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Table 1 Sample description (N = 3219)

From: Participation in group-based physical activity programmes for adults in Germany and associated factors: data from a nationwide cohort study

 

n (t0)

n (t1)

Total (t1)

Missing (t1)

% (weighted)

% (weighted)

N (unweighted)

% (unweighted)

Demographic characteristics

 Sex

   

0.0

  Women

52.8

52.8

1788

 

  Men

47.2

47.2

1431

 

 Age

   

0.0

  18–29 years

22.4a

–

–

 

  30–44 years

38.6

30.6

719

 

  45–64 years

35.8

44.4

1542

 

  65–79 years

3.2

25.0

958

 

Socioeconomic characteristics

 Educational level

   

0.3

  Low

20.5

17.5

366

 

  Middle

60.4

55.8

1844

 

  High

19.2

26.7

1000

 

 Income

   

0.0

  Below 60%

18.4

14.4

435

 

  60–150%

64.9

65.8

2164

 

  Above 150%

16.7

19.8

620

 

Programme participation

 Participation in a group-based physical activity programme in the last 12 months

   

1.3

  Yes

6.1

15.1

573

 

  No

93.9

84.9

2605

 

Sports behaviour

 Sports activity (in the last 3 months)

   

1.0

  No sports

46.4

38.9

1140

 

  Less than 1 h per week

16.1

15.0

517

 

  Regularly 1–2 h per week

17.4

26.2

863

 

  Regularly 2–4 h per week

12.4

13.3

447

 

  Regularly more than 4 h per week

7.7

6.6

219

 

 Sports activity aggregated (in the last 3 months)

   

1.0

  No sports

46.4

38.9

1140

 

  Sports activity per week

53.6

61.1

2046

 

Health status

 Subjective health status

   

0.5

  Good/very good

69.3

68.4

2211

 

  Fair/poor/very poor

30.7

31.6

991

 

Enabling factor counselling

 Physician physical activity counsellingb

   

30.5

  No

91.1

90.6

2022

 

  Yes

8.9

9.4

214

 
  1. aIncluding 10 cases with the age of 17
  2. bOnly persons up to age 64 years