Table 1 Characteristics of sample according to gender
Full samplea | Parenthood analysis | Cohabitation analysis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 3766) | Female (n = 4279) | p | Male (n = 2139) | Female (n = 1694) | p | Male (n = 686) | Female (n = 451) | p | |
Country of birth | .542 | .769 | .409 | ||||||
England | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.9% | 85.4% | 85.3% | 82.5% | |||
Wales | 5.6% | 6.0% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | |||
Scotland | 9.8% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 9.0% | 11.3% | |||
Ethnicity | .088 | .391 | .561 | ||||||
British | 95.3% | 96.1% | 95.3% | 95.9% | 95.0% | 95.8% | |||
Non-British | 4.7% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 4.2% | |||
Level of education achieved | <.001 | <.001 | .049 | ||||||
None | 26.8% | 23.8% | 21.9% | 15.9% | 24.3% | 25.9% | |||
Low | 38.7% | 40.2% | 35.4% | 33.0% | 37.0% | 29.3% | |||
Medium | 11.9% | 15.2% | 12.9% | 16.8% | 11.1% | 13.8% | |||
High | 22.6% | 20.8% | 29.8% | 34.3% | 27.6% | 31.0% | |||
Physical activity | |||||||||
30 years | |||||||||
Mean PA (Likert scale) | 2.63 ± 1.37 | 2.72 ± 1.45 | .037 | 2.72 ± 1.36 | 2.67 ± 1.33 | .272 | 2.76 ± 1.41 | 2.62 ± 1.34 | .123 |
Physical activity (at least 4 days/week) | 25.4% | 28.9% | < 0.001 | 27.0% | 25.3% | .224 | 29.2% | 24.4% | .078 |
34 years | |||||||||
Mean PA (Likert scale) | 2.60 ± 1.38 | 2.81 ± 1.45 | <.001 | 2.67 ± 1.38 | 2.77 ± 1.39 | .026 | 2.69 ± 1.41 | 2.68 ± 1.41 | .893 |
Physical exercise (at least 4 days/week) | 25.0% | 31.2% | <.001 | 26.0% | 29.3% | .025 | 27.6% | 28.2% | .824 |
PA change between 30 and 34 years (Likert scale) | −0.03 ± 1.61 | 0.10 ± 1.81 | .001 | − 0.05 ± 1.57 | 0.10 ± 1.63 | .001 | −0.07 ± 1.63 | 0.06 ± 1.68 | .175 |
Life transition events | |||||||||
Becoming a parent between 30 years and 34 years | 13.9% | 12.4% | .050 | 24.5% | 31.4% | <.001 | 5.7% | 5.5% | .919 |
Start cohabiting between 30 years and 34 years | 6.4% | 3.4% | <.001 | 10.4% | 6.9% | <.001 | 35.1% | 32.4% | .337 |