A Mixed Methods Study on the Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity Associated with Residential Relocation
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics by the residential relocation group.
Sociodemographic characteristics
Residential relocation group
value
Moved to less walkable neighbourhood (n = 49) “decliners”
Moved to more walkable neighbourhood (n = 48) “improvers”
Estimatea
Estimatea
Age, years (SD)
41.64 ± 16.67
42.83 ± 15.59
0.72
Have children <18 years, %
20.4
35.4
0.10
Sex, %
Women
73.5
49.3
0.95
Highest education achieved, %
High school
14.3
10.4
College
16.3
18.8
0.83
University
69.4
70.8
Marital status, %
Married/common law
67.3
75.0
0.41
Dog ownership in past year, %
Owner
36.7
54.2
0.09
Motor vehicle access, %
Never/do not drive
12.2
6.3
0.31
Injury in the past year, %
No injury
65.3
79.2
0.13
aPercent estimated for categorical variables and mean estimated (SD) for continuous variables. Pearson’s chi-square estimated differences for categorical variables and T-test estimated differences for continuous variables.
