Table 1 Distribution of health behaviours by covariates across the two study phases, N = 4,978
| Â | Smokers n(%) | Attempts to reduce smokinga n(%) | Attempts to stop smokinga n(%) | Attempts to increase fruit intake n(%) | Attempts to increase physical activity n(%) | Attempts to reduce alcohol use n(%) | Attempts to lose weight n(%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | ||
Total | 738 (14.8) | 728 (14.6) | 380 (51.5) | 352 (48.3) | 202 (27.4) | 169 (23.2) | 2445 (49.1) | 2417 (48.6) | 2607 (52.4) | 2682 (53.9) | 948 (19.0) | 944 (19.0) | 2413 (48.5) | 2295 (46.1) | |
Sex | Male | 386 (14.7) | 388 (14.8) | 200 (51.8) | 183 (47.2) | 98 (25.4) | 76 (19.6) | 1156 (56.0) | 1129 (55.4) | 1235 (59.2) | 1295 (61.7) | 509 (28.3) | 511 (28.4) | 1113 (53.1) | 1075 (51.5) |
Female | 351 (15.4) | 339 (14.9) | 179 (51.0) | 168 (49.5) | 103 (29.3) | 93 (27.4) | 1286 (69.3) | 1285 (70.0) | 1367 (73.8) | 1383 (74.6) | 438 (33.4) | 433 (32.8) | 1296 (68.8) | 1217 (66.3) | |
Age | 75 and above | 18 (4.6) | 15 (3.8) | 6 (33.3) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (5.5) | 2 (13.3) | 132 (48.5) | 131 (48.5) | 150 (54.5) | 155 (56.0) | 32 (14.7) | 39 (18.1) | 147 (51.2) | 141 (49.1) |
65 to 74 | 113 (7.6) | 114 (7.6) | 53 (46.9) | 55 (48.2) | 24 (21.2) | 22 (19.3) | 592 (52.8) | 620 (56.1) | 662 (58.1) | 728 (63.8) | 223 (24.4) | 210 (23.2) | 685 (58.1) | 652 (56.9) | |
55 to 64 | 140 (14.1) | 126 (12.7) | 74 (52.8) | 64 (50.8) | 39 (27.8) | 29 (20.7) | 491 (60.5) | 474 (59.8) | 541 (66.3) | 548 (66.9) | 199 (30.9) | 211 (32.0) | 509 (62.8) | 488 (60.3) | |
45 to 54 | 162 (19.7) | 165 (20.0) | 91 (56.2) | 72 (43.6) | 43 (26.5) | 38 (23.0) | 478 (70.2) | 455 (68.1) | 486 (71.2) | 468 (68.9) | 191 (35.5) | 180 (33.5) | 426 (62.3) | 396 (60.1) | |
35 to 44 | 148 (23.8) | 144 (23.1) | 78 (52.7) | 74 (51.4) | 48 (32.4) | 35 (24.3) | 360 (69.5) | 351 (67.5) | 380 (73.4) | 390 (73.9) | 158 (39.3) | 167 (39.0) | 332 (64.0) | 315 (61.4) | |
25 to 34 | 120 (28.2) | 124 (29.2) | 57 (47.5) | 65 (52.4) | 36 (30.0) | 34 (27.4) | 291 (78.6) | 279 (74.4) | 286 (77.9) | 285 (76.6) | 107 (37.8) | 102 (37.8) | 233 (64.5) | 223 (60.6) | |
18 to 24 | 31 (25.8) | 33 (27.3) | 20 (64.5) | 15 (45.4) | 10 (32.2) | 8 (24.2) | 79 (73.1) | 85 (73.9) | 79 (72.5) | 81 (77.1) | 26 (30.6) | 29 (34.5) | 57 (51.4) | 56 (52.8) | |
