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Table 1 Descriptive information of demographic (wave 1) and environmental (wave 4) variables (N = 2659)

From: Individual, social, and environmental influences on the transitions in physical activity among emerging adults

 

Wave 1

Wave 4

Met recommended MVPA at Wave 4a

Met recommended VPA at Wave 4a

Weighted %

SE

Weighted %

SE

Weighted %

SE

Weighted %

SE

Wave

 Wave 1

–

–

–

–

55.79

1.68

65.74

2.07

 Wave 2

–

–

–

–

48.06

2.10

59.43

2.22

 Wave 3

–

–

–

–

43.50

1.97

56.67

2.03

 Wave 4

–

–

–

–

33.99

1.86

54.41

2.26

Sex

 Female

55.04

1.58

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Male

44.96

1.58

–

–

–

–

–

–

Race/ethnicity

 White

56.46

5.96

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Hispanic

18.50

3.67

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Black

20.25

4.48

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Other

4.80

0.90

–

–

–

–

–

–

Family affluence

 Low

23.38

2.83

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Moderate

49.01

1.67

–

–

–

–

–

–

 High

27.61

2.63

–

–

–

–

–

–

Parent, highest education

 <high school diploma

8.22

2.11

–

–

–

–

–

–

 High school diploma or GED

24.60

2.11

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Some degree

39.44

1.67

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Bachelor’s or graduate degree

27.74

2.90

–

–

–

–

–

–

Rural/urban at wave 1

 Urban

65.80

7.50

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Rural

34.20

7.50

–

–

–

–

–

–

Work status

 Not working

–

–

50.87

2.95

27.70

2.47

57.76

2.59

 Work part time <30 hours

–

–

34.40

1.93

36.81

3.23

53.84

3.89

 Work full time ≥30 hours

–

–

14.73

2.04

49.22

4.17

61.51

5.22

School status

 College/Graduate School

–

–

49.00

8.14

29.59

2.53

56.40

3.18

 Not attending school

–

–

24.63

4.03

40.50

40.9

51.49

4.08

 Tech/Voca/Comm

–

–

26.37

4.63

36.06

3.21

53.41

3.17

Residence

 On campus

–

–

34.11

12.27

30.36

3.35

60.84

4.26

 At home

–

–

47.89

10.57

35.17

2.51

51.28

2.70

 In own place

–

–

18.00

10.45

38.00

4.95

51.17

6.42

  1. Tech/Voca/Comm technological or vocational school or community college, MVPA moderate to vigorous physical activity, VPA vigorous physical activity
  2. aThe declines between adjacent waves were significant (p < .05 to .001) for both MVPA and VPA, with the exceptions of waves 2 to 3 (p = .07) and waves 3 to 4 declines (p = .29) for VPA