Table 2.
Characteristics of Residents from Baseline Surveys (n=1445)
| Park Study Arm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent User Program (n=367) | Free Classes (n=360) | Free Classes & Frequent User Program (n=352) | Control (n=366) | |
| Characteristics | ||||
| Male (%) | 36.2 | 37.2 | 37.5 | 39.9 |
| Female (%) | 63.8 | 62.8 | 62.5 | 60.1 |
| Average age (years) | 44 | 44 | 42 | 43 |
| Employment Status (mark all that apply) | ||||
| Working full-time (%) | 36.4 | 40.3 | 39.4 | 39.5 |
| Working part-time (%) | 15.3 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 15.9 |
| Self-employed (%) | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Unemployed, looking for work (%) | 3.8 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 4.9 |
| Retired (%) | 9.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| Disabled (%) | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| A student (full or part time) (%) | 10.1 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 8.8 |
| A stay-at-home parent (%) | 34.0 | 31.9 | 30.3 | 29.6 |
| Other (%) | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Latino (%) | 72.3 | 69.8 | 75.6 | 75.4 |
| White (%) | 6.0 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 13.1 |
| Black (%) | 10.1 | 19.3 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native (%) | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Other Race/ethnicity (%) | 8.8 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
| Educational Level | ||||
| < High School (%) | 29.2 | 28.7 | 30.0 | 33.6 |
| High school graduate or GED (%) | 36.1 | 36.0 | 34.6 | 32.8 |
| Some college (no degree) (%) | 18.2 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 14.0 |
| AA and above (%) | 16.5 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 19.6 |
| Children under 18 (average) (%) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Health Conditions | ||||
| Asthma (%) | 3.3 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| Diabetes (%) | 13.3 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 14.6 |
| High cholesterol (%) | 10.2 | 13.4 | 9.9 | 13.6 |
| Heart disease (%) | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| Hypertension (%) | 15.2 | 16.0 | 11.3 | 19.9 |
| Weight problem (%) | 7.5 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 6.4 |
| Length of time at current address | ||||
| Less than 1 year (%) | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 1 – 2 years (%) | 8.2 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 6.3 |
| > 2 years, but < 5 years (%) | 37.4 | 32.7 | 35.3 | 34.4 |
| Between 5 – 9 years (%) | 20.2 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.9 |
| 10 years or more (%) | 29.5 | 28.8 | 26.8 | 30.1 |
| Screen time (average minutes per day) | 168 | 170 | 170 | 175 |
| Address buffer | ||||
| Lives < 0.25 miles from park (%) | 32.4 | 33.6 | 32.1 | 33.3 |
| Lives 0.25 – 0.5 miles from park (%) | 34.6 | 32.8 | 34.1 | 33.6 |
| Lives 0.5 – 1 mile from park (%) | 33.0 | 33.6 | 33.8 | 33.1 |
| Perceived park safety | ||||
| Very Safe (%) | 18.0 | 14.0 | 18.6 | 14.4 |
| Safe (%) | 62.2 | 60.6 | 66.1 | 59.9 |
| Not very safe (%) | 11.2 | 18.6 | 10.7 | 17.4 |
| Not safe at all (%) | 8.5 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 8.3 |
| Primary language is Spanish (%) | 63.8 | 61.7 | 63.4 | 65.0 |
| Obesity Status | ||||
| Normal (%) | 37.7 | 38.8 | 40.8 | 36.7 |
| Overweight (%) | 43.7 | 42.0 | 39.4 | 43.6 |
| Obese (%) | 18.6 | 18.3 | 19.5 | 19.1 |
| Severely obese (%) | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Number of park visits in last 7 days | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Duration of park visit (minutes) | 87.8 | 92.4 | 87.8 | 83.9 |
| Aware of any park-sponsored classes (%) | 28.1 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 28.5 |
| Ever participated in any park programs (%) | 7.4 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 6.4 |
| # Weekly exercise sessions | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 |