Ethnicity | White | 668 (14.8) | 648 (14.3) | 338 (50.6) | 309 (47.7) | 176 (26.3) | 142 (21.9) | 2196 (61.3) | 2178 (61.4) | 2350 (65.2) | 2432 (66.9) | 850 (29.4) | 853 (29.3) | 2199 (60.2) | 2096 (58.2) |
Ethnic minorities | 69 (17.8) | 80 (20.6) | 42 (60.9) | 43 (53.7) | 26 (37.7) | 26 (32.5) | 246 (74.1) | 236 (72.4) | 254 (76.3) | 247 (76.7) | 97 (43.9) | 90 (43.1) | 211 (63.0) | 196 (60.1) | |
Country | England | 314 (16.8) | 311 (16.6) | 155 (49.4) | 153 (49.2) | 81 (25.8) | 79 (25.4) | 973 (61.7) | 934 (60.1) | 1001 (64.7) | 1014 (66.3) | 381 (30.3) | 387 (30.0) | 915 (58.9) | 884 (58.4) |
Scotland | 34 (17.3) | 38 (19.2) | 14 (41.2) | 15 (39.5) | 5 (14.7) | 6 (15.8) | 110 (68.3) | 117 (66.9) | 106 (65.4) | 111 (65.7) | 38 (30.4) | 45 (32.1) | 101 (58.7) | 91 (54.2) | |
Northern Ireland | 5 (13.5) | 5 (13.5) | 3 (60.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | 16 (55.2) | 19 (61.3) | 22 (66.7) | 21 (61.8) | 9 (36.0) | 6 (25.0) | 18 (62.1) | 18 (56.3) | |
Wales | 131 (8.3) | 127 (8.0) | 67 (51.1) | 58 (45.7) | 40 (30.5) | 32 (25.2) | 671 (60.3) | 665 (61.4) | 788 (67.1) | 838 (69.3) | 231 (26.5) | 216 (25.9) | 782 (64.6) | 760 (63.5) | |
Employment | Employed | 457 (19.8) | 449 (19.4) | 259 (56.7) | 230 (51.2) | 159 (34.8) | 124 (27.6) | 1323 (68.7) | 1284 (67.2) | 1420 (72.9) | 1403 (71.8) | 578 (36.3) | 571 (35.8) | 1221 (62.6) | 1154 (60.7) |
Retired | 141 (7.1) | 136 (6.8) | 59 (41.8) | 61 (44.8) | 22 (15.6) | 20 (14.7) | 763 (51.0) | 782 (53.5) | 866 (56.9) | 956 (62.9) | 269 (22.3) | 266 (22.0) | 890 (57.5) | 851 (55.3) | |
Unemployed | 137 (23.1) | 139 (23.4) | 60 (43.8) | 58 (41.7) | 21 (15.3) | 24 (17.3) | 351 (72.2) | 344 (69.6) | 311 (67.5) | 312 (65.8) | 97 (31.7) | 103 (33.0) | 294 (61.3) | 284 (59.3) | |
Education | Degree or higher | 241 (12.4) | 240 (12.4) | 124 (51.4) | 116 (48.3) | 76 (31.5) | 55 (22.9) | 945 (59.8) | 927 (59.7) | 1099 (67.9) | 1122 (70.5) | 400 (30.9) | 397 (31.1) | 980 (61.8) | 921 (58.7) |
No qualification | 48 (16.9) | 46 (16.1) | 17 (35.4) | 22 (47.8) | 7 (14.6) | 6 (13.0) | 130 (63.1) | 138 (64.8) | 119 (56.1) | 117 (55.5) | 35 (24.0) | 39 (23.9) | 129 (56.3) | 119 (54.3) | |
Other qualifications | 442 (16.6) | 433 (16.3) | 237 (60.5) | 210 (48.5) | 117 (26.5) | 105 (24.2) | 1351 (64.2) | 1332 (63.9) | 1366 (65.7) | 11,420 (66.7) | 400 (30.9) | 505 (30.3) | 1284 (59.8) | 1236 (58.5) | |