Table 2.
Three measures of nature experiences used in this study; we used the resultant variables as predictor variables in our analysis.
Measure | Question | Answer scale |
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Frequency of greenspace (“more immediate” experience) | During the last month (i.e., May), how many days in total did you visit neighborhood greenspace (e.g., parks, woodlands, grasslands)? | could range from 0 to 31 d |
Duration of greenspace (“more immediate” experience) | During the last month (i.e., May), how much time did you spend in neighborhood greenspace on an average week? | no time; less than 1 h; 1–2 h; 2–4 h; 4–6 h; 6–8 h; 8–10 h; 10–12 h; over 12 h† |
Green view through windows from home (“less immediate” experience) | In your house do you have a green view from the room in which you spend most of your time at home?‡ | green view, no green view |
For analysis we converted to a continuous variable: (0, 0.5, 1.5, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12).
Green views included roadside trees, garden trees, parks, woodlands.