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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for demographic characteristics by type of neighborhood

From: Active living neighborhoods: is neighborhood walkability a key element for Belgian adolescents?

 

total (n = 637)

low-SES/low-walk (n = 139)

low-SES/high-walk (n = 158)

high-SES/low-walk (n = 169)

high-SES/high-walk (n = 171)

Age: mean (SD)

14.6 (0.9)

14.5 (0.9)

14.6 (1.0)

14.5 (0.9)

14.6 (0.9)

Gender: %

     

   Male

49.6

50.4

50.6

47.3

50.3

   Female

50.4

49.6

49.4

52.7

49.7%

Educational level: %

     

   Mother:

     

Less than high school

9.9

19.8

16.7

2.0

3.9

Completed high school

25.1

39.7

17.4

28.9

17.5

Completed college

40.4

33.6

31.9

45.6

48.1

Completed University

24.6

6.9

34.1

23.5

30.5

   Father:

     

Less than high school

7.5

18.6

7.9

2.1

4.0

Completed high school

36.0

54.9

24.6

36.4

31.1

Completed college

26.6

19.5

35.4

30.8

29.1

Completed University

29.8

7.1

42.1

30.8

35.8

Employment status: %

     

   Both employed

68.5

61.6

56.5

78.8

75.5

   One parent unemployed

26.7

29.7

36.4

20.6

20.9

   Both unemployed

4.2

8.7

7.1

0.6

3.7