Table 1.
Physical activity by demographics of the study population, Canada, 2002
| Variables | Mean (SD) | N | Means of physical activity level (SD) (MET-hours*) | Sufficient PA** N (%) |
| Ages (yrs) | 43.47 (15.71) | |||
| 15–19 | 267 | 76.40 (57.95) | 240 (89.3) | |
| 20–29 | 877 | 75.70 (69.75) | 751 (85.6) | |
| 30–39 | 1090 | 66.63 (65.96) | 879 (80.6) | |
| 40–49 | 1135 | 63.71 (63.57 | 925 (81.5) | |
| 50–59 | 878 | 59.97 (63.99) | 666 (75.9) | |
| 60–69 | 590 | 51.73 (59.48) | 410 (69.5) | |
| 70–79 | 330 | 36.35 (47.50) | 191 (57.9) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 2313 | 77.14 (72.39) | 1916 (82.8) | |
| Female | 2854 | 52.02 (54.57) | 2146 (75.2) | |
| Education level | ||||
| Elementary | 258 | 55.22 (65.44) | 160 (62.0) | |
| Secondary | 2072 | 70.71 (71.39) | 1608 (77.6) | |
| Tech school or college | 1145 | 65.16 (63.77) | 921 (80.4) | |
| University or higher | 1621 | 54.04 (52.99) | 1322 (81.6) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Living with a partner | 3033 | 62.52 (64.72) | 2365 (78.0) | |
| Separated or divorced | 532 | 67.71 (69.06) | 413 (77.6) | |
| Widowed | 281 | 39.44 (50.19) | 168 (59.8) | |
| Single not married | 1298 | 68.73 (63.46) | 1096 (84.4) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Work full-time | 2503 | 70.04 (68.00) | 2082 (83.2) | |
| Work part-time | 630 | 69.85 (65.27) | 525 (83.3) | |
| In school not working | 348 | 57.70 (51.85) | 290 (83.3) | |
| Homemaker (no pay) | 317 | 45.10 (47.48) | 232 (73.2) | |
| Laid off or unemployed | 217 | 65.74 (66.30) | 161 (74.2) | |
| Disabled | 160 | 23.98 (37.90) | 77 (48.1) | |
| Retired | 676 | 43.44 (48.85) | 443 (65.5) | |
| Self-employed | 276 | 85.18 (78.85) | 221 (80.1) | |
| Number of children aged 1–14 yrs | ||||
| 0 | 3418 | 60.77 (63.15) | 2638 (77.2) | |
| 1 | 595 | 67.49 (66.60) | 474 (79.7) | |
| 2 | 581 | 62.97 (63.50) | 459 (79.0) | |
| ≥ 3 | 218 | 66.77 (68.80) | 173 (79.4) | |
| Household income (Canadian $) | ||||
| <20,000 | 649 | 52.30 (60.30) | 440 (67.8) | |
| 20,000 – <50,000 | 1684 | 68.55 (68.19) | 1326 (78.7) | |
| 50,000 – <80,000 | 1084 | 65.97 (63.73) | 903 (83.3) | |
| ≥ 80,000 | 962 | 61.12 (59.11) | 805 (83.7) | |
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Excellent | 1424 | 72.37 (67.78) | 1200 (84.3) | |
| Good | 2775 | 63.31 (63.56) | 2214 (79.8) | |
| Fair | 742 | 52.69 (59.37) | 528 (71.2) | |
| Poor | 204 | 39.01 (57.37) | 103 (50.5) | |
| Intention | 5.94 (0.92) | |||
| Self-efficacy (mean score) | 5.67 (1.26) | |||
| Perceived barriers to PA (mean score) | 3.85 (1.41) | |||
| Perceived health benefit (mean score) | 5.83 (0.68) | |||
| Social support (mean score) | 4.11 (1.08) | |||
| Facility availability (mean score) | 2.25 (0.45) |
*The calculation of MET-hours shown in the methods section.
**Sufficient PA was defined in the methods section.