Table 2.
Frequencies of outdoors play (OP) at different locations, by the research variables.
| Total Sample | Outdoors Play at - | ||||||||||||
| Green Open Space | Public Facility | Street | |||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6% (n = 35) | 24% (n = 136) | 30% (n = 171) | 40% (n = 227) | 23% (n = 134) | 25% (n = 142) | 26% (n = 146) | 26% (n = 146) | 37% (n = 209) | 28% (n = 156) | 18% (n = 98) | 17% (n = 97) | ||
| N’ type | Inner-city | 8% (n = 23) | 25% (n = 71) | 28% (n = 78) | 39% (n = 108) | 28% (n = 79) | 22% (n = 63) | 25% (n = 71) | 25% (n = 69) | 43% (n = 117) | 26% (n = 71) | 15% (n = 42) | 16% (n = 45) |
| Suburban | 4% (n = 12) | 23% (n = 65) | 32% (n = 93) | 41% (n = 119) | 19% (n = 55) | 28% (n = 79) | 26% (n = 75) | 27% (n = 77) | 32% (n = 92) | 30% (n = 85) | 20% (n = 56) | 18% (n = 52) | |
| Model summary | χ2 = 5.43, p = 0.14, n = 569 | χ² =6.62, p = 0.085, n = 568 | χ2 = 6.58, p = 0.087, n = 564 | ||||||||||
| Gender | Boy | 5% (n = 15) | 15% (n = 43) | 29% (n = 82) | 51% (n = 147) | 20% (n = 58) | 21% (n = 59) | 27% (n = 77) | 32% (n = 90) | 32% (n = 90) | 27% (n = 75) | 20% (n = 55) | 21% (n = 60) |
| Girl | 7% (n = 20) | 33% (n = 93) | 32% (n = 89) | 28% (n = 80) | 27% (n = 76) | 29% (n = 83) | 24% (n = 69) | 20% (n = 56) | 43% (n = 119) | 29% (n = 81) | 15% (n = 43) | 13% (n = 37) | |
| Model summary | χ2 = 39.12, p < 0.0001, n = 569 | χ2 = 14.83, p = 0.002, n = 568 | χ2 = 11.18, p = 0.01, n = 560 | ||||||||||
| IM | High | 3% (n = 12) | 21% (n = 74) | 31% (n = 107) | 45% (n = 159) | 18% (n = 63) | 26% (n = 91) | 28% (n = 97) | 28% (n = 98) | 28% (n = 97) | 28% (n = 96) | 24% (n = 83) | 20% (n = 69) |
| Low | 10% (n = 23) | 29% (n = 61) | 30% (n = 63) | 31% (n = 65) | 33% (n = 70) | 23% (n = 49) | 22% (n = 48) | 22% (n = 47) | 52% (n = 110) | 28% (n = 59) | 7% (n = 14) | 13% (n = 27) | |
| Model summary | χ2 = 22.16, p < 0.0001, n = 564 | χ2 = 16.02, p = 0.001, n = 563 | χ2 = 47.05, p < 0.0001, n = 555 | ||||||||||
| PEChF | High | 5% (n = 10) | 23% (n = 46) | 25% (n = 51) | 47% (n = 95) | 18% (n = 36) | 25% (n = 5) | 26% (n = 52) | 32% (n = 64) | 29% (n = 58) | 27% (n = 54) | 22% (n = 43) | 22% (n = 44) |
| Low | 7% (n = 25) | 25% (n = 87) | 33% (n = 119) | 35% (n = 125) | 27% (n = 95) | 25% (n = 89) | 26% (n = 93) | 22% (n = 79) | 41% (n = 145) | 29% (n = 102) | 15% (n = 52) | 15% (n = 51) | |
| Model summary | χ2 = 8.51, p = 0.037, n = 558 | χ2 = 8.85, p = 0.031, n = 558 | χ2 = 12.87, p = 0.005, n = 549 | ||||||||||
0 = never, 1 = seldom: once in two weeks or less, 2 = sometimes: 1–2 times a week, 3 = often: 3 times a week or more. N’type = neighborhood type; IM = Independent Mobility, PEChF = Perceived Environment (as children-friendly).