Table 3.
Practices related to LD in White and Black respondents.
| Survey item | High incidence jurisdictions | Neighboring jurisdictions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Caregivers | Adults | Caregivers | |||||
| White (N = 592) | Black (N = 119) | White (N = 571) | Black (N = 114) | White (N = 567) | Black (N = 131) | White (N = 520) | Black (N = 129) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| How often do you/your child spend time outside in … | ||||||||
| Deep woods; brush; un-mowed field; or marshland | * | * | ||||||
| Daily—Several Times a Week | 62 (10%) | 8 (7%) | 105 (18%) | 12 (11%) | 60 (11%) | 12 (9%) | 101 (19%) | 13 (10%) |
| A Few Times a Month—Every Few Months | 196 (33%) | 30 (25%) | 230 (40%) | 30 (26%) | 133 (23%) | 20 (15%) | 166 (32%) | 32 (25%) |
| Once or twice per year—Rarely or Never | 334 (56%) | 81 (68%) | 236 (41%) | 72 (63%) | 374 (66%) | 99 (76%) | 253 (49%) | 84 (65%) |
| Wooded area with trails; mowed fields; natural yard (e.g., non-maintained grass) | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Daily—Several Times a Week | 96 (16%) | 16 (13%) | 163 (29%) | 19 (17%) | 81 (14%) | 11 (8%) | 133 (26%) | 23 (18%) |
| A Few Times a Month—Every Few Months | 241 (41%) | 34 (29%) | 268 (47%) | 30 (26%) | 191 (34%) | 35 (27%) | 190 (37%) | 30 (23%) |
| Once or twice per year—Rarely or Never | 255 (43%) | 69 (58%) | 140 (25%) | 65 (57%) | 295 (52%) | 85 (65%) | 197 (38%) | 76 (59%) |
| Well-maintained yard; park; playground | * | * | * | |||||
| Daily—Several Times a Week | 346 (58%) | 43 (36%) | 414 (73%) | 73 (64%) | 284 (50%) | 47 (36%) | 329 (63%) | 59 (46%) |
| A Few Times a Month—Every Few Months | 186 (31%) | 48 (40%) | 132 (23%) | 32 (28%) | 191 (34%) | 40 (31%) | 138 (27%) | 55 (43%) |
| Once or twice per year—Rarely or Never | 60 (10%) | 28 (24%) | 25 (4%) | 9 (8%) | 92 (16%) | 44 (34%) | 53 (10%) | 15 (12%) |
| Paved sidewalks; roads; porches or patios | * | * | * | |||||
| Daily—Several Times a Week | 484 (82%) | 88 (74%) | 476 (83%) | 89 (78%) | 439 (77%) | 88 (67%) | 402 (77%) | 81 (63%) |
| A Few Times a Month—Every Few Months | 89 (15%) | 17 (14%) | 78 (14%) | 20 (18%) | 87 (15%) | 24 (18%) | 82 (16%) | 31 (24%) |
| Once or twice per year—Rarely or Never | 19 (3%) | 14 (12%) | 17 (3%) | 5 (4%) | 41 (7%) | 19 (15%) | 36 (7%) | 17 (13%) |
| Mean number of activities performed (SD) | 3.3 (1.0) | 2.7 (1.3) ^ | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.1 (1.0) ^ | 3.1 (1.1) | 2.5 (1.3) ^ | 3.3 (1.0) | 2.9 (1.1) ^ |
| Please indicate if your occupation is primarily indoor or outdoor work | * | * | ||||||
| Not currently employed | 261 (44%) | 32 (27%) | 101 (18%) | 23 (20%) | 255 (45%) | 53 (40%) | 149 (29%) | 22 (17%) |
| Primarily indoor work | 284 (48%) | 64 (54%) | 380 (67%) | 67 (59%) | 262 (46%) | 67 (51%) | 283 (54%) | 83 (64%) |
| Primarily outdoor work (e.g., construction, landscaping, forestry, land surveying, farming, railroad/utility work) | 47 (8%) | 23 (19%) | 90 (16%) | 24 (21%) | 50 (9%) | 11 (8%) | 88 (17%) | 24 (19%) |
| Household has a dog that goes outside | 216 (36%) | 49 (41%) | 376 (66%) | 48 (42%) * | 256 (45%) | 38 (29%) * | 356 (68%) | 53 (41%) * |
| Household has a cat that goes outside | 84 (14%) | 11 (9%) | 160 (28%) | 16 (14%) * | 105 (19%) | 16 (12%) | 159 (31%) | 27 (21%) * |
*indicates Fisher’s exact test p-value <0.05, comparing White to Black. ^indicates Welch two sample t-test p-value <0.05, comparing White to Black.