Figure.

Participation in various activities during the previous 12 months among adult park visitors by race/ethnicity, HealthStyles 2006 (n = 3,763). Respondents were asked to indicate which of the following 9 activities that they had participated in: walking/hiking, picnicking, relaxing, swimming, biking, running/jogging, attending an outdoor event, playing sports, and attending a gathering of family or friends. Respondents could select multiple activities; 175 respondents did not select any. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals.

Activity	Frequency of participation, % (95% Confidence Interval)
	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	Hispanic	Othera
Walking/hiking	58 (55-60)b	45 (39-52)	53 (48-59)	53 (44-61)
Running/jogging	6 (5-7)	9 (6-13)	11 (8-15)c	12 (7-18)c
Swimming	9 (8-11)	8 (5-12)	12 (9-17)d	13 (9-20)d
Biking	9 (8-11)	10 (6-17)	12 (8-17)	15 (9-25)
Playing sports	14 (12-15)	14 (9-20)	21 (16-26)	23 (16-31)
Relaxing	51 (49-53)	55 (49-62)	53 (47-59)	51 (43-59)
Picnicking	33 (31-36)	33 (27-40)	36 (30-41)	33 (26-41)
Attending an outdoor event	31 (29-34)	33 (27-39)	30 (25-36)	33 (26-41)
Attending a gathering of family or friends	40 (37-42)	49 (42-56)e	45 (39-51)	45 (37-53)

^a “Other” race/ethnicity includes American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander.

^b In a pairwise comparison (t test), prevalence was significantly higher than in non-Hispanic blacks (non-Hispanic whites, P = .001, df = 2,979).

^c In a pairwise comparison (t test), prevalence was significantly higher than in non-Hispanic whites (Hispanics, P = .003, df = 3,069; “other” race/ethnicity, P = .04, df = 2,804).

^d In a pairwise comparison (t test), prevalence was significantly higher than in non-Hispanic whites (Hispanics, P = .01, df = 3,069; “other” race/ethnicity, P = .02, df = 2,804).

^e In a pairwise comparison (t test), prevalence was significantly higher than in non-Hispanic whites (non-Hispanic blacks, P = .01, df = 2,979).