Table 3. Selected time-activity characteristics by weekday and weekend household visit in warm and cool season.
| Characteristics assessed in the day recalled | Warm season | Cool season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday (n = 450) |
Weekend (n = 448) |
Overall (n = 898) |
Weekday (n = 449) |
Weekend (n = 448) |
Overall (n = 897) |
|
| Hours spent at different locations or activities, median (IQR)* | ||||||
| At home | 20.3 (16.2-23.3) | 20.2 (16.5-23.6) | 20.3 (16.5-23.5) | 21.5 (18.3-24.0) | 21.0 (18.3-24.0) | 21.3 (18.3-24.0) |
| Indoors | 21.5 (18.0-23.8) | 21.8 (19.0-24.0) | 21.7 (18.5-24.0) | 23.0 (20.5-24.0) | 23.0 (20.0-24.0) | 23.0 (20.0-24.0) |
| Roadside | 2.0 (1.0-4.0) | 2.0 (1.0-4.0) | 2.0 (1.0-4.0) | 2.0 (1.0-3.7) | 1.8 (1.0-3.0) | 2.0 (1.0-3.3) |
| Cooking | 1.6 (1.0-2.3) | 1.8 (1.0-2.5) | 1.7 (1.0-2.5) | 2.5 (1.5-3.0) | 2.5 (1.8-3.0) | 2.5 (1.7-3.0) |
| Heating | NA | 24.2 (24.0-24.5) | 24.2 (24.0-24.5) | 24.0 (24.0-24.5) | 24.0 (24.0-24.5) | 24.0 (24.0-24.5) |
| Cooking frequency, n (%) | ||||||
| 0 | 121 (26.9) | 123 (27.5) | 244 (27.2) | 89 (19.8) | 83 (18.5) | 172 (19.2) |
| Once | 82 (18.2) | 59 (13.2) | 141 (15.7) | 33 (7.4) | 36 (8.0) | 69 (7.7) |
| 2 times | 139 (30.9) | 152 (33.9) | 291 (32.4) | 117 (26.1) | 111 (24.8) | 228 (25.4) |
| ≥ 3 times | 108 (24.0) | 114 (25.5) | 222 (24.7) | 210 (46.8) | 218 (48.7) | 428 (47.7) |
| Smoking frequency, n (%)† | ||||||
| 0 | 406 (90.2) | 402 (89.7) | 808 (90.0) | 402 (89.5) | 403 (90.0) | 805 (89.7) |
| 1-5 times | 23 (5.1) | 28 (6.3) | 51 (5.7) | 31 (6.9) | 28 (6.3) | 59 (6.6) |
| ≥ 6 times | 21 (4.7) | 18 (4.0) | 39 (4.3) | 16 (3.6) | 17 (3.8) | 33 (3.7) |
| ETS exposure frequency, n (%)‡ | ||||||
| 0 | 383 (85.1) | 371 (82.8) | 754 (84.0) | 380 (84.6) | 388 (86.6) | 768 (85.6) |
| 1-4 times | 43 (9.6) | 54 (12.1) | 97 (10.8) | 37 (8.2) | 39 (8.7) | 76 (8.5) |
| ≥ 5 times | 24 (5.3) | 23 (5.1) | 47 (5.2) | 32 (7.1) | 21 (4.7) | 53 (5.9) |
| PATS+CO compliance* | ||||||
| Duration wearing PATS+CO - hours, median (IQR) | 12.0 (9.3-14.2) | 13.0 (10.2-15.0) | 12.5 (9.5-14.7) | 12.0 (9.9-14.0) | 13.2 (11.0-15.0) | 12.5 (10.2-14.5) |
| % of awake time wearing PATS+CO, median (IQR) | 79.0 (60.4-93.5) | 86.7 (49.3-100) | 81.8 (56.7-100) | 80.8 (61.8-93.3) | 86.4 (57.1-100) | 83.0 (60.0-100) |
*
Median (inter-quartile range [IQR]) only among those who reported activities in relevant locations or practised the activity during the designated recall period.
†
Median frequency in those who have smoked at least once during the day of assessment = 5 times.
‡
ETS: environmental tobacco smoke; median frequency in those who was exposed to ETS during the day of assessment = 4 times.