Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics and Physical Activity Profiles of Participants, Physical Activity and Transit Survey, New York City, 2010–2011

Characteristic	Main Survey, % (n = 3,806)	Device Follow-up Study, % (n = 679)
Sex
Male	40	39
Female	60	61
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	43	44
Non-Hispanic black	24	27
Hispanic	23	22
Asian	8	5
Other	2	2
Age, years
18–24	7	6
25–44	30	33
45–64	38	42
≥65	25	20
Employment status
Employed	52	60
Unemployed	9	9
Not in the labor forcea	40	31
Educational level
Not a high school graduate	14	9
High school graduate	25	23
Some college	21	23
College graduate	40	45
Household incomeb
≤200% of the federal poverty level	38	35
200%–399% of the federal poverty level	17	19
≥400% of the federal poverty level	38	42
Body mass index categoryc
Underweight/normal weight	40	38
Overweight	34	35
Obese	26	27
Physical activity level
Weekly moderate-equivalent activity minutes from the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire	380 (120, 840)d	435 (175, 940)d
Weekly moderate-equivalent activity minutes from accelerometer		188 (86, 331)d

^a This category included homemakers, students, and retirees.

^b Missing data were not presented.

^c Weight (kg)/height (m)².

^d Values are expressed as median (25th, 75th percentiles).