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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants at 31 years (n = 5947) and 46 years (n = 4006)

From: Residential relocation trajectories and neighborhood density, mixed land use and access networks as predictors of walking and bicycling in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

Variable

31 years,

n (%)

46 years,

n (%)

Sex

 Female

3096 (52.1)

2261 (56.4)

 Male

2851 (47.9)

1745 (43.6)

BMIa

24.7 ± 4.2

26.8 ± 4.8

 Missing

43

13

Household incomeb

35,424 ± 29,509

60,000 ± 344,697

 Missing

653

535

Education

 Higher education

685 (11.7)

984 (26.6)

 Vocational, secondary or basic education

5176 (88.3)

2747 (73.4)

 Missing

86

275

Marital status

 Married/de facto relationship

4269 (72.5)

3019 (78.9)

 Single/divorced/widowed

1617 (27.5)

806 (21.1)

 Missing

61

181

Children < 18 years at home

3555 (62.8)

2572 (73.7)

 Missing

288

516

Employment

 Employed

3710 (63.2)

3374 (88.4)

 Not in workforce

2160 (36.8)

444 (11.6)

 Missing

77

188

Self-rated health

 Good

3901 (66.4)

2564 (67.3)

 Poor

1978 (33.6)

1245 (32.2)

 Missing

68

197

Neighborhood DMAa

0.36 ± 2.98

−0.09 ± 2.54

 Missing

102

11

Regular walking

711 (12.6)

739 (18.8)

 Missing

309

65

Regular cycling

882 (15.7)

437 (11.1)

 Missing

313

69

  1. aMean ± standard deviation
  2. bMedian € ± standard deviation