Table 1.

Descriptive summary of participant characteristics by website engagement statisticsa

Characteristic				% of average steps >10,000/day		% of Step Log days above average		% of Step Log users in January 2008
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total		348		161	46.3	97	28	66	19
Gender (n = 306)
	Male	110	35.9	63	57	38	35	23	21
	Female	196	64.1	83	42	52	27	36	18
Age group (years) (n = 306)
	18–34	62	20	27	44	8	13	10	16
	35–44	77	25	33	43	19	25	12	16
	45–54	121	39.5	58	48	39	32	23	19
	≥55	46	15	29	63	25	54	15	33
Education (n = 310)
	≤ Year 10	29	9	12	41	6	21	4	14
	Year 12	37	12	21	57	10	27	7	19
	TAFEb certificate/diploma or equivalent	87	28	46	53	32	37	20	23
	University degree or higher degree	157	50.6	69	44	44	28	30	19
Household income (A$) (n = 303)
	Nil–52,000	93	31	48	52	26	28	16	17
	52,001–75,000	64	21	31	48	17	27	15	23
	75,001–100,000	42	14	23	55	15	36	7	17
	>100,000	62	21	30	48	21	34	13	21
	No response	42	14	12	29	11	26	9	21
Body mass index category (kg/m2) (n = 280)
	<25	110	39.2	55	50	33	30	25	23
	25–29.9	106	37.9	55	52	37	35	23	22
	≥30	64	23	29	45	16	25	11	17
Chronic condition (n = 310)
	Yes	60	19	27	45	28	47	19	32
	No	250	80.6	121	48.4	63	25	42	17

^a Data collected at baseline (June and July 2006).

^b Technical and Further Education.