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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Environmental and socio-demographic associates of children’s active transport to school: a cross-sectional investigation from the URBAN Study

 

Boys (n = 111)

Girls (n = 105)

Total (n = 217)*

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Age (years)

      

5-10

44

(39.6)

40

(38.1)

85

(39.2)

11-12

27

(24.3)

37

(35.2)

64

(29.5)

13-14

40

(36.0)

28

(26.7)

68

(31.3)

Ethnicity

      

Māori

25

(22.5)

27

(25.7)

53

(24.4)

Asian

20

(18.0)

13

(12.4)

33

(15.2)

New Zealand European/other

66

(59.5)

65

(61.9)

131

(60.4)

Average annual household income (NZD)

      

<$20,000

8

(7.1)

5

(4.8)

13

(6.0)

$20,001-$40,000

19

(17.1)

14

(13.3)

33

(15.2)

$40,001-$60,000

21

(18.9)

18

(17.1)

39

(18.0)

$60,001-$80,000

14

(12.6)

13

(12.4)

27

(12.4)

$80,001-$100,000

12

(10.8)

15

(14.3)

27

(12.4)

>$100,000

21

(18.9)

32

(30.5)

54

(24.9)

Car access

      

Unlimited

93

(83.8)

94

(89.5)

188

(86.6)

Frequent

5

(4.5)

3

(2.9)

8

(3.7)

Limited

9

(8.1)

4

(3.8)

13

(6.0)

None

4

(3.6)

4

(3.8)

8

(3.7)

City

      

North Shore

23

(20.7)

21

(20.0)

45

(20.7)

Waitakere

36

(32.4)

32

(30.5)

68

(31.3)

Wellington

25

(22.5)

24

(22.9)

49

(22.6)

Christchurch

27

(24.3)

28

(26.7)

55

(25.4)

School zoning

      

Residing in school zone

57

(62.0)

47

(50.5)

104

(55.9)

Residing outside school zone

15

(16.3)

16

(17.2)

32

(17.2)

No school zone specified

20

(21.7)

30

(32.3)

50

(26.9)

Distance to school

      

0-700 m

26

(23.4)

27

(25.7)

53

(24.4)

701-1000 m

32

(28.8)

22

(21.0)

54

(24.9)

1001-2000 m

24

(21.6)

26

(24.8)

50

(23.0)

>2000 m

29

(26.1)

30

(28.6)

60

(27.7)

Neighbourhood self-selection

      

Prefer high walkable, live low walkable

36

(32.4)

29

(27.6)

65

(30.5)

Prefer high walkable, live high walkable

21

(19.3)

22

(21.4)

43

(20.2)

Prefer low walkable, live low walkable

32

(29.4)

32

(31.1)

65

(30.5)

Prefer low walkable, live high walkable

20

(18.4)

20

(19.4)

40

(18.8)

  1. *Sex data were missing for one participant; total number of participants was 217.
  2. m, metres; n, number of participants; NZD, New Zealand Dollars; SD, standard deviation.