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. 2014 Jan 2;11:E03. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.130147

Table 2b. Characteristics of Observed Target Areas During 3 Seasons — Columbus, Ohio, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

City Average Frequency Population of Park Neighborhoods Columbus, Ohio (45,191a) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (109,969a)
Seasons SP SU AU SP SU AU
Accessible 82 89 85 87 89 89
Usable 85 96 91 94 96 96
Supervised 0 2 2 1 1 0
Equipped 3 4 4 1 1 1
Organized 0 1 1 1 0 2
Dark 9 0 5 4 3 4
Empty 90 88 89 83 82 86
Proportion of park usersb
Population around the park (%) 3.4 6.1 4.7 2.9 2.7 2.9
Population in sedentary activity (%) 1.8 3.7 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.9
Population walking in park (%) 1.0 1.7 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6
Population in vigorous activity (%) 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4

Abbreviations: SP, spring; SU, summer; AU, autumn. Population estimates of one-half mile or four-fifths mile were used to determine boundaries.

a

N, area visits by park users.

b

Population values are based on 2000 US Census SF3 block group data. Summed imputed observations and estimated population by city/season and percentage = number observed divided by estimated population.