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. 2013 Mar 15;10:35. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-35

Table 2.

Distribution of public open space use frequency according with the characteristics of the perceived environment by adults from Curitiba, Brazil, 2009 (n = 1,461)

  Men (n = 530)
 Women (n = 931)
No use
 Use a few times a year/month
 Use between 1–3 times/wk
 Use ≥4 times/wk
 No use
 Use a few times a year/month
 Use between 1–3 times/wk
 Use ≥4 times/wk
% % % % % % % %
Trees in the streets
                
   No
 39.8
 34.9
 17.5
 7.8
 49.8
 29.2
 12.9
 8.1
   Yes
 33.8
 30.3
 23.7
 12.2
 39.1
 26.8
 22.2
 11.9a
Interesting things to see
                
   No
 42.6
 32.3
 17.5
 7.6
 45.8
 26.9
 17.6
 9.7
   Yes
 27.8
 30.1
 27.1
 15.0b
 36.7
 27.8
 22.9
 12.6a
Natural attractions
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   No
 44.3
 29.6
 16.3
 9.8
 47.2
 26.4
 16.9
 9.6
   Yes
 25.9
 32.7
 28.6
 12.8b
 35.2
 28.3
 23.7
 12.8**
Beautiful buildings and houses
                
   No
 40.5
 28.2
 20.6
 10.7
 48.7
 24.8
 17.3
 9.3
   Yes
 33.4
 32.2
 22.9
 11.6
 39.2
 28.1
 21.0
 11.7a
Heavy traffic makes it difficult to walk
                
   No
 42.5
 27.5
 18.5
 11.5
 43.2
 28.4
 19.0
 9.4
   Yes
 30.6
 33.3
 24.9
 11.2
 40.5
 26.6
 20.8
 12.1
Low traffic speed
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   No
 37.9
 30.4
 21.3
 10.4
 42.0
 27.2
 17.5
 13.3
   Yes
 32.8
 31.7
 23.4
 12.1
 41.0
 27.4
 22.5
 9.1
Drivers exceed the speed limit
                
   No
 37.8
 29.1
 23.0
 10.1
 43.5
 27.6
 18.0
 10.9
   Yes
 29.5
 35.3
 21.4
 13.9
 37.2
 26.7
 24.7
 11.5a
Tracks and signs facilitate the crossing of streets
                
   No
 35.0
 31.7
 21.8
 11.5
 43.3
 27.4
 19.7
 9.6
   Yes
 35.2
 30.2
 23.6
 11.1
 38.6
 27.2
 20.8
 13.3
People walking in the street
                
   No
 37.2
 33.7
 20.6
 8.5
 42.8
 25.7
 20.7
 10.8
   Yes
 33.9
 29.7
 23.3
 13.0
 40.5
 28.5
 19.7
 11.3
Crimes in the neighborhood
                
   No
 38.3
 30.0
 19.9
 11.9
 45.2
 26.5
 18.7
 9.6
   Yes
 31.6
 32.4
 25.3
 10.7
 37.1
 28.3
 21.7
 12.9a
Safe to walking during the day
                
   No
 41.2
 27.9
 23.5
 7.4
 52.0
 24.6
 13.7
 9.7
   Yes
 34.2
 31.6
 22.3
 11.9
 39.0
 28.0
 21.6
 11.4a
Safe to walking during the night
                
   No
 38.1
 30.7
 20.2
 11.0
 42.4
 26.9
 20.2
 10.5
   Yes
 27.5
 32.2
 28.2
 12.1a
 37.5
 29.2
 19.6
 13.7
Number of positive attributes of the environment
                
   0–5 items
 44.8
 32.0
 15.2
 8.0
 49.0
 23.4
 17.5
 10.1
   6–7 items
 36.5
 33.7
 19.7
 10.1
 40.3
 30.4
 18.8
 10.5
   ≥8 items (higher quality) 27.5 28.5 29.0 15.0b 35.4 27.5 24.4 12.7a

ap < 0.05 and bp < 0.001 on χ2 test for linear trend.