Table 2 Distribution of neighbourhood environment variables among children and female carers
| Â | 800 m | 2 km | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Children (mean, sd) | Female carers (mean, sd) | Range | Children (mean, sd) | Female carers (mean, sd) | Range |
(n) | (409) | (369) | Â | (409) | (369) | Â |
Destinations | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Density freely available POS | 7.7 (3.7) | 7.7 (3.7) | 0 -- 20 | 40.8 (14.4) | 40.6 (14.2) | 0 -- 79 |
Density sport/recreation POS | 1.0 (0.9) | 1.0 (0.9) | 0 - 4 | 5.8 (2.9) | 5.8 (2.9) | 0 -- 15 |
Number sport options -- children | 2.3 (1.9) | - | 0 -- 8 | 5.7 (1.8) | - | 0 -- 9 |
Number gym/swimming options | - | 0.4 (0.7) | 0 - 2 | - | 1.4 (0.8) | 0 - 2 |
Linear km of walk/cycle tracks | 3.3 (3.3) | 3.3 (3.3) | 0 -- 21.6 | 15.6 (9.1) | 15.4 (9.0) | 0 -- 60 |
Distance to school (km) | 2.1 (3.2) | 2.2 (3.4) | 0.04 -- 36.5 | - | - | - |
Road connectivity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Number of intersections | 89.2 (38.7) | 89.9 (39.5) | 1 - 279 | 480.3 (189.2) | 483.0 (194.6) | 24 -- 1225 |
Proportion of 4-way intersections | 10.2 (7.7) | 10.4 (7.9) | 0 - 44.4 | 10.7 (6.6) | 10.8 (6.7) | 0 - 25.3 |
No. of cul-de-sacs | 29.6 (17.4) | 29.3 (17.6) | 1 - 97 | 156.3 (73.9) | 153.1 (72.4) | 12 -- 402 |
Linear km of 'access' paths | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0 - 1.4 | 1.2 (0.9) | 1.2 (0.9) | 0 - 4.9 |
Traffic exposure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total length of 'busy' roads (km) | 1.9 (1.7) | 1.9 (1.7) | 0 - 7.9 | 12.0 (6.9) | 12.0 (6.7) | 0 - 30.5 |
Total length of local roads (km) | 16.0 (4.8) | 16.1 (4.8) | 1.0 -- 36.6 | 87.3 (25.8) | 87.8 (26.4) | 8.4 - 144.7 |