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. 2017 Oct 9;14(10):1199. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14101199

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of perceived neighborhood walkability (n = 181).

Subscale and Individual Item Response (%)
Missing Response Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Median Mean
Land use mix-access
Item 1. There are many places to go within walking distance at my home 0 12.71 9.39 18.23 59.67 4 3.25
Item 2. The streets in my neighborhood are hilly, making my neighborhood difficult to walk in * 0 48.07 29.28 16.02 6.63 3 * 3.19 *
Street connectivity
Item 3. There are many alternative routes for getting from place to place in my neighborhood 0 5.52 3.31 27.07 64.09 4 3.50
Infrastructure and safety for walking
Item 4. There are sidewalks on most of the streets in my neighborhood 0 1.10 2.21 24.86 71.82 4 3.67
Item 5. There are covered bridges in my neighborhood 0 24.86 11.05 33.15 30.94 3 2.70
Item 6. There are indoor, air-conditioned places (shopping malls) where people can walk 0 20.99 11.60 27.07 40.33 3 2.87
Aesthetics
Item 7. There are trees along the streets in my neighborhood 0 1.10 3.31 32.04 63.54 4 3.58
Traffic safety
Item 8. There is so much traffic along nearby streets that it makes it difficult or unpleasant to walk in my neighborhood * 0 33.70 43.09 19.34 3.87 3 * 3.07 *
Safety from crime
Item 9. There is a high crime rate in my neighborhood which makes it unsafe to go on walks during the day or at night * 0 55.80 32.04 7.18 4.97 4 * 3.39 *

* Reverse coded items/reverse scored.