Eye-Level Street Greenery and Walking Behaviors of Older Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Built Environment and Walking
1.2. Urban Greenery and Walking
1.3. Our Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Walking Data
Participants and Procedures
2.2. Data Analysis
2.3. Urban Greenery
2.4. Other Factors
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Limitation of the Research and Recommendation for Future Study
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Gender: | M/F | ||
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Age: | 65–74 | 75–84 | 85+ |
Education: | No education | Primary | Higher |
Former occupation: | Household | Blue collar | White collar |
Self-reported health: | Poor | Fair | Good |
During the last seven days, how many days did you spend at least 10 min on walking at a time? ________ Days | How much time did you usually spend walking on those days? ________ Minutes |
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Po Lam | Hung Hom | Tsing Yi | Lok Fu | Tin Shui Wai | Cyberport | |
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Proportion | 10.9% | 18% | 17% | 18.5% | 10.8% | 16.7% |
Average | 15.32% |
Socio-Demographic Characteristics Statistics | |||||
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Gender: | |||||
Male | 102 (57%) | Female | 78 (43%) | ||
Age: | |||||
65–74 | 102 (57%) | 75–84 | 63 (35%) | 85+ | 15 (8%) |
Education: | |||||
No Education | 30 (16.7%) | Primary | 84 (46.7%) | Higher | 66 (36.6%) |
Former Occupation: | |||||
Domestic | 16 (8.9%) | Blue collar | 117 (65%) | White collar | 47 (26.1%) |
Self-Reported Health: | |||||
Poor | 21 (11.7%) | Fair | 83 (46.1%) | Good | 76 (42.2%) |
Total | 180 |
Po Lam | Hung Hom | Tsing Yi | Lok Fu | Tin Shui Wai | Cyberport | |
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Land Use Mix | 0.142 | 0.213 | 0.042 | 0.057 | 0.084 | 0.674 |
Street Connectivity | 99.480 | 107.038 | 118.861 | 71.913 | 92.321 | 101.960 |
Population Density | 0.376 | 0.151 | 0.244 | 0.226 | 0.367 | 0.102 |
Green View Index | 0.312 | 0.204 | 0.320 | 0.415 | 0.291 | 0.234 |
Walking Time Beta Coefficients | p-value | |
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SES characteristics | ||
Gender | 0.09 | 0.22 |
Age | −0.20 | 0.01 |
Education | 0.11 | 0.13 |
Occupation | 0.04 | 0.63 |
Health | 0.10 | 0.19 |
Built Environment | ||
Land Use Mix | 0.09 | 0.28 |
Street Connectivity | −0.09 | 0.26 |
Population Density | 0.14 | 0.10 |
Green View Index | 0.137 | 0.05 |
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Zang, P.; Liu, X.; Zhao, Y.; Guo, H.; Lu, Y.; Xue, C.Q.L. Eye-Level Street Greenery and Walking Behaviors of Older Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6130. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17176130
Zang P, Liu X, Zhao Y, Guo H, Lu Y, Xue CQL. Eye-Level Street Greenery and Walking Behaviors of Older Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(17):6130. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17176130
Chicago/Turabian StyleZang, Peng, Xuhong Liu, Yabo Zhao, Hongxu Guo, Yi Lu, and Charlie Q. L. Xue. 2020. "Eye-Level Street Greenery and Walking Behaviors of Older Adults" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 17: 6130. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17176130