Table 2 Descriptive characteristics (N = 2415)
Personal factors | % |
|---|---|
Males | 37.3 |
Age, y | |
18-34 | 6.8 |
35-49 | 23.5 |
50-64 | 35.7 |
65+ | 34.5 |
BMI, kg/m2 | |
Normal weight (18–25) | 50.6 |
Overweight (25–29.99) | 35.6 |
Obese (≥30) | 13.8 |
Health | |
Poor/fair | 17.9 |
Good | 33.9 |
Very good/excellent | 48.2 |
Participants with a long-term illness or disability | 28.7 |
Full-time education leaving age, y | |
16 & under | 37.6 |
17-18 | 25.8 |
19+ | 36.6 |
Occupational activity | |
Not employed | 49.8 |
Sedentary/standing job | 36.1 |
Physical job | 14.2 |
Cars in household | |
No cars | 3.9 |
1 car | 38.5 |
2 or more cars | 57.5 |
Households with children U15 | 21.5 |
Households with dogs | 39.2 |
Social factors | |
Commitment to doing more physical activity (tertiles) | |
Low | 35.9 |
Moderate | 34.1 |
High | 30.1 |
Physical activity social norms | |
Unfavourable | 27.5 |
Neutral | 23.4 |
Favourable | 49.1 |
Physical activity habit | |
Unfavourable | 23.8 |
Neutral | 8.5 |
Favourable | 67.7 |
Physical activity village supportiveness | |
Unfavourable | 49.2 |
Neutral | 22.8 |
Favourable | 28.1 |
Environmental factors | |
Traffic and pleasantness of surroundings | |
Unfavourable | 12.6 |
Neutral | 12.3 |
Favourable | 75.2 |
Proximity and convenience of walking | |
Unfavourable | 37.2 |
Neutral | 15.7 |
Favourable | 47.1 |
Safety and convenience of cycling | |
Unfavourable | 32.8 |
Neutral | 36.9 |
Favourable | 30.3 |
Convenience of public transport | |
Unfavourable | 59.0 |
Neutral | 13.9 |
Favourable | 27.2 |
Safety of walking after dark | |
Unfavourable | 26.2 |
Neutral | 16.0 |
Favourable | 57.8 |
Manmade sports facilities in local area (at least one) | 61.3 |
Natural activity facilities in the local area (at least one) | 97.3 |
Community centre/village hall in local area | 79.1 |
Use of recreational facilities | |
No facilities used | 6.5 |
Used in last year only | 9.5 |
Used in last month | 84.0 |
Locality of facilities used | |
No facilities used | 15.2 |
Local village only | 24.2 |
Outside local village only | 13.7 |
Both local and not local | 46.9 |
Village-level factors | |
Population density (residents per hectare), mean (SD) | 0.6 (0.5) |
Mean age, (SD) | 45.8 (3.3) |
% males in village (tertiles) | |
Low | 35.6 |
Moderate | 32.1 |
High | 32.4 |
Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) | |
More deprived than median score for villages in Devon | 49.6 |
Sport England Segmentation | |
3 (Chloe) | 6.9 |
6 (Tim) | 48.8 |
8 (Jackie) | 0.5 |
11 (Philip) | 2.0 |
13 (Roger & Joy) | 10.3 |
17 (Ralph & Phyllis) | 27.2 |
19 (Elsie & Arnold) | 4.3 |
Physical activity | |
Meets recommended guidelines | 66.9 |
MET-minutes/week (total LTPA), median (IQR) | 1638 (0 to 3879) |