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Table 1 Mean socio-demographic characteristics by study site

From: International comparison of observation-specific spatial buffers: maximizing the ability to estimate physical activity

Country

City

N

Age (SD)

% female

Education level

% Married

% Employed

Less than high school (%)

High school/some college (%)

College graduate or higher (%)

Pooled

 

5883

42.4 (12.4)

53.0

10.9

42.2

46.3

59.2

77.9

United States (US)

Seattle (KC)

1287

44.0 (11.0)

45.2

1.3

35.4

63.0

63.2

81.3

Baltimore (MD)

912

46.6 (10.7)

52.3

2.0

30.3

67.2

60.5

82.6

New Zealand (NZ)

North Shore (NS)

511

40.9 (11.8)

63.9

3.7

57.3

38.0

70.4

77.7

Wellington (WE)

496

39.2 (12.6)

51.2

0.8

47.0

52.2

56.7

86.7

Christchurch (CC)

495

41.7 (12.6)

55.8

10.7

57.2

31.9

55.4

79.6

Denmark (DK)

Aarhus

642

38.9 (13.9)

56.7

7.3

43.1

46.6

65.4

74.6

Brazil (BR)

Curitiba

697

41.1 (13.2)

52.9

28.8

32.4

38.7

58.1

77.6

United Kingdom (UK)

Stoke-on-Trent

843

43.0 (13.3)

56.1

33.8

51.7

14.0

44.8

64.4