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. 2015 Jul 20;3:173. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00173

Table 3.

Reasons for choosing neighborhood that participants strongly agreed with (%).

Reason Accordia Castle χ2 (df)
Tranquility of area or street (%) 4 42  43.2 (1)***
Access to private garden (%) 26 57 19.26 (1)***
Quality of architecture (%) 46 19 20.53 (1)***
Quality of schools (%) 52 24  16.1 (1)***
Near public transport (%) 46 24 12.71 (1)***
Affordable housing (%) 18 37  8.25 (1)**
Near communal green spaces (%) 42 27  5.61 (1)**
Ease of walking (%) 57 48
Low crime (%) 45 35
Access to major roads (%) 21 14
Close to place of work (%) 33 39
Close to cultural opportunities (%) 33 29
Near shops and services (%) 30 27
Close to sports facilities (%) 6 2
Sense of community (%) 23 22

**p < 0.01.

***p < 0.001.