Table 3:
Descriptive statistics of and t-test results about the pre-post move differences in physical activity and social interactions and cohesion
| Variables | Descriptive statistics | Results of t-test for pre/post differences (Post-move value–pre-move value) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-move mean (SD) |
Post-move mean (SD) |
Mean difference |
t | Degree of freedom |
P value |
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| Days/week with 30+ minutes of physical activity | 3.6 (1.9) | 3.5 (1.7) | −0.2 | −1.05 | 147 | 0.295 |
| Travelling in private car | ||||||
| Days/week | 6.0 (1.6) | 5.7 (1.6) | −0.4 | −2.54 | 140 | 0.012 |
| Minutes/day | 40.8 (25.0) | 27.8 (17.7) | −12.6 | −6.26 | 142 | 0.000 |
| Minutes/weeka | 253.4 (178.9) | 163.9 (120.2) | −90.1 | −6.3 | 140 | 0.000 |
| Total biking | ||||||
| Days/week | 0.5 (1.16) | 0.9 (1.5) | 0.4 | 3.8 | 146 | 0.000 |
| Minutes/day | 34.7 (18.2) | 30.9 (17.2) | 1.8 | 0.5 | 21 | 0.653 |
| Minutes/week | 15.2 (37.4) | 28.8 (58.4) | 13.5 | 3.9 | 144 | 0.000 |
| Total walking | ||||||
| Days/week | 3.4 (2.1) | 4.35 (2.21) | 1.0 | 5.6 | 144 | 0.000 |
| Minutes/day | 26.8 (14.7) | 29.8 (15.2) | 3.7 | 2.8 | 121 | 0.006 |
| Minutes/week | 99.7 (97.4) | 140.0 (115.5) | 39.1 | 4.8 | 138 | 0.000 |
| Walking in community | ||||||
| Days/week | 2.4 (2.2) | 3.9 (2.2) | 1.48 | 7.48 | 144 | 0.000 |
| Minutes/day | 27.0 (14.5) | 29.1 (14.5) | 4.10 | 3.45 | 99 | 0.001 |
| Minutes/week | 74.7 (91.2) | 123.0 (105.5) | 47.7 | 5.59 | 142 | 0.000 |
| Times of social interaction per month | ||||||
| Say hello to neighbours | 10.9 (9.2) | 21.1 (9.8) | 10.1 | 11.6 | 146 | 0.000 |
| Stop and talk to neighbours | 5.6 (6.7) | 13.2 (9.l) | 7.4 | 9.5 | 146 | 0.000 |
| Socialise with neighbours | 1.9 (3.9) | 4.9 (5.9) | 2.9 | 5.6 | 146 | 0.000 |
| Seek help from and exchange favours with neighbours | 1.5 (2.1) | 4.0 (5.2) | 2.5 | 6.2 | 145 | 0.000 |
| Social cohesion b | ||||||
| Neighbours could be counted to help in case of need | 2.3 (8.9) | 4.4 (0.9) | 2.1 | 3.0 | 147 | 0.004 |
| This is a close−knit neighbourhood | 0.8 (12.3) | 4.3 (0.9) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 147 | 0.001 |
The online survey collected information about the number of days per week (continuous variable) and the number of minutes per day (categorical variable with ranges of 1–10, 11–20, 21–30, 31–40, 41–50, 51–60 and 60+) spent on each type of activity. The number of minutes per week was calculated by multiplying the number of days per week with the midpoint value of the time range (or a value of 65 for the ‘60+’ category) for the number of minutes per day
Social cohesion variables were measured on a five-point Likert scale, by asking the respondent about how much he/she agreed or disagreed with the statement (1 = strong disagree, 5 = strongly agree).