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. 2014 Jan 21;14:61. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-61

Table 2.

Neighborhood-level characteristics

  Total ( N = 37 neighborhoods)
Neighborhood SES
 
 Education (% < high school)
7.3 (5.2, 13.8)
 Average income ($ CAD)
72,217 (53,806, 90,488)
 Unemployment (%)
3.9 (2.8, 7.7)
Walkability
 
 Average block length (km)
0.3 (0.3, 0.4)
 Connected intersection ratio (% of true intersections)
80.4 (76.6, 85.7)
 Intersection density (N per km2)
35.5 (11.4, 42.4)
 Residential area (% of land area)
50.4 (20.5, 74.8)
 Sidewalks (% of roads with sidewalks)
61.5 (44.1, 78.1)
 Road speed (% roads <61 km/h)
99.7 (84.2, 100.0)
Streetscape
 
 Conditions of buildings/grounds (1–4 point scale)
2.0 (2.0, 2.1)
 Graffiti (1–4 point scale)
1.0 (1.0, 1.2)
 Litter (1–5 point scale)
1.9 (1.5, 2.3)
Outdoor play/activity space
 
 Cul-de-sac density (N per km2)
6.5 (3.1, 9.0)
 Open wooded area (% of land area)
2.3 (0, 12.8)
 Parks/sports fields (% of land area)
6.2 (2.8, 8.3)
 Recreation facilities (N per km2) 0.4 (0, 1.6)

Data presented as median (inter-quartile range).