Table 2 Sample characteristics and prevalence estimates for physical activity outcomes
Variable | Characteristics | Prevalence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sufficient walking | Sufficient MVPA | High MVPA | |||||||
N | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
POSTAL AREA LEVEL | |||||||||
Walkability | |||||||||
Low | 26435 | 27.6 | 7582 | 28.7 | 18079 | 68.4 | 14763 | 55.8 | |
Low-medium | 32696 | 34.1 | 9854 | 30.1 | 22225 | 68.0 | 17961 | 54.9 | |
Medium-high | 20299 | 21.2 | 6565 | 32.3 | 14119 | 69.6 | 11388 | 56.1 | |
High | 16407 | 17.1 | 6353 | 38.7 | 12087 | 73.7 | 9668 | 58.9 | |
Socioeconomic disadvantage | |||||||||
Q1 - Most | 18263 | 19.1 | 5334 | 29.2 | 11690 | 64.0 | 9300 | 50.9 | |
Q2 | 20349 | 21.2 | 6105 | 30.0 | 13610 | 66.9 | 10882 | 53.5 | |
Q3 - Middling | 15575 | 16.3 | 5025 | 32.3 | 10736 | 68.9 | 8674 | 55.7 | |
Q4 | 20723 | 21.6 | 6999 | 33.8 | 15203 | 73.4 | 12510 | 60.4 | |
Q5 - Least | 20927 | 21.8 | 6891 | 32.9 | 15271 | 73.0 | 12414 | 59.3 | |
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL | |||||||||
Sex | |||||||||
Male | 46099 | 48.1 | 14748 | 32.0 | 31432 | 68.2 | 25039 | 54.3 | |
Female | 49738 | 51.9 | 15606 | 31.4 | 35078 | 70.5 | 28741 | 57.8 | |
Age | |||||||||
45-49 | 13605 | 14.2 | 3865 | 28.4 | 9462 | 69.5 | 7590 | 55.8 | |
50-54 | 16843 | 17.6 | 5169 | 30.7 | 11996 | 71.2 | 9576 | 56.9 | |
55-59 | 17008 | 17.7 | 5645 | 33.2 | 12108 | 71.2 | 9777 | 57.5 | |
60-64 | 14114 | 14.7 | 4922 | 34.9 | 10307 | 73.0 | 8497 | 60.2 | |
65-69 | 10703 | 11.2 | 3747 | 35.0 | 7772 | 72.6 | 6468 | 60.4 | |
70-74 | 7387 | 7.7 | 2541 | 34.4 | 5250 | 71.1 | 4306 | 58.3 | |
75-79 | 5519 | 5.8 | 1724 | 31.2 | 3662 | 66.4 | 2941 | 53.3 | |
80-84 | 7464 | 7.8 | 2057 | 27.6 | 4403 | 59.0 | 3460 | 46.4 | |
≥85 | 3194 | 3.3 | 684 | 21.4 | 1550 | 48.5 | 1165 | 36.5 | |
Language spoken at home | |||||||||
English | 81196 | 84.7 | 25937 | 31.9 | 57486 | 70.8 | 46737 | 57.6 | |
Other | 14641 | 15.3 | 4417 | 30.2 | 9024 | 61.6 | 7043 | 48.1 | |
Education level | |||||||||
Less than secondary school | 8057 | 8.4 | 2184 | 27.1 | 4508 | 56.0 | 3641 | 45.2 | |
Secondary school graduation | 28177 | 29.4 | 8566 | 30.4 | 18790 | 66.7 | 15240 | 54.1 | |
Trade, certificate, or diploma | 30119 | 31.4 | 9534 | 31.7 | 21263 | 70.6 | 17400 | 57.8 | |
University degree | 29484 | 30.8 | 10070 | 34.2 | 21949 | 74.4 | 17499 | 59.4 | |
Relationship status | |||||||||
Partner | 71083 | 74.2 | 22315 | 31.4 | 50009 | 70.4 | 40528 | 57.0 | |
