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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2014 Jun 24;116:82–92. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.042

Table 3.

Results from mixed regression of relations between MAPS scores and walking and biking for transport. Reported with and without adjusting for macro-level walkability.

Children Adolescents Adults Older adults
Adjusteda Unadjustedb Adjusteda Unadjustedb Adjusteda Unadjustedb Adjusteda Unadjustedb
Destinations & Land Use
  Positive Characteristics
    Residential Mix 1.403 2.840** 1.989* 3.435** 4.396*** 6.265*** 2.351* 3.729***
    Shops 1.683 2.361* 1.577 3.043** 2.773** 4.105*** 4.758*** 6.143***
    Restaurant-Entertainment 3.093** 3.442** 2.090* 3.483** 3.756*** 4.960*** 4.960*** 5.957***
    Institutional-Service 2.754** 3.645*** 1.102 2.990** 3.545*** 5.352*** 3.670*** 5.794***
    Government-Service −0.120 0.294 0.950 1.901 2.271* 3.116** 1.765 2.656**
    Public Recreation 0.651 1.750 1.026 2.071* 1.784 2.842** −0.807 −0.412
    Private Recreation 0.966 1.125 0.268 0.636 −.688 −.479 0.812 0.684
    Parking 0.302 0.703 −0.488 0.110 1.223 1.859 −1.459 −1.630
    Transit Stops 2.256* 3.411** 2.270* 3.973*** 3.573*** 5.469*** 0.868 1.324
  Valence and Overall
    Positive 3.017** 4.301*** 2.168* 4.278*** 4.376*** 6.489*** 5.101*** 7.220***
    Negative 0.282 1.096 1.282 1.963 1.500 2.571* 1.562 2.036*
    Overall 3.269** 4.500*** 1.953 4.053*** 4.326*** 6.365*** 4.928*** 6.909***
Streetscape Characteristics
  Valence and Overall
    Positive 2.290* 3.433** 2.505* 3.969*** 3.764*** 5.315*** 1.390 2.105*
    Negative 2.610** −3.621*** 2.933** −4.570*** 2.762** −4.696*** 2.671** −4.037***
    Overall 2.760** 4.024*** 3.039** 4.775*** 4.015*** 5.898*** 2.030* 3.101**
Aesthetics & Social Characteristics
  Valence and Overall
    Positive 0.613 0.310 0.218 0.721 −.677 −.792 2.930** −0.805
    Negative −0.609 −0.166 2.587* 3.940*** 3.328** 4.512*** −1.586 3.381**
    Overall 0.735 0.271 −1.757 −2.512* 2.738** −3.658*** 2.996** −2.936**
Crossings/Intersections
  Positive Characteristics
    Crosswalk Amenities 2.849** 3.524*** 0.191 0.911 .175 1.192 1.664 2.258*
    Curb Quality 2.538* 3.088** 0.011 1.063 1.738 2.594* 2.307* 3.510**
    Intersection Control 0.247 1.382 0.968 1.771 −.370 .907 2.718** 3.581***
  Neqative Characteristics
    Road Width 2.207* 3.055** 0.343 1.277 1.837 2.261* −0.677 −0.611
    Impediments 2.944** −3.308** 0.938 −0.226 2.124* −2.923** 2.650** −3.911***
  Valence and Overall
    Positive 2.464* 3.512*** 0.488 1.594 .716 2.085* 2.699** 3.848***
    Negative −1.815 −1.752 1.036 0.336 −1.212 −1.797 2.636** −3.693***
    Overall 2.577* 3.336** −0.035 1.065 1.011 2.263* 3.002** 4.281***
Street Segments
  Positive Characteristics
    Building Height-Setback 3.080** 4.514*** 2.056* 3.933*** 3.374** 5.242*** 3.072** 4.578***
    Building Height-Road Width Ratio 0.828 1.276 0.032 1.062 2.530* 3.467** 1.648 3.014**
    Buffer 3.532*** 5.229*** 2.126* 2.969** 4.832*** 6.510*** 1.648 3.762***
    Bike Infrastructure 0.355 0.278 0.974 1.497 2.708** 3.080** −0.488 −.672
    Trees 1.819 1.876 0.834 0.923 2.088* 2.591* 0.659 1.827
    Building Aesthetics/Design 0.575 1.396 0.369 1.566 1.294 2.195* 1.405 1.650
    Sidewalk 4.353*** 5.239*** 1.529 3.365** 3.842*** 5.363*** 1.855 3.527***
  Negative Characteristics
    Sidewalk Obstructions/Hazards 4.066*** −5.076*** −1.319 −2.436* 2.700** −3.795*** −1.725 −3.432**
    Wide One-Way Street Designc 0.354 0.607 1.148 2.613** 2.758** 3.862*** .575 1.359
    Slope 4.513*** −5.589*** −1.420 −3.043** 3.967*** −5.221*** −1.900 −3.737***
  Valence and Overall
    Positive 3.901*** 5.210*** 2.065* 3.820*** 5.084*** 6.880*** 2.692** 4.795***
    Negative 4.478*** −5.540*** −1.421 −2.856** 3.484** −4.708*** −1.774 −3.529***
    Overall 4.912*** 6.215*** 1.902 3.641*** 4.791*** 6.472*** 2.605* 4.867***
Cul-De-Sacs
    Overalld 0.546 0.189 1.152 1.296 0.257 −0.233 - -
Grand Valence and Overall
    Overall Positive 4.518*** 6.172*** 2.740** 5.034*** 5.095*** 7.398*** 4.573*** 6.963***
    Overall Negative 4.465*** −5.348*** −0.390 −1.411 2.154* −3.040** −1.016 −2.595*
    Overall Grand Score 5.543*** 7.129*** 2.304* 4.523*** 4.906*** 7.091*** 4.063*** 6.570***

Values are t statistics. Significant results for walkability-adjusted models are bolded.

Walking/biking for transport measures: children & adolescents (frequency of walk/bike trips with Likert scale responses); adults (# days walk/bike for transport); older adults (# trips walk/bike for transport)

a

analyses adjusted for age, gender, education, race, GIS-defined walkability (high/low), physical functioning (older adults) and clustering of participants within block groups

b

analyses adjusted for age, gender, education, race, physical functioning (older adults) and clustering of participants within block groups

c

not included in negative segment or overall scores

d

not included in grand valence/overall scores

*

p ≤0.05

**

p ≤0.01

***

p ≤0.001