Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of the 2010 GSS-TU Older Respondents Sub-sample.

	Competitive Sport		Non-competitive Sport		Physically Active Leisure		Inactive		Total
Characteristic	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Overall	76	4.4	169	9.8	347	20.1	1131	65.6	1723	100
Age
65 to 69 years	33	43.4	71	42.0	124	35.7	317	28.0	545	31.6
70 to 74 years	20	26.3	35	20.7	79	22.8	275	24.3	409	23.7
75 to 79 years	15	19.7	31	18.3	58	16.7	232	20.5	336	19.5
80+ years	8	10.5	32	18.9	86	24.8	307	27.1	433	25.1
Sex
Male	45	59.2	92	54.4	142	40.9	409	36.2	688	39.9
Female	31	40.8	77	45.6	205	59.1	722	63.8	1035	60.1
Education
University degree	22	28.9	43	25.4	79	22.8	165	14.6	309	17.9
College degree	17	22.4	42	24.9	85	24.5	279	24.7	423	24.6
Some university or college experience	9	11.8	27	16.0	43	12.4	123	10.9	202	11.7
High school diploma	10	13.2	27	16.0	40	11.5	150	13.3	227	13.2
Less than high school	18	23.7	29	17.2	97	28.0	400	35.4	544	31.6
Missing response	0	0.0	1	0.6	3	0.9	14	1.2	18	1.0
Main Activity
Working	11	14.5	20	11.8	29	8.4	103	9.1	163	9.5
Looking for work	0	0.0	2	1.2	0	0.0	3	0.3	5	0.3
Caring for children	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	0.9	10	0.6
Household work	4	5.3	11	6.5	29	8.4	114	10.1	158	9.2
Retired	57	75.0	129	76.3	269	77.5	828	73.2	1283	74.5
Long term illness	0	0.0	0	0.0	6	1.7	12	1.1	18	1.0
Volunteering/caregiving	2	2.6	4	2.4	10	2.9	33	2.9	49	2.8
Other	2	2.6	2	1.2	1	0.3	19	1.7	24	1.4
Missing response	0	0.0	1	0.6	3	0.9	9	0.8	13	0.7
Marital Status
Married	53	69.7	101	59.8	161	46.4	503	44.5	818	47.5
Common-law	0	0.0	3	1.8	10	2.9	19	1.7	32	1.9
Widowed	13	17.1	37	21.9	118	34.0	403	35.6	571	33.1
Separated	2	2.6	2	1.2	6	1.7	15	1.3	25	1.5
Divorced	6	7.9	13	7.7	30	8.6	112	9.9	161	9.3
Never married	2	2.6	12	7.1	21	6.0	75	6.6	110	6.4
Missing response	0	0.0	1	0.6	1	0.3	4	0.4	6	0.3