Table 2.

Walker retention time by socioeconomic characteristics amongst current walker participants in Heart Foundation Walking (n = 20,750)^a

	0-3mo (n = 5270) %	3-6mo (n = 1094) %	6-12mo (n = 1978) %	1-3 yr. (n = 6145) %	3 + yr. (n = 6263) %	All (n = 20,750) %	Years retention
							M (SD)
Gender
Female	83.3	79.5	82.0	79.4	78.5	80.4	2.3 (2.7)
Male	16.7	20.5	18.0	20.6	21.5	19.6	2.5 (2.7)
SEIFA decile
1: Most disadvantaged	7.3	5.4	6.3	12.0	8.8	9.1	2.6 (2.3)
2	9.7	9.8	6.6	8.5	11.2	9.5	2.7 (2.6)
3	6.6	7.8	6.9	8.6	8.2	7.9	2.5 (2.3)
4	11.3	10.6	12.2	13.6	10.3	11.8	2.4 (2.4)
5	10.4	13.7	10.2	12.2	9.8	10.9	2.3 (2.3)
6	10.2	9.9	14.9	10.4	9.3	10.4	2.5 (2.7)
7	16.3	10.3	12.1	9.3	9.0	10.9	2.1 (2.5)
8	9.6	8.6	9.4	9.3	14.5	11.0	3.3 (3.3)
9	9.3	13.6	11.1	8.2	9.0	9.3	2.4 (2.6)
10: Least disadvantaged	9.4	10.1	10.2	7.9	9.9	9.2	2.9 (3.2)
Occupation
Employed	22.3	22.3	21.7	21.0	18.8	20.8	2.2 (2.5)
Self-employed	3.0	3.8	4.6	4.2	3.6	3.7	2.2 (2.2)
Semi-retired	4.8	5.5	5.4	5.2	4.1	4.8	2.0 (2.0)
Retired	48.9	46.9	44.2	47.0	47.7	47.4	2.3 (2.6)
Student	1.5	2.4	3.0	2.0	1.7	1.9	2.0 (2.0)
Home duties	5.9	8.6	11.0	10.0	10.4	9.1	2.8 (2.9)
Unemployed	4.6	3.2	3.8	3.5	2.5	3.5	1.7 (2.1)
Other	9.1	7.3	6.3	7.2	11.2	8.8	3.1 (3.5)
English first language
Yes	75.5	92.0	87.4	91.9	85.8	85.5	2.3 (2.5)
No	24.5	8.0	12.6	8.1	14.2	14.5	2.5 (3.6)
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Yes	1.4	0.7	0.8	1.1	1.9	1.4	2.6 (2.3)
No	98.6	99.3	99.2	98.9	98.1	98.6	2.4 (2.7)

^aTable indicates the numbers included in each set of analyses