Table 2.

Residents’ visitation of neighborhood parks

Visitation of parks/playgrounds in neighborhood	All participants (N = 1003) %
Number of parks and playgrounds in neighborhood ever visited
0	17.6
1–2	21.2
3–5	24.9
≥ 6	36.3
Number of neighborhood parks and playgrounds visited in past month
0	53.7
1–2	27.4
≥ 3	18.8
Current park usersa (n = 464)
Total past-month frequency of visitation of parks and playgrounds in the neighborhood
At least once a day	20.0
1–6 times/week	45.1
1–3 times/month	34.9
Frequency of park visitation and proximity to home
Visited park/playground closest to homeb in past month	65.5
Most-frequently visited park/playground is the one closest to homeb	49.4

^aCurrent park users refer to participants who visited at least one neighborhood park or playground in the past month

^bThe park/playground closest to home is based on self-report in these calculations