Study variables by neighbourhood walkability quintiles
N total | % Wgt | Q1 least walkable | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 most walkable | |
Sex | |||||||
Male | 12 983 | 51.4 | 2888 (49.4) | 2699 (51.0) | 2584 (51.1) | 2550 (51.1) | 2262 (54.6) |
Female | 13 897 | 48.6 | 3158 (50.6) | 2947 (49.0) | 2787 (48.9) | 2725 (48.9) | 2280 (45.4) |
Age, years | |||||||
20–34 | 9183 | 37.4 | 2033 (35.0) | 1958 (38.9) | 1783 (35.9) | 1828 (37.9) | 1581 (39.4) |
35–49 | 9813 | 38.3 | 2226 (39.4) | 2006 (37.0) | 1957 (38.7) | 1889 (37.7) | 1735 (38.6) |
50–64 | 5540 | 18.9 | 1298 (20.5) | 1195 (18.7) | 1130 (19.7) | 1049 (18.2) | 868 (17.4) |
65–74 | 1593 | 3.8 | 362 (4.0) | 335 (3.8) | 332 (4.0) | 328 (4.2) | 236 (3.1) |
75–95 | 751 | 1.6 | 127 (1.1) | 152 (1.7) | 169 (1.7) | 181 (2.0) | 122 (1.5) |
Education | |||||||
Less than high school | 1424 | 4.2 | 224 (2.9) | 264 (4.2) | 326 (4.4) | 335 (4.9) | 275 (4.5) |
High school completed | 2927 | 10.3 | 562 (8.4) | 655 (10.8) | 642 (11.2) | 640 (11.5) | 428 (9.5) |
Some post-secondary | 1312 | 5.1 | 278 (4.4) | 260 (5.3) | 242 (4.7) | 290 (5.3) | 242 (5.9) |
Post-secondary completed | 20 108 | 80.5 | 4729 (84.3) | 4228 (79.7) | 3925 (79.7) | 3790 (78.3) | 3436 (80.1) |
Income group | |||||||
0–$C19 999 | 1946 | 6.3 | 277 (3.8) | 291 (4.6) | 361 (5.8) | 463 (7.4) | 554 (10.2) |
$C20 000–$C39 999 | 3895 | 14 | 608 (8.8) | 736 (12.3) | 845 (13.7) | 911 (17.5) | 795 (17.7) |
$C40 000–$C59 999 | 4423 | 16.5 | 806 (13.5) | 878 (15.8) | 940 (17.0) | 1029 (20.0) | 770 (16.3) |
$C60 000–$C79 999 | 8437 | 33.7 | 2118 (35.8) | 1889 (35.7) | 1748 (36.7) | 1502 (32.1) | 1180 (28.0) |
$C80 000+ | 6607 | 29.5 | 1871 (38.1) | 1470 (31.7) | 1154 (26.7) | 1066 (23.0) | 1046 (27.8) |
Marital status | |||||||
Married/common law | 15 337 | 62.7 | 3867 (68.1) | 3365 (63.2) | 3097 (63.5) | 2896 (61.6) | 2112 (56.4) |
Widow/separated/divorced | 3567 | 8.4 | 633 (6.6) | 734 (7.9) | 760 (9.1) | 777 (9.9) | 663 (8.7) |
Single | 7957 | 28.9 | 1543 (25.4) | 1544 (28.9) | 1510 (27.4) | 1598 (28.5) | 1762 (34.9) |
Smoker type | |||||||
Regular/former | 14 390 | 48.6 | 3216 (48.7) | 2966 (47.9) | 2888 (48.6) | 2792 (46.7) | 2528 (51.4) |
Occasional/non-smoker | 12 460 | 51.4 | 2827 (51.3) | 2677 (52.1) | 2468 (51.4) | 2477 (53.3) | 2011 (48.6) |
Physical activity | |||||||
