Table 1.
Characteristics of 48 study parks in low-income neighborhoods
| Variable | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Acres | 8.3 | 6.5 |
| Population (1-mile radius) (10,000) | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| Poverty rate | 25.7 | 8.1 |
| # Accessible target areas | 26.8 | 14.4 |
| # Target areas with supervised activity | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| # Target areas with organized activity | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| # users per observation (round/day)? | 75.4 | 72.9 |
| Weekly use (estimated person hours)* | 7389 | 7139 |
| Observed Park Users | ||
| # | % of total | |
| Male | 44,632 | 66.1% |
| Female | 22,914 | 33.9% |
| Seniors | 1,711 | 2.5% |
| Adults | 34,607 | 51.2% |
| Teens | 11,114 | 16.5% |
| Children | 20,112 | 29.8% |
| Sedentary | 45,408 | 67.2% |
| Moderate | 17,901 | 26.5% |
| Vigorous | 4,235 | 6.3% |
| Apparent Race/Ethnicity | ||
| African American | 8,586 | 12.7% |
| Latino | 52,650 | 78.2% |
| White | 3,057 | 4.5% |
| Asian/Other | 3,076 | 4.6% |
| Park Contextual Measures | ||
| Variable | % total observations with condition | # parks with condition (total=48) |
| Interpersonal safety concerns (gangs, intimidating groups, conflicts) | 2.8 | 12 |
| Intoxicated persons | 8.4 | 27 |
| Persons smoking | 7.1 | 27 |
| Vendors in parks | 30.0 | 38 |
| Vendors outside parks | 31.0 | 39 |
| Construction | 13.9 | 19 |
| Homeless individuals | 49.8 | 43 |
*
Assuming a park was usable 14 hours a day and for 7 days a week.