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Table 1 Demographic information and differences between participants who completed follow-up and those who did not

From: The short-term effects of a mass reach physical activity campaign: an evaluation using hierarchy of effects model and intention profiles

  

Baseline only (N = 6503)

Complete follow-up (N = 1298)

Difference test

Female N (%)

 

5322 (81.8%)

1048 (80.7%)

χ2 = 1.63, p = .44

Minority N (%)

No

5484 (84.3%)

1102 (84.9%)

χ2 = 11.68, p = .02

More new Canadians and Indigenous persons did not complete follow-up survey than expected.

Visible

416 (6.4%)

91 (7.0%)

New Canadian

158 (2.4%)

15 (1.2%)

Indigenous

140 (2.2%)

20 (1.5%)

Disability

305 (4.7%)

70 (5.4%)

English N (%)

 

6055 (93.1%)

1237 (95.3%)

χ2 = 8.51, p = .004

More English than French completed follow-up

Education N (%)

Some high school

153 (2.4%)

14 (1.1%)

χ2 = 13.89, p < .02

Slightly more educated completed follow-up

High school

591 (9.1%)

124 (9.6%)

Some college

1000 (15.4%)

183 (14.1%)

University

3313 (50.9%)

687 (52.9%)

Post degree

1325 (20.4%)

275 (21.2%)

Prefer not to answer

121 (1.9%)

15 (1.2%)

LTPA N (%)

Very light

121 (1.9%)

14 (1.1%)

χ2 = 7.89, p = .10

Light

611 (9.4%)

139 (10.7%)

Moderate

2241 (34.5%)

431 (33.2%)

Active

2420 (37.2%)

506 (39.0%)

Very active

1110 (17.1%)

208 (16.0%)

Age M (SD), years

47.84 (13.43)

48.62 (12.58)

F (1, 7800) = 3.72, p = .06

Importance M (SD)

6.22 (1.08)

6.22 (1.07)

F (1, 7800) = 0.038, p = .85

Attitudes M (SD)

5.49 (1.57)

5.54 (1.53)

F (1, 7800) = 2.78, p = .29

Self-efficacy M (SD)

81.77 (21.87)

82.01 (22.03)

F (1, 7800) = 0.13, p = .72

Intention M (SD)

6.01 (1.30)

5.97 (1.35)

F (1, 7800) = 1.54, p = .34