Descriptive statistics for study sample (N=949); Chicago Community Adult Health Study (age 50+)
| Weighted mean (SD) or % | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |
| Age 50–59 | 41.5 |
| Age 60–69 | 28.9 |
| Age 70+ | 29.6 |
| Male | 43.6 |
| White | 42.6 |
| Black | 37.1 |
| Hispanic | 17.7 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 2.6 |
| Married | 49.0 |
| Separated/divorced | 21.4 |
| Widowed | 19.9 |
| Never married | 9.7 |
| Less than high school education | 33.7 |
| High school diploma | 44.5 |
| College degree or higher | 21.8 |
| Income <$15 000 | 22.1 |
| Income $15–40 000 | 24.4 |
| Income >$40 000 | 31.0 |
| Income missing | 22.5 |
| Employed | 42.9 |
| Unemployed | 4.0 |
| Retired | 46.3 |
| Homemaker | 6.8 |
| Residential tenure 5 years or less | 25.0 |
| Residential tenure 6–10 years | 13.6 |
| Residential tenure 10+ years | 61.4 |
| Health status | |
| Cognitive function | 13.3 (3.9) |
| Number of chronic health conditions | 2.2 (1.8) |
| Physical activity and social integration | |
| Social integration | 4.1 (1.2) |
| Civic engagement | 48.5 |
| No physical activity | 12.1 |
| Some physical activity | 64.5 |
| Heavy physical activity | 23.4 |
| Neighbourhood census indicators (census tract level) | |
| Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage | 22.8 (11.2) |
| Neighbourhood affluence | 23.4 (11.8) |
| Per cent older adults | 11.5 (5.6) |
| Neighbourhood resources (census tract level) | |
| Per cent of blocks with recreational centres | 4.4 (14.3) |
| Per cent of blocks with institutional resources | 45.1 (36.3) |
| Park area (square miles) | 0.02 (0.04) |
| Neighbourhood disorder index | −1.9 (1.6) |