Barriers to Physical Activity in East Harlem, New York

Table 3

Perceived barriers to physical activity and neighborhood safety.

Perceived Barriers	% Responded yes
You are too tired or do not have the energy	44.5
It hurts to exercise	34.5
You do not have the time	30.4
You do not like exercising	30.0
It is difficult to be physically active	28.0
You do not have a safe place to exercise	20.3
Mean number of perceived barriers to exercise	2
Neighborhood safety	% Reporting very or somewhat unsafe
How safe from crime do you consider your neighborhood to be?	45.3
Please rate how safe you feel in each of the following locations or situations:
Walking alone on a street in your neighborhood at night	41.3
Taking the train/subway at night	46.9
Taking the public bus at night	35.5
In a park or playground during the day	17.5
Taking the train/subway during the day	11.6
Taking the public bus during the day	3.5