Table 1 Sample size, estimated population size, mean age and percentage distribution of the individual variables.
From: Physical activity, exercise and self-rated health: a population-based study from Sweden
Variable | Level | Exercise | Total physical activitya(hours/week) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | Occasionally | Regularly | ≤ 2 | 3–5 | ≥ 6 | ||
Sample size (n) | 3,756 | 406 | 1,058 | 2,292 | 538 | 907 | 2,311 |
(%) | (10.8) | (28.2) | (61.0) | (14.3) | (24.2) | (61.5) | |
Estimated population size (N) | 4,526,437 | 491,396 | 1,279,585 | 2,755,456 | 653,043 | 1,095,646 | 2,777,748 |
Mean age | 43.7 | 42.8 | 44.2 | 43.6 | 44.2 | 44.0 | 43.4 |
(SD) | (11.3) | (10.8) | (11.3) | (11.4) | (11.3) | (11.2) | (11.3) |
Gender (%) | Women | 9.9 | 25.6 | 64.5 | 13.8 | 25.2 | 61.0 |
Men | 11.8 | 30.7 | 57.5 | 14.8 | 23.2 | 62.0 | |
Age (%) | 25–34 years | 11.2 | 26.6 | 62.2 | 13.4 | 23.0 | 63.6 |
35–44 years | 12.6 | 27.7 | 59.7 | 15.4 | 24.0 | 60.6 | |
45–54 years | 10.0 | 29.5 | 60.5 | 13.6 | 25.9 | 60.5 | |
55–64 years | 9.2 | 29.0 | 61.8 | 15.1 | 23.6 | 61.3 | |
Country of birth (%) | Swedish-born | 10.1 | 27.6 | 62.3 | 13.6 | 23.8 | 62.5 |
Foreign-born | 16.1 | 31.9 | 52.0 | 19.5 | 26.3 | 54.2 | |
Educational status (%) | High (≥ 10 years) | 10.2 | 27.6 | 62.2 | 13.6 | 24.7 | 61.7 |
Low (<10 years) | 14.2 | 31.0 | 54.8 | 18.1 | 21.2 | 60.7 | |
Smoking habits (%) | Never smoker | 9.0 | 26.5 | 64.4 | 13.5 | 24.7 | 61.8 |
Former smoker | 9.0 | 27.1 | 63.9 | 13.2 | 24.5 | 62.3 | |
Daily smoker | 17.2 | 33.2 | 49.6 | 17.5 | 22.5 | 60.0 | |
BMI b (%) | Normal (<25) | 9.3 | 25.5 | 65.2 | 11.9 | 24.9 | 63.2 |
Overweight | 11.4 | 31.3 | 57.3 | 15.7 | 23.9 | 60.4 | |
(25–29.9) | |||||||
Obese (≥ 30) | 17.6 | 32.7 | 49.7 | 23.8 | 20.5 | 55.7 | |
Employment status (%) | Employed | 10.2 | 28.0 | 61.8 | 13.3 | 23.9 | 62.8 |
Nonemployed | 13.5 | 29.1 | 57.4 | 19.0 | 25.4 | 55.6 | |
Marital status (%) | Married/cohabiting | 10.6 | 28.0 | 61.4 | 14.2 | 25.0 | 60.8 |
Living alone | 11.4 | 28.5 | 60.1 | 14.7 | 21.8 | 63.5 | |
Housing tenure (%) | Ownership | 10.2 | 28.8 | 61.0 | 13.7 | 25.0 | 61.3 |
No ownership | 12.1 | 26.8 | 61.1 | 15.7 | 22.4 | 61.9 | |