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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Act Health. 2012 Jan;9(1):53–61. doi: 10.1123/jpah.9.1.53

Table 1.

Comparison of Sample Characteristics for Respondents and Nonrespondents

Respondents Nonrespondents Group difference (P-value)
N 63 15
Age
 Mean (SD) 60.5 (7.1) 55.3 (5.2) .010
Gender
 Female 55 (87.3%) 14 (93.3%) .511
 Male 8 (12.7%) 1 (6.7%)
Marital status
 Not currently married 27 (42.9%) 7 (46.7%) .789
 Currently married 36 (57.1%) 8 (53.3%)
Race/ethnicity
 Caucasian (nonminority) 52 (82.5%) 10 (66.7%) .171
 Minority 11 (17.5%) 5 (33.3%)
Education
 Fewer than 4 years of college 14 (22.2%) 11 (73.3%) <.001
4  years of college or more 49 (77.8%) 4 (26.7%)
Employment
 Not currently working 24 (38.1%) 2 (13.3%) .067
 Currently working 39 (61.9%) 13 (86.7%)
Baseline physical activity
 Mean (SD) 134.3 (71.4) 168.5 (114.8) .285