Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 743)
| Â | Sample % (n) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Man | 32.4 (241) |
 Woman | 66.9 (497) |
 Other* | 0.7 (5) |
Age | |
 18–24 | 17.4 (129) |
 25–34 | 24.1 (179) |
 35–44 | 23.0 (171) |
 45–54 | 20.6 (153) |
 55+ | 14.9 (111) |
Employment status | |
 Working full-time hours | 46.0 (342) |
 Working part-time hours | 31.6 (235) |
 Not in the labour force | 21.5 (160) |
 Other†| 0.8 (6) |
Student | |
 Studying full-time | 23.3 (173) |
 Not studying full-time | 76.7 (570) |
Highest education level‡ | |
 Low | 20.3 (151) |
 Medium | 23.0 (171) |
 High | 56.7 (421) |
Household composition | |
 Family with children < 18 years old living at home | 33.7 (250) |
 Couple without children < 18 years old living at home | 24.4 (181) |
 Group household (adults living together) | 20.5 (152) |
 Lone person | 19.0 (141) |
 Other§ | 2.6 (19) |
Language spoken at home | |
 English | 97.3 (723) |
 Other | 2.7 (20) |
General health | |
 Excellent | 19.7 (150) |
 Very good | 39.4 (293) |
 Good | 29.6 (218) |
 Fair/poor | 11.3 (82) |
Current injury, illness, disability restricting physical activity | |
 Yes | 12.9 (96) |
 No | 87.1 (647) |
Urban zone classification | |
 Inner urban | 45.1 (335) |
 Middle urban | 46.0 (342) |
 Outer urban | 8.9 (66) |
Walking distance from home to bus stop | |
 5 min or less | 64.3 (478) |
 6 to 10 min | 21.7 (161) |
 More than 10 minutes | 14.0 (104) |
Has access to a motor vehicle/cycle | |
 Yes | 77.9 (579) |
 No | 22.1 (164) |
Physical activity last week the same of different than usual | |
 The same as usual | 85.1 (632) |
 Different than usual | 14.9 (111) |
Physical activity guidelines | |
 Meets guidelines | 79.0 (587) |
 Does not meet guidelines | 21.0 (156) |
| Â | Median (||) |
Minutes of physical activity/week | |
 Walking | 175 (80–280) |
 Total physical activity | 310 (170–530) |
Frequency of transport use/week | |
 Public transport | 0 (0–2) |
 Private transport | 5 (2–7) |