Table 1.
Individual and household characteristics of the sample according to time spent walking and cycling to work
| Percentage (number) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time spent walking* (n = 1128) |
Time spent cycling* (n = 1133) |
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| All participants (n = 1143) % (number) |
None (n = 801) |
Some (n = 327) |
None (n = 538) |
1-149 mins (n = 276) |
> 150 mins (n = 319) |
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| Individual characteristics | ||||||
| Gender (n = 1143) | ||||||
| Male | 31.5 (360) | 78.7 (286) | 21.3 (77) | 35.1(125) | 29.2 (104) | 35.7 (127) |
| Female | 68.5 (783) | 66.6 (536) | 33.3 (250) | 53.1 (413) | 22.2 (172) | 24.7 (192) |
| Age (n = 1143) | ||||||
| < 30 | 16.4 (188) | 65.6 (122) | 34.4 (64) | 42.0 (78) | 27.4 (51) | 30.6 (57) |
| 30-40 | 28.6 (327) | 71.8 (231) | 28.2 (91) | 45.2 (147) | 25.3 (82) | 29.5 (96) |
| 40-50 | 25.9 (297) | 74.0 (216) | 26.0 (76) | 47.8 (141) | 23.4 (69) | 28.8 (85) |
| 50-60 | 21.3 (244) | 72.3 (176) | 27.7 (67) | 51.0 (124) | 22.4 (54) | 26.6 (64) |
| Over 60 years | 7.6 (87) | 65.8 (56) | 34.1 (29) | 56.5 (48) | 23.5 (20) | 20.0 (17) |
| Highest educational qualification (n = 1136) | ||||||
| Less than degree | 28.1 (319) | 69.5 (219) | 30.5 (96) | 61.8 (196) | 18.4 (58) | 19.8 (63) |
| Degree or higher | 71.9 (817) | 71.8 (579) | 28.2 (227) | 41.7 (338) | 26.7 (216) | 31.6 (255) |
| Weight status (n = 1125) | ||||||
| Normal or underweight | 62.8 (707) | 71.8 (503) | 28.2 (197) | 41.3 (289) | 26.7 (186) | 32.0 (223) |
| Overweight | 27.6 (310) | 68.3 (209) | 31.7 (97) | 52.3 (162) | 23.5 (73) | 24.2 (75) |
| Obese | 9.6 (108) | 72.1 (75) | 27.9 (29) | 72.0 (77) | 12.2 (13) | 15.8 (17) |
| Difficulty walking (n = 1141) | ||||||
| No | 98.6 (1123) | 70.9 (786) | 29.1 (322) | 47.2 (546) | 24.3 (271) | 28.5 (317) |
| Yes | 1.5 (18) | 76.5 (14) | 23.5 (4) | 62.5 (11) | 31.2 (5) | 6.3 (1) |
| Long term illness (n = 1159) | ||||||
| No | 89.9 (1024) | 71.9 (727) | 28.1 (284) | 45.7 (465) | 24.7 (251) | 29.6 (301) |
| Yes | 10.1 (115) | 62.5 (71) | 37.5 (42) | 70.0 (72) | 22.5 (25) | 13.5 (15) |
| Driving licence (n = 1142) | ||||||
| No Yes |
9.6 (110) 90.4 (1032) |
46.4 (51) 73.6 (749) |
53.6 (59) 26. 4(268) |
55.5 (61) 46.6 (477) |
21.8 (24) 24.7 (252) |
22.7 (25) 28.7 (293) |
| Household characteristics | ||||||
| Number of children in the | ||||||
| household (n = 1142) | ||||||
| None | 80.0 (913) | 69.4 (627) | 30.6 (276) | 48.8 (442) | 23.0 (208) | 28.2 (255) |
| One or more | 20.0 (229) | 77.2 (173) | 22.8 (51) | 41.9 (95) | 29.9 (68) | 28.2 (64) |
| Home ownership (n = 1139) | ||||||
| Does not own home | 27.2 (310) | 65.8 (202) | 34.2 (105) | 40.9 (126) | 27.9 (86) | 31.2 (96) |
| Home owner | 72.8 (829) | 72.9 (596) | 27.1 (221) | 49.8 (409) | 23.1 (189) | 27.1 (223) |
| Number of cars in household (n = 1143) | ||||||
| None | 14.7 (169) | 58.3 (98) | 41.7 (70) | 36.4 (60) | 29.7 (49) | 33.9 (56) |
| One car or more cars | 85.3 (974) | 73.2 (364) | 26.8 (142) | 49.3 (477) | 23.5 (227) | 27.2 (263) |
| Distance to work from home (n = 1142) | ||||||
| 0-3.0 km | 12.4 (142) | 52.5 (74) | 47.5 (67) | 35.2 (50) | 50.7 (72) | 14.1 (20) |
| 3.1-5.0 km | 26.5 (302) | 79.2 (236) | 20.8 (62) | 17.5 (52) | 40.3(120) | 42.2 (126) |
| 5.1-10.0 km | 19.0 (216) | 78.0 (167) | 22.0 (47) | 32.1 (68) | 12.8 (27) | 55.1 (117) |
| Over 10 km | 42.1 (482) | 69.8 (324) | 30.2 (150) | 74.0 (368) | 11.9 (56) | 14.1 (56) |
| Home location (n = 1142) | ||||||
| Urban | 65.8 (752) | 68.2 (514) | 30.8 (229) | 37.7 (281) | 29.9 (222) | 32.4(242) |
| Non-Urban | 34.2 (390) | 74.4 (286) | 25.6 (98) | 66.3 (257) | 14.0(54) | 19.7 (76) |
*Row percentages and number of participants within each category are given