Table 1. Characteristics of Participantsa and Nonrespondents in Qualitative Study of Cross-Sector Perspectives on the Contributions of Local Health Departments in Land-Use and Transportation Policy, 2015.
| Characteristics | No. (%)b
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|---|---|---|---|
| Contacts (N = 62) | Participants (N = 49) | Nonrespondents (N = 13) | |
| Discipline | |||
| Public health | 20 (32.3) | 19 (38.8) | 1 (7.7) |
| Land-use planning | 18 (29.0) | 13 (26.5) | 5 (38.5) |
| Transportation and public works | 18 (29.0) | 11 (22.5) | 7 (53.8) |
| Otherc | 6 (9.7) | 6 (12.2) | 0 |
| Jurisdiction | |||
| City or town | 26 (41.9) | 19 (38.8) | 7 (53.8) |
| City–county | 1 (1.6) | 1 (2.0) | 0 |
| County | 11 (17.7) | 9 (18.4) | 2 (15.4) |
| State | 10 (16.1) | 9 (18.4) | 1 (7.7) |
| Region | 9 (14.5) | 6 (12.2) | 3 (23.1) |
| National | 2 (3.2) | 2 (4.1) | 0 |
| Not a jurisdiction (university) | 3 (4.8) | 3 (6.1) | 0 |
| Organization type | |||
| Administration | 3 (4.8) | 3 (6.1) | 0 |
| Advocacy or capacity-building organization | 10 (16.1) | 9 (18.4) | 1 (7.7) |
| Consulting | 2 (3.2) | 2 (4.1) | 0 |
| Health department | 14 (22.6) | 13 (26.5) | 1 (7.7) |
| Planning/community or economic development department | 12 (19.4) | 9 (18.4) | 3 (23.1) |
| Regional planning agency or Metropolitan Planning Organization | 6 (9.7) | 3 (6.1) | 3 (23.1) |
| Transportation or public works department | 12 (19.4) | 7 (14.3) | 5 (38.5) |
| University | 3 (4.8) | 3 (6.1) | 0 |
a
Respondents represented 13 states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin.
b
Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.
c
Other disciplines include municipal administration and bike and pedestrian advocacy.