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. 2015 Apr 1;25(5):506–516. doi: 10.1038/jes.2015.11

Table 1. Demographic and TAA variables stratified by residential distance to I-93.

Characteristic Total (N=204) ≤50 m (N=32) 51–500 m (N=129) >1,000 m (N=43)
Demographic variables
Age, mean (SD) 59.1 (12.4) 52.7 (10)a,b 60.5 (11.7)b 59.6 (14.8)
Female 66% 56%a 66% 72%
White 70% 58%a 66%c 93%
 Smoking status
  Current 22% 19%a 27%c 7%
  Former 35% 16%a,b 36%b 47%
  Never 37% 50%b 31%b,c 44%
  Missing 6% 16% 6% 2%
 Educational attainment
  Less than high school diploma 26% 38%a 26% 16%
  High school diploma 31% 31%a 38% 12%
  Undergraduate school 28% 28% 25% 35%
  Graduate school 15% 3%a,b 11% 37%
 Annual Income
  Less than $24,999 19% 12% 12% 14%
  $25,000–$74,999 14% 19%b 44%b,c 25%
  $75,000 or more 35% 28% 33% 42%
  Do not know/refused 32% 41%a,b 11%c 19%
 Employment
  Working full time or part time 45% 66%a,b 36%b,c 58%
  Retired, disabled or unemployed 52% 28%a,b 62%b,c 40%
  Missing 3% 6%a,b 2%b,c 2%
Time-activity adjustment variables
 Workday/weekday (mean hours (SD))
  Inside home 17.14 (4.8) 15.07 (5.4)a 17.94 (4.2)c 16.34 (5.4)
  Outside home 0.95 (2.53) 0.48 (1.16) 0.99 (2.14) 1.13 (3.78)
  Work 3.95 (4.8) 7.66 (5.67)a,b 2.68 (4.07)b,c 4.96 (4.68)
  Other 1.56 (2.53) 0.52 (0.96)a 2.02 (2.97)c 1.02 (1.47)
  Highway 0.40 (0.97) 0.27 (0.48) 0.37 (0.71) 0.55 (1.58)
 Non-workday/weekend (mean hours (SD))
  Inside home 18.56 (4.6) 17.24 (4.6) 19.45 (3.5)c 17.09 (6.2)
  Outside home 1.72 (3.5) 2.88 (5.33) 1.48 (2.72) 1.63 (4.01)
  Work 1.46 (3.71) 1.86 (2.91) 0.63 (1.98)c 3.33 (6.12)
  Other 1.89 (2.49) 1.42 (2.24) 2.13 (2.62) 1.58 (2.25)
  Highway 0.37 (0.62) 0.6 (0.79) 0.32 (0.56) 0.37 (1.76)
 Air conditioner (AC)
  Yes 85% 81% 88% 81%
 Open windows in winter
  Yes 54% 53%a 59%c 40%
  Missing <1% 0% <1% 0%
 Open windows in summer
  Yes 88% 88% 87% 93%
  Missing 2% 3% 1% 2%
a

Indicates significant (P≤0.05) mean difference between the ≤50 m and >1,000 m distance group.

b

Indicates significant mean difference between the ≤50 m and 51–500 m distance group.

c

Indicates significant (P≤0.05) mean difference between the 51–500 m and >1,000 m distance group.