Table 1.
Perceived walkability and weekly physical activity by population characteristics – ELSA-Brasil, 2008–2010 (n = 14,749)
| Characteristics | n | Perceived walkability | Leisure-time physical activity/week | Transport-related physical activity/week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better | Worse | No | <150 min | > = 150 min | No | <150 min | > = 150 min | ||
| Gender | |||||||||
| Women | 8023 | 42.8 | 57.2 | 48.0 | 20.5 | 31.4 | 27.7 | 39.6 | 32.6 |
| Men | 6726 | 44.9 | 55.1 | 37.0 | 23.1 | 40.0 | 24.4 | 39.2 | 36.5 |
| Education | |||||||||
| < Elementary | 869 | 35.1 | 64.9 | 57.9 | 19.7 | 22.4 | 17.3 | 40.4 | 42.3 |
| Elementary | 1002 | 35.3 | 64.7 | 53.3 | 20.7 | 26.0 | 19.1 | 40.9 | 40.0 |
| Secondary | 5091 | 36.1 | 63.9 | 52.0 | 19.5 | 28.5 | 21.5 | 36.8 | 41.6 |
| University graduate | 2345 | 43.8 | 56.2 | 30.5 | 24.4 | 45.1 | 32.4 | 41.6 | 26.0 |
| Postgraduate | 5442 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 42.6 | 21.3 | 36.1 | 28.3 | 39.0 | 32.7 |
| Median age (years) | 51.0 | 52.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 52.0 |
| Mean per capita income (R$) | 1751.00 | 1984.71 | 1569.44 | 1431.50 | 1857.57 | 2074.45 | 1958.87 | 1783.45 | 1555.48 |
| Mean years residence in the neighbourhood | 17.2 | 15.9 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 18.3 |