Table 2. Measurement of variables

Variable Measurement Source
Dependent variables
Physical health 1-5 Likert scale, 5=strongly healthy: Overall health conditions Online Survey (2021)
Mental health Reverse coding by summing perceived stress scale (PSS-10)
Mediation variables
Social capital
Network 1 1-4 Likert scale: I know many of my neighbors Online Survey (2021)
Network 2 1-4 Likert scale: My neighbors are friendly with each other
Trust 1-4 Likert scale: I trust my neighbors
Sense of community 1 1-4 Likert scale: I am proud to live in my neighborhood
Sense of community 2 1-4 Likert scale: I feel I belong to a community
Independent variables
Residential self-selection
Walking behavior 1-4 Likert scale, 4=strongly agree: Engage in utilitarian walking around residential neighborhoods regardless of the walking environment Online Survey (2021)
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Gender 1=male; 0=female Online Survey (2021)
Age years
Monthly household income 1=under 100 million won-11=over 1,000 million won
Marital status 1=married; 0=unmarried
Occupation 1=employed; 0=unemployment
Education 1-4 Likert scale, 4=master’s degree or higher
Health behavior
Sleep quality 1-5 Likert scale, 5=sleeping very well Online Survey (2021)
Drink 1-5 Likert scale, 5=more than 4 times a week
Smoke 1=yes; 0=no
Walkable Environments
Intersection density Number of intersections / total street length in 0.8km buffer (km) KT DB (2018)
Crosswalk density Number of crosswalk / total street length in 0.8km buffer (km) Data Seoul (2018)
ln(bus stop density) Number of bus stop / total street length in 0.8km buffer (km) KT DB (2018)
Subway station density Number of subway station / total street length in 0.8km buffer (km)
Land use mix = 1 n i = 1 k p i p i ln p i ln ( k ) (k: total number of land use type, p: percentage of each land use type i in the area) Land use mix entropy index (0-1) Data Seoul (2018)
Green Environments
ln(Street Greenery) Average of (vegetation pixels / total pixels x 100) within a 0.8 km buffer GSV (2018)
NDVI Average of [(Band5-Band4)/(Band5 + Band4)] in the 0.8km buffer USGS (2021)
ln(Distance to life zone park) Shortest distance to nearest life zone park(m) Public Data & Data Seoul (2021)
ln(Distance to theme park) Shortest distance to nearest theme park(m)
ln(Distance to nature park) Shortest distance to nearest nature park(m)