Table 1.
Sample profile (2007–2011) of respondents defined as ‘never-walkers’, and mean minutes of walking for those defined as ‘walkers’ 1
| Never-walkers 2 | Minutes of walking 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 (n = 9,488) | 2009 (n = 6,392) | 2011 (n = 5,609) | 2007 (n = 4,666) | 2009 (n = 3,595) | 2011 (n = 3,284) | |
| % | % | % | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 65.3 | 61.9 | 62.0 | 70.4 (67.2 – 73.6) | 64.6 (61.0 - 68.2) | 60.4 (57.1-63.8) |
| Neighborhood disadvantage | ||||||
| Q5 (Least disadvantaged) | 68.2 | 64.2 | 65.1 | 63.9 (57.8-70.0) | 56.8 (50.6-63.1) | 54.3 (48.4-60.1) |
| Q4 | 66.1 | 63.6 | 62.9 | 66.0 (59.8-72.3) | 63.0 (55.9-70.2) | 63.2 (55.7-70.7) |
| Q3 | 65.3 | 61.2 | 61.7 | 71.4 (64.0-78.8) | 62.5 (54.6-70.5) | 59.1 (51.9-66.4) |
| Q2 | 62.3 | 58.7 | 57.3 | 74.4 (66.9-81.9) | 67.1 (59.0-75.2) | 65.6 (57.5-73.8) |
| Q1 (Most disadvantaged) | 61.9 | 59.2 | 60.2 | 82.1 (72.9-91.4) | 81.1 (69.3-93.0) | 62.4 (53.0-71.8) |
| Highest attained education | ||||||
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 56.6 | 52.9 | 53.4 | 72.8 (67.6-77.9) | 66.0 (60.5-71.5) | 64.9 (59.8-70.0) |
| Diploma/Associate diploma | 63.6 | 61.8 | 60.5 | 70.8 (61.4-80.3) | 61.3 (50.6-71.9) | 57.3 (47.1-67.6) |
| Vocational (trade/business) | 69.6 | 65.8 | 66.4 | 70.4 (62.2-78.6) | 63.6 (54.8-72.4) | 55.7 (49.0-62.4) |
| School | 70.6 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 67.7 (62.3-73.0) | 64.7 (58.3-71.0) | 58.6 (52.2-65.1) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Managers & Professionals | 61.7 | 56.7 | 56.8 | 68.4 (63.3-73.5) | 64.1 (58.7-69.5) | 68.1 (62.3-73.8) |
| White collar | 65.1 | 60.6 | 61.2 | 67.4 (61.6-73.2) | 67.9 (60.1-75.7) | 58.0 (51.3-64.7) |
| Blue Collar | 73.9 | 72.1 | 70.5 | 73.4 (63.1-83.7) | 69.1 (55.1-83.2) | 71.9 (58.6-85.1) |
| Home duties | 71.1 | 68.1 | 74.3 | 54.1 (41.0-67.2) | 49.9 (37.1-62.0) | 51.0 (35.7-66.3) |
| Retired | 68.9 | 64.7 | 66.3 | 58.2 (47.9-68.5) | 57.2 (45.7-68.7) | 37.9 (32.4-43.3) |
| Missing (includes NEC) | 61.0 | 61.5 | 57.0 | 88.5 (79.0-97.9) | 68.8 (60.3-77.3) | 71.0 (59.6-82.3) |
| Household income | ||||||
| $130,000 pa or more | 64.3 | 59.5 | 56.7 | 69.3 (61.5-77.2) | 60.8 (54.3-67.3) | 68.8 (61.2-76.3) |
| $72,800 - $129,999 | 63.8 | 58.4 | 60.7 | 68.6 (62.8-74.3) | 65.7 (59.3-72.1) | 60.4 (54.3-66.4) |
| $52,000 - $72,799 | 63.4 | 63.3 | 63.0 | 67.5 (60.2-74.5) | 60.8 (51.2-70.4) | 53.3 (44.6-62.0) |
| $26,000 - $51,999 | 67.5 | 64.9 | 65.4 | 72.1 (64.4-79.7) | 61.4 (52.9-69.9) | 57.1 (48.6-65.5) |
| $0 - $25,999 | 62.0 | 63.2 | 59.7 | 84.1 (71.5-96.7) | 70.0 (57.3-82.7) | 63.0 (50.9-75.1) |
| Missing | 70.2 | 64.9 | 67.8 | 66.4 (57.6-75.3) | 71.2 (59.2-83.2) | 55.9 (47.5-64.4) |
1Bivariate results, unadjusted for any other factors.
2Respondents who indicated no walking for transport for all three waves, or for two waves (if they only responded twice), or for one wave (if they only responded once).
3Respondents who reportedly walked for transport for at least one wave.