Table 2

Characteristics of children responding to the questionnaire

Intervention, n (%) Total = 714Control, n (%) Total = 672
Attending local authority school407 (57)417 (62)
Attending school in Islington446 (63)462 (69)
Living <0.5 mile from school368 (52)386 (57)
Year 2 in school356 (50)353 (52)
Female sex of child399 (56)326 (49)
Race/ethnicity of child non-white266 (37)253 (38)
Mother in part or full time work357 (45)330 (43)
Mother is respondent554 (78)549 (82)
Own home234 (33)174 (26)
Own at least one car421 (59)403 (60)
Child in after school play scheme101 (14)131 (20)
Walked to school499 (70)477 (71)
Took private car to school172 (24)151 (22)
Parent very or quite worried about traffic danger607 (85)583 (87)
Parent very or quite worried about abduction danger560 (78)580 (86)
Parent very or quite worried about bullying danger423 (59)444 (66)
Parent very or quite worried about danger of child becoming lost383 (54)410 (61)