TABLE 3.
Bivariate analysis: playground safety scores, distance to nearest top playground in meters, and neighborhood characteristics
| Overall playground safety score | Maintenance safety score | Distance to nearest top playground, meters | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| βa | 95 % CI | p | βa | 95 % CI | p | βa | 95 % CI | p | |
| Youth (%) | −0.5 | (−1.0, −0.0) | 0.03 | −0.8 | (−1.4, −0.2) | <.01 | 24.6 | (−3.2, 52.4) | 0.08 |
| Black (%) | −0.2 | (−0.3, −0.1) | <.01 | −0.3 | (−0.4, −0.2) | <.0001 | 11.4 | (1.7, 21.8) | 0.02 |
| Owner-occupied units (%) | 0.3 | (0.1, 0.5) | <.001 | 0.4 | (0.1, 0.7) | <.01 | 11.9 | (−8.8, 32.5) | 0.26 |
| Vacant units (%) | −0.1 | (−0.4, 0.2) | 0.55 | −0.2 | (−0.7, 0.3) | 0.44 | 0.2 | (−12.8, 13.2) | 0.97 |
β model regression coefficient estimates, SE standard error
aModel for bivariate analysis uses generalized estimating equations to account for the clustering of neighborhoods according to playgrounds