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. 2014 Aug 21;11:E141. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.140189

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

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.

a

P < .05.

b

P < .01

c

P < .10.