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. 2013 Jul 29;6:300. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-300

Table 2.

A comparison of active and inactive participants

Demographics Inactive (N=64) Active (N=304)
Mother’s age in years
18-29
9 (14.3%)
37 (12.4%)
30-39
44 (69.8%)
228 (76.5%)
40+
10 (15.9%)
33 (11.1%)
Country of origin
Australia
46 (71.9%)
209 (69%)
Other
18 (28.1%)
94 (31%)
Marital status
Married / Defacto
56 (88.9%)
264 (87.4%)
Other
7 (11.1%)
38 (12.6%)
Parity
1 child
16 (26.2%)
82 (27.3%)
2+
45 (73.8%)
218 (72.7%)
Socio-economic quintile
I
36 (57.1%)
166 (56.1%)
II
12 (19%)
51 (17.2%)
III
4 (6.3%)
23 (7.8%)
IV
8 (12.7%)
42 (14.2%)
V
3 (4.8%)
14 (4.7%)
Education
Never attend, year 7–12 or other
16 (25%)
65 (21.5%)
TAFE/Diploma
11 (17.2%)
81 (26.8%)
University degree
37 (57.8%)
156 (51.7%)
Income
<$18,200 to $51,999
7 (11.1%)
31 (10.6%)
$52,000 to $62,339
6 (9.5%)
12 (4.1%)
$62,400 to $72,799
6 (9.5%)
35 (11.9%)
$72,800 to $88,399
6 (9.5%)
34 (11.6%)
$88,400 to $103,999
13 (20.6%)
52 (17.7%)
$104,000 to $129,999
13 (20.6%)
51 (17.4%)
>$130,000
12 (19%)
78 (26.6%)
BMI
Underweight (<18.5)
1 (1.6%)
10 (3.6%)
Healthy Weight (18.5-24.9)
34 (55.7%)
142 (50.9%)
Pre-obese (25–29.9)
9 (14.8%)
68 (24.4%)
Obese I (30–34.9)
6 (9.8%)
28 (10%)
Obese II (35–39.9) or Obese III (>40)
3 (4.9%)
6 (2.2%)
Employment
Part-time or full-time
23 (35.9%)
83 (27.5%)
Casual, student or not working
41 (64.1%)
219 (72.5%)
Pregnancy status
Pregnant
9 (14.1%)
25 (8.3%)
Not pregnant
55 (85.9%)
278 (91.7%)
Breastfeeding status
Breastfeeding
9 (14.1%)
67 (22.1%)
Not breastfeeding
55 (85.9%)
236 (77.9%)
Exercise stage of change
Stage 1 (Pre-contemplation)
8 (12.5%)
5 (1.7%)
Stage 2 (Contemplation)
21 (32.8%)
33 (10.9%)
Stage 3 (Preparation)
14 (21.9%)
54 (17.9%)
Stage 4 (Action)
6 (9.4%)
57 (18.9%)
Stage 5 (Maintenance)
5 (7.8%)
115 (38.1%)
Stage 6 (Relapse) 10 (15.6%) 38 (12.6%)

Note: Socio-economic quintiles are based on the index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008 [38]. Group V depicts the lowest socio-economic status and group I represents the highest [39].