Table 1

Distributions and bivariate associations of walking with demographic, educational, and personal, social and environmental variables

Variables	Percentage	% Reporting leisure-time walking	% Reporting walking for transport
POS, public open space.
*Within the same cell, proportions walking differ at p<0.05.
†p = 0.05.
Overall		65	79
Education
Up to 10 years	20	61*	73†
12 years/certificate/trade, etc	41	64	81
University	39	70	79

Age (mean (SD) 41.8 (12.6)), years
18–29	23	61	84
30–39	27	63	78
40–49	23	70	76
50–65	28	67	78

Environmental variables
POS density
Lowest quartile	26	65	79
Second quartile	26	66	76
Third quartile	24	64	81
Highest quartile	24	67	79
Walking track length
Lowest quartile	28	58*	79
Second quartile	23	66	78
Third quartile	24	70	77
Highest quartile	25	69	80
Street connectivity
Lowest quartile	25	62	74*
Second quartile	25	69	77
Third quartile	26	65	82
Highest quartile	24	66	82
Not coastal neighbourhood	86	63*	77*
Coastal neighbourhood	14	79	88
Neighbourhood aesthetics
Low	27	57*	78
Mid	39	64	80
High	34	74	78
Neighbourhood safety
Low	38	58*	79
Mid	29	66	76
High	33	73	81

Social variables
Family social support
Low	39	58*	75*
Mid	32	66	78
High	29	76	83
Friends’ social support
Low	27	57*	77†
Mid	39	66	77
High	25	78	83
Club membership	29	72*	77
No club membership	71	63	79
Not dog owner	60	61*	79
Dog owner	40	73	79

Personal variables
Self-efficacy
Low	32	46*	75*
Mid	32	67	81
High	36	81	80
Enjoyment
Low	33	48*	76
Mid	34	68	80
High	33	81	80
Barriers
Low	29	77*	79
Mid	37	68	77
High	34	53	80
Intentions
Low	27	47*	78
Mid	35	66	80
High	38	78	77