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Table 4 Spearman rank correlations between questions groups related to structures aiming to facilitate physical activity and healthy eating habits and selected socio-economic and demographic characteristics of 23 municipalities and 17 town districts in Stockholm County.

From: Municipal policies and plans of action aiming to promote physical activity and healthy eating habits among schoolchildren in Stockholm, Sweden: a cross-sectional study

Questions groups related to structures aiming to facilitate physical activity and healthy eating habits

Total population size

Annual population growth

Adults with >12 years of education

Municipalities and town districts

   

Political environment

0.25 (0.111)

-0.18 (0.275)

0.20 (0.219)

Physical environment

0.26 (0.106)

-0.16 (0.321)

0.36 (0.022)

Economic environment

-0.03 (0.854)

-0.01 (0.927)

-0.09 (0.580)

Socio-cultural environment

0.27 (0.097)

0.007 (0.965)

-0.12 (0.474)

Total score

0.36 (0.022)

-0.09 (0.580)

0.05 (0.753)

Municipalities only

   

Political environment

0.18 (0.408)

-0.28 (0.201)

-0.18 (0.407)

Physical environment

0.15 (0.486)

-0.39 (0.068)

0.20 (0.350)

Economic environment

0.09 (0.665)

0.34 (0.110)

-0.08 (0.718)

Socio-cultural environment

0.22 (0.308)

-0.27 (0.211)

-0.33 (0.120)

Total score

0.25 (0.255)

-0.41 (0.054)

-0.13 (0.543)

Town districts only

   

Political environment

0.44 (0.076)

-0.09 (0.736)

0.00

Physical environment

0.46 (0.062)

0.12 (0.637)

0.74 (0.006)

Economic environment

-0.21 (0.417)

-0.32 (0.206)

-0.24 (0.359)

Socio-cultural environment

0.35 (0.170)

0.20 (0.430)

0.30 (0.237)

Total score

0.53 (0.030)

0.23 (0.381)

0.56 (0.018)

  1. p < 0.05 significant
  2. p < 0.10 tendency