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Table 1 Prevalence of demographic, recreational environment, physical activity, and mental health variables
| Men | Women | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Recreational characters 1999: | ||||||
| Wild | 145 | 3.6 | 176 | 3.5 | 320 | 3.6 |
| Space | 478 | 12.0 | 523 | 10.5 | 1001 | 11.2 |
| Serene | 244 | 6.1 | 313 | 6.3 | 558 | 6.2 |
| Culture | 981 | 24.5 | 1171 | 23.6 | 2154 | 24.0 |
| Lush | 1116 | 27.9 | 1291 | 26.0 | 2408 | 26.9 |
| Number of recreational characters 1999: | ||||||
| 0 | 2220 | 55.5 | 2876 | 57.9 | 5098 | 56.8 |
| 1 | 1073 | 26.8 | 1284 | 25.9 | 2359 | 26.3 |
| 2 | 358 | 9.0 | 415 | 8.4 | 774 | 8.6 |
| 3 | 223 | 5.6 | 221 | 4.5 | 444 | 5.0 |
| 4 | 109 | 2.7 | 153 | 3.1 | 262 | 2.9 |
| 5 | 14 | 0.4 | 17 | 0.3 | 31 | 0.3 |
| Poor mental health 1999 (GHQ12) | 498 | 13.1 | 883 | 19.0 | 1424 | 16.4 |
| Physical activity 1999: | ||||||
| Sedentary | 525 | 13.6 | 673 | 14.1 | 1198 | 13.9 |
| Moderate activity | 2477 | 64.1 | 3133 | 65.5 | 5613 | 64.9 |
| Regular exercise | 732 | 18.9 | 922 | 19.3 | 1654 | 19.1 |
| Regular advanced exercise | 129 | 3.3 | 55 | 1.1 | 184 | 2.1 |
| Country of origin (1999): | ||||||
| - other than Sweden | 366 | 9.2 | 444 | 9.0 | 810 | 9.1 |
| Cohabiting : | ||||||
| - No | 938 | 23.8 | 1299 | 26.5 | 2237 | 25.3 |
| Financial stress : | ||||||
| -Stressed | 287 | 7.3 | 459 | 9.5 | 746 | 8.5 |
| -Slightly stressed | 669 | 16.7 | 895 | 18.5 | 1564 | 17.9 |
| -Not stressed | 2957 | 75.6 | 3485 | 72.0 | 6445 | 73.6 |
| Mean age (years) | 50.8 | 50.0 | 50.1 | |||
