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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants in the Lawrence Health and Well-being Study, 2011–2013

From: Neighborhood environment correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior among Latino adults in Massachusetts

Variable

Mean

SD

Age

46.64

15.45

BMI

29.79

5.97

Sedentary time (hours/day)

7.32

4.80

Variable

n

Frequency (%)

Gender

 Male

294

48.8

 Female

308

51.2

Employment

 Employed

357

59.3

 Unemployed

99

16.4

 Retired

57

9.5

 Disabled

56

9.3

 Other

31

5.1

Education

  < High School

252

41.9

  < High School, w/vocational training

56

9.3

 High school graduate

67

11.1

 High school graduate, w/vocational training

53

8.8

 Some college

107

17.8

 College degree or Post-Graduate

67

11.1

Marital Status

 Single (never married)

119

19.8

 Married or Living with partner

344

57.1

 Previously married (separated, divorced, widowed)

139

23.1

Physical Activity

 

 No Activity

240

39.9

  > 0 and <150 min per Week

111

18.4

  > 150 min per Week

251

41.7