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March 2004, Vol 94, No. 3 | American Journal of Public Health 440-443
© 2004 American Public Health Association

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Associations of Perceived Social and Physical Environmental Supports With Physical Activity and Walking Behavior

Cheryl L. Addy, PhD, Dawn K. Wilson, PhD, Karen A. Kirtland, PhD, Barbara E. Ainsworth, PhD, MPH, Patricia Sharpe, PhD, MPH and Dexter Kimsey, PhD

Cheryl L. Addy and Barbara E. Ainsworth are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Barbara E. Ainsworth is also with the Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, and, along with Dawn K. Wilson, Karen A. Kirtland, and Patricia Sharpe, the Prevention Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health. Dexter Kimsey is with the Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Cheryl L. Addy, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter St, Columbia, SC 29208 (e-mail: caddy{at}sc.edu).

We evaluated perceived social and environmental supports for physical activity and walking using multivariable modeling. Perceptions were obtained on a sample of households in a southeastern county. Respondents were classified according to physical activity levels and walking behaviors. Respondents who had good street lighting; trusted their neighbors; and used private recreational facilities, parks, playgrounds, and sports fields were more likely to be regularly active. Perceiving neighbors as being active, having access to sidewalks, and using malls were associated with regular walking.




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