Data Sources: Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS), 2002 to 2005, and 2007 to 2010
Sample: Residents 18 years and over in the KFL&A area.
Released: October 2012
Knowledge of walking, biking, or nature trails | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure A. Percentage of adults, 18+, who know of any walking, biking, or nature trails in KFL&A
Interpretation for Figure A:Figure A outlines the percentage of adults aged 18+ who knew of any walking, biking, or nature trails in KFL&A area from 2002-2005 and 2007-2010. In 2010, 85.8% (83.8-87.6) of adults knew of a walking, biking, or nature trail in the KFL&A area. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Knowledge of walking, biking, or nature trails by age group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure B. Percentage of adults, 18+, who know of any walking, biking, or nature trails by age group in KFL&A
Interpretation for Figure B:From 2002-2005 and 2007-2010 the majority of adults knew of any walking, biking, or nature trails in KFL&A area. Overall, adults ages 35-64 are more likely than the other age groups to know of any walking, biking, or nature trails in KFL&A area. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Use of walking, biking, or nature trails | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure C. Percentage of adults, 18+, have used walking, biking, or nature trails in the past 12 months in KFL&A
Interpretation for Figure C:Figure C outlines the percentage of adults who had used walking, biking, or nature trails in the previous 12 months in KFL&A area from 2002-2005 and 2007-2010. An average of 57.2% (55.9-58.4) of KFL&A adults from 2002-2005 and 2007-2010 used a trail in the previous 12 months. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Use of walking, biking, or nature trails by age group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure D. Percentage of adults who have used walking, biking, or nature trails in the past 12 months by age group in KFL&A
Interpretation for Figure D:In KFL&A from 2002-2005 and 2007-2010, an average of 68.6% (65.7-71.4) of adults aged 18-34 had used a walking, biking, or nature trail in the past 12 months, followed by 58.8% (57.2-60.5) of adults aged 35-64 and 37.5% (34.8-40.3) of adults aged 65+. There is a decreasing trend in the use of walking, biking, or nature trails as age increases. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confidence Intervals Explained | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Researchers look at the "confidence levels" of percentages being compared to decide if there is a statistically significant difference between percentages. A statistically significant difference means that:
In this report, 95% confidence intervals will accompany each percentage in all figures and tables. This interval represents the range in which we are 95% confident the true percentage will fall within. In tables, the 95% confidence intervals will be written with the percentage, followed by the 95% confidence interval range in brackets (e.g., 25% (12.3, 32.4)). In figures, the 95% confidence interval is represented by vertical bars in each bar line. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The RRFSS is a random-digit-dialed telephone survey of adults aged 18 years and older, conducted by the Institute for Social Research at York University, on behalf of KFL&A Public Health. |