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 |