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Table 1 General characteristics of the study participants

From: The relationship between sports facility accessibility and physical activity among Korean adults

Variables

Total

Physical activity

No

Yes

N

(%)*

N

(%)*

N

(%)*

Accessibility to sports facilities

 Easy

155,331

80.9

96,524

50.4

58,807

30.5

 Difficult

46,392

19.1

29,965

12.8

16,427

6.3

Sex

 Men

94,147

50.5

52,151

28.0

41,996

22.5

 Women

107,576

49.5

74,338

35.2

33,238

14.4

Age group

 Under 40

57,187

39.4

36,956

25.2

20,231

14.1

 40–65

103,312

48.7

60,439

29.1

42,873

19.6

 65 or over

41,224

11.9

29,094

8.9

12,130

3.1

Monthly income

 Q1 (low)

53,233

16.1

35,515

11.2

17,718

4.9

 Q2

50,304

24.4

31,829

15.9

18,475

8.5

 Q3

55,050

31.2

33,869

19.5

21,181

11.7

 Q4 (high)

43,136

28.2

25,276

16.5

17,860

11.7

Educational level

 Elementary school

49,443

13.6

33,091

9.8

16,352

3.9

 Middle school

23,493

9.1

14,502

5.9

8,991

3.2

 High school

71,301

39.6

43,805

24.5

27,496

15.0

 College or over

57,486

37.7

35,091

23.0

22,395

14.7

Occupation

 White collar

40,023

26.3

24,794

16.2

15,229

10.1

 Pink collar

26,515

14.2

16,497

8.8

10,018

5.4

 Blue collar

135,185

59.5

85,198

38.1

49,987

21.4

Marital status

 Married-cohabit

143,384

67.3

87,791

42.2

55,593

25.2

 Married-non cohabit

28,414

10.7

20,312

7.7

8,102

3.0

 Unmarried

29,925

22.0

18,386

13.3

11,539

8.7

Regional area

 Urban

116,838

81.7

75,470

51.9

41,368

29.8

 Rural

84,885

18.3

51,019

11.3

33,866

7.1

Sleeping time

 Less (<7)

87,607

44.8

54,400

27.9

33,207

16.9

 Normal (7–8)

105,494

51.3

65,891

32.5

39,603

18.8

 Exceed (> = 9)

8,622

3.8

6,198

2.7

2,424

1.1

Perceived stress rate

 Much

52,680

28.2

34,048

18.3

18,632

9.8

 Little

109,873

55.7

67,814

34.7

42,059

21.0

 Non

39,170

16.1

24,627

10.0

14,543

6.0

History of depression

 Yes

4,918

2.2

3,383

1.5

1,535

0.7

 No

196,805

97.8

123,106

61.6

73,699

36.2

Perceived health status

 Good

80,996

44.2

46,660

25.4

34,336

18.7

 Normal

82,126

41.9

52,291

27.5

29,835

14.4

 Bad

38,601

14.0

27,538

10.2

11,063

3.7

Current smoker

 Yes

43,473

24.0

25,032

14.0

18,441

10.0

 No

158,250

76.0

101,457

49.1

56,793

26.9

Current drinker

 Yes

135,821

74.6

81,146

45.1

54,675

29.5

 No

65,902

25.4

45,343

18.1

20,559

7.4

Perceived body shape

 Thin

36,884

17.1

23,969

11.2

12,915

5.8

 Normal

93,003

45.0

57,094

27.9

35,909

17.1

 Obese

71,836

38.0

45,426

24.1

26,410

13.9

Obesity

 No (BMI <25)

153,502

76.0

97,354

48.7

56,148

27.3

 Yes (BMI > =25)

48,221

24.0

29,135

14.5

19,086

9.5

 

201,723

100.0

126,489

63.1

75,234

36.9

  1. *(%): Weighted percentage