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. 2012 May 13;2012:548910. doi: 10.1155/2012/548910

Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants (n = 6311).

Factors Categories Study sample frequency Study sample percentage
Sex Male 2761 43.8
Female 3550 56.3

Age Age 18 to 34 years 1066 16.9
Age 35 to 54 years 2344 37.3
Age 55 or older years 2881 45.8

Didnot graduate or graduated from high school 2320 36.8
Education level Attended college or technical school 2075 33.0
Graduated from college or technical school 1903 30.2

Marital status Single 2702 42.9
Married or a member of an unmarried couple 3595 57.1

Race White/non-Hispanic 4689 74.9
Black/non-Hispanic 145 2.3
Hispanic 677 10.8
Other 749 12.0

Income less than $25,000 1226 22.0
Annual household income Income between $25,000 and $50,000 1572 28.2
Income more than $50,000 2785 49.9

Employment status Out of work 2685 42.7
Employed or self-employed 3611 57.4

Engaged in leisure time physical activity within the past 30 days Yes 4758 75.4%
No 1553 24.4%