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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: Walking and cycling for commuting, leisure and errands: relations with individual characteristics and leisure-time physical activity in a cross-sectional survey (the ACTI-Cités project)

n= 39,295

Mean (SD) or %

Individual characteristics

 Age (y)

49.1 (14.4)

 Gender (men)

23.5

 BMI (kg/m2)

23.8 (4.3)

 Education (≥2 y of university)

64.3

 Living with a partner

73.5

 Have a child at home under 14y

22.9

 Have a child at home between 14y and 18y

11.6

Work and transport related characteristics

 Employed

68.7

 Having a public transport pass

19.8

 If working, having a sedentary job

90.6

 If working, parking place at work

37.7

Walking

 Commuting among workers

26.3

 Leisure

42.0

 Errands

41.9

Cycling

 Commuting among workers

7.2

 Leisure

9.7

 Errands

8.6

Leisure-time physical activity

 <1 h per week

30.1

 1 h-2.5 h per week

22.1

 >2.5 h per week

47.8

 More than 7 h/week of domestic activities

45.1