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Table 1 Characteristics of participants a

From: A qualitative study of older adults' responses to sitting-time questions: do we get the information we want?

 

Men

(n = 28)

Women

(n = 27)

Total

(N = 55)

 

n

(%)b

n

(%)b

n

(%)b

Demographics

      

   Age, years

      

65-69

8

(29)

10

(37)

18

(33)

70-74

11

(39)

8

(30)

19

(35)

≥75

9

(32)

9

(33)

18

(33)

   Country of birth

      

Australia

19

(68)

15

(56

34

(62)

Other English-speaking country

8

(29)

9

(33)

17

(31)

Non-English-speaking country

1

(4)

3

(11)

4

(7)

   Education

      

No tertiary education

3

(11)

3

(11)

6

(11)

Certificate or trade

10

(36)

9

(33)

19

(35)

University degree or higher

15

(54)

15

(56)

30

(55)

   Employment

      

Employed

2

(7)

3

(11)

5

(9)

Retired/not employed

26

(94)

24

(89)

50

(91)

   Income management

      

Easy

13

(46)

10

(37)

23

(42)

Not too bad

13

(46)

11

(41)

24

(44)

Difficult/impossible

2

(7)

6

(22)

8

(15)

   Marital status

      

Married/common-law marriage

22

(79)

14

(52)

36

(66)

Widowed/never married/separated/divorced

6

(21)

13

(48)

19

(35)

Health

      

   Self-rated health

      

Excellent

9

(32)

5

(19)

14

(26)

Very good

8

(29)

16

(59)

24

(44)

Good

11

(39)

6

(22)

17

(31)

   Limited in walking 500 m

      

Limited a little

2

(7)

3

(11)

5

(9)

Not limited

26

(93)

24

(89)

50

(91)

  1. a Boldface numbers indicate significant difference between men and women (chi-square, p < 0.05).
  2. bCells may not add up to 100% due to rounding.