Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables
Variables | Observations | Mean(SD)/%* |
|---|---|---|
Dependent | ||
Time spent undertaking moderate to vigorous physical activity per day (mins) | 2289 | 28.2(25.4) |
Time spent undertaking sedentary activity per day (mins) | 2289 | 472.1(126.4) |
Explanatory variables | ||
Age | 2289 | 51.7(18) |
Income (%) | ||
>44200 | 451 | 19.7 |
<17789 | 680 | 29.7 |
>/=17789 and <27317 | 389 | 17 |
>/=27317 and <44200 | 403 | 18 |
missing | 366 | 16 |
Sex | ||
Males | 1,030 | 45 |
Females | 1,259 | 55 |
Educational qualification | ||
No qualification | 601 | 26.3 |
Degree equivalent | 472 | 20.6 |
Higher education below degree | 271 | 11.8 |
‘A’/ ‘0’ level/NVQ | 714 | 31.2 |
Other qualification | 231 | 10.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
White British | 244 | 10.7 |
Other | 2,045 | 89.3 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 533 | 23.3 |
Married and living with partner | 1255 | 54.8 |
Other | 501 | 21.9 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed | 195 | 8.5 |
Employed | 1244 | 54.4 |
Retired | 693 | 30.3 |
Looking after family | 157 | 6.9 |
Health status | ||
Limiting illness | 603 | 26.3 |
Non-limiting illness | 506 | 22.1 |
No illness | 1,180 | 51.6 |
Smoking status | ||
Non-smoker | 1,075 | 47 |
Former smoker | 743 | 32.5 |
Smokers | 465 | 20.3 |
Missing | 6 | 0.3 |
Drinking status | ||
Almost every day | 324 | 14.2 |
Five or six days a week | 129 | 5.6 |
Three or four days a week | 363 | 15.9 |
Once or twice a week | 603 | 26.3 |
Once or twice a month | 291 | 12.7 |
Once every couple of months | 147 | 6.4 |
Once or twice a year | 184 | 8 |
Not at all in the last 12 months/non-drinkers | 243 | 10.6 |
Missing | 5 | 0.2 |
Number of children in household | ||
No child | 1932 | 84.4 |
One children | 190 | 8.3 |
Two or more children | 167 | 7.3 |
Number of adults in household | ||
One adult | 515 | 22.5 |
Two adults | 1427 | 62.3 |
Three or more adults | 347 | 15.2 |
Seasons | ||
Winter | 589 | 25.7 |
Autumn | 708 | 30.9 |
Summer | 442 | 19.3 |
Spring | 550 | 24 |
Region of residence | ||
North east | 162 | 7.1 |
North west | 339 | 14.8 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 248 | 10.8 |
East midlands | 271 | 11.8 |
West midlands | 232 | 10.1 |
East of England | 271 | 11.8 |
London | 190 | 8.3 |
South east coast | 176 | 7.7 |
South central | 133 | 5.8 |
South west | 267 | 11.7 |
Urbanisation | ||
Urban | 1841 | 80.4 |
Town & fringe | 203 | 8.9 |
Village, hamlet and isolated dwellings | 245 | 10.7 |
Access to vehicle | ||
Yes | 362 | 15.81 |
No | 1,927 | 84.19 |