TABLE 4—
Health Policy Attitudes Among Participants in the US Physical Activity Study, by Sex and Income Level, 1999–2000
| Women, % (95% CI) | Men, % (95% CI) | |||||
| Characteristic | Total | Lower Incomea | Higher Incomeb | Total | Lower Incomea | Higher Incomeb |
| Employers should provide time | 72.7 (70.0, 75.4) | 73.1 (69.2, 77.0) | 72.3 (68.5, 76.1) | 66.7 (62.7, 70.7) | 65.8 (59.3, 72.3) | 67.3 (62.3, 72.3) |
| Local schools should require physical education | 95.2 (93.9, 96.5) | 94.0 (92.0, 96.0) | 96.4 (94.9, 97.9) | 95.0 (93.2, 96.8) | 92.2 (88.5, 95.9) | 96.7 (94.8, 98.6) |
| Local government funds | ||||||
| Walking/jogging trails | 90.2 (88.4, 92.0) | 90.7 (88.2, 93.2) | 89.6 (87.0, 92.2) | 90.9 (88.5, 93.3) | 90.6 (86.6, 94.6) | 91.1 (88.1, 94.1) |
| Swimming pools | 84.6 (82.4, 86.8) | 85.7 (82.7, 88.7) | 83.5 (80.4, 86.6) | 85.0 (82.0, 88.0) | 83.7 (78.6, 88.8) | 85.8 (82.1, 89.5) |
| Recreation centers | 91.8 (90.2, 93.4) | 93.4 (91.3, 95.5) | 90.4 (87.9, 92.9) | 91.9 (89.6, 94.2) | 91.7 (87.9, 95.5) | 92.0 (89.1, 94.9) |
| Bicycle paths | 89.1 (87.2, 91.0) | 88.6 (85.8, 91.4) | 89.5 (86.9, 92.1) | 91.1 (88.7, 93.5) | 90.2 (86.1, 94.3) | 91.7 (88.8, 94.6) |
| Zoning should include walking/bike paths | 85.8 (83.8, 87.8) | 82.7 (79.8, 85.6) | 87.7 (84.9, 90.5) | 87.6 (84.6, 90.6) | 87.3 (82.1, 92.5) | 87.8 (84.3, 91.3) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
aLess than $20 000 annually.
b$20 000 and higher annually.