Table 1.

Individual-level characteristics of the study sample, overall and by sex†

Characteristic	Overall (N=1645)		Men (n=689)		Women (n=956)
	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE
Age group (years)
18–24	13.3	1.6	14.0	2.4	12.6	2.3
25–44	43.5	2.0	45.4	3.1	41.8	2.7
45–64	27.9	1.6	27.7	2.4	28.0	2.2
65+	15.4	1.2	12.9	1.6	17.5	1.8
Race/ethnicity
White	39.0	1.7	45.8	2.6	33.5**	2.3
Black	23.4	1.5	21.9	2.2	24.4	2.2
Hispanic	23.6	1.6	16.9	2.0	29.3**	2.4
Asian	10.3	1.4	11.4	2.3	9.4	1.6
Other	3.7	1.4	4.0	1.3	3.5	1.1
Less than HS education
<HS	21.3	1.7	17.6	2.4	24.5*	2.5
HS	27.0	1.8	27.6	2.7	26.7	2.4
Some college	22.0	1.5	23.4	2.4	20.7	2.0
College graduate	29.6	1.5	31.3	2.4	28.1	2.0
Poverty
<200% FPL	48.1	1.9	41.9	2.9	53.0**	2.6
≥200% FPL	45.9	1.8	54.0	2.7	39.2**	2.4
Do not know/refused	6.0	1.1	4.1	1.2	7.7	1.9
Employment
Employed	56.7	1.8	62.6	2.3	51.2**	2.6
Unemployed	10.4	1.2	10.8	1.6	10.1	1.6
Not in labour force	32.9	1.6	26.6	1.9	38.7**	2.4
Meets 2008 physical activity guidelines	62.1	1.9	65.3	2.6	58.9	2.7

Boldface indicates statistical significant differences comparing men with women. *P<0.05, **P<0.01.

†Estimates are age standardised to the US 2000 population.

FPL, federal poverty level; HS, high school.