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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2009 Feb 18;68(7):1305–1314. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.035

Table 4. Contribution of key community components in explaining physical activity decline among adult Chinese men and women.

Occupational Physical Activity (1991- 2006) Change (1991-2006) Coef. Change * Coef. % contribution of explained change % contribution of total change in PA
Mean Bootstrapped 95% CI
Men Housing Infrastructure 3.79 -9.15 -34.66 33.27% 26.79% (22.18, 85.40)
Educational Institution 2.36 -12.97 -30.61 29.39% 23.66% (20.97, 26.35)
Economy 3.36 -7.08 -23.78 22.82% 18.38% (14.67, 22.09)
Sanitation Infrastructure 1.80 -9.13 -16.44 15.78% 12.71% (11.24, 14.18)
Other components 1.32 -1.26% -1.02%
Total -104.17 100.00% 80.52% (75.63, 85.40)

Women Housing Infrastructure 3.65 -10.54 -38.49 32.72% 21.05% (17.60, 24.50)
Educational Institution 2.19 -17.00 -37.17 31.60% 20.37% (18.37, 22.37)
Economy 3.34 -9.22 -30.79 26.18% 16.85% (14.23, 19.48)
Sanitation Infrastructure 1.67 -9.82 -16.37 13.91% 8.97% (7.89, 10.05)
Other components 5.19 -4.41% -2.84%
Total -117.66 100.00% 64.39% (60.66, 68.12)
Total Physical Activity (1997-2006) Change (1997-2006) Coef. Change * Coef. % contribution of explained change % contribution of total change in PA
Mean Bootstrapped 95% CI

Men Housing Infrastructure 1.89 -10.18 -19.24 34.71% 19.85% (15.55, 24.16)
Educational Institution 1.38 -12.91 -17.81 32.14% 18.38% (15.61, 21.15)
Economy 1.82 -6.39 -11.63 20.98% 12.00% (9.18, 14.82)
Sanitation Infrastructure 0.90 -8.43 -7.59 13.69% 7.83% (6.56, 0.10)
Other components 0.85 -1.53% -0.87%
Total -55.41 100.00% 57.19% (51.78, 62.60)

Women Housing Infrastructure 1.79 -12.49 -22.36 38.91% 15.64% (12.55, 18.72)
Educational Institution 1.21 -16.22 -19.63 34.25% 13.73% (11.86, 15.59)
Economy 1.80 -8.84 -15.91 27.69% 11.12% (9.24, 13.00)
Sanitation Infrastructure 0.86 -6.12 -5.26 9.14% 3.68% (2.77, 4.59)
Other components 5.74 -9.98% -4.01%
Total -57.45 100.00% 40.16% (36.21, 44.12)

Bootstrapped confidence interval derived from 1000 replications.