Table 1. Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics of Office-Based Workers Who Participated in Online Survey (N = 111), Perth, Western Australia, 2012a .
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 24 (21.6) |
| Female | 87 (78.4) |
| Age | |
| 18–31 y | 59 (53.2) |
| 32–45 y | 52 (46.8) |
| Country of birth | |
| Australia | 75 (67.6) |
| Other | 36 (32.4) |
| Perth metropolitan postcode | |
| North coastal | 37 (33.3) |
| North inland/hills | 24 (21.6) |
| South inland | 23 (20.7) |
| South coastal | 27 (24.3) |
| Education level | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 88 (79.3) |
| Trade, diploma, TAFE | 13 (11.7) |
| Year 12 or equivalent | 8 (7.2) |
| Year 10 or equivalent | 2 (1.8) |
| Employment status | |
| Full time | 89 (80.2) |
| Part time | 12 (10.8) |
| Casual, contract, or temporary | 10 (9.0) |
| Sitting time, mean (SD), hours/day | 7.2 (1.8) |
| Walking time, mean (SD), minutes/day | 36.8 (25.6) |
| Total physical activity time, mean (SD), minutes/day | 58.1 (33.7) |
| Fruits, mean (SD), servings/day | 2.6 (1.2) |
| Vegetables, mean (SD), servings/day | 3.7 (1.3) |
Abbreviations: TAFE, technical and further education; SD, standard deviation.
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Values are numbers (percentages) unless otherwise indicated.