Table 3 Descriptive statistics and sociodemographic association of quality characteristics of the mapped point of interest related to trips from home and other start locations
From: Recreational walking and perceived environmental qualities: a national map-based survey in Denmark
Quality characteristics of the mapped point of interest | Prevalence of quality of total points (%) | Median distance from home (km) | Associationa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trips from home (n = 3528) | Trips with other start location (n = 1070) | Trips from home (n = 2654) | Trips with other start location (n = 774) | |||
Aesthetics/scenic | Greenery (e.g., trees, flowers) | 72.4% | 72.2% | 1.2 | 12.7 | Female ( +) |
Water | 44.1% | 55.6% | 1.3 | 15.5 | Age ( +), income ( +), city dweller ( +), other start location ( +) | |
Wildlife | 41.2% | 49.2% | 1.3 | 14.1 | Other start location ( +) | |
Attractive view | 47.1% | 56.6% | 1.4 | 14.3 | Age ( +), income ( +), city dweller (−), other start location ( +) | |
Attractive buildings | 10.0% | 9.2% | 1.3 | 12.9 | Age (−), tertiary education (−), city dweller ( +) | |
Historic surroundings (e.g., buildings and neighborhoods) | 9.8% | 11.4% | 1.5 | 21.4 | Other start location ( +) | |
Functional/service | Food and drinks | 5.2% | 6.9% | 1.5 | 16.3 | Tertiary education (−), city dweller ( +), other start location ( +) |
Playground/activity area | 6.3% | 3.8% | 1.0 | 9.4 | Age (−) | |
Benches/picnic areas | 16.1% | 16.4% | 1.2 | 11.1 | ||
Toilet | 5.1% | 7.2% | 1.6 | 16.7 | Other start location ( +) | |
Well-lit | 4.4% | 2.6% | 1.0 | 30.6 | Tertiary education (−) | |
Path-/route-quality | Plain terrain | 27.8%* | 21.3% | 1.1 | 13.8 | Age (−), other start location (−) |
Hilly terrain | 24.6% | 31.4% | 1.3 | 17.8 | City dweller (−), other start location ( +) | |
Wide paths to go side-by-side | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1.2 | 11.6 | Age (−) | |
Even surface | 24.8% | 23.4% | 1.2 | 11.4 | Female ( +) | |
Challenging route | 8.0% | 12.7% | 1.5 | 21.5 | City dweller (−), other start location ( +) | |
Social-/personal atmosphere | Tranquility | 40.6% | 41.1% | 1.2 | 14.2 | Age (−) |
Solitude | 17.2% | 13.6% | 1.3 | 12.7 | Age (−) | |
Meet people | 15.9% | 14.1% | 1.1 | 14.5 | Age (−), tertiary education (−) | |
Personal significance | 8.7% | 12.1% | 1.3 | 25.7 | Other start location ( +) | |
Good atmosphere | 29.5% | 29.8% | 1.3 | 12.7 | Age (−), female ( +), other start location ( +) | |