Perceptions of barriers and levers of health-enhancing physical activity policies in mid-size French municipalities

Table 1 Characteristics of the municipalities included

Municipality	Inhabitants (n)^a	Median income (€)^b	People affected by a chronic illness (n)^c	Additional chronic illness (n)^d	Number of written HEPA policies by sector (n)
A	74.875	22.392	12,441	2039	Sport (n = 2), Health (n = 1), Social (n = 1)
B	74.285	18.962	14,369	2237	Sport (n = 1), Health (n = 1), Environment (n = 1)
C	64.903	18.656	11,305	1837	Sport (n = 1), Health (n = 1)
D	50.937	20.704	7607	1230	None
E	49.322	22.046	8012	1305	Sport (n = 1)
F	41.571	20.010	7250	1102	None
G	35.296	23.152	6913	1088	None
H	28.919	22.858	4592	756	Sport (n = 2)
I	25.047	20.940	4656	780	Sport (n = 1), Health (n = 1)
J	23.347	21.778	3342	574	None
H	22.360	22.666	4047	674	None

HEPA Health-Enhancing Physical Activity
^aData from the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies - INSEE (2018) ; ^bData from INSEE (2018); ^cNumber of people affected by a chronic illness covered by governmental insurance for their healthcare expenditure. Data from the Regional Observatory of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (2018); ^dAverage number of additional people each year affected by a chronic illness covered by governmental insurance for their healthcare expenditure (from 2007 to 2014). Data from the Regional Observatory of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (2018)

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