Availability of physical activity-related facilities and neighborhood demographic and socioeconomic characteristics: A national study
Availability of physical activity-related facilities and neighborhood demographic and socioeconomic characteristics: A national study
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2005.065573
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Harper, Deborah
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作者：
Powell, Lisa M.;Slater, Sandy;Harper, Deborah
目标.我们研究了邻里人口统计学特征和商业体育活动相关网点的可用性之间的关联，通过邮政编码在美国各地。本研究以多变量分析评估4种类型商店的可用性：（1）健身设施，（2）会员制体育和娱乐俱乐部，（3）舞蹈设施，（4）公共高尔夫球场。商业网点数据通过邮政编码与美国人口普查局的人口和社会经济数据相关联。结果：结果表明，商业性体育活动相关的设施不太可能出现在低收入社区和非裔美国人居民比例较高的社区，西班牙裔居民和其他少数民族背景的居民。此外，这些社区有较少的此类设施。缺乏能够促进和促进体育活动的设施，可能是社会经济地位低和少数族裔背景的人口活动水平较低的部分原因。
Objectives. We examined associations between neighborhood demographic characteristics and the availability of commercial physical activity-related outlets by zip code across the United States.Methods. Multivariate analyses were conducted to assess the availability of 4 types of outlets: (1) physical fitness facilities, (2) membership sports and recreation clubs, (3) dance facilities, and (4) public golf courses. Commercial outlet data were linked by zip code to US Census Bureau population and socioeconomic data. Results.Results showed that commercial physical activity-related facilities were less likely to be present in lower-income neighborhoods and in neighborhoods with higher proportions of African American residents, residents with Hispanic ethnicity, and residents of other racial minority backgrounds. In addition, these neighborhoods had fewer such facilities available.Conclusions. Lack of availability of facilities that enable and promote physical activity may, in part, underpin the lower levels of activity observed among populations of low socioeconomic status and minority backgrounds.