Table 3.

Proportion (%) of park users by different socio-demographic characteristics and usage patterns in the four study locations

Characteristics	Taradale (a) (n = 167 observed)%	Martindale (b) (n = 184 observed)%	West Hillhurst (c) (n = 227 observed)%	Meadowlark (d) (n = 205 observed)%
Gender
Female	35.3	38.6	44.8	42.4
Male	64.7	61.4	53.7	57.6
Unknown**	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0
Age group*
Child/teenager	23.4b, c, d	58.7a, c, d	35.7a, b	33.2a, b
Adult	76.6	41.3	64.3	66.8
Group (other people)*
Alone	46.7c	42.9c	36.1a, b, d	50.2c
With another person	53.3	57.1	63.9	49.8
Time of day*
Morning (8:30-12:30)	27.5b, c	17.9a, c, d	49.1a, b, d	29.8b, c
Afternoon (14:30-18:30)	72.5	82.1	50.9	70.2
Day of week*
Weekday	31.1b	44.0a, d	35.2d	24.4b, c
Saturday	24.0c, d	25.5c, d	37.8a, b, d	48.3a, b, c
Sunday	44.9b, c, d	30.4a	27.0a	27.3a
Activity type inside park*
Sedentary	1.8c, d	1.1c, d	15.9a, b, d	11.2a, b, c
Walking	28.1b, c, d	42.4a, c, d	7.0a, b, d	58.5a, b, c
Dog-related activity	36.5b, d	24.4a, c, d	41.9b, d	4.9a, b, c
Jogging/running	2.4	4.3	4.0	2.9
Cycling	28.1c	25.0c	3.1a, b, d	25.9c
Playing	4.2c	6.0c, d	33.5a, b, c	2.4b, c
Observed for 2-minutes*	94.6b, d	88.6a, c, d	95.7b, d	43.4a, b, c

*Statistically significant differences for category among parks based on Pearson’s Chi-Square; ^aSignificantly different from Taradale (p < .05); ^bSignificantly different from Martindale (p < .05); ^cSignificantly different from West Hillhurst (p < .05); ^dSignificantly different from Meadowlark (p < .05)**Unknown due to unidentifiable sex of infant in stroller. Note for activity type, multiple activities could be reported for a single case.