Table 3. Regression Analyses for Subjective Physical Activity Measures in Minutes Per Week, Comparison of Rural and Urban Residents (N = 5,056): National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2006.
| Variables | Total Physical Activity | Leisure Physical Activity | Household Physical Activity | Transportation Physical Activity |
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| Coefficient (SE) | Coefficient (SE) | Coefficient (SE) | Coefficient (SE) | |
| Rurality | ||||
| Urban | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Nonmicropolitan rural | 107.2 (42.1)a | 29.9 (26.0) | 80.0 (24.9)b | −2.7 (10.2) |
| Micropolitan rural | −0.6 (25.9) | −4.0 (10.8) | 18.8 (22.7) | −15.5 (8.2)c |
| Age | −1.5 (0.8)c | −2.6 (0.5)b | 1.5 (0.5)b | −0.4 (0.3)c |
| Male | 111.3 (14.5)b | 58.0 (9.0)b | 33.6 (10.5)b | 19.7 (5.7)b |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Non-Hispanic black | 12.1 (24.2) | 25.4 (13.7)c | −29.5 (12.8)a | 16.3 (8.8)c |
| Hispanics | 19.9 (33.3) | 35.3 (24.9) | −11.3 (18.5) | −4.1 (10.1) |
| Other races | 34.9 (43.8) | 27.4 (26.6) | −7.8 (22.7) | 15.2 (10.7) |
| US-born | 75.4 (30.3)a | 44.6 (16.1)b | 23.6 (20.3) | 7.3 (7.4) |
| Education | ||||
| High school | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Less than high school | −74.9 (23.7)b | −50.7 (14.3)b | −34.6 (10.7)b | 10.4 (12.3) |
| College-educated | 14.0 (19.0) | 38.8 (13.8)b | −24.8 (9.2)a | 0.0 (5.7) |
| Income-to-poverty ratio | 5.8 (8.5) | 8.7 (5.3) | −0.1 (5.9) | −2.8 (1.8) |
| Employed full time | −92.6 (23.1)b | −48.1 (14.8)b | −31.5 (12.9)a | −13.0 (7.0)c |
| Homeowner | 53.7 (27.4)c | 16.4 (14.6) | 49.6 (11.8)b | −12.3 (8.4) |
| Married/cohabitating | −17.8 (20.9) | −35.5 (14.0)a | 34.0 (8.7)b | −16.3 (6.0)a |
| Poor health | −80.6 (19.7)b | −52.2 (10.9)b | −15.3 (13.1) | −13.1 (4.4)b |
| Data collected April – October | 86.8 (17.6)b | 36.6 (9.4)b | 46.8 (9.4)b | 3.4 (6.4) |
| Intercept | 295.2 (41.1)b | 240.0 (26.6)b | −21.0 (23.9) | 76.1 (17.6)b |
Abbreviations: SE, standard error.
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