TABLE 8.
Differences in accessibility of NOEs at and near home by all participants and home setting and racial subgroups.
| Types of NOEs | All | Home setting |
Race |
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| Rural | Suburb/Small town | Urban | p+ | Non-White | White | p+ | ||
| n = 507 (%) | n = 121 (%) | n = 184 (%) | n = 143 (%) | n = 113 (%) | n = 394 (%) | |||
| Private or shared yard | 91 | 99 | 93 | 85 | <0.001*** | 79 | 94 | <0.001*** |
| Deck, balcony, or patio | 80 | 80 | 85 | 76 | 0.20 | 76 | 82 | 0.33 |
| Public park, garden or orchard | 59 | 35 | 57 | 83 | <0.001*** | 65 | 57 | 0.33 |
| Botanical garden, arboretum or nature center | 15 | 7.4 | 18 | 15 | 0.056 | 22 | 13 | 0.08 |
| Nature/Hiking trail | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | >0.9 | 68 | 70 | 0.87 |
| Woodland or conservation area | 49 | 61 | 46 | 38 | <0.001*** | 45 | 50 | 0.52 |
| River, stream, canal or waterfall | 60 | 64 | 55 | 65 | 0.20 | 49 | 63 | 0.039 |
| Lake, pond, or beach | 36 | 48 | 32 | 29 | 0.008** | 36 | 36 | >0.9 |
| Other | 2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | >0.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.33 |
| Total NOEs (at or near home; 0–9 options) mean (SD) | 4.64 (1.84) | 4.70 (1.79) | 4.58 (1.82) | 4.64 (1.70) | p++ = 0.9 | 4.44 (2.13) | 4.69 (1.75) | p+++ = 0.33 |
| Total NOEs at home (0–2 options) mean (SD) | 1.71 (0.56) | 1.79 (0.43) | 1.79 (0.46) | 1.61 (0.64) | p++ = 0.008** | 1.55 (0.71) | 1.76 (0.49) | p+++ = < 0.001*** |
| Total NOEs near home (within 10 min walk; 0–7 options) mean (SD) | 2.92 (1.69) | 2.91 (1.70) | 2.79 (1.78) | 3.03 (1.48) | p++ = 0.52 | 2.89 (1.78) | 2.93 (1.66) | p+++ = 0.87 |
| 3 or more NOEs available near home (within 10 min walk) | 60% | 59% | 55% | 65% | p++ = 0.29 | 57% | 61% | p+++ = 0.52 |
+Fisher’s exact test across groups; adjusted p-values.
++ANOVA, adjusted p-values.
+++Paired t-test, adjusted p-values.
p-values: ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05.