Table 2

Pearson correlation matrix for neighbourhood scale items

Pleasantness for walking
 Attractiveness
 Proximity to park
 Green space
 Public transport
 Proximity to shops
 Routes for cycling
 Routes for walking
 Safety walking after dark
 Likelihood of attack
 Traffic volume
 Traffic noise
 Safety crossing the road
Attractiveness
 0.48











Proximity to park
 0.23
 0.16










Green space
 0.18
 0.26
 0.26









Public transport
 0.19
 0.10
 0.16
 0.01








Proximity to shops
 0.06
 0.09
 0.19
 0.16
 0.16







Routes for cycling
 0.24
 0.15
 0.14
 0.09
 0.04
 -0.06






Routes for walking
 0.29
 0.33
 0.23
 0.29
 0.13
 0.29
 0.17





Safety walking after dark
 0.37
 0.27
 0.18
 0.10
 0.15
 0.05
 0.22
 0.13




Likelihood of attack
 0.33
 0.38
 0.06
 0.21
 0.04
 0.06
 0.15
 0.24
 0.42



Traffic volume
 0.18
 0.08
 -0.05
 0.06
 -0.14
 -0.16
 0.19
 -0.03
 0.16
 0.13


Traffic noise
 0.11
 0.18
 -0.02
 0.13
 -0.17
 -0.03
 0.08
 0.08
 0.08
 0.20
 0.50

Safety crossing the road
 0.21
 0.15
 0.19
 0.11
 0.12
 0.03
 0.18
 0.13
 0.25
 0.18
 0.29
 0.22
Road safety for cyclists
 0.14
 0.18
 -0.02
 0.12
 -0.08
 -0.01
 0.22
 0.15
 0.12
 0.27
 0.28
 0.40
 0.27

n = 125

Ogilvie et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:32   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-32

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