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Table 3 Participant demographics (n = 368)

From: Weather associations with physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep patterns of Australian adults: a longitudinal study with implications for climate change

 

Mean

(SD)

Age (years)

40.2

(5.9)

Weight (kg)

84.0

(20.5)

Height (cm)

170.4

(9.5)

 

N

(%)

Sex

 Female

209

(56.8)

 Male

159

(43.2)

Weight status

 Underweight

1

(0.3)

 Normal

114

(31.0)

 Overweight

124

(33.7)

 Obese

129

(35.1)

Smoker

34

(9.2)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

4

(1.1)

Born in Australia

279

(75.8)

Marital status

 Never married

26

(7.1)

 Married/de facto

313

(85.1)

 Separated, divorced or widowed

29

(7.8)

Chronic illness

 None

163

(44.3)

 Single

107

(29.1)

 Multiple

98

(26.6)

Self-reported sleep chronotype

 Definitely a morning type

82

(22.3)

 More a morning type than evening type

122

(33.2)

 More an evening type than morning type

111

(30.2)

 Definitely an evening type

53

(14.4)

Adults in household

 One

38

(10.3)

 Two

305

(82.9)

 Three

17

(4.6)

 Four or more

7

(1.9)

Children in household

 One

36

(9.8)

 Two

195

(53.0)

 Three

95

(25.8)

 Four or more

42

(11.5)

Education

 Year 10 or less

17

(4.6)

 Year 11—12

49

(13.3)

 Certificate/Diploma

125

(34.0)

 University degree

177

(48.1)

Occupation

 Managerial and professional

148

(40.2)

 Technical and clerical

77

(20.9)

 Community, personal service, sales

67

(18.2)

 Machinery operators, drivers, labourers

14

(3.8)

 No job/other

62

(16.8)

Household income (Australian dollars)

 < $50,000

37

(10.1)

 Between $50,000 and $99,999

111

(30.2)

 Between $100,000 and $199,999

176

(47.8)

 ≥ $200,000

44

(12.0)

 None

55

(14.9)

 < 15

25

(6.8)

 15–35

119

(32.3)

 36 + 

169

(45.9)