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Table A.3
Interaction between the type of physical activity, the type of neighbourhood and socio-economic variables

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  People having done at least…
One active trip 20 minutes of physical activity
Residential density   Residential density  
High Low † High Low †
percentage ratio percentage ratio
Gender
Women 31* 15 2.1 57 57 1.0
Men 28* 14 2.1 49 46 1.0
Age
15 to 24 years 39* 28 1.4 47 45 1.1
25 to 34 years 38* 12 3.1 59* 49 1.2
35 to 44 years 28* 11 2.5 48 50 1.0
45 to 54 years 23* 11 2.0 49 51 1.0
55 to 64 years 25* 12 2.1 54 54 1.0
65 to 74 years 22* 10 2.3 64 64 1.0
75 years and older 22 15 1.5 58 68 0.9
Immigrant status
Non-immigrant 31* 15 2.1 54 51 1.1
Immigrant (before 1990) 28* 10 2.6 56 56 1.0
Recent immigrant (1990 to 2005) 30* 16 1.8 50 49 1.0
Health status
Excellent 35* 14 2.4 59 54 1.1
Very Good 31* 15 2.1 52 53 1.0
Good 28* 15 1.9 54 51 1.1
Fair or poor 28* 11 2.6 49 47 1.0
Highest level of educational attainment
No high school diploma 28* 19 1.5 55 54 1.0
High school diploma 29* 13 2.3 52 48 1.1
College diploma or trade certificate 29* 12 2.4 52 54 1.0
University degree † 34* 15 2.3 55 52 1.1
Household income
Less than $ 20,000 41* 20 2.0 62 61 1.0
$20,000 to $39,999 31* 13 2.4 54 52 1.0
$40,000 to $59,999 27* 13 2.1 57 53 1.1
$60,000 to $99,999 29* 12 2.5 55 54 1.0
$100,000 and more 31* 15 2.1 50 49 1.0
Presence of a child of 4 years or less
No 30* 14 2.1 53 52 1.0
Yes 26* 14 1.9 54 53 1.0
Presence of a child of 5 to 12 years
No 30* 14 2.2 53 52 1.0
Yes 31* 16 2.0 56 52 1.1
Day of the week
Weekday 31* 16 2.0 52 50 1.0
Weekend 27* 11 2.6 56 56 1.0
Time constraint due to work/education
0 minutes 28* 13 2.1 63 65 1.0
1 to 419 minutes (less than 7 hours) 41* 25 1.7 58 54 1.1
420 to 539 minutes (from 7 to nearly 9 hours) 33* 16 2.1 44 42 1.0
540 minutes and more (9 hours and up) 26* 9 2.9 34 29 1.2
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005.
Date Modified: 2010-02-03

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