Table 2.
Characteristics of Poles (n = 124) who reported practicing combat sports in the period studied (either professionally or recreationally) depending on sex and significance of differences based on the chi–squared test.
| Characteristics of the Respondents | Total | Men | Women | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Level of combat sports skills | basic | 84 | 67.7 | 61 | 64.9 | 23 | 76.7 | 0.230 |
| advanced | 40 | 32.3 | 33 | 35.1 | 7 | 23.3 | ||
| Place of residence (according to the number of people) | ≥500,000 | 24 | 19.4 | 18 | 19.2 | 6 | 20.0 | 0.791 |
| 200 to 499 thousand | 14 | 11.3 | 11 | 11.7 | 3 | 10.0 | ||
| 100 to 199 thousand | 15 | 12.1 | 13 | 13.8 | 2 | 6.7 | ||
| 20 to 99 thousand | 25 | 20.2 | 17 | 18.1 | 8 | 26.7 | ||
| <20,000 | 9 | 7.3 | 6 | 6.4 | 3 | 10.0 | ||
| rural areas | 37 | 29.8 | 29 | 30.9 | 8 | 26.7 | ||
| Place of residence | city | 87 | 70.2 | 65 | 69.2 | 22 | 73.3 | 0.836 |
| rural areas | 37 | 29.8 | 29 | 30.9 | 8 | 26.7 | ||
| Age | >10 years | 25 | 20.2 | 16 | 17.2 | 9 | 30.0 | 0.061 |
| 10–19 years | 43 | 34.7 | 33 | 35.1 | 10 | 33.3 | ||
| 20–29 years | 26 | 21.0 | 21 | 22.3 | 5 | 16.7 | ||
| 30–39 years | 23 | 18.5 | 18 | 19.2 | 5 | 16.7 | ||
| ≥40 years | 7 | 5.6 | 6 | 6.4 | 1 | 3.33 | ||
| Marital status | unmarried | 56 | 45.2 | 46 | 48.9 | 10 | 33.3 | 0.186 |
| married | 18 | 14.5 | 15 | 16.0 | 3 | 10.0 | ||
| divorced, widow/widower | 4 | 3.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 6.8 | ||
| not applicable (5–14 years) | 46 | 37.1 | 31 | 33.0 | 15 | 50.0 | ||
| Education | students | 41 | 33.1 | 26 | 27.7 | 15 | 50.0 | 0.016 |
| primary | 26 | 21.0 | 22 | 23.4 | 4 | 13.3 | ||
| secondary | 33 | 26.6 | 30 | 31.9 | 3 | 10.0 | ||
| higher | 24 | 19.4 | 16 | 17.0 | 8 | 26.7 | ||
| Character of work | sedentary | 19 | 15.3 | 14 | 14.9 | 5 | 16.8 | 0.197 |
| requiring physical work | 27 | 21.8 | 24 | 25.5 | 3 | 10.0 | ||
| not applicable | 78 | 62.9 | 56 | 59.6 | 22 | 73.3 | ||
| Money | we can afford to buy some luxury goods/money lasts us without saving | 34 | 27.4 | 29 | 30.9 | 5 | 16.7 | 0.159 |
| money lasts us every day, but we have to save it to buy more expensive shopping | 61 | 49.2 | 47 | 50.0 | 14 | 46.7 | ||
| we have to spend money carefully/it lasts us for basic needs | 29 | 23.4 | 18 | 19.2 | 11 | 36.7 | ||
| Income per family member | <600.00 PLN (<144.44 €) | 13 | 10.5 | 12 | 12.8 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.297 |
| 600.01–900.00 PLN (144.44–216.65 €) | 20 | 16.1 | 13 | 13.8 | 7 | 23.3 | ||
| 900.01–1200.00 PLN (216.66–288.87 €) | 20 | 16.1 | 17 | 18.1 | 3 | 10.0 | ||
| 1200.01–1700.00 PLN (288.87–409.24 €) | 31 | 25.0 | 23 | 24.5 | 8 | 26.7 | ||
| >1700.00 PLN (>409.24 €) | 40 | 32.3 | 29 | 30.9 | 11 | 36.7 | ||
The statistically significant results were presented in bold. PLN means new Polish zloty, the currency of Poland.