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Table 3 Comparison of samples with and without those did not express physical activity preference

From: Association between leisure time physical activity preference and behavior: evidence from the China Health & Nutrition Survey, 2004–2011

 

Sample without those did not express activity preference

Sample with those did not express activity preference

Variables

Number

Mean/Percentage (SD)

Number

Mean/Percentage (SD)

Demographics

 Age

2645

40.49 (12.84)

5685

39.06 (12.25)

 Sex

  Male

1253

47.4

2551

44.9

  Female

1392

52.6

3134

55.1

 Ethnicity

  Han

2391

90.4

4983

87.7

  Others

254

9.6

702

12.3

 Marital status

  Never married

108

4.1

265

4.7

  Married

2448

93.0

5237

92.5

  Divorced

16

0.6

30

0.5

  Widowed

60

2.3

130

2.3

 Community types

  

  Urban

482

18.2

608

10.7

  Suburban

640

24.2

1099

19.3

  Town

526

19.9

843

14.8

  Village

997

37.7

3135

55.1

 Region of residence

  

  North

1268

47.9

2489

43.8

  South

1377

52.1

3196

56.2

Socioeconomic status

 Employment

  Unemployed

570

21.6

872

15.4

  Employed

2072

78.4

4807

84.6

 Annual household income (Yuan)

  

  0–8000

520

19.9

1371

24.1

  8001–15,000

643

24.6

1517

26.9

  15,001–25,000

601

23.0

1294

23.0

  Over 25,000

850

32.5

1449

25.7

 Education

  Illiterate

464

17.6

1298

22.9

  Primary school

593

22.5

1511

26.6

  Middle school

781

29.6

1709

30.1

  High school or above

799

30.3

1154

20.3

Health behavior

 Smoking status

  

  Nonsmoker

1781

67.4

3850

67.8

  Smoker

861

32.6

1827

32.2

 Alcohol consumption

  

  No drinking

1726

65.3

3850

67.7

  Drinking

919

34.7

1835

32.3

Health-related variables

 BMI categories

   

  Underweight

96

3.8

289

5.4

  Normal weight

1313

52.4

3044

56.8

  Overweight

855

34.1

1571

29.3

  Obese

241

9.6

458

8.5

 Current health status (self-report)

  

  Very good

433

16.4

728

12.8

  Good

1185

44.9

2581

45.5

  Bad

872

33.0

1981

35.0

  Very bad

151

5.7

378

6.7

 Health insurance coverage

  

  No

1699

64.5

4233

74.9

  Yes

936

35.5

1420

25.1

  1. Abbreviation: SD standard deviation; —, not applicable