Correlates of pedometer use: Results from a community-based physical activity intervention trial (10,000 Steps Rockhampton)

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the total sample of participants in 2003 (n = 2478)

Characteristic	n	%
Age Group
18 – 44 years	1357	54.8
45 years and over	1121	45.2
Gender
Male	1233	49.8
Female	1245	50.2
Location
Mackay	1236	49.9
Rockhampton	1242	50.1
Highest Education Level
Primary School	210	8.5
High School to Year 10	611	24.7
High School to Year 12	476	19.2
Technical Cert/Dip	700	28.2
University degree	428	17.3
Missing	53	2.1
Employment
Full-time	1022	41.2
Part-time/Casual	488	19.7
Home Duties	209	8.4
Student/Unemployed/Unable to work	155	6.3
Retired	454	18.3
Other	110	4.4
Missing	40	1.6
Household Income (per week)
Less than $300	242	9.8
$300 – $599	380	15.3
$600 – $999	437	17.6
$1000 or more	753	30.4
Missing	666	26.9
Living Situation
Alone	367	14.8
With other(s)	2064	83.3
Missing	47	1.9
Smoking Status
Never smoker	1228	49.6
Ex-smoker	738	29.8
Current smoker	481	19.4
Missing	31	1.3
BMI (kg/m2)
< 18.5	55	2.2
18.5 – 24.9	978	39.5
25 – 29.9	807	32.6
≥ 30	478	19.3
Missing	160	6.5
Physical Activity Level
Sedentary	437	17.6
Insufficiently active	934	37.7
Sufficiently active	1008	40.7
Missing	99	4.0
Number of Chronic Diseases
None	1750	70.6
1	487	19.7
2	158	6.4
3 or more	51	2.1
Missing	32	1.3

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