Change in active travel and changes in recreational and total physical activity in adults: longitudinal findings from the iConnect study

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents by change in active travel ^a

Characteristic	All n=1628		Active travel decreased n=565		Active travel was maintained n=534		Active travel increased n=529
	mean (SD)		mean (SD)		mean (SD)		mean (SD)
Age (years)	54.4 (16.3)		52.2 (16.6)		59.2 (14.8)		52.9 (16.3)
BMI (kg/m ² )	25.7 (4.6)		25.3 (4.5)		26.5 (4.7)		25.5 (4.6)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Site
Cardiff	521	32.0	190	33.6	160	30.0	171	32.3
Kenilworth	651	40.0	193	34.2	113	48.9	197	37.2
Southampton	456	28.0	182	32.2	113	21.2	161	30.4
Sex
Male	757	46.5	252	44.6	259	48.5	246	46.5
Female	871	53.5	313	55.4	275	51.5	283	53.5
Ethnicity
White	1560	96.4	537	95.6	513	96.4	510	97.1
Other	59	3.6	25	4.5	19	3.6	15	2.9
Education
University qualification	672	41.5	2556	45.5	188	35.5	229	43.3
‘A’ Level	261	16.1	93	16.6	85	16.0	83	15.7
GCSE	300	18.5	92	16.4	109	20.6	99	18.7
No formal qualification	386	23.8	120	21.4	148	27.9	118	22.3
Housing Tenure
Owned	1374	84.4	464	82.2	482	90.3	428	80.9
Rented (private landlord)	135	8.3	56	9.9	23	4.3	56	10.6
Rented (local authority)	88	5.4	31	5.5	21	3.9	36	6.8
Other	31	1.9	14	2.5	8	1.5	9	1.7
Employment
Full-time	641	39.4	208	36.8	219	41.0	214	40.5
Part-time	251	15.4	90	15.9	84	15.7	77	14.6
Student	49	3.0	25	4.4	9	1.7	15	2.8
Retired	560	34.6	193	34.2	197	36.9	174	32.9
Other	123	7.6	49	8.7	25	4.7	49	9.3
Household income
>£40,000	559	37.0	186	35.7	195	38.9	178	36.4
£20,001 to £40,000	501	33.2	178	34.2	159	31.7	164	33.5
≤£20,000	451	29.9	157	30.1	147	29.3	147	20.6
No. of cars per adult
None	168	10.3	68	12.1	33	6.2	67	12.7
<1	630	38.8	228	40.5	200	37.5	202	38.2
≥1	828	50.9	267	47.4	301	56.4	260	49.2
Children <16 years
No	1345	82.6	459	81.2	456	85.4	430	81.3
Yes	283	17.4	106	18.8	78	14.6	99	18.7

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