Table 4.
Significant others’ health behaviors and attitudes and young adults’ physical activity (cut-point ≥ 3.5 hrs./week)* at Time 3
| Male Young Adult | Female Young Adult | |
|---|---|---|
| |
Prevalence of physical activity ≥ 3.5 hrs./wk. |
Prevalence of physical activity ≥ 3.5 hrs./wk. |
|
Significant Others’ Health Behaviors & Attitudes |
(n = 518) |
(n = 693) |
| Cares About Healthy Eating: |
|
|
| Not at all/Little |
57.6% |
42.8% |
| Somewhat/Very Much |
54.4% |
49.8% |
| PD** (95% CI) |
−3.2% (−16.9%, 10.4%) |
7.0% (−2.1%, 16.2%) |
| Thinks it is Important to be Physically Active: |
|
|
| Strongly disagree/disagree |
43.1% |
29.6% |
| Agree/strongly agree |
59.1% |
51.2% |
| PD** (95% CI) |
16.0% (2.7%, 29.3%) |
21.7% (11.6%, 31.7%) |
| Plays Sports or Does Something Active: |
|
|
| Strongly disagree/disagree |
48.3% |
37.9% |
| Agree/strongly agree |
61.8% |
52.3% |
| PD** (95% CI) |
13.5% (2.8%, 24.2%) |
14.4% (4.8%, 24.0%) |
| We do Active Things Together: |
|
|
| Strongly disagree/disagree |
43.5% |
36.4% |
| Agree/strongly agree |
59.0% |
50.7% |
| PD** (95% CI) | 15.5% (3.1%, 28.0%) | 14.3% (4.5%, 24.1%) |
* All regression models adjusted for race, educational attainment, age and physical activity at time 2.
**PD: Prevalence Difference, the difference between the predicted prevalences and their 95% confidence intervals.