From: Are independent mobility and territorial range associated with park visitation among youth?
Characteristics of the child | Â |
 Sex (% boys) | 44.7 |
 Age (years; mean (SD)) | 12.2 (2.19) |
 Attending primary school (%) | 55.0 |
 Resides in rural area (%) | 69.5 |
Maternal education (%) | Â |
 <12 years | 20.2 |
 12 years | 46.4 |
 >12 years | 33.4 |
Frequency of visitation to usual park visiteda (%) | Â |
 Most days | 15.5 |
 Once per week | 21.4 |
 Several times per month | 32.2 |
 Once per month | 10.3 |
 Less than once per month | 14.2 |
 Have not visited in past 6 months | 6.44 |
Usual mode of transport used when visiting parka (%) | Â |
 Car | 13.0 |
 Walking | 57.1 |
 Cycling | 21.6 |
 Scooter/skateboard | 8.2 |
Independent mobility to parks (%) | Â |
 Regularly walksb alone to parks/playgrounds | 15.3 |
 Regularly walksb with friends or siblings (no adults) to parks/playgrounds | 24.8 |
 Regularly cyclesc alone to parks/playgrounds, | 13.2 |
 Regularly cyclesc with friends or siblings (no adults) to parks/playgrounds | 18.8 |
Territorial range (%) | Â |
 Allowed to roam >15 minutes from home alone | 37.0 |
 Allowed to roam >15 minutes from home with friends | 49.5 |