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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2019 Dec 2;131:105945. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105945

Table 4.

Proportion of playgrounds containing different structure types and surface materials. (n=147 parks with playgrounds)

% of playgrounds with structure
Splash pad 10%
Sandbox 14%
Spinner 21%
Crawling tube 27%
Balance element 29%
Swings 81%
Climbing ladder 90%
Slide 92%
% of playgrounds with surface type
Dirt 17%
Grass 18%
Sand 25%
Pavement 38%
Rubber 42%
Mulch 43%