Table 3 Descriptive statistics for the PAD-US-AR and other nature exposure metrics.

From: The PAD-US-AR dataset: Measuring accessible and recreational parks in the contiguous United States

 

Counties

Tracts

N

Med

IQR

Range

N

Med

IQR

Range

 

Nationwide

Public park cover

3108

0.04

0.12

0.97 (0–0.97)

70580

0.03

0.07

1 (0–1)

Tree canopy cover

3108

0.27

0.47

0.87 (0–0.87)

70580

0.13

0.30

0.93 (0–0.93)

NDVI annual average

3108

0.53

0.22

0.66 (0.12–0.78)

70527

0.46

0.21

0.82 (0.02–0.83)

NDVI summertime max

3108

0.82

0.19

0.79 (0.13–0.93)

70446

0.65

0.31

1.04 (−0.11–0.93)

 

Northeast

Public park cover

217

0.11

0.12

0.79 (0.01–0.79)

13022

0.05

0.08

0.88 (0–0.88)

Tree canopy cover

217

0.53

0.24

0.75 (0.03–0.77)

13022

0.24

0.37

0.83 (0–0.83)

NDVI annual average

217

0.58

0.05

0.43 (0.22–0.65)

12970

0.49

0.23

0.69 (0.02–0.71)

NDVI summertime max

217

0.86

0.07

0.57 (0.35–0.93)

12893

0.71

0.29

1.04 (−0.11–0.93)

 

Midwest

Public park cover

1055

0.02

0.05

0.7 (0–0.7)

16762

0.04

0.07

0.88 (0–0.88)

Tree canopy cover

1055

0.08

0.21

0.75 (0–0.75)

16762

0.10

0.16

0.78 (0–0.78)

NDVI annual average

1055

0.45

0.11

0.41 (0.25–0.66)

16762

0.44

0.11

0.65 (0.02–0.67)

NDVI summertime max

1055

0.84

0.10

0.72 (0.2–0.91)

16762

0.71

0.21

0.88 (0.04–0.92)

 

South

Public park cover

1422

0.03

0.09

0.7 (0–0.7)

25601

0.02

0.06

0.91 (0–0.91)

Tree canopy cover

1422

0.47

0.37

0.87 (0–0.87)

25601

0.26

0.36

0.93 (0–0.93)

NDVI annual average

1422

0.63

0.11

0.57 (0.17–0.74)

25600

0.55

0.17

0.69 (0.08–0.77)

NDVI summertime max

1422

0.83

0.11

0.7 (0.21–0.91)

25596

0.70

0.24

0.84 (0.09–0.93)

 

West

Public park cover

414

0.40

0.47

0.97 (0–0.97)

15195

0.04

0.10

1 (0–1)

Tree canopy cover

414

0.09

0.21

0.66 (0–0.66)

15195

0.02

0.06

0.74 (0–0.74)

NDVI annual average

414

0.31

0.15

0.66 (0.12–0.78)

15195

0.31

0.17

0.78 (0.05–0.83)

NDVI summertime max

414

0.46

0.24

0.74 (0.13–0.88)

15195

0.36

0.22

0.85 (0.05–0.91)

  1. Note: Med. = median, IQR = interquartile range; differences in tract-level sample sizes across exposure metrics resulted from Google Earth Engine not providing complete data from MODIS imagery across study years and regions.