Table 3.

Principal component analysis varimax rotated components.

	PC1 Natural Vegetation and Spaces	PC2 Trees	PC3 Playgrounds, Parks, and Sports Fields
Eigenvalue	7.26	1.76	1.32
% Variance	42.71	10.34	7.77
Variables
Formal gardens nearby (Item 1)	0.797
Children’s playground (Item 2)		0.267	0.777
Local parks (Item 3)		0.236	0.788
Sports field (Item 4)			0.779
School ground/grasses (Item 5)	0.337		0.557
Views of nature (Item 6)	0.515	0.355	0.298
Tree cover or canopy (Item 7)	0.247	0.749	0.220
Many large trees (Item 8)		0.768	0.269
Roadside trees/scrubs (Item 9)	0.492	0.651
Many street trees (Item 10)	0.304	0.724
Walking bike paths/trails (Item 11)	0.411	0.326	0.461
Natural features (Item 12)	0.806
Native vegetation (Item 13)	0.712	0.227	0.337
Green median strips (Item 14)	0.658	0.398
Lots of vegetation/gardens (Item 15)	0.769
Lots of greenery (Item 16)	0.609	0.555
Little or no lawn in yards (Item 17)		−0.498

Item 1: Formal gardens nearby (e.g., botanical garden); Item 2: Children’s playground nearby; Item 3: Local park or nature reserve close to where I live; Item 4: Sports fields nearby (e.g., football/baseball field); Item 5: School grounds with grassed areas nearby; Item 6: Views of nature from my home; Item 7: Tree cover or canopy along walking routes; Item 8: Many large trees in my local area; Item 9: Many roadside plantings of trees and shrubs; Item 10: Many street trees in my local area; Item 11: Walking or bicycle paths or trails nearby; Item 12: Pleasant natural features (reserves, beach, lake); Item 13: Pockets of natural plants or native vegetation; Item 14: Lots of green median strips; Item 15: Lot of vegetation in nearby gardens; Item 16: Lots of greenery around my local area (trees, bushes, gardens); Item 17: Little or no lawn in nearby yards.