Active Aging: Exploration into Self-Ratings of “Being Active,” Out-of-Home Physical Activity, and Participation among Older Australian Adults Living in Four Different Settings

Table 2

Participants’ perceptions of their respective communities.

	Inner city	City suburban	Regional city	Rural town	Totals (%)
	( = 12)	( = 12)	( = 12)	( = 12)
Age-friendliness of community
Yes	7	6	8	10	31 (64.6)
No	—	2	2	1	5 (10.4)
Do not know	—	2	2	—	4 (8.3)
Never thought about it	4	2	—	1	7 (14.6)
No response	1	—	—	—	1 (2.1)
Disability-friendliness of community
Yes	3	3	6	8	20 (41.4)
No	2	4	1	1	8 (16.7)
Do not know	3	3	3	—	9 (18.8)
Never thought about it	2	1	—	2	5 (10.4)
No response	2	1	2	1	6 (12.5)
Community features
It is close to my family/friends	3	3	7	3	16 (33.3)
It is close to shops, etc.	4	3	4	3	14 (29.2)
It is a safe area	5	2	4	5	16 (33.3)