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Table 2 Sources and percentile distribution of country-level characteristics a

From: The influence of the macro-environment on physical activity: a multilevel analysis of 38 countries worldwide

Environmental indicators

Source

Unit

P10

P25

P50

P75

P90

Physical environment

       

Average Yearly Temperature

CTb

° Celsius

8.57

14.08

20.15

26.03

27.00

Motor Vehicle Density

WBc, CIA

Ln(Motor vehicles per 1000 people)

1.94

2.65

4.47

5.15

5.75

Rural Population

WBc

0 – 20

4.86

7.00

10.14

13.28

15.58

Economic environment

       

GDP, per capita

WBc, EIU

Ln( Current US $)

5.67

6.12

7.22

8.20

8.78

Political environment

       

Average Governance Indicator

WBc

0 – 5

1.47

1.77

2.27

2.79

3.27

Socio-cultural Environment

       

Literacy Rate

UISd

0 – 20

9.91

13.82

17.77

19.40

19.89

Social Institutions & Gender Index (SIGI)

OECD, HDRe

0 – 10

7.73

8.52

9.55

9.81

9.94

  1. a P10 = 10th percentile etc.
  2. b CT = Climatetemp.
  3. c WB = World Bank.
  4. d UIS = UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
  5. e HDR = United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Reports.