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Table 1 Comparison of final TCWS sample characteristics and 2000 U.S. Census Data

From: The effects of neighborhood density and street connectivity on walking behavior: the Twin Cities walking study

	*All Subjects*
	Sample	Census	Ratio
% Female	64.81	50.94	1.27
% aged 25–34	19.63	23.67	0.83
% aged 35–44	27.31	26.40	1.03
% aged 45–54	24.47	21.19	1.15
% aged 55–64	16.22	12.41	1.31
% aged 65–74	8.82	8.69	1.01
% aged 75+	3.56	7.63	0.47
% Caucasian	81.21	76.26	1.06
% College*	28.90	30.59	0.94
% Married*	58.87	51.84	1.14
HH Income, $1 k*	47.41	50.01	0.95
% Own Home*	75.28	66.30	1.14
Mean Ratio			1.03
Max Ratio			1.31
Min Ratio			0.47

* Comparisons with block-group level data

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