 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 11.9 | 11.3–12.5 | 13.4 | 12.8–14.1 | 5.3 | 4.2–6.6 |
| Hispanic | 15.9 | 15.2–16.6 | 18.6 | 17.9–19.4 | 4.1 | 3.3–5.2 |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 6.7 | 6.3–7.1 | 7.7 | 7.2–8.3 | 2.4 | 1.7–3.3 |
| Education (%) | ||||||
| Less than high school | 12.4 | 11.8–12.9 | 12.1 | 11.5–12.7 | 13.6 | 12.2–15.0 |
| High school | 24.7 | 23.9–25.4 | 23.1 | 22.3–24.0 | 31.2 | 29.5–32.9 |
| Some college | 31.2 | 30.4–32.0 | 30.6 | 29.8–31.5 | 33.5 | 31.7–35.4 |
| College degree+ | 31.8 | 30.9–32.7 | 34.2 | 33.2–35.2 | 21.7 | 20.1–23.5 |
| Supports (% Present) | ||||||
| Roads, sidewalks, trails | 85.2 | 84.3–86.1 | 90.2 | 89.5–90.9 | 64.1 | 61.3–67 |
| Sidewalks on most streets | 62.7 | 61.4–64.0 | 74.5 | 73.2–75.9 | 12.3 | 10–14.6 |
| Destinations (% Present) | ||||||
| Shopping | 58.3 | 57.1–59.4 | 67.4 | 66.2–68.7 | 19.2 | 16.5–21.9 |
| Transit stops | 53.4 | 52.0–54.7 | 64.8 | 63.5–66.2 | 4.6 | 3.4–5.8 |
| Movies, libraries, churches | 47.6 | 46.5–48.8 | 54.7 | 53.4–56.0 | 17.7 | 15.1–20.3 |
| Relaxing places | 72.2 | 71.2–73.2 | 75.4 | 74.4–76.4 | 58.7 | 56–61.4 |
| Barriers (% Present) | ||||||
| Traffic | 23.4 | 22.6–24.3 | 20.5 | 19.7–21.3 | 35.7 | 33.4–38.1 |
| Crime | 12.3 | 11.8–12.9 | 13.9 | 13.3–14.6 | 5.5 | 4.4–6.6 |
| Animals | 10.6 | 10.0–11.2 | 9.6 | 9.0–10.2 | 14.7 | 13–16.4 |
| Leisure Walking | 52.1 | 51.1–53.0 | 52.9 | 52.0–53.9 | 48.3 | 46.2–50.5 |
| Transportation Walking | 32.0 | 31.1–32.8 | 34.5 | 33.5–35.5 | 21.1 | 19.4–22.9 |
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Unweighted sample sizes are suppressed for urban/rural strata
Overall differences between urban and rural were significant (p<.05) for all variables