No partner | 24754 | 25.8 | 8039 | 32.5 | 16501 | 66.7 | 13252 | 53.5 | |
Employment status | |||||||||
Full-time work | 33116 | 34.6 | 9958 | 30.1 | 22750 | 68.7 | 17796 | 53.7 | |
Part-time work | 13509 | 14.1 | 4287 | 31.7 | 9925 | 73.5 | 8130 | 60.2 | |
Other work | 1417 | 1.5 | 492 | 34.7 | 1044 | 73.7 | 892 | 62.9 | |
Not working | 47795 | 49.9 | 15617 | 32.7 | 32791 | 68.6 | 26962 | 56.4 | |
Health insurance type | |||||||||
Private with extras | 55802 | 58.2 | 17921 | 32.1 | 40165 | 72.0 | 32568 | 58.4 | |
Private without extras | 13597 | 14.2 | 4347 | 32.0 | 9574 | 70.4 | 7803 | 57.4 | |
Government health care card | 12977 | 13.5 | 3887 | 30.0 | 7928 | 61.1 | 6320 | 48.7 | |
None | 13461 | 14.0 | 4199 | 31.2 | 8843 | 65.7 | 7089 | 52.7 | |
Smoking status | |||||||||
Never smoked | 56362 | 58.8 | 17651 | 31.3 | 39255 | 69.6 | 31582 | 56.0 | |
Past smoker | 32897 | 34.3 | 10773 | 32.7 | 23196 | 70.5 | 18923 | 57.5 | |
Current smoker | 6578 | 6.9 | 1930 | 29.3 | 4059 | 61.7 | 3275 | 49.8 | |
Body mass category | |||||||||
Underweight | 1360 | 1.4 | 484 | 35.6 | 877 | 64.5 | 717 | 52.7 | |
Normal weight | 37712 | 39.4 | 13179 | 34.9 | 27771 | 73.6 | 22833 | 60.5 | |
Overweight | 37271 | 38.9 | 11902 | 31.9 | 26169 | 70.2 | 21165 | 56.8 | |
Obese | 19494 | 20.3 | 4789 | 24.6 | 11693 | 60.0 | 9065 | 46.5 | |
Diagnosed chronic conditions | |||||||||
0 | 32167 | 33.6 | 10442 | 32.5 | 23287 | 72.4 | 19019 | 59.1 | |
1 | 38557 | 40.2 | 12403 | 32.2 | 26887 | 69.7 | 21749 | 56.4 | |
2 | 19082 | 19.9 | 5873 | 30.8 | 12679 | 66.4 | 10114 | 53.0 | |
3 or more | 6031 | 6.3 | 1636 | 27.1 | 3657 | 60.6 | 2898 | 48.1 | |
Treated chronic conditions | |||||||||
0 | 42523 | 44.4 | 13610 | 32.0 | 30498 | 71.7 | 24891 | 58.5 | |
1 | 31399 | 32.8 | 10328 | 32.9 | 22098 | 70.4 | 17788 | 56.7 | |
2 | 15478 | 16.2 | 4709 | 30.4 | 10110 | 65.3 | 8066 | 52.1 | |
3 or more | 6437 | 6.7 | 1707 | 26.5 | 3804 | 59.1 | 3035 | 47.1 | |
Functional limitation | |||||||||
None | 33079 | 34.5 | 11648 | 35.2 | 25449 | 76.9 | 21427 | 64.8 | |
Minor | 25661 | 26.8 | 9250 | 36.0 | 19221 | 74.9 | 15500 | 60.4 | |
Moderate | 21192 | 22.1 | 6488 | 30.6 | 14159 | 66.8 | 11038 | 52.1 | |
Severe | 15905 | 16.6 | 2968 | 18.7 | 7681 | 48.3 | 5815 | 36.6 | |
Emotional problems | |||||||||
None | 67240 | 70.2 | 22286 | 33.1 | 47682 | 70.9 | 38888 | 57.8 | |
Minor | 13394 | 14.0 | 4005 | 29.9 | 9365 | 69.9 | 7495 | 56.0 | |
Moderate | 7638 | 8.0 | 2144 | 28.1 | 5018 | 65.7 | 3941 | 51.6 | |
Severe | 7565 | 7.9 | 1919 | 25.4 | 4445 | 58.8 | 3456 | 45.7 | |