Table 3.
Characteristics of survey respondents by awareness of programme activities
| Characteristic | Unaware of programme activities | Aware of programme activities | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 438 | n = 480 | ||||
| na | % | na | % | p | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 202 | 60.3 | 324 | 69.4 | 0.008 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 16–30 | 121 | 36.7 | 126 | 27.5 | <0.001 |
| 31–44 | 144 | 43.6 | 187 | 40.8 | |
| ≥ 45 | 65 | 19.7 | 145 | 31.7 | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 300 | 90.1 | 430 | 93.3 | 0.132 |
| Highest educational qualification | |||||
| University degree | 97 | 30.9 | 226 | 51.4 | <0.001 |
| Higher education/certificate | 34 | 10.8 | 55 | 12.5 | |
| GCE ‘A’ Level | 97 | 30.9 | 95 | 21.6 | |
| GCSE Grades A to C | 86 | 27.4 | 64 | 14.5 | |
| Distance live from work | |||||
| ≤ 2 miles | 62 | 15.2 | 93 | 19.5 | 0.263 |
| 2.1–5 miles | 120 | 29.4 | 129 | 27.0 | |
| 5.1–10 miles | 125 | 30.6 | 129 | 27.0 | |
| > 10 miles | 101 | 24.8 | 126 | 26.4 | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Senior or Middle Manager | 61 | 17.9 | 89 | 18.9 | <0.001 |
| Professional occupation | 33 | 9.7 | 134 | 28.5 | |
| Clerical | 237 | 69.5 | 236 | 50.2 | |
| Working hours | |||||
| Full-time | 264 | 77.4 | 373 | 79.9 | 0.399 |
| Part-time | 77 | 22.6 | 94 | 20.1 | |
| Work-related physical activity | |||||
| Sitting occupation | 399 | 95.2 | 414 | 87.0 | <0.001 |
| Physical activity levels | |||||
| Meeting current recommendationsb | 87 | 26.0 | 94 | 20.1 | 0.051 |
| Usual mode of travel to work | |||||
| Walking only (≥10 min) | 41 | 10.6 | 44 | 9.5 | 0.114 |
| Walking (≥10 min) and other mode | 82 | 21.2 | 101 | 21.7 | |
| Cycling | 8 | 2.1 | 20 | 4.3 | |
| Public transport | 27 | 7.0 | 18 | 3.9 | |
| Motorised transport | 229 | 59.2 | 282 | 60.6 | |
| Walking to/from work | |||||
| 0 min per week | 156 | 49.8 | 187 | 49.7 | 0.473 |
| 1–100 min per week | 62 | 19.8 | 87 | 23.1 | |
| > 100 min per week | 95 | 30.4 | 102 | 27.1 | |
| Walking at work | |||||
| 0 min per day | 95 | 36.1 | 81 | 25.6 | 0.013 |
| 1–30 min per day | 112 | 42.6 | 144 | 45.6 | |
| > 30 min per day | 56 | 21.3 | 91 | 28.8 | |
a Numbers do not sum up to total due to missing responses
b Assessed using a single item measure of physical activity [21]
Bold numerical values: p=<0.05