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. 2013 Feb;103(2):e23–e30. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301142

TABLE 1—

Sociodemographic and Program Participation Differences Among the Ciclovia and Cicloruta Participants and Users: Bogotá, Colombia, October 2009

Variables Ciclovia, No. (%) Cicloruta, No. (%) χ2 (P)
Gender 93.03 (< .001)
 Female 299 (29.9) 123 (12.3)
 Male 701 (70.1) 877 (87.7)
Age, y 17.1 (.002)
 18–29 362 (36.2) 310 (31)
 30–49 407 (40.7) 499 (49.9)
 ≥ 50 231 (23.1) 191 (19.1)
Marital status 472.6 (< .001)
 Single, widowed, or divorced 533 (53.3) 956 (95.7)
 Living with partner or married 467 (46.7) 43 (4.3)
Education level 240.3 (< .001)
 < middle school 111 (11.1) 269 (27.0)
 Middle or high school 404 (40.0) 558 (56.0)
 University and above 483 (48.4) 170 (17.0)
Occupationa 43.8 (< .001)
 Not remunerated 74 (7.4) 93 (9.3)
 Remunerated 816 (82.0) 865 (86.6)
 Student 103 (10.3) 41 (4.1)
Monthly income,b US $ 166.6 (< .001)
 0–195 99 (11.0) 141 (14.8)
 196–487 422 (47.0) 666 (69.8)
 ≥ 488 384 (42.0) 147 (15.4)
Socioeconomic statusc 144.9 (< .001)
 1–2 279 (28.0) 531 (53.1)
 3–4 642 (64.0) 488 (44.8)
 5–6 77 (8.0) 21 (2.1)
Motorized vehicle at home 74.2 (< .001)
 Yes 339 (33.9) 171 (17.1)
 No 661 (66.1) 829 (82.9)
Meeting PA recommendation by cycling for transportationd 572.3 (< .001)
 Yes 174 (17.4) 705 (70.5)
 No 826 (82.6) 295 (29.5)
Meeting PA recommendation in leisure timee 54.4 (< .001)
 Yes 595 (59.5) 403 (40.3)
 No 405 (40.5) 597 (59.7)
Frequency of use or participation 72.7 (< .001)
 Infrequent 202 (20.2) 101 (10.1)
 Frequent 276 (27.6) 198 (19.8)
 Regular 522 (52.2) 701 (70.1)
Safety perception (accidents) 48.5 (< .001)
 Unsafe 166 (16.7) 295 (29.5)
 Neutral 321 (32.2) 247 (24.7)
 Safe 510 (51.2) 458 (45.8)
Security perception (crime) 99.5 (< .001)
 Unsafe 253 (25.3) 450 (45.0)
 Neutral 323 (32.3) 297 (29.7)
 Safe 424 (42.4) 253 (25.3)
Factors mostly related to safety perception 132.3 (< .001)
 Crime or robbery 290 (29.2) 535 (53.6)
 Traffic, road quality, or vehicles 703 (70.8) 463 (46.4)

Note. PA = physical activity.

a

Remunerated = employer, employee, or own-account worker; nonremunerated = unpaid family worker or unemployed.

b

Converted to US$ exchange rate as of 2009.

c

1 = lowest socioeconomic status; 6 = highest socioeconomic status.

d

Yes ≥ 150 min; No < 150 min.

e

Yes = 150 min or more of moderate or 75 min of vigorous activity per week; No < 150 min of moderate or < 75 min of vigorous activity per week.