Table 2. Characteristics of the Built Environment and Perceptions of Safety Among Adults, Overall and by Buffer, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2011.
| Variable | No. of Respondents (% [SE])a (N = 662)b | |
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| Distance to closest park | ||
| Very close (<313 m) | 165 (16.3 [4.4]) | |
| Medium (313 to <771 m) | 166 (25.6 [5.0]) | |
| Far (771 to <1,357 m) | 166 (30.9 [5.4]) | |
| Very far (≥1,357 m) | 165 (27.2 [6.6]) | |
| No. of public bus routes per buffer | ||
| 0 | 81 (11.0 [4.9]) | |
| 1 or 2 | 228 (35.8 [6.9]) | |
| 3–7 | 172 (24.4 [6.3]) | |
| ≥8 | 181 (28.8 [7.1]) | |
| Neighborhood safety perception (score range, 0–5) | ||
| Safe (score <3) | 387 (58.7 [2.8]) | |
| Unsafe (score ≥3) | 275 (41.3 [2.8]) | |
| Park safety perception (score range, 0–5) | ||
| Safe (score <3) | 382 (60.1 [2.9]) | |
| Unsafe (≥3) | 280 (39.9 [2.9]) | |
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| Net residential density (no. of single family units/km2 of residential land use in buffer) | ||
| Low (<1,583) | 190 (27.9 [6.6]) | 165 (23.6 [4.4]) |
| Medium (1,583 to <2,174) | 115 (20.6 [4.4]) | 173 (30.3 [5.9]) |
| Medium-high (2,174 to <2,730) | 115 (20.6 [5.2]) | 166 (25.0 [4.4]) |
| High (≥2,730) | 242 (31.0 [5.7]) | 158 (21.1 [4.5]) |
| Proportion of commercial land use (km2 designated to commercial land use/km2 of buffer) | ||
| Low (0%) | 249 (37.8 [6.4]) | 154 (25.0 [5.4]) |
| Medium (0% to <15%) | 119 (18.1 [4.8]) | 183 (27.5 [4.7]) |
| Medium-high (15% to <25%) | 132 (22.5 [4.4]) | 162 (26.4 [4.2]) |
| High (≥25%) | 162 (21.6 [4.4]) | 163 (21.1 [4.6]) |
| Land-use mixd> | ||
| Low (<0.25) | 224 (34.4 [5.9]) | 135 (21.7 [5.9]) |
| Medium (0.25 to <0.40) | 208 (31.7 [4.1]) | 224 (29.1 [4.6]) |
| Medium-high (0.40 to <0.50) | 135 (17.8 [3.9]) | 169 (27.2 [5.3]) |
| High (≥0.50) | 95 (16.0 [4.7]) | 134 (22.0 [5.0]) |
| Connectivity (no. of 3- and 4-way intersections/km2 of buffer) | ||
| Low (<111) | 166 (25.7 [4.2]) | 166 (25.7 [5.6]) |
| Medium (111 to <135) | 167 (26.2 [3.7]) | 161 (22.1 [3.9]) |
| Medium-high (135 to <167) | 166 (26.0 [2.8]) | 166 (25.8 [7.0]) |
| High (≥167) | 163 (22.1 [6.1]) | 169 (26.4 [5.8]) |
| Walkability indexd | ||
| Low (less than −45) | 148 (25.4 [6.6]) | 155 (23.3 [6.5]) |
| Medium (−45 to <15) | 231 (33.4 [4.3]) | 174 (30.3 [5.1]) |
| Medium-high (15 to <50) | 135 (20.4 [3.7]) | 187 (27.3 [4.0]) |
| High (≥50) | 148 (20.8 [4.2]) | 146 (19.1 [4.9]) |
| No. of parks per buffer | ||
| 0 | 415 (72.9 [7.7]) | 236 (40.9 [6.5]) |
| 1 | 165 (20.9 [6.8]) | 231 (36.5 [5.9]) |
| ≥2 | 82 (6.3 [5.8]) | 195 (22.5 [6.3]) |
Abbreviations: SE, standard error.
a
Percentages were weighted for probability of selection and nonresponse by sex.
b
Final sample (N = 662) excluded 15 participants for whom accelerometry or GIS data were not available; no differences in sociodemographic characteristics were found between the final sample and excluded participants.
c
For these variables, 1-km and 500-m street-network buffers were generated around each participant’s household.
d
See Appendix for definition.