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

Table 2.

Weighted prevalence of potential factors related to conducting physical activity.

Factors Categories Frequency Weighted percentage 95% CI* for weighted percentage
Individual level Sex (n = 4796) Male 2151 77.34 74.95 79.73
Female 2645 72.53 70.22 74.83
Age (n = 4782) Age 18 to 34 years 858 77.01 73.24 80.78
Age 35 to 54 years 1839 76.83 74.33 79.33
Age 55 or older years 2085 70.9 68.53 73.27
Race (n = 4752) White/non-Hispanic 3657 78.67 76.95 80.39
Black/non-Hispanic 101 71.59 62.53 80.66
Hispanic 455 65.45 60.32 70.59
Other 539 70.4 65.26 75.54
Marital status (n = 4784) Single 1932 71.8 68.93 74.68
Married or a member of an unmarried couple 2852 76.77 74.74 78.8
Annual household income (n = 4279) Income less than 35,000 751 61.13 56.63 65.62
Income between 35,000 and 50,000 1162 72.87 69.49 76.25
Income more than 50,000 2366 82.91 80.8 85.01
Education level (n = 4787) Didnot graduate or graduated from high school 1562 66.21 63.17 69.25
Attended college or technical school 1596 77.37 74.63 80.11
Graduated from college or technical school 1629 84.46 82.07 86.85
Employment status (n = 4784) Out of work 1898 69.64 66.95 72.33
Employed or self-employed 2886 78.12 76 80.23
General overall health (n = 4788) Fair or poor 580 54.31 49.74 58.88
Excellent/very good/good 4208 79.11 77.35 80.87
Life satisfaction (n = 4663) Satisfied 4465 76.13 74.41 77.86
Dissatisfied 198 53.23 45.53 60.93
Diabetes status (n = 4792) No prediabetes or boarder line diabetes 4417 75.88 74.14 77.62
Yes 375 63.79 58.35 69.22
Body mass index (n = 4663) Neither overweight nor obese 1800 78.58 75.94 81.23
Overweight 1822 77.05 74.39 79.71
Obese 1041 67.81 64.17 71.44
Asthma status (n = 5112) Current 372 69.21 63.21 75.21
Former 206 78 69.62 86.38
Never 4159 75.24 73.46 77.03

Community level Violent crime rate (n = 4796) Low crime 1638 77.07 74.39 79.75
Middle crime 1960 79.77 77.78 81.76
High crime 1198 72.48 69.89 75.07
Property crime rate (n = 4796) Low crime 725 79.15 75.76 82.54
Middle crime 2843 76.88 74.7 79.07
High crime 1228 72.81 70.14 75.47
Air quality (n = 4796) Good 758 74.36 70.81 77.91
Fair 154 65.95 58.32 73.59
Poor 3884 75.13 73.34 76.91
Commute time (n = 4556) Less commute time 1605 77.34 74.78 79.89
Middle commute time 1409 73.86 70.93 76.8
More commute time 1542 74.68 71.98 77.39
Population Density (per Sq mile) (n = 4796) Low density 1572 77.18 74.73 79.63
Middle density 1657 79.28 76.50 82.06
High density 1567 71.91 69.36 74.45
Urbanized (n = 4796) Rural 2779 79.09 77.06 81.11
Suburban 735 73.84 70.09 77.58
Urban 1282 72.18 69.27 75.08
Land mix level (n = 4796) Low land mix level 1542 74.39 71.61 77.17
Middle land mix level 1681 76.37 73.63 79.11
High land mix level 1573 74.22 71.23 77.21

Of the 7,373 eligible study participants, 6,311 answered the questions regarding demographics and physical activity and included in the analysis.

*CI = confidence interval.