Table 5.
T-Tests Comparing Participation by +/− 10,000 steps
| Average of 10,000+ Steps Per Day | Average of Less than 10,000 Steps Per Day | T-Tests | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | t-Value | DF | p-Value | |
| Participation Constructs | |||||||||
| Amount of Participation*** | 76 | 76.76 | 56.08 | 76 | 51.36 | 33.04 | −3.4 | 121.48 | < 0.001 |
| Breadth of Participation | 76 | 8.62 | 3.94 | 76 | 7.75 | 3.64 | −1.41 | 149.06 | 0.160 |
| Sufficiency of Participation | 76 | 0.38 | 0.25 | 76 | 0.36 | 0.20 | −0.36 | 143.89 | 0.718 |
| Amount of Participation in Individual Areas (# Participation Days) | |||||||||
| Go shopping? | 76 | 8.95 | 9.97 | 76 | 6.95 | 8.87 | −1.31 | 147.98 | 0.193 |
| Go to a restaurant of coffee shop? | 76 | 4.54 | 7.46 | 76 | 3.86 | 6.42 | −0.61 | 146.71 | 0.545 |
| Go to a place of worship?* | 76 | 3.11 | 5.10 | 76 | 1.70 | 2.48 | −2.17 | 108.53 | 0.033 |
| Go to a movie? | 76 | 0.26 | 1.44 | 76 | 0.72 | 3.47 | 1.07 | 99.913 | 0.288 |
| Go to a park or recreation center?* | 76 | 4.33 | 7.36 | 76 | 2.14 | 5.51 | −2.07 | 138.98 | 0.040 |
| Go to a theater of cultural event? | 76 | 0.37 | 1.04 | 76 | 0.54 | 1.96 | 0.67 | 114.51 | 0.503 |
| Go to a zoo, botanical garden, or museum? | 76 | 0.38 | 1.47 | 76 | 0.17 | 0.53 | −1.18 | 93.933 | 0.243 |
| Go to run errands? | 76 | 6.78 | 9.39 | 76 | 4.99 | 7.67 | −1.29 | 144.20 | 0.200 |
| Go to a library? | 76 | 1.66 | 4.57 | 76 | 0.75 | 2.19 | −1.56 | 107.63 | 0.121 |
| Go to watch a sports event? | 76 | 0.75 | 3.70 | 76 | 0.34 | 1.18 | −0.91 | 90.174 | 0.363 |
| Go to a gym? | 76 | 1.46 | 3.97 | 76 | 1.32 | 3.80 | −0.23 | 149.68 | 0.819 |
| Go to a barber shop, beauty salon, nail salon, spa?** | 76 | 1.55 | 2.69 | 76 | 0.67 | 0.93 | −2.7 | 92.65 | 0.008 |
| Use public transportation?* | 75 | 17.07 | 12.15 | 76 | 12.89 | 11.59 | −2.16 | 148.46 | 0.033 |
| Go to a 12-step grp for mental health issues? | 76 | 3.14 | 7.27 | 76 | 2.50 | 5.85 | −0.6 | 143.43 | 0.548 |
| Go to a 12-step grp for substance use problems? | 75 | 3.17 | 6.95 | 75 | 1.45 | 4.50 | −1.8 | 126.77 | 0.074 |
| Go to another type of support group? | 76 | 0.78 | 3.50 | 76 | 0.26 | 1.48 | −1.18 | 101.05 | 0.242 |
| Go to a consumer-run organization? | 76 | 4.20 | 7.09 | 76 | 3.18 | 5.25 | −1 | 138.28 | 0.318 |
| Go to a social group in the community? | 76 | 0.72 | 2.11 | 76 | 0.25 | 0.98 | −1.78 | 106.07 | 0.079 |
| Work for pay? | 76 | 2.25 | 6.16 | 76 | 1.47 | 4.96 | −0.86 | 143.39 | 0.394 |
| Go to school to earn a degree or certificate? | 76 | 1.34 | 5.08 | 76 | 0.58 | 3.69 | −1.06 | 136.93 | 0.291 |
| Take a class for leisure or life skills? | 76 | 0.89 | 3.86 | 76 | 0.18 | 0.81 | −1.57 | 81.611 | 0.121 |
| Participate in volunteer activities? | 76 | 1.97 | 5.01 | 76 | 0.80 | 2.26 | −1.86 | 104.22 | 0.066 |
| Get together in the community or attend an event with family or friends? | 76 | 0.93 | 2.23 | 76 | 0.74 | 1.68 | −0.62 | 139.58 | 0.539 |
| Entertain family or friends in your home or visit family or friends?** | 76 | 5.75 | 9.09 | 76 | 2.38 | 3.73 | −2.99 | 99.515 | 0.004 |
| Go to a community fair, community event or activity? | 76 | 0.47 | 1.15 | 76 | 0.34 | 1.05 | −0.74 | 148.87 | 0.463 |
| Go to or participate in civic or political activities or organizations? | 76 | 0.20 | 0.86 | 76 | 0.18 | 0.48 | −0.12 | 117.52 | 0.908 |
Notes:
*
p<.05;
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001