Recreational walking and perceived environmental qualities: a national map-based survey in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the study is to explore the diversity in recreational walking motives across groups with different sociodemographic characteristics, and to use a dynamic and person-centered approach to geographically assess recreational walking behavior, and preferences for place quality related to recreational walking.

Methods

A total of 1838 adult respondents (age 15-90 years), who engage in recreational walking, participated in the map-based survey. We used the online platform Maptionnaire to collect georeferenced information on the respondents' home location, other start locations for walking trips, and point of interest on their trips. Distance between home location and other start locations as well as point of interest were computed using a Geographic Information

SUBMITTER: Christiansen LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10476396 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature