Table 1.
Subjective and objective distribution of physical activities: ages 50+
| Subjective | Objective | |||||
| The Netherlands (LISS) | The USA (UAS) | England (ELSA) | The Netherlands (LISS) | The USA (UAS) | England (ELSA) | |
| Inactive (%) | 8 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 21 |
| Mildly active (%) | 21 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 18 |
| Moderately active (%) | 42 | 34 | 43 | 20 | 14 | 17 |
| Active (%) | 25 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 27 |
| Very active (%) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 17 |
| Observations (n) | 447 | 279 | 248 | 447 | 283 | 254 |
| χ 2(4) | P value | χ 2(4) | P value | |||
| LISS vs UAS | 13.54 | 0.0089 | 35.57 | 3.6e-07 | ||
| LISS vs ELSA | 2.29 | 0.681 | 5.74 | .2194 | ||
| UAS vs ELSA | 13.42 | 0.010 | 32.6855 | 1.38e-06 | ||
ELSA, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing; LISS, Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social Sciences; UAS, Understanding America Study.