Table 2 Percentual distribution of characteristics of the study population (n = 4.899)
| Â | Characteristics of the respondents |
|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | Â |
Gender | Â |
Female | 54.4% |
Male | 45.6% |
Age | Â |
Child/adolescent (12–17 year) | 7.8% |
Youth (18–25 year) | 6.9% |
Young adults (26–40 year) | 33.7% |
Older adults (41–65 year) | 33.6% |
Elderly (>65 year) | 18.1% |
Socio-economic characteristics | Â |
Level of education | Â |
Low | 20.6% |
Middle | 59.8% |
High | 19.7% |
Income | Â |
Low | 32% |
Middle | 44.1% |
High | 23.8% |
Other characteristics | Â |
% of people with a garden | 80.6% |
Urbanicity | Â |
Very highly urban | 17.2% |
Highly urban | 18.7% |
Moderately urban | 19.7% |
Sligthly urban | 26.3% |
Non urban | 18.2% |
Physical Activity | Â |
% meets the Dutch public health recommendations for physical activity | 51.7% |
% of people actively engaged in sports activities | 44.6% |
Average (sd) number of minutes spent on sports activities per week | 209 (236) |
% of people who walk during leisure time | 60.4% |
Average (sd) number of minutes spent on walking during leisure time per week | 214 (229) |
% of people who cycle during leisure time | 54.5% |
Average (sd) number of minutes spent on cycling during leisure time per week | 186 (199) |
% of people who walk for commuting purposes | 8.2% |
Average (sd) number of minutes spent on walking for commuting purposes per week | 146 (177) |
% of people who cycle for commuting purposes | 27.7% |
Average (sd) number of minutes spent on cycling for commuting purposes per week | 136 (123) |
% of people who garden | 39.7% |
Average (sd) number of minutes spent on gardening per week | 224 (279) |
Health | Â |
Percentage with perceived general health 'good', 'very good' or 'excellent' | 82.2% |