Table 1

Sample characteristics (N = 1994; aged 55–75 years) by educational levela, and univariate associations with no recreational walking (unadjusted).

TOTAL
 Educational levela
 Unadjusted ORs for no recreational walkingc



1-low
 2
 3
 4-high

Nb
 %c
 %c
 %c
 %c
 %c
Total sample
 1994
 100












Recreational walking






     Yes
 1356
 68.7
 61.5
 65.3
 77.9
 70.8
     No
 638
 31.3
 38.5
 34.7
 22.1
 29.2








Education






     1 Primary education
 281
 12.5
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1.51 (1.09–2.09)
     2 Lower secondary
 908
 43.7



1.29 (1.01–1.64)
     3 Higher secondary
 366
 19.8



0.69 (0.50–0.94)
     4 Tertiary education
 439
 24.1



1.00








Monthly net household income






     Less than 1200 euro
 294
 13.8
 37.4
 15.6
 6.2
 4.5
 1.33 (0.97–1.83)
     1200–1800 euro
 533
 23.6
 32.1
 30.3
 21.8
 8.3
 1.04 (0.79–1.38)
     1800–2600 euro
 503
 25.1
 11.5
 26.2
 32.5
 24.1
 0.93 (0.70–1.23)
     More than 2600 euro
 421
 24.5
 1.2
 13.3
 26.8
 55.2
 1.00
     Don't want to say/don't know
 243
 13.0
 17.7
 14.7
 12.7
 7.9
 1.57 (1.14–2.16)








Sex






     Male
 958
 47.7
 42.6
 32.0
 59.2
 69.1
 1.00
     Female
 1036
 52.3
 57.4
 68.0
 40.8
 30.9
 1.06 (0.87–1.28)








Age group






     55–64
 1053
 63.5
 52.5
 64.4
 67.4
 64.2
 1.00
     65–74
 941
 36.5
 47.5
 35.6
 32.6
 35.8
 0.87 (0.71–1.07)








Country of birth






     Netherlands
 1872
 93.7
 87.5
 97.5
 95.0
 89.0
 1.00
     Other
 106
 6.3
 12.5
 2.5
 5.0
 11.0
 0.88 (0.59–1.32)








Marital status






     Married
 1589
 82.3
 78.9
 82.2
 84.4
 82.3
 1.00
     Unmarried/divorced/widowed
 390
 17.7
 21.1
 17.8
 15.6
 17.7
 1.20 (0.94–1.53)








General health status






     Excellent
 93
 5.3
 4.1
 6.1
 4.2
 5.5
 1.00
     Very good
 314
 18.6
 8.2
 15.4
 23.4
 26.0
 1.06 (0.65–1.71)
     Good
 1133
 57.0
 55.1
 58.9
 57.1
 54.4
 1.18 (0.76–1.85)
     Moderate
 378
 15.9
 26.3
 16.0
 13.2
 12.4
 1.03 (0.63–1.69)
     Poor
 27
 0.9
 2.1
 0.8
 0.5
 0.9
 0.86 (0.28–2.62)
     Missing
 49
 2.2
 4.1
 2.7
 1.6
 0.9
 2.17 (1.04–4.52)

aEducational level with 1 = primary education, 2 = lower secondary, 3 = higher secondary, and 4 = tertiary education.

b The numbers (N) are unweighted, and reflect the actual numbers of participants in the dataset.

c The percentages (%) and odds ratios (OR) are weighted and represent the prevalence rates as they existed in the population of Eindhoven by October 2004, which is the source population. The weight factors are calculated from the distribution of the characteristics in a random sample drawn from the municipal registry in Eindhoven, October 2004.

Kamphuis et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:1   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-6-1

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