A Citizen Science Approach to Determine Physical Activity Patterns and Demographics of Greenway Users in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Recruitment
2.2. Volunteer Training and Observation Recordings
2.3. Follow Up Survey
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Citizen Scientist Engagement
3.2. Satisfaction Sruvey Results and Citizen Scientists’ Demographics
3.3. Greenway Users
4. Discussion
4.1. Greenway Data
4.2. The Citizen Science Approach
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Greenway Site | Percentage of Total Observations (%) |
---|---|
Salem Lake | 32 |
4th Street Trail | 26 |
Strollway Trail | 18 |
Bushy Fork Greenway | 12 |
West End Blvd Trail | 12 |
Observed Characteristics a | Bikers (n = 1298) | Pedestrians (n = 6416) |
---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Gender | ||
Female | 450 (35) | 3239 (50) |
Male | 848 (65) | 3177 (50) |
Race/Ethnicity | ||
White | 913 (70) | 4616 (72) |
Black | 245 (19) | 1321 (20) |
Hispanic | 69 (5) | 235 (4) |
Asian | 54 (5) | 103 (2) |
Other | 17 (1) | 141 (2) |
Age | ||
Youth (2–20 years) | 189 (14) | 700 (11) |
Adults (21–59 years) | 1009 (78) | 5152 (80) |
Senior (60 years or older) | 100 (8) | 564 (9) |
Physical Activity Level | ||
Moderate | 1115 (86) | 5863 (91) |
Vigorous | 183 (14) | 553 (9) |
Race/Ethnicity, n (%) | Bikers (n = 1298) | Pedestrians (n = 6416) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Moderate Intensity a | Vigorous Intensity a | Moderate Intensity b | Vigorous Intensity b | |
All | 1115 (86) | 183 (14) | 5863 (91) | 553 (9) |
White | 799 (72) | 114 (62) | 4158 (71) | 458 (83) |
Black | 197 (18) | 48 (26) | 1255 (21) | 66 (12) |
Asian | 28 (2) | 4 (2) | 98 (2) | 5 (1) |
Hispanic | 74 (7) | 17 (10) | 220 (4) | 15 (3) |
Other | 17 (1) | 0 (0) | 132 (2) | 9 (1) |
Race/Ethnicity | Observed Pedestrian Demographics (%) | Forsyth County/Winston-Salem Demographics (%) |
---|---|---|
White | 72 | 57 |
Black | 20 | 26 |
Hispanic | 4 | 13 |
Asian | 2 | 2 |
Other | 2 | 2 |
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Dilley, J.R.; Moore, J.B.; Summers, P.; Price, A.A.; Burczyk, M.; Byrd, L.; Sisson, P.J.; Bertoni, A.G. A Citizen Science Approach to Determine Physical Activity Patterns and Demographics of Greenway Users in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3150. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173150
Dilley JR, Moore JB, Summers P, Price AA, Burczyk M, Byrd L, Sisson PJ, Bertoni AG. A Citizen Science Approach to Determine Physical Activity Patterns and Demographics of Greenway Users in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(17):3150. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173150
Chicago/Turabian StyleDilley, Joshua R., Justin B. Moore, Phillip Summers, Amanda A. Price, Matthew Burczyk, Lynn Byrd, Patricia J. Sisson, and Alain G. Bertoni. 2019. "A Citizen Science Approach to Determine Physical Activity Patterns and Demographics of Greenway Users in Winston-Salem, North Carolina" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 17: 3150. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173150