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Table 1 Characteristics of the survey study population (n152)

From: Why some do but most don't. Barriers and enablers to engaging low-income groups in physical activity programmes: a mixed methods study

Demographic characteristics

Total N

Total %

Participants reporting postcode (n144) living

144

100

Within study area

69

45.4

Outside study area

75

49.3

Age (n140)

  

<18 years

23

16.4

18-34 years

20

14.3

35-54 years

15

10.7

55 years +

82

58.6

Gender (n144)

  

Male

32

22.2

Female

112

77.8

BMI (n121)

  

Underweight

6

5

Normal weight

60

49.6

Overweight/obese

55

45.5

Ethnicity (n139)

  

White

126

90.6

Black/Afro-Caribbean

7

5

Asian

2

1.4

Other

4

2.9