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Table 2 Levels of total (non-occupational), household, leisure and transport sedentary time

From: Prevalence and correlates of domain-specific sedentary time of adults in the Netherlands: findings from the 2006 Dutch time use survey

 

Total sedentary time

Household sedentary time

Leisure sedentary time

Transport sedentary time

Minutes/day

Percentage

Minutes/day

Percentage

Minutes/day

Percentage

Minutes/day

Percentage

Overall

478.2 (107.2)

61.1%

135.4 (49.0)

17.4%

261.0 (107.2)

33.0%

64.7 (44.5)

8.6%

Gender

 Male

496.0 (116.9)

65.9%

129.8 (46.5)

17.6%

276.0 (120.6)

36.0%

73.2 (50.5)

10.1%

 Female

462.6 (95.3)

56.8%

140.3 (50.7)

17.2%

247.9 (91.9)

30.3%

57.2 (36.9)

7.2%

Age

 18–34 years old

451.5 (109.8)

62.1%

112.3 (43.3)

15.5%

223.0 (81.4)

30.9%

70.3 (39.7)

10.0%

 35–49 years old

432.6 (82.0)

58.4%

135.7 (47.1)

18.2%

214.9 (78.2)

28.9%

70.8 (45.2)

9.8%

 50–64 years old

493.7 (94.6)

62.1%

141.4 (47.3)

17.9%

274.8 (98.9)

34.3%

66.8 (46.5)

8.6%

  ≥ 65 years old

561.5 (105.8)

63.1%

150.1 (52.0)

17.0%

359.2 (114.1)

40.3%

45.6 (39.8)

5.1%

Educational level

 Low

498.2 (107.8)

60.3%

151.0 (55.0)

18.4%

286.2 (112.4)

34.3%

52.8 (40.3)

6.6%

 Middle

463.7 (105.3)

60.6%

130.0 (42.8)

17.0%

246.6 (99.4)

32.0%

69.5 (44.9)

9.3%

 High

474.0 (105.9)

62.4%

125.9 (45.2)

16.7%

251.7 (105.7)

32.8%

71.3 (45.7)

9.8%

Work status

 Not working

538.6 (103.6)

60.5%

149.1 (52.6)

16.8%

324.7 (112.9)

36.4%

50.1 (38.8)

5.7%

 Part-time

446.2 (92.7)

56.9%

132.3 (43.4)

16.9%

224.1 (78.2)

28.6%

65.6 (41.4)

8.4%

 Full-time

439.0 (91.6)

64.9%

123.3 (45.6)

18.3%

222.2 (86.5)

32.7%

79.5 (47.4)

11.8%

Self-reported health

 Very good/good

473.4 (105.1)

61.0%

133.9 (48.4)

17.3%

254.1 (103.6)

32.4%

66.9 (45.0)

9.0%

 Not good

506.7 (116.0)

61.3%

144.4 (52.1)

17.6%

301.6 (118.4)

36.2%

51.7 (38.8)

6.4%

Mobility issues

 No issues

471.7 (104.7)

61.0%

133.6 (47.4)

17.3%

253.3 (103.1)

32.4%

66.8 (44.5)

9.0%

 Issues

522.2 (113.7)

61.1%

148.5 (57.7)

17.5%

316.1 (119.1)

36.7%

49.7 (41.2)

5.9%

Weight status

 Normal (BMI 18.5–24.9)

461.6 (103.6)

60.0%

132.4 (48.1)

17.3%

244.3 (98.8)

31.5%

63.9 (41.9)

8.6%

 Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9)

489.2 (105.1)

62.0%

137.8 (48.3)

17.5%

273.2 (108.0)

34.2%

67.0 (48.2)

8.8%

 Obese (BMI ≥30.0)

517.5 (115.1)

63.4%

138.7 (53.1)

17.0%

302.8 (126.0)

36.6%

64.2 (45.3)

8.3%

Sleep time

 Sleeping 7–9 h/day

479.9 (108.3)

60.9%

135.3 (47.7)

17.2%

259.5 (108.8)

32.5%

68.3 (45.7)

9.0%

 Sleeping < 7 or > 9 h/day

475.0 (105.2)

61.4%

135.6 (51.3)

17.6%

263.8 (104.0)

33.8%

58.2 (41.5)

7.8%

Smoking behaviour

 No

478.8 (107.9)

60.7%

135.2 (48.2)

17.2%

261.5 (107.5)

32.8%

64.9 (45.0)

8.6%

 Yes

476.3 (104.6)

62.4%

136.4 (52.1)

17.9%

259.8 (106.0)

33.6%

64.0 (42.9)

8.7%

Drinking alcohol

 Never

461.7 (111.1)

58.2%

136.8 (49.6)

17.2%

250.7 (104.5)

31.3%

58.7 (40.8)

7.7%

 1–7 glasses/week

475.3 (99.2)

60.9%

136.8 (47.9)

17.5%

256.1 (97.2)

32.6%

66.0 (44.6)

8.7%

  > 7 glasses/week

496.1 (112.2)

63.9%

131.4 (49.6)

17.2%

276.2 (120.0)

35.0%

69.1 (48.1)

9.3%

Eating take-away food

 Never

503.1 (113.3)

60.8%

140.6 (52.9)

17.1%

292.3 (115.5)

35.0%

54.8 (42.9)

6.8%

 Less than once a month

473.6 (104.5)

60.1%

140.9 (47.2)

17.9%

255.1 (103.6)

32.0%

62.5 (40.9)

8.2%

 Once a month or more

465.6 (102.5)

61.8%

128.5 (47.0)

17.1%

246.1 (100.5)

32.4%

72.4 (46.4)

9.9%

Happiness

 Very happy/happy

478.2 (107.3)

61.1%

135.3 (48.5)

17.4%

260.3 (107.2)

32.9%

65.6 (44.4)

8.7%

 Not happy

477.1 (104.7)

59.5%

138.3 (58.1)

17.4%

276.0 (109.2)

34.1%

50.6 (43.3)

6.5%

  1. BM Body Mass Index
  2. The numbers shown are mean minutes/day and the mean percentages of the total waking, non-occupational time/day