Table 2. Physical activity and sedentary behavior: Proportions of the participants in the three clusters and the total sample who had engaged five or more times in the week preceding the interview.
Variable | LPAHSB cluster (n = 575) | HPALSB cluster (n = 1,002) | LPALSB cluster (n = 2,140) | Total (n = 3,717) |
Wave I (1994–1995) | ||||
Work around the house | 235 (40.9%) | 447 (44.6%) | 804 (37.6%) | 1,486 (40.0%) |
Roller-blading/cycling | 41 (7.1%) | 172 (17.2%) | 80 (3.7%) | 293 (7.9%) |
Play an active sport | 151 (26.3%) | 538 (53.7%) | 278 (13.0%) | 967 (26.0%) |
Exercise, jogging, or walking | 155 (27.0%) | 450 (44.9%) | 441 (20.6%) | 1,046 (28.1%) |
Wave II (1996) | ||||
Work around the house | 230 (40.0%) | 416 (41.5%) | 787 (36.8%) | 1,433 (38.6%) |
Roller-blading/cycling | 25 (4.3%) | 51 (5.1%) | 138 (6.4%) | 214 (5.8%) |
Play an active sport | 147 (25.6%) | 535 (53.4%) | 259 (12.1%) | 941 (25.3%) |
Exercise, jogging, or walking | 153 (26.6%) | 400 (39.9%) | 438 (20.5%) | 991 (26.7%) |
Wave III (2001–2002) | ||||
Work around the house | 253 (44.0%) | 491 (49.0%) | 1,061 (49.6%) | 1,805 (48.6%) |
Bike/skateboard/bance/hike/hunt | 26 (4.5%) | 202 (20.2%) | 65 (3.0%) | 293 (7.9%) |
Roller-blading/skate/ski/aerobics | 8 (1.4%) | 102 (10.2%) | 18 (0.8%) | 128 (3.4%) |
Play a strenuous sports | 12 (2.1%) | 99 (9.9%) | 2 (0.1%) | 113 (3.0%) |
Play individual sports | 12 (2.1%) | 144 (14.4%) | 15 (0.7%) | 171 (4.6%) |
Gymnastics/weightlifting | 26 (4.5%) | 162 (16.2%) | 31 (1.4%) | 219 (5.9%) |
Play golf/fish/bowling/baseball | 7 (1.2%) | 36 (3.6%) | 3 (0.1%) | 46 (1.2%) |
Walk for exercise | 70 (12.2%) | 209 (20.9%) | 206 (9.6%) | 485 (13.0%) |
Data are presented in frequency (percentage).
LPAHSB: low physical activity high sedentary behavior; HPALSB: high physical activity low sedentary behavior; LPALSB: low physical activity low sedentary behavior.
All χ2 tests across the sedentary cluster, the more active cluster and the less active cluster were significant at 0.1% level.