Table 3.
Park Use, Neighborhood Residence Duration, and Physical Activity by Gender and Age of Resident Sample
| All men (N = 1,209) | Men aged 18–25 (n = 136) | Men 26–39 (n = 353) | Men 40–59 (n = 509) | Men 60+ (n = 211) | p value | All women (N = 1,741) | Female 18–25 (n = 196) | Female 26–39 (n = 578) | Female 40–59 (n = 781) | Female 60+ (n = 186) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency of use ≥l×/week | 31.3 | 39.3 | 41.9 | 22.4 | 29.9 | <.0001 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 31.3 | 24.1 | 16.8 | .0004 |
| Never visits park | 52.9 | 42.2 | 34.0 | 55.1 | 53.1 | <.0001 | 45.3 | 46.2 | 36.0 | 47.6 | 63.8 | <.0001 |
| Duration of stay (%) | ||||||||||||
| 0–60 min | 27.0 | 9.0 | 18.5 | 32.3 | 48.5 | <.0001 | 29.7 | 27.4 | 23.0 | 34.7 | 39.7 | .0009 |
| 1–2 hr | 43.1 | 39.7 | 48.7 | 44.1 | 30.3 | .02 | 55.7 | 55.6 | 63.5 | 51.8 | 36.8 | <.0001 |
| ≥2 hr | 29.9 | 51.3 | 32.8 | 23.6 | 21.2 | <.0001 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 23.5 | .13 |
| Average duration minutes | 95 | 119 | 101 | 89 | 78 | <.0001 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 81 | .06 |
| Transport mode | ||||||||||||
| walk | 43.6 | 43.6 | 33.9 | 38.6 | 47.5 | .10 | 49.0 | 54.7 | 47.3 | 47.8 | 55.9 | .34 |
| bike | 7.8 | 25.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10.1 | <.0001 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .87 |
| car | 51.9 | 25.6 | 60.9 | 57.0 | 39.4 | <.0001 | 49.7 | 42.5 | 51.9 | 51.2 | 39.7 | .11 |
| bus/public transportation | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 | .01 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | .08 |
| other | 0.8 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .004 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .02 |
| Frequency exercise/week (days) | 2.5 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | <.0001 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | .01 |
| ≥150 min/week | 30.8 | 39.3 | 47.4 | 23.9 | 14.7 | <.0001 | 23.3 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 21.4 | 14.1 | .0005 |
| Run into people they know | 72.9 | 92.3 | 76.4 | 67.1 | 62.6 | <.0001 | 62.7 | 77.4 | 64.2 | 58.3 | 57.4 | .003 |
| Length of time in neighborhood | ||||||||||||
| up to 5 years | 47.2 | 56.0 | 69.9 | 40.6 | 19.4 | <.0001 | 51.4 | 63.1 | 66.9 | 42.7 | 28.0 | <.0001 |
| 5 years or more | 52.8 | 44.0 | 30.1 | 59.4 | 80.6 | <.0001 | 48.6 | 36.9 | 33.1 | 57.3 | 72.0 | <.0001 |
| Do not know staff | 64.9 | 52.5 | 53.11 | 73.25 | 72.93 | <.0001 | 65.47 | 63.19 | 57.86 | 69.61 | 76.19 | <.0001 |
| Park is safe | 77.4 | 85.2 | 85.86 | 71.78 | 69.54 | <.0001 | 73.39 | 78.38 | 76.51 | 69.14 | 76.32 | .0156 |
| Does not usually exercise | 36.8 | 23.7 | 25.3 | 43.5 | 48.3 | <.0001 | 47.6 | 46.2 | 41.5 | 50.13 | 57.30 | .0005 |
| Place of exercise | ||||||||||||
| park | 30.9 | 35.0 | 30.4 | 29.4 | 32.4 | .74 | 33.5 | 25.7 | 37.3 | 35.0 | 20.3 | .009 |
| home | 29.9 | 37.9 | 33.5 | 25.9 | 24.1 | .03 | 33.5 | 38.1 | 33.4 | 31.6 | 36.7 | .58 |
| private club | 14.9 | 14.6 | 23.6 | 11.2 | 3.7 | <.0001 | 10.5 | 17.1 | 14.0 | 6.2 | 7.6 | .0005 |
| street/sidewalk | 14.2 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 33.3 | <.0001 | 19.1 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 21.3 | 34.2 | .0002 |
| other | 10.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 19.9 | 6.5 | <.0001 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 1.3 | .005 |
| Ever participated in park program | 5.9 | 13.4 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 5.9 | .0008 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 7.7 | .01 |
| Screen time | ||||||||||||
| 0–60 min | 10.7 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 8.1 | .13 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.6 | .93 |
| 1–2 hr | 26.0 | 16.3 | 21.3 | 34.0 | 21.0 | <.0001 | 24.2 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 26.9 | 14.0 | .002 |
| 2–4 hr | 33.8 | 40.0 | 41.2 | 32.8 | 22.4 | <.0001 | 40.2 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 43.2 | 18.3 | <.0001 |
| ≥4 hr | 20.7 | 26.7 | 23.6 | 13.8 | 28.6 | <.0001 | 19.7 | 25.6 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 26.9 | .0030 |
| Do not know | 8.7 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 20.0 | <.0001 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 32.3 | <.0001 |
| Average minutes | 159 | 175 | 169 | 141 | 178 | <.0001 | 165 | 173 | 163 | 160 | 184 | .006 |