Urban Development Module: Importance of Walking Distance from Home

URBAN DEVELOPMENT MODULE III: FREQUENCY OF WALKING IN NEIGHBOURHOOD

MODULE INFORMATION

PURPOSE OF THE MODULE:

To address or inform a requirement related to the Built Environment in the Ontario Public Health Standards 2008, within the Chronic Diseases and Injuries Program Standards.

Requirement 6. The board of health shall work with municipalities to support healthy public policies and the creation or enhancement of supportive environments in recreational settings and the built environment regarding the following topics:  Healthy eating;  Healthy weights;  Comprehensive tobacco control;  Physical activity;  Alcohol use; and  Exposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Reference: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Ontario Public Health Standards 2008 – Chronic Diseases and Injuries Program Standards. 2008; pg.19

MODULE HISTORY:

Module added to questionnaire January 2010, Cycle 4.

DATA DICTIONARY HISTORY:

Created: January 11, 2010

Revised:

Deleted:

Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS) MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: urbwalk_1

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 4 – new variable

QUESTION: In a typical week in the past 3 months, how many hours did you usually spend walking around your neighbourhood either for fun and exercise, or to go from place to place?

Response Options 1 none 2 less than 1 hour 3 from 1 to 5 hours 4 from 6 to 10 hours 5 from 11 to 20 hours 6 more than 20 hours 8 don’t know 9 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES: None

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS:

CCHS (2000/01) Cycle 1.1: None NPHS (1996/97): None BRFSS (2002): None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS : None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: Cycle 4?

Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS)

MODULE INDICATORS

PERCEPTION OF CURRENT NEIGHBOURHOOD AS A PLACE TO WALK FOR LEISURE

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION:

% of adults (18+ years) who spend a selected amount of time, in a typical week, walking around their neighbourhood either for fun and exercise, or to go from place to place.

INDICATOR OBJECTIVES: To address or inform a requirement related to the Built Environment in the Ontario Public Health Standards 2008, within the Chronic Diseases and Injuries Program Standards.

To provide additional context for the results of the Urban Development II: Importance of Walking Distance from Home module (i.e. as a variable to cross-tab).

ANALYSIS CHECK LIST: Include adults 18+ in the denominator.

METHOD OF CALCULATION:

# adults (18+) who report they spend time walking around their neighbourhood either for fun and exercise, or to go from place to place (urbwalk_1= 2 OR urbwalk_1 = 3 OR urbwalk_1 = 4 OR urbwalk_1 = 5 OR urbwalk_1 = 6) all adults (18+)

# adults (18+) who report they do not spend time walking around their neighbourhood either for fun and exercise, or to go from place to place (urbwalk_1= 1) all adults (18+)

Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS)