Table 2: Differences in population characteristics across Street Smart Walk Score quintiles

Population characteristic	p*
Age category, yr
6-11	< 0.001
12-17	< 0.001
18-29	0.01
30-44	< 0.001
45-64	0.5
65-79	< 0.001
Sex
Male	0.2
Female	0.2
Visible minority status
Visible minority	< 0.001
Not a visible minority	< 0.001
Immigrated to Canada in previous 10 yr
Yes	< 0.001
No	0.002
Postsecondary graduate† in household
Yes	< 0.001
No	< 0.001
Household income, Can$‡
0-36 000	< 0.001
36 500-59 500	< 0.001
60 000-79 500	0.4
80 000 -114 000	< 0.001
≥ 114 500	< 0.001
No. of persons < 12 yr of age in household
0	0.005
1	0.002
2 or more	< 0.001
Works or attends school
Yes	0.04
No	< 0.001
Has difficulty walking	< 0.001
Yes	0.06
No	1.0
Activity monitor wear time, min/d	< 0.001

*p values are for χ² goodness-of-fit tests across Street Smart Walk Score quintiles, except activity monitor wear time, where p values are for 1-way ANOVA across quintiles.

†Includes people with trade certificate/diploma, college or CEGEP certificate/diploma, university certificate/diploma below bachelors degree, bachelors degree, certificate/diploma/degree above bachelors degree.

‡Incomes rounded to nearest $500.00.