Table 1.

Weighted Characteristics of the Pooled Sample of 10,258 Adults From 9 Countries (IPS: 2002–2003)

Characteristic
Sociodemographic
Age, mean (SD), y	37.8 (12.6)
Female, %	50.8
High education (≥13 y), %	48.9
PA
Meets high PA levels, %a	48.0
Meets minimum PA guidelines, %b	83.2
Perceived environmentc
High residential density, %	64.4
Presence of shops near home, %	78.3
Presence of transit stops near home, %	87.6
Presence of sidewalks, %	82.2
Presence of bicycle facilities, %	47.7
Presence of recreational facilities, %	64.4
Safety from crime, %	52.3
Environmental index (range: 1–6), mean (SD)d	4.2 (1.5)

Abbreviations: IPS, International Prevalence Study; PA, physical activity.

^aReported vigorous PA on ≥3 days, achieving ≥1500 metabolic equivalent-minutes per week or ≥7 days of any combination of walking or moderate or vigorous PA, achieving ≥3000 metabolic equivalent-minutes per week.

^bReported ≥75 minutes per week of vigorous PA, or ≥150 minutes per week of moderate PA, or any equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous PA.

^cPercentages represent proportion of respondents who somewhat/strongly agreed the environmental factor was present or high.

^dAverage of scores from the perceived environmental factors listed except safety from crime.