Table 1.
Characteristics of Canada-wide study population, overall and by Street Smart Walk Score quintiles, n=9425
| Variable | Total | Lowest walk score Q1: 0–23 |
Walk score Q2: 24–40 |
Walk score Q3: 41–58 |
Walk score Q4: 59–79 |
Highest walk score Q5: 80–100 |
| Age category (%) | ||||||
| 6–11 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
| 12–17 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 6.2 |
| 18–29 | 19.2 | 16.8 | 19.4 | 16.7 | 21.0 | 22.1 |
| 30–44 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 20.9 | 24.4 | 20.5 | 29.1 |
| 45–64 | 30.9 | 32.1 | 31.4 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 28.9 |
| 65–79 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 13.3 | 8.9 |
| Sex (%) | ||||||
| Male | 50.3 | 48.8 | 48.0 | 49.2 | 51.6 | 53.7 |
| Female | 49.7 | 51.2 | 52.0 | 50.8 | 48.4 | 46.3 |
| Cultural/racial origin (%) | ||||||
| White | 75.7 | 86.3 | 81.3 | 73.5 | 68.9 | 69.2 |
| Black | 3.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| Asian | 7.3 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 13.7 |
| South Asian | 4.8 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 2.5 |
| Other/NA* | 9.2 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 11.6 |
| Immigrated to Canada in previous 10 years (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 9.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 16.7 |
| No | 90.1 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 89.3 | 88.3 | 83.3 |
| Marital status (%) | ||||||
| Partnered | 52.7 | 57.0 | 54.8 | 53.2 | 51.8 | 47.3 |
| Not partnered | 47.3 | 43.0 | 45.2 | 46.8 | 48.2 | 52.7 |
| Smoking status (age 12+ only) (%) | ||||||
| Daily/non-daily smoker | 19.6 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 21.1 |
| Former/never smoker | 80.4 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 80.1 | 79.4 | 78.9 |
| Household income†,‡ | ||||||
| $C1000 increments | 69 000 (60 000) | 80 000 (60 000) | 79 000 (60 000) | 69 000 (55 000) | 59 000 (55 000) | 55 000 (60 000) |
| No of times per day fruits or vegetables eaten‡ | 3.1 (2.4) | 3.2 (2.4) | 3.1 (2.3) | 3.2 (2.4) | 3.1 (2.1) | 3.3 (2.4) |
| Energy expenditure on leisure physical activity‡ (age 12+ only) | ||||||
| kcal/kg/day | 1.4 (2.4) | 1.4 (2.4) | 1.4 (2.3) | 1.3 (2.4) | 1.3 (2.3) | 1.6 (2.3) |
| BMI‡ (age 18+) | 26.2 (6.5) | 26.9 (6.0) | 26.5 (6.9) | 26.5 (6.7) | 26.2 (6.6) | 24.9 (6.5) |
| BMI z-score‡ (age 6–17) | 0.4 (1.7) | 0.5 (1.5) | 0.3 (1.9) | 0.3 (1.6) | 0.3 (1.6) | 0.3 (1.6) |
*‘Other’ includes people who reported Latin American, Southeast Asian, Arab, West Asian, Other or Multiple; ‘NA’ includes people not asked about cultural/racial origin, which includes anyone who self-identified as Aboriginal.
†Incomes rounded to nearest $C1000.00.
‡Cell numbers are medians (IQRs). All other cell numbers are percentages that have been weighted using Canadian Health Measures Survey sample weights, unless otherwise specified.
BMI, body mass index; Q, quintile.