Table 1 Variables Used in Analysis of Physical Activity Preference and Behavior in the Sample (N = 2427), Urban (n = 1528) and Rural (n = 899) Residents
Whole Sample | Urban Residents | Rural Residents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Number | Mean or Percentage (SD) | Number | Mean or Percentage (SD) | Number | Mean or Percentage (SD) |
Dependent variable (2011) | ||||||
Physical activity | ||||||
No | 2268 | 85.9 | 1313 | 79.8 | 955 | 96.0 |
Yes | 373 | 14.1 | 333 | 20.2 | 40 | 4.0 |
Independent variables (2004) | ||||||
Physical activity preference | ||||||
Prefer activity | 2638 | 6.16 (3.07) | 1641 | 6.58 (3.17) | 997 | 5.45 (2.77) |
Demographics | ||||||
Age | 2645 | 40.49 (12.84) | 1648 | 42.35 (13.38) | 997 | 37.42 (11.26) |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 1253 | 47.4 | 773 | 46.9 | 480 | 48.1 |
Female | 1392 | 52.6 | 875 | 53.1 | 517 | 51.9 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Han | 2391 | 90.4 | 1523 | 92.4 | 868 | 87.1 |
Others | 254 | 9.6 | 125 | 7.6 | 129 | 12.9 |
Marital status | ||||||
Never married | 108 | 4.1 | 72 | 4.4 | 36 | 3.6 |
Married | 2448 | 93.0 | 1513 | 92.3 | 935 | 94.3 |
Divorced | 16 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.5 |
Widowed | 60 | 2.3 | 44 | 2.7 | 16 | 1.6 |
Community types | ||||||
Urban | 482 | 18.2 | 482 | 29.2 | - | - |
Suburban | 640 | 24.2 | 640 | 38.8 | - | - |
Town | 526 | 19.9 | 526 | 31.9 | - | - |
Village | 997 | 37.7 | - | - | 997 | 100.0 |
Region of residence | ||||||
North | 1268 | 47.9 | 747 | 45.3 | 521 | 52.3 |
South | 1377 | 52.1 | 901 | 54.7 | 476 | 47.7 |
Socioeconomic status | ||||||
Employment | ||||||
Unemployed | 570 | 21.6 | 479 | 29.1 | 91 | 9.1 |
Employed | 2072 | 78.4 | 1167 | 70.9 | 905 | 90.9 |
Annual household income (Yuan) | ||||||
0–8000 | 520 | 19.9 | 242 | 14.8 | 278 | 28.4 |
8001–15,000 | 643 | 24.6 | 356 | 21.8 | 287 | 29.3 |
15,001–25,000 | 601 | 23.0 | 380 | 23.3 | 221 | 22.6 |
Over 25,000 | 850 | 32.5 | 656 | 40.1 | 194 | 19.8 |
Education | ||||||
Illiterate | 464 | 17.6 | 233 | 14.2 | 231 | 23.2 |
Primary school | 593 | 22.5 | 291 | 17.7 | 302 | 30.3 |
Middle school | 781 | 29.6 | 473 | 28.8 | 308 | 30.9 |
High school or above | 799 | 30.3 | 644 | 39.2 | 155 | 15.6 |
Health behavior | ||||||
Smoking status | ||||||
Nonsmoker | 1781 | 67.4 | 1125 | 68.3 | 656 | 65.9 |
Smoker | 861 | 32.6 | 522 | 31.7 | 339 | 34.1 |
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
No drinking | 1726 | 65.3 | 1055 | 64.0 | 671 | 67.3 |
Drinking | 919 | 34.7 | 593 | 36.0 | 326 | 32.7 |
Health-related variables | ||||||
BMI categories | ||||||
Underweight | 96 | 3.8 | 49 | 3.1 | 47 | 5.1 |
Normal weight | 1313 | 52.4 | 773 | 49.0 | 540 | 58.2 |
Overweight | 855 | 34.1 | 583 | 37.7 | 272 | 29.3 |
Obese | 241 | 9.6 | 172 | 10.9 | 69 | 7.4 |
Current health status (self-report) | ||||||
Very good | 433 | 16.4 | 244 | 14.8 | 189 | 19.0 |
Good | 1185 | 44.9 | 761 | 46.2 | 424 | 42.6 |
Bad | 872 | 33.0 | 553 | 33.6 | 319 | 32.1 |
Very bad | 151 | 5.7 | 88 | 5.3 | 63 | 6.3 |
Health insurance coverage | ||||||
No | 1699 | 64.5 | 925 | 56.4 | 774 | 77.7 |
Yes | 936 | 35.5 | 714 | 43.6 | 222 | 22.3 |