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Table 1 Characteristics of the total sample and men and women separately (n = 1862), Queensland, Australia

From: Gender differences in recreational and transport cycling: a cross-sectional mixed-methods comparison of cycling patterns, motivators, and constraints

Characteristics

Sample

% of total sample a

% of men a

% of women a

 

n

%

%

%

Age (years)

   

p = 0.0001

 18-34

209

15.8

15.7

15.9

 35-44

482

22.0

21.1

23.4

 45-54

635

30.8

28.5

34.2

 55-64

406

24.5

25.4

23.0

 65+

130

6.9

9.3

3.5

Education

   

p = 0.021

 No tertiary degree

266

14.4

14.0

14.9

 Trade/apprenticeship or certificate/diploma

361

18.4

20.1

15.9

 Undergraduate degree

628

34.1

35.2

32.5

 Postgraduate university degree

607

33.1

30.7

36.7

Household

   

p <0.0001

 Live alone

212

12.5

9.6

16.7

 Live with adults and no children

971

55.2

53.9

57.1

 Live with adults and children

679

32.3

36.4

26.3

No. of cars in household

   

p = 0.003

 0

34

2.1

1.6

2.7

 1

677

38.0

34.8

42.7

 2

869

45.4

47.7

41.9

 3+

282

14.6

15.9

12.6

Employment

   

p <0.0001

 Full-time paid work

1,350

68.6

76.9

56.5

 Part-time paid work

262

16.7

8.9

28.0

 Retired or not in paid work

250

14.7

14.2

15.4

SEIFA

   

p = 0.18

 Decile 10 (most advantaged)

516

27.9

27.6

28.3

 Decile 9

563

29.5

31.5

26.8

 Decile 8

332

18.0

18.2

17.8

 Decile 7

157

8.8

7.9

10.1

 Deciles 1-6 (most disadvantaged)

294

15.7

14.8

17.0

Residential location

   

p = 0.10

 Urban

1,574

84.4

85.9

82.1

 Inner suburban

186

10.1

8.9

11.9

 Outer suburban or more remote

102

5.5

5.2

6.0

BMI

   

p <0.0001

 Normal (BMI <25)

1,022

58.8

49.9

71.8

 Overweight (BMI 25- < 30)

665

32.5

39.2

22.9

 Obese (BMI ≥ 30)

175

8.7

11.0

5.3

Years of cycling as an adult

   

p <0.0001

 10+ years

794

40.2

47.0

30.2

 5 - < 10

428

23.9

21.0

28.2

 2 - < 5

441

24.5

22.2

27.9

 0 - < 2

199

11.4

9.7

13.8

Cycling frequency

   

p <0.0001

 5-7 days/week

447

22.9

27.5

16.3

 3-4 days/week

720

38.3

40.2

35.5

 1-2 days/week

513

27.6

26.4

29.4

 At least once/month

101

6.2

3.4

10.2

 At least once in previous 3 months

45

2.7

1.7

4.1

 At least once in the last year

36

2.3

0.8

4.5

Cycle purpose last week

   

p <0.0001

 Recreation and transport

535

27.9

31.5

22.6

 Recreation only

783

42.0

41.5

42.8

 Transport only

292

15.6

16.5

14.4

 Did not cycle last week

252

14.4

10.5

20.2

Total physical activity (mins/week)

   

p = 0.87

 Not meeting guidelines

231

12.5

12.4

12.7

 Meeting guidelines

1631

87.5

87.6

87.3

  1. a Percentages account for clustering of respondents within households. p-values refer to differences between men and women in proportions within categories of a variable, using Pearson’s chi-square.