Active | 13 839 | 48.8 | 3240 (52.1) | 2883 (47.9) | 2624 (47.2) | 2577 (44.6) | 2515 (52.4) |
Inactive | 12 637 | 51.2 | 2714 (47.9) | 2664 (52.1) | 2668 (52.8) | 2613 (55.4) | 1978 (47.6) |
Weight/BMI | |||||||
Underweight | 2128 | 4.8 | 480 (4.3) | 484 (5.3) | 429 (5.0) | 409 (5.0) | 326 (4.2) |
Normal weight | 22 946 | 50.5 | 5181 (50.0) | 4747 (50.0) | 4536 (48.5) | 4484 (50.1) | 3998 (54.6) |
Overweight | 14 765 | 31.2 | 3401 (32.4) | 3159 (30.4) | 3079 (32.0) | 2921 (31.1) | 2205 (29.8) |
Obese | 7058 | 13.5 | 1496 (13.3) | 1568 (14.3) | 1601 (14.6) | 1423 (13.8) | 970 (11.4) |
Life stress | |||||||
None/low stress | 25 897 | 96.4 | 5826 (96.3) | 5450 (96.7) | 5174 (96.6) | 5080 (96.2) | 4367 (96.3) |
High stress | 940 | 3.6 | 216 (3.7) | 192 (3.3) | 180 (3.4) | 188 (3.8) | 164 (3.7) |
Self-perceived health | |||||||
Excellent | 7405 | 28.1 | 1799 (29.9) | 1544 (27.5) | 1399 (26.8) | 1389 (27.3) | 1274 (29.1) |
Very good | 11 332 | 40.4 | 2582 (40.9) | 2402 (41.4) | 2309 (40.4) | 2160 (38.8) | 1879 (40.6) |
Good | 6614 | 25.8 | 1372 (24.2) | 1397 (25.3) | 1341 (26.8) | 1401 (27.6) | 1103 (25.3) |
Fair | 1240 | 4.7 | 240 (4.3) | 259 (5.0) | 255 (5.1) | 261 (5.0) | 225 (4.2) |
Poor | 279 | 0.9 | 51 (0.8) | 44 (0.8) | 63 (1.0) | 62 (1.3) | 59 (0.8) |
CCHS cycle year | |||||||
2000–2001 | 4086 | 13.4 | 955 (13.6) | 919 (14.1) | 840 (13.3) | 772 (13.4) | 600 (12.3) |
2003–2004 | 4206 | 14 | 930 (13.5) | 863 (13.5) | 937 (17.2) | 827 (13.4) | 649 (12.2) |
2005–2006 | 5324 | 18.9 | 1249 (19.7) | 1073 (17.4) | 1036 (18.4) | 1040 (19.4) | 926 (19.6) |
2007–2008 | 5202 | 19.9 | 1131 (20.5) | 1044 (18.7) | 1030 (20.6) | 1059 (20.9) | 938 (18.6) |
2009–2010 | 4200 | 17 | 911 (15.9) | 905 (18.9) | 818 (16.6) | 836 (16.4) | 730 (17.4) |
2011–2012 | 3862 | 16.9 | 870 (16.8) | 842 (17.4) | 710 (13.8) | 741 (16.5) | 699 (19.9) |
ONMarg-Depr (DA-lvl) | |||||||
Q1 (least deprived) | 5838 | 19.3 | 2235 (33.1) | 1405 (22.2) | 859 (14.7) | 606 (11.5) | 733 (14.3) |
2 | 5143 | 18.3 | 1410 (23.9) | 1224 (20.5) | 1055 (19.3) | 816 (14.0) | 638 (13.2) |
3 | 5085 | 19.4 | 1114 (20.5) | 1117 (20.0) | 1032 (20.4) | 1042 (18.3) | 780 (17.7) |
4 | 5016 | 19.4 | 765 (13.0) | 971 (18.6) | 1226 (23.3) | 1183 (20.8) | 871 (21.6) |
Q5 (most deprived) | 5670 | 23.6 | 512 (9.4) | 902 (18.7) | 1175 (22.3) | 1611 (35.3) | 1470 (33.1) |
BMI, body mass index; CCHS, Canadian Community Health Survey.