Table 2.
Comparison of neighborhood characteristics of home and workplaces
| N | Home Mean (SDa) | Workplace Mean (SD) | Difference* Mean (SD) | P-value** | Spearman Correlation | |
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| CENSUS TRACT MEASURES | ||||||
| Neighborhood SESb | 1362 | 0.94 (1.31) | 1.24 (1.46) | −0.30 (1.46) | <.0001 | 0.39 |
| Population Density (per square mile) | 1477 | 1579 (2304) | 1202 (1822) | 376 (1616) | <.0001 | 0.70 |
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| GIS-BASED MEASURESc | ||||||
| Recreational Facilities | 1490 | 7.82 (12.67) | 15.09 (26.92) | −7.27 (22.97) | <.0001 | 0.57 |
| Healthy food stores | 1490 | 3.10 (4.78) | 3.59 (4.85) | −0.49 (3.40) | <.0001 | 0.62 |
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| SURVEY-BASED MEASURESd | ||||||
| Aesthetic Quality | 944 | 3.64 (0.46) | 3.54 (0.41) | 0.11 (0.36) | <.0001 | 0.61 |
| Safety | 944 | 3.66 (0.43) | 3.62 (0.44) | 0.04 (0.45) | 0.0053 | 0.48 |
| Social Cohesion | 950 | 3.52 (0.28) | 3.48 (0.26) | 0.04 (0.27) | <.0001 | 0.49 |
| Walking Environment | 944 | 3.95 (0.34) | 4.00 (0.36) | −0.05 (0.28) | <.0001 | 0.58 |
| Healthy Food Availability | 944 | 3.50 (0.54) | 3.55 (0.56) | −0.05 (0.43) | 0.0003 | 0.67 |
Difference is Home-Workplace
P-value is from a paired t-test
SD=Standard deviation
Based on first factor of principal components analysis of percent of adults age 25 or older with at least a high school education, percent of adults age 25 or older with at least a Bachelor’s degree, percent of persons age 16 or older with executive, managerial, or professional occupation, median value of housing units, percent of housing units without a telephone, percent of housing units without a vehicle, median household income, percent of households with income of at least $50,000, percent of household with interest, dividend, or net rental income, percent of households receiving public assistance, percent below poverty level, percent of those age 16 or older who are unemployed, percent of those age 16 and older who are not in the labor force, percent of occupied housing units, percent of housing units that are owner occupied, and percent of persons living in same house as previous census. Higher value indicates a more favorable environment.
1-mile kernel density. Number per square mile
1-mile mean. Higher value indicates a more favorable environment