Specific neighborhood measures identified as most predictive for several physical activity outcomes using regression models
| PASE Score | Gardening | Walking daily | Heavy housework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count of measures that remained significant after Bonferroni correction | 5 (1.5%) | 33 (9.8%) | 49 (14.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Top 5 statistically significant neighborhood measures (by P value of coefficient) | People living in households with incomes less than half the poverty level (−) | People living in households with incomes less than half the poverty level (−) | Proportion of residents with 60- to 90-minute travel time to work (−) | — |
| People living in households with incomes below the poverty line (−) | Neighborhood Physical Disorder (−) | Broken windows in HVS survey (−) | — | |
| No problems with windows in HVS survey (+) | People living in households with incomes below the poverty line (−) | Proportion of adult population with at least some college education (+) | — | |
| People living in households with incomes more than twice the poverty level (+) | People living in households above twice the poverty line (+) | Proportion of working adult population commuting by car, truck, or van (−) | — | |
| People living in households with incomes between half and three-quarters of the poverty level (−) | People living in households with any interest, dividend, or rental income (+) | Proportion of adult population working in professional or management industries (+) | — |
NOTE: All analyses control for subject age, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, household income, gender, and home type.
Abbreviation: HVS, New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey