Table 1.

Characteristics of parks by state^*

Characteristics	State Location of Parks
	CA (n=7)	NC (n=6)	NM (n=6)	OH (n=6)	PA (n=6)
Park size in acres
Mean	9.4	13.5	15.6	7.4	5.3
Median	6.9	11	8.1	7.3	5
Park full-time program staff
Percentage	100	67	17	50	100
Population density (0.5 mile radius around each park)
Mean	13,005	5,944	4,473	7,532	18,328
Median	13,491	5,233	4,364	6,832	18,711
Households in poverty (0.5 mile radius around each park)
Percent mean	17	10	16	21	29
Percent median	18	7	10	15	30

^*Only CA included 7 parks; all other sites studied 6 parks.

The NC parks included target areas only.