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Table 3 Likelihood of support for social norms of physical (in)activity

From: Assessing the social climate of physical (in)activity in Canada

 

Descriptive norms

Society disapproves of inactivity

Injunctive norms of physical activity

Walking

Exercising

Kids active

B (SE)

OR (CI)

B (SE)

OR (CI)

B (SE)

OR (CI)

B (SE)

OR (CI)

 

B (SE)

OR (CI)

Disagreeb

         

Nonec

  
 

Intercept

0.11 (0.47)

 

0.22 (0.40)

 

0.12 (0.34)

 

−0.00 (0.37)

  

−1.11 (0.57)

 

Age

−0.02 (0.01)

0.99 (0.97–1.00)

− 0.01 (0.01)

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.003 (0.004)

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

− 0.001 (0.00)

0.10 (0.99–1.01)

 

0.002 (0.01)

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

Income

−0.16 (0.10)

0.19 (0.70–1.04)

− 0.16 (0.08)

0.85 (0.72–1.00)

−0.03 (0.07)

0.97 (0.85–1.11)

0.08 (0.07)

1.08 (0.93–1.25)

 

−0.17 (0.11)

0.84 (0.68–1.06)

Sex (female)

− 0.41 (0.19)

0.66 (0.45–0.97)

−0.18 (0.16)

0.84 (0.61–1.15)

− 0.05 (0.13)

0.95 (0.74–1.23)

− 0.37 (0.15)

0.69 (0.52–0.91)

 

0.09 (0.22)

1.09 (0.71–1.68)

Sex (male)

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 

Reference

Dwelling (urban)

−1.21 (0.23)

0.30 (0.19–0.47)**

−0.85 (0.20)

0.43 (0.29–0.63)**

− 0.42 (0.17)

0.66 (0.47–0.92)

− 0.43 (0.18)

0.65 (0.46–0.92)

 

− 0.24 (0.28)

0.78 (0.45–1.36)

Dwelling (semi-urban)

−0.76 (0.25)

0.47 (0.29–0.76)*

− 0.70 (0.23)

0.50 (0.32–0.78)*

− 0.59 (0.20)

0.55 (0.38–0.82)*

− 0.84 (0.23)

0.43 (0.28–0.67)**

 

0.29 (0.32)

1.34 (0.72–2.51)

Dwelling (rural)

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 

Reference

PAa (inactive)

−0.18 (0.23)

0.84 (0.53–1.31)

0.03 (0.20)

1.03 (0.70–1.51)

0.14 (0.16)

1.15 (0.84–1.58)

0.07 (0.18)

1.08 (0.76–1.53)

 

1.03 (0.30)

2.79 (1.54–5.05)*

PAa (active)

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 

Reference

Neutralb

         

A few/somec

  
 

Intercept

0.53 (0.27)

 

0.81 (0.27)

 

0.95 (0.30)

 

1.31 (0.29)

  

1.04 (0.35)

 

Age

−0.02 (0.003)

0.98 (0.98–0.99)**

−0.01 (0.003)

0.99 (0.98–0.99)**

−0.01 (0.004)

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

− 0.01 (0.00)

0.99 (0.98–0.99)**

 

0.00 (0.00)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

Income

− 0.01 (0.05)

0.99 (0.89–1.10)

−0.04 (0.05)

0.97 (0.87–1.07)

− 0.01 (0.06)

0.99 (0.88–1.11)

0.02 (0.06)

1.02 (0.91–1.14)

 

0.05 (0.07)

1.05 (0.92–1.21)

Sex (female)

− 0.24 (0.10)

0.79 (0.64–0.96)

−0.22 (0.10)

0.80 (0.66–0.98)

− 0.11 (0.12)

0.90 (0.72–1.12)

− 0.20 (0.11)

0.82 (0.66–1.02)

 

0.14 (0.14)

1.15 (0.87–1.51)

Sex (male)

Reference

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

  

Reference

 

Dwelling (urban)

−0.30 (0.14)

0.74 (0.57–0.96)

− 0.30 (0.14)

0.74 (0.57–0.97)

− 0.30 (0.16)

0.74 (0.54–1.00)

− 0.26 (0.15)

0.77 (0.58–1.04)

 

− 0.08 (0.18)

0.93 (0.65–1.32)

Dwelling (semi-urban)

− 0.21 (0.15)

0.81 (0.60–1.09)

− 0.17 (0.15)

0.84 (0.62–1.14)

− 0.30 (0.18)

0.75 (0.53–1.05)

0.10 (0.17)

1.10 (0.79–1.54)

 

0.24 (0.22)

1.27 (0.83–1.94)

Dwelling (rural)

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 

Reference

PAa (inactive)

0.18 (0.13)

1.20 (0.92–1.56)

0.43 (0.13)

1.54 (1.19–1.99)*

0.43 (0.14)

1.54 (1.16–2.05)*

0.22 (0.14)

1.24 (0.94–1.64)

 

0.64 (0.16)

1.90 (1.39–2.58)**

PAa (active)

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 

Reference

 

R2 (Nagelkerke)

 

.042

 

.033

 

.020

 

.039

  

.024

  1. * p < .01, ** p < .001
  2. aThose who do (vs. do not) achieve 150 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity a week
  3. bThe reference category is: agree
  4. cThe reference category: most people