Table 2.
Top ten ranked images for ‘makes me want to visit’ the park
| Images | OVERALL | BOYS | GIRLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | Ranking | Ranking | |
| (mean score[SD]) | (mean score [SD]) | (mean score [SD]) | |
| Gigantic blue slide (image 11) | 1 (8.84 [1.93]) | 1 (8.74 [1.93]) | 1 (9.24 [1.16]) |
| Flying fox (image 18) | 2 (7.70 [2.44]) | 2 (7.46 [2.03]) | 2 (8.16 [2.48]) |
| Table tennis tables (image 6) | 3 (7.44 [2.25]) | 3 (7.24 [2.13]) | 6 (7.78 [1.19]) |
| Big blue slide (image 10) | 4 (7.32 [2.35])* | 4 (6.89 [2.28]) | 4 (7.94 [2.05]) |
| Big 360 swing (image 21) | 5 (7.25 [2.66]) ** | 9 (6.43 [2.64]) | 3 (8.14 [2.32]) |
| Nature-like wooden playground (image 35) | 6 (7.12 [2.61]) ** | 8 (6.48 [2.32]) | 5 (7.92 [2.18]) |
| Wooden ship with rock climbing wall, chain ladder (image 12) | 7 (6.99 [2.52]) | 6 (6.72 [2.23]) | 10 (7.45 [2.54]) |
| Concrete pathway through an attractive tree-scape (image 30) | 8 (6.74 [2.69]) ** | - | 7 (7.65 [2.46]) |
| Very ‘green’ looking park area with grass, trees, park bench, basketball ring (image 38) | 9 (6.65 [2.60]) ** | - | 9 (7.55 [2.40]) |
| Wooden playground with chrome slide, flying fox and monkey bars (image 36) | 10 (6.58 [2.42])** | - | - |
| Cement BMX track (image 9) | - | 5 (6.78 [2.39]) | - |
| Lake in a reserve (image 3) | - | 7 (6.52 [2.69]) | - |
| Two large spider web climbing frames (image 20) | - | 10 (6.39 [2.60]) | - |
| Wooden swing set (2 adult sized swings) (image 1) | 8 (7.59 [2.14]) |
Mean score: 1 = not likely, 10 = highly likely
Significant difference in mean score between boys and girls *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01
Image numbers refer to images described in Additional file 1