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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: The impact of area-based initiatives on physical activity trends in deprived areas; a quasi-experimental evaluation of the Dutch District Approach

 

Total

Deprived target districts

Control groups

Rest of the Netherlands

Other deprived districtsb

Other deprived districts, same cityc

Numbers

     

n 4-digit zipcodes

3502

83

3419

250

119

n adults in total

48401

1517

46884

4277

2389

n adults per half year (mean ± SD)

3025 ± 293

95 ± 16

2 930 ± 286

267 ± 26

149 ± 15

n adults per zipcode (mean ± SD)

14 ± 12

18 ± 8

14 ± 12

17 ± 11

20 ± 11

Characteristics a

     

Age (mean ±  SD)

49.4 ± 16.9

48.1 + 17.9

49.4 + 16.9*

48.8 + 17.2

48.2 + 17.0

Gender (%)

     

Men

47.7

46.1

47.8

46.0

45.6

Women

52.3

53.9

52.2

54.0

54.4

Household composition (%)

  

*

*

*

Partner/married with child (ren)

39.4

35.2

39.5

33.9

33.2

Partner/married without child (ren)

38.4

28.3

38.7

36.1

32.7

Single without child (ren)

16.9

25.4

16.6

23.0

26.2

Single with child (ren)

4.1

8.2

4.0

5.1

5.6

Other

1.2

2.8

1.1

1.9

2.3

Ethnicity (%)

  

*

*

*

Ethnic Dutch

87.8

66.1

88.5

80.5

77.2

Non-ethnic Dutch, western

7.1

9.7

7.1

9.4

10.6

Non-ethnic Dutch, non-western

3.4

19.1

2.8

7.1

8.8

Non-ethnic Dutch, origin unknown

1.2

3.3

1.1

1.8

2.2

Education (%)

  

*

*

*

Primary education

13.4

22.0

13.2

16.9

15.9

Secondary education: lower level

23.3

25.1

23.2

20.6

17.6

Secondary education: higher level

35.1

29.1

35.3

29.9

26.8

Tertiary education

26.3

21.9

26.4

30.3

37.0

Income (%)

  

*

*

*

First quintile (< €15037)

16.5

27.9

16.1

21.3

22.6

Second quintile (€15037 - €19000)

18.9

23.8

18.7

20.2

18.9

Third quintile (€19001 - €23317)

19.8

19.6

19.8

19.0

17.8

Fourth quintile (€23318 - €29746)

21.3

15.0

21.5

19.0

18.5

Fifth quintile (> €29746)

22.0

11.7

22.3

19.0

20.7

Physical activity (% active)

     

Leisure-time walking

62.6

63.3

62.6

60.8

62.7

Leisure-time cycling

54.6

42.0

55.0*

49.5*

48.7*

Sports

43.0

36.7

43.2*

41.2*

42.9*

  1. *Differs significantly from deprived target districts.
  2. aPercentages may not add up to 100% due to the category ‘missings’ which has not been reported.
  3. bDistricts with levels of deprivation similar to that of the deprived target districts, but where the District Approach had not been introduced.
  4. cDistricts with levels of deprivation similar to that of the deprived target districts and that are situated in the same cities as the deprived target districts, but where the District Approach had not been introduced.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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