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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of all study variables

From: The significance of green exercise for the health and wellbeing of Italian immigrants in Norway: a mixed-methods study

Variable

Overall sample (n = 531)

SRH

SWL

Worse (n = 164)

Better (n = 367)

Lower (n = 192)

Higher (n = 339)

Green exercise, M ± SD

1.98 ± 0.75

1.78 ± 0.73

2.06 ± 0.75

1.70 ± 0.7

2.13 ± 0.73

Childhood experiences, M ± SD

2.10 ± 0.86

2.00 ± 0.84

2.14 ± 0.87

2.11 ± 0.79

2.09 ± 0.9

Social support, M ± SD

2.24 ± 0.71

2.04 ± 0.69

2.33 ± 0.71

1.97 ± 0.71

2.40 ± 0.67

Age, M ± SD

40.45 ± 10.79

40.80 ± 11.68

40.42 ± 10.38

39.82 ± 11.19

40.94 ± 10.55

Gender, n (%)

     

Male

321 (64.5)

106 (65%)

215 (59%)

123 (64%)

198 (58%)

Female

210 (39.55)

58 (35%)

152 (41%)

69 (36%)

141 (42%)

Educational level, n (%)

     

Upper-level school or lower

205 (38.60)

83 (51%)

122 (33%)

106 (55%)

99 (29%)

University degree

234 (44.07)

67 (41%)

167 (46%)

67 (35%)

167 (49%)

Doctoral degree

92 (17.33)

14 (9%)

78 (21%)

19 (10%)

73 (22%)

Language proficiency, M ± SD

2.99 ± 1.23

2.7 ± 1.28

3.12 ± 1.19

2.66 ± 1.17

3.18 ± 1.23

  1. Notes:
  2. SRH = Self-rated health (Worse levels = Very bad/Bad/Neither bad, nor good; Better levels = Good/Very good); SWL = Satisfaction with life (Lower levels = ratings 0–6; Higher levels = ratings 7–10); University degree = Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or equivalent; Doctoral degree = Ph.D. or equivalent