@article{ref1,
title="Socioeconomic Status, Neighborhood Characteristics, and Walking Within the Neighborhood Among Older Hong Kong Chinese",
journal="Journal of aging and health",
year="2013",
author="Cerin, Ester and Mellecker, Robin R. and Macfarlane, Duncan J. and Barnett, Anthony and Cheung, Man-Chin and Sit, Cindy H. P. and Chan, Wai-Man",
volume="25",
number="8",
pages="1425-1444",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We examined the associations of educational attainment and area socioeconomic status (SES) with total within-neighborhood walking patterns and percentage of walking undertaken for recreation purposes in Hong Kong elders. Environmental mediators of these associations were also examined. METHOD: Chinese-speaking elders (N = 484), cognitively unimpaired and able to walk unassisted, were recruited from 32 street blocks stratified by SES and walkability. Interviewer-administered surveys were conducted to collect data on walking and sociodemographics. Neighborhood environments were audited. RESULTS: Educational attainment was positively related to walking outcomes, while area SES was only positively related to percentage of walking allocated to recreational purposes. While no mediators of area SES-walking associations were identified, several environmental attributes explained the associations of educational attainment with walking. DISCUSSION: Educational attainment rather than area SES is a key determinant of walking in Hong Kong elders; these effects are mostly attributable to social and individual rather than environmental factors.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-2643",
doi="10.1177/0898264313510034",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264313510034"
}