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. 2014 Sep 4;9(9):e106578. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106578

Table 2. Reserved Items Generated from Each NGT Group.

NGT Group Items Scorea in finalvote Scorea inpreliminary vote No. of votesb inpreliminary vote
Group 1 Items = 6 Range = 6–36 Range = 0–18 Range = 0–6
(n = 6) Strange people on streetsc 25 6 2
HSES/HW Parks 24 5 2
Recreation grounds 24 3 1
Sufficient lighting 20 3 2
Shopping malls with air conditioning 18 3 1
Bridge or tunnel 15 3 1
Group 2 Items = 5 Range = 6–36 Range = 0–18 Range = 0–6
(n = 6) Dangerous people on the bridgec 27 10 4
HSES/HW Fresh air 20 5 2
Too much noise* c 18 5 3
Subway station 14 3 1
Hard to find toilet in shopping mallc 11 3 1
Group 3 Items = 5 Range = 8–40 Range = 0–24 Range = 0–8
(n = 8) Recreation grounds 31 17 6
HSES/LW Crime at nightc 31 9 4
Inconvenient transportationc 24 7 3
Too many people in recreation groundsc 19 6 5
Fresh air 15 3 2
Group 4 Items = 8 Range = 6–48 Range = 0–18 Range = 0–6
(n = 6) Dangerous people on streetsc 45 7 3
LSES/HW Insane people on streetsc 39 4 3
Addicts on streetsc 35 3 1
Strangers in parksc 30 3 1
Afraid of being taken or hurt at nightc 23 3 1
Recreation grounds 19 3 1
Convenient transportation 16 3 2
Perfume shop 9 3 1
Group 5 Items = 6 Range = 8–48 Range = 0–24 Range = 0–8
(n = 8) Crimes nearbyc 41 11 5
LSES/LW Strange people on streetsc 36 6 2
Public order is good 27 5 2
Interesting animals 24 5 2
Fewer cars on roads 21 3 1
Fresh air 19 4 2
a

Score of an item in two voting processes was calculated by summing up the individual score across all participants in a NGT group. It indicated the relative importance of an item within a NGT group. In the preliminary vote process, as an item would receive a score ranging from 0 (not chosen as a priority) to 3 (chosen as the first priority) from each participant, the theoretical range of score would be from (0*number of participants in a NGT group) to (3*number of participants in a NGT group); in the final vote process, as an item would receive a score ranging from 1 to as high as number of reserved items in a NGT group, the theoretical range of score would be from (1* number of participants in a NGT group) to (number of reserved items in a NGT group * number of participants in the same NGT group).

b

Votes refer to number of times an item was selected as a priority by participants during the preliminary vote, regardless of the score assigned to it. The theoretical range of votes would be from 0 to number of participants in a NGT group.

c

Factors perceived to decrease the participants’ willingness to do PA.