Table 1. Weighted Descriptive Statistics on Physical Activity and Other Variables for Residents (N = 5,056) by Rural–Urban Status: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2006.
| Variables | Urban (n = 3,828) | All Rural (n = 1,228) | Nonmicropolitan Rural (n = 624) | Micropolitan Rural (n = 604) |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Objective physical activity measures (min/wk) | ||||
| Physical activity in ≥10 min bouts ≥2,020 CPM | 55.9 (2.8) | 42.5 (6.2)a | 52.6 (8.0) | 32.9 (4.6)a |
| Physical activity in any bout length ≥2,020 CPM | 188.3 (4.3) | 162.4 (11.5)a | 179.9 (18.9) | 145.7 (12.0)a |
| Physical activity in ≥10 min bouts ≥760 CPM | 314.4 (8.2) | 324.8 (26.7) | 365.8 (47.1) | 285.6 (25.0) |
| Physical activity in any bout length ≥760 CPM | 873.3 (13.3) | 895.4 (40.5) | 951.0 (75.8) | 842.2 (43.1) |
| Subjective physical activity measures (min/wk) | ||||
| Total physical activity | 371.2 (12.5) | 438.3 (35.3)a | 495.9 (49.6)b | 383.2 (23.3) |
| Leisure physical activity | 206.3 (6.3) | 206.9 (13.5) | 224.3 (25.7) | 190.3 (9.7) |
| Household physical activity | 124.4 (8.8) | 201.6 (26.3b | 236.5 (32.5)a | 168.2 (22.0)c |
| Transportation physical activity | 40.5 (4.6) | 29.8 (4.9) | 35.2 (9.2) | 24.7 (4.7)b |
| Demographic, socioeconomic and other variablesd | ||||
| Age, y | 43.4 (0.4) | 46.4 (0.8)a | 46.6 (0.8)a | 46.2 (1.1)b |
| Male | 49.7 (0.9) | 48.8 (1.3) | 50.8 (2.0) | 47.0 (1.3)b |
| Non-Hispanic white | 66.6 (2.5) | 84.3 (4.1)a | 86.8 (7.2)c | 81.9 (2.2)a |
| Non-Hispanic black | 13.4 (1.7) | 6.0 (2.0)b | 2.3 (1.2)a | 9.6 (3.5) |
| Hispanics | 13.8 (1.3) | 6.2 (3.2) | 8.2 (6.0)a | 4.2 (2.3)c |
| Other races | 6.1 (0.8) | 3.5 (1.0)c | 2.7 (1.1)c | 4.3 (1.3) |
| US-born | 81.1 (1.7) | 93.7 (2.1)a | 93.5 (2.5)a | 94.0 (3.0)b |
| Less than high school | 13.3 (1.0) | 15.7 (1.9) | 18.1 (1.3)a | 13.5 (3.5) |
| High school graduate/some college | 55.0 (1.9) | 68.0 (2.2)a | 65.4 (2.5)a | 70.5 (4.1)a |
| College education or more | 31.6 (2.0) | 16.3 (1.1)a | 16.5 (1.6)a | 16.0 (1.6)a |
| Income-to-poverty (ratio) | 3.3 (0.1) | 2.9 (0.1)a | 2.9 (0.1)a | 2.8 (0.1)a |
| Employed full-time | 58.2 (1.3) | 56.1 (1.9) | 55.1 (3.7) | 57.0 (2.8) |
| Homeowner | 68.8 (2.1) | 78.2 (3.3)b | 81.3 (5.2)c | 75.2 (2.0)b |
| Married/cohabitating | 66.6 (1.5) | 72.8 (2.0)b | 75.6 (3.0)b | 70.1 (2.3) |
| Poor health | 19.3 (0.8) | 17.0 (1.5) | 18.7 (0.7) | 15.8 (1.7) |
| Data collected April–October | 55.9 (5.4) | 70.9 (9.2)a | 70.2 (13.0) | 71.6 (14.5) |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; CPM, count per minute.
a
P < .01. Reference category for comparison is urban residents.
b
P < .05. Reference category for comparison is urban residents.
c
P < .10. Reference category for comparison is urban residents.
d
Values are expressed in percentages unless otherwise indicated.