Univariate associations between walking promoting neighbourhood built environment, safety perception and meeting physical activity recommendations using standardised mean difference (SMD)
| Variable | Overall n=28 697 (%) | Meeting physical activity n=13 526 (%) | Not meeting physical activity n=15 171 (%) | χ2 P value | SMD |
| Places to walk to relax | 20 778 (71.8) | 10 925 (79.1) | 9849 (64.9) | <0.0001 | 31.8 |
| Roads, Sidewalks, paths or trails to walk | 24 579 (85.0) | 12 052 (88.2) | 12 527 (82.1) | <0.0001 | 17.2 |
| Shops, stores and markets to walk to | 17 247 (58.1) | 8675 (61.9) | 8572 (54.4) | <0.0001 | 15.3 |
| Do streets have sidewalks | 18 434 (62.6) | 9012 (64.9) | 9422 (60.4) | <0.0001 | 9.43 |
| Bus or transit stops to walk to | 15 933 (53.1) | 8023 (56.9) | 7910 (49.5) | <0.0001 | 14.9 |
| Movies, libraries or churches | 14 359 (47.6) | 7413 (52.4) | 6946 (42.9) | <0.0001 | 19.1 |
| Crime does not make it unsafe | 24 723 (87.6) | 12 009 (90.0) | 12 714 (85.4) | <0.0001 | 13.9 |
| Animals do not make it unsafe | 25 409 (89.4) | 12 190 (91.0) | 13 219 (87.8) | <0.0001 | 10.5 |
| Traffic does not make it unsafe to walk | 21 816 (76.5) | 10 633 (78.9) | 11 183 (74.2) | <0.0001 | 11.1 |
n=unweighted %=weighted.