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Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 5,495)

From: Does social desirability compromise self-reports of physical activity in web-based research?

Socio-demographics

  

Age

 

M3 = 47.1 (SD3 = 16.0)

Sex

Female

54.0%

Personal net monthly income

(in Euros)

Median = 1,300

Level of education

Primary school

9.7%

 

Intermediate secondary education (US: junior high school)

26.4%

 

Higher secondary education/preparatory university education (US: senior high school)

11.0%

 

Intermediate vocational education (US: junior college)

23.0%

 

Higher vocational education (US: college)

22.3%

 

University

7.6%

Social desirability (Marlowe-Crowne)

 

M = 5.9 (SD = 1.5) (Scale: 0-10)

IPAQ1

Walking

M = 342 (SD = 367)

 

Moderate-intensity activity

M = 299 (SD = 355)

 

Vigorous-intensity activity

M = 157 (SD = 267)

 

Sedentary behavior

M = 2,471 (SD = 1,365)

 

Total physical activity2

M = 3,579 (SD = 3,525)

  1. 1In minutes/week; following guidelines for data processing and analysis of the IPAQ (http://www.ipaq.ki.se/scoring.pdf)
  2. 2In MET-minutes/week: (3.3 * walking minutes/week) + (4.0 * moderate-intensity activity minutes/week) + (8.0 * vigorous-intensity activity minutes/week)
  3. 3M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation