Table 2.
Structure of physical inactivity and low activity in Poland (%).
| Variables (p-Value) | Inactive (0 MET-min/week) n = 715 | Insufficiently Active (1–600 MET-min/week) n = 545 | Low Physically Active (0–600 MET-min/week) n = 1260 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | 24.0 | 17.1 | 41.1 | |
| Gender p = 0.225 | female | 23.6 | 17.3 | 40.9 |
| male | 24.5 | 16.9 | 41.3 | |
| Age group p = 0.005 | 15–29 | 14.1 | 10.5 | 24.6 |
| 30–39 | 21.5 | 18.4 | 39.8 | |
| 40–49 | 30.3 | 15.1 | 45.4 | |
| 50–59 | 29.0 | 18.9 | 47.9 | |
| 60–69 | 28.4 | 22.5 | 50.9 | |
| Household size p = 0.001 | 1 | 23.3 | 19.6 | 42.8 |
| 2 | 25.7 | 22.1 | 47.8 | |
| 3 | 23.4 | 16.2 | 39.6 | |
| 4 | 20.6 | 15.9 | 36.5 | |
| 5 and over | 26.4 | 13.8 | 40.2 | |
| Household life phase p = 0.000 | studying, living with parents | 11.5 | 6.5 | 18.0 |
| working, living with parents | 16.0 | 14.6 | 30.5 | |
| non-senior, working, childless, separate living | 18.9 | 14.4 | 33.3 | |
| household with children 0–6 | 20.0 | 15.5 | 35.5 | |
| household with children 7–14 | 25.7 | 16.4 | 42.1 | |
| household with children 15–25 | 31.0 | 19.3 | 50.3 | |
| senior, working | 28.8 | 19.3 | 48.1 | |
| senior, not working | 27.6 | 23.0 | 50.6 | |
| Education p = 0.000 | primary | 43.0 | 19.6 | 62.5 |
| vocational | 31.6 | 19.9 | 51.5 | |
| secondary | 19.1 | 19.3 | 38.4 | |
| higher | 15.4 | 17.2 | 32.6 | |
| Use of Internet p = 0.000 | everyday | 14.0 | 15.0 | 29.0 |
| rare | 26.3 | 16.8 | 43.1 | |
| never | 34.1 | 19.7 | 53.9 | |
| Profession p = 0.000 | managers, executives, owners | 18.0 | 15.8 | 33.9 |
| high-level professionals | 20.6 | 17.0 | 37.6 | |
| low-level professionals | 15.0 | 9.4 | 24.4 | |
| qualified blue-collar jobs | 23.2 | 17.8 | 40.9 | |
| non-qualified blue-collar jobs | 20.7 | 16.8 | 37.5 | |
| farmers | 44.5 | 21.2 | 65.6 | |
| homemakers | 25.1 | 20.5 | 45.6 | |
| students | 13.1 | 6.3 | 19.3 | |
| pensioners | 27.6 | 21.8 | 49.4 | |
| unemployed | 23.8 | 14.8 | 38.5 | |
| Socioeconomic status p = 0.000 | upper middle class | 14.3 | 14.4 | 28.6 |
| middle class | 16.7 | 16.9 | 33.7 | |
| lower middle class and skilled working class | 23.9 | 16.9 | 40.8 | |
| working class | 29.6 | 17.6 | 47.2 | |
| not working | 36.2 | 19.5 | 55.7 | |
| Place of residence p = 0.000 | rural areas | 31.7 | 17.5 | 49.3 |
| urban areas, less than 50 K inhabitants | 25.1 | 16.9 | 42.0 | |
| urban areas, 50 K–500 K inhabitants | 17.2 | 16.3 | 33.5 | |
| urban areas, over 500 K inhabitants | 10.6 | 17.7 | 28.3 | |
| Region p = 0.003 | central | 18.6 | 20.3 | 38.9 |
| north-eastern | 29.4 | 18.5 | 48.0 | |
| north-western | 21.3 | 16.5 | 37.8 | |
| south-western | 26.0 | 14.2 | 40.2 | |
| south-eastern | 27.3 | 17.4 | 44.7 | |
Shares in category education are calculated for age groups 30 and over. p-Value reflects a significance of difference across categories for a given factor.