Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for participants within the current study (N=9,863) stratified by self-reported sidewalk problems within the neighborhood
| “No sidewalks or poorly maintained sidewalks” within the neighborhood are… | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample | Not really a problem | Minor problem | Somewhat serious problem | Very serious problem | ||||||||||
| Sample characteristic1 | N = 9,863 | N = 5,653 | N = 2,363 | N = 959 | N =888 | |||||||||
| Age, years (mean [SD]) | 72.3 | (8.3) | 72.7 | (8.3) | 72.2 | (8.4) | 71.5 | (8.2) | 71.2 | (8.0) | ||||
| Race | ||||||||||||||
| White | 6820 | (69%) | 3997 | (71%) | 1664 | (70%) | 638 | (67%) | 521 | (59%) | ||||
| Black | 3043 | (31%) | 1656 | (29%) | 699 | (30%) | 321 | (33%) | 367 | (41%) | ||||
| Gender | ||||||||||||||
| Female | 5545 | (56%) | 3108 | (55%) | 1312 | (56%) | 543 | (57%) | 582 | (66%) | ||||
| Male | 4318 | (44%) | 2545 | (45%) | 1051 | (44%) | 416 | (43%) | 306 | (34%) | ||||
| Income | ||||||||||||||
| $75,000 + | 2155 | (22%) | 1363 | (24%) | 525 | (22%) | 158 | (16%) | 109 | (12%) | ||||
| $35,000–$74,000 | 3368 | (34%) | 1922 | (34%) | 828 | (35%) | 324 | (34%) | 294 | (33%) | ||||
| $20,000–$34,000 | 2140 | (22%) | 1183 | (21%) | 484 | (20%) | 241 | (25%) | 232 | (26%) | ||||
| less than $20,000 | 1136 | (12%) | 567 | (10%) | 261 | (11%) | 136 | (14%) | 172 | (19%) | ||||
| Refused | 1064 | (11%) | 618 | (11%) | 265 | (11%) | 100 | (10%) | 81 | (9%) | ||||
| Education | ||||||||||||||
| College Graduate | 4346 | (44%) | 2532 | (45%) | 1155 | (49%) | 385 | (40%) | 274 | (31%) | ||||
| Some college | 2598 | (26%) | 1454 | (26%) | 611 | (26%) | 276 | (29%) | 257 | (29%) | ||||
| High school/GED | 2280 | (23%) | 1307 | (23%) | 481 | (20%) | 227 | (24%) | 265 | (30%) | ||||
| Less than High School | 639 | (6%) | 360 | (6%) | 116 | (5%) | 71 | (7%) | 92 | (10%) | ||||
| ADL Limitations | ||||||||||||||
| No | 8727 | (88%) | 5087 | (90%) | 2073 | (88%) | 806 | (84%) | 761 | (86%) | ||||
| Yes | 1136 | (12%) | 566 | (10%) | 290 | (12%) | 153 | (16%) | 127 | (14%) | ||||
| Mobility Aid Use | ||||||||||||||
| No | 8567 | (87%) | 4950 | (88%) | 2055 | (87%) | 816 | (85%) | 746 | (84%) | ||||
| Yes | 1296 | (13%) | 703 | (12%) | 308 | (13%) | 143 | (15%) | 142 | (16%) | ||||
| Going into neighborhood | ||||||||||||||
| < 1 time per week | 1543 | (16%) | 777 | (14%) | 363 | (15%) | 190 | (20%) | 213 | (24%) | ||||
| 1–7 times per week | 8320 | (84%) | 4876 | (86%) | 2000 | (85%) | 769 | (80%) | 675 | (76 %) | ||||
Note: SD = Standard Deviation; GED = General Educational Development; ADL = Activities of Daily Living
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Variable distributions are reported as n (%) unless otherwise specified.