Table 2.
Survey results of women’s barriers to walking daily according to age.
| Domains | Full sample (N=400), n (%) | Respondents aged 21-49 years (n=276), n (%) | Respondents aged 50+ years (n=124), n (%) | |
| Personal and work responsibilitiesa | 256 (64) | 205 (74.3) | 51 (41.1) | |
| Motivational and psychological factorsb | 190 (47.5) | 145 (52.5) | 45 (36.3) | |
| Physical and environmental factorsb | 86 (21.5) | 69 (25) | 17 (13.7) | |
| None identifieda | 89 (22.3) | 43 (15.6) | 46 (37.1) | |
| Most cited barriers | ||||
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Lack of timea | 215 (53.8) | 172 (62.3) | 43 (34.7) |
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Lack of motivation to exerciseb | 157 (39.3) | 119 (43.1) | 38 (30.7) |
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Work or scheduling barriersa | 143 (35.8) | 115 (41.7) | 28 (22.6) |
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Lack of safe spaces to walka | 64 (16) | 57 (20.7) | 7 (5.7) |
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Lack of motivation to engage in self-careb | 61 (15.3) | 49 (17.8) | 12 (9.7) |
aP<.001.
bP<.05.