Table 2. Availability of school features related to opportunities for physical activity.

	Overall (%)	Australia (%)	Brazil (%)	Canada (%)	China (%)	Colombia (%)	Finland (%)	India (%)	Kenya (%)	Portugal (%)	South Africa (%)	UK (%)	USA (%)
Walking provision
Has entrance designed for pedestriansa	97	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	95	100	71
Pavementsa	87	96	100	100	83	95	100	60	31	96	90	100	81
Marked pedestrian crossingsa	64	81	88	69	50	45	100	50	7	96	85	23	76
Traffic calminga	41	50	29	35	0	45	72	60	31	57	40	38	10
School warning signsa	65	92	75	96	50	65	80	60	10	48	30	69	95
Road safety signsa,b	39	92	54	77	50	0	36	70	3	9	30	19	52
Cycling provision
Has entrance designed for cyclistsa	51	62	29	8	100	50	76	100	3	87	5	96	67
Cycle lanes separated from the roada	19	38	4	4	67	10	100	0	0	0	10	12	5
Pavementsa	87	96	100	100	83	95	100	60	31	96	90	100	81
Marked pedestrian crossingsa	64	81	88	69	50	45	100	50	7	96	85	23	76
Traffic calminga	41	50	29	35	0	45	72	60	31	57	40	38	10
School warning signsa	65	92	75	96	50	65	80	60	10	48	30	69	95
Road safety signsa	39	92	54	77	50	0	36	70	3	9	30	19	52
Route signs for cyclistsa	16%	8	8	23	0	5	92	0	0	0	5	12	19
Cycle parkingc	49	96	8	46	17	35	84	50	3	61	20	85	57
Sports and play facilities
Bright markings on play surfacesd	52	92	54	54	17	35	56	0	24	48	30	92	57
Playground equipmentc	59	100	38	42	33	40	100	60	45	0	90	42	100
Outdoor sports fieldsd	60	77	4	23	100	25	64	100	97	91	50	73	52
Running trackd	19	15	0	0	100	0	8	100	0	91	0	15	5
Paved courts for sportd	68	100	100	23	67	85	24	100	28	91	70	88	71
Assault course/fitness coursed	16	8	4	0	33	20	0	20	7	0	0	88	24
Outdoor paved aread	84	100	75	73	17	95	64	100	66	100	90	100	95
Grassy/soft surface play aread	73	100	17	69	0	65	84	100	100	35	70	92	100
Other facility provision
Benchesc	79	100	83	77	50	75	95	90	41	100	35	100	90
Picnic tablesc	45	96	96	35	17	15	21	0	7	22	20	88	67
Drinking fountainsc	59	100	96	0	50	5	60	100	62	65	60	31	95
Wildlife/nature gardensd	30	35	54	4	50	5	4	50	24	78	5	46	33
Vegetable gardensd	39	73	17	8	0	25	4	20	55	74	25	73	43
Aesthetics
Planted bedse	91	100	75	81	100	90	88	100	93	100	95	96	90
Trees for sitting undere	74	96	46	85	67	55	16	90	83	87	80	96	90
Ambient noisee	25	27	8	31	33	60	24	20	28	43	5	8	19
Littere	34	19	25	19	0	15	48	30	41	100	30	0	57
Murals/outdoor arte	62	81	88	35	50	70	32	60	62	65	60	81	48
Graffitie	21	12	13	38	0	60	32	60	3	35	0	0	10
Suitability of school grounds
For sportf	83	100	92	38	100	95	88	80	97	87	60	85	81
For informal gamesf	91	100	83	73	50	90	100	80	97	96	95	100	95
For general playf	96	100	92	77	83	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	100

Response categories for items:

^aYes/no.

^bRoad safety signs did not include normal traffic signs like stop signs.

^cAssessed as number of examples, overall quality of features (1=entirely or almost entirely broken down and non-functional to 5=100% or almost 100% functional) or not available; recoded for analysis as present and functional (that is, number of examples >0 and quality >1) versus present and non-functional.

^dAssessed as present and functional, present and non-functional or not available; recoded for analysis as present and functional (1) versus present and non-functional or not available (0).

^eAssessed as none versus some/a lot.

^fAssessed as not at all versus somewhat/very.