Preference of urban forest/park settings for experiencing privacy.
| Preference for setting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Park settings | Mean* | Standard deviation |
| Forested trails along running water | 8.10 | 2.27 |
| Open trails near ponds | 7.07 | 2.36 |
| Trails densely forested on both sides | 6.96 | 2.71 |
| Nature trails with signs | 6.89 | 2.43 |
| Unpaved trails where only hiking is allowed | 6.53 | 2.92 |
| All-purpose, paved trails used by foot and bike traffic | 6.29 | 2.85 |
| Waterfront areas with beach | 6.25 | 3.04 |
| Trails with park open space on one side | 5.83 | 2.43 |
| Picnic areas with just tables in the forest | 5.47 | 2.65 |
| Forested areas with no obvious trails | 5.45 | 3.03 |
| Picnic areas with shelters in open fields | 5.36 | 2.73 |
| Open park fields | 5.16 | 2.57 |
| All-purpose trails along roads | 4.97 | 2.86 |
↵* Means based on a 10-point rating scale, where 1 = do not prefer this setting for privacy and 10 = prefer this setting for privacy.