Access to commercial destinations within the neighbourhood and walking among Australian older adults

Table 1 Descriptive statistics for sample (n = 2,918)

Demographic characteristic	n	%
Age: 65–74 years	1802	61.8
75-84 years	1116	38.2
Sex: Male	1287	44.1
Female	1631	55.9
Highest education level ^a: Secondary or less	1437	49.2
TAFE/Trade qualification	1055	36.2
Tertiary degree or equivalent	387	13.3
Marital status ^b: Married/De facto relationship	1810	62.0
Separated/Divorced/Never married	374	12.8
Widowed	732	25.1
Self-rated health: Poor	153	5.2
Fair	452	15.5
Good	1034	35.4
Very good	935	32.0
Excellent	344	11.8
Use of assistive equipment ^c: No	2571	88.1
Yes	347	11.9
Self-reported walking	n	%
Some weekly walking: No	986	33.8
Yes	1932	66.2
Sufficient minutes of weekly walking ^d: No	2019	69.2
Yes	899	30.8

TAFE = technical and further education, ^a n = 39 missing data. ^b n = 2 missing data. ^c defined as having a health problem requiring use of a cane, wheelchair, special bed or telephone etc. ^d defined as ≥150 weekly minutes of walking.

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