Numbers are not the whole story: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to increased physical activity in a primary care based walking intervention

Table 3 Summary of interview participant characteristics (n = 43)

Characteristic		Participant n
Age	45-59 years	20
	60-75 years	23
Gender	Male	14
	Female	29
Ethnicity	White British	29
	Any other white background	5
	Black African	2
	Black Caribbean	2
	White and black Caribbean	1
	Bangladeshi	1
	White and Asian	1
	Indian	1
	Chinese	1
Primary care practice	1	7
	2	7
	3	7
	4	7
	5	7
	6	8
Intervention group	Nurse and pedometer	21
	Pedometer by post	22
Step count outcome	Increase	20
	No increase	23
Group + step count outcome	Increase + nurse/pedometer	10
	Increase + pedometer by post	10
	No increase + nurse/pedometer	11
	No increase + pedometer by post	12
Recruited as a couple?	Yes	7
	No	36

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