Research Article
Physical Activity among Rural Residents in Eastern, Central, and Western Provinces of China: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of survey participants (
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| Variables | | | % |
| Gender | Male | 1867 | 49.4 | Female | 1913 | 50.6 |
| Ethnicity | Han ethnic group | 3407 | 90.1 | Ethnic minority groups | 373 | 9.9 |
| Age (years) | 15-34 | 685 | 18.1 | 35-59 | 1773 | 46.9 | 60 and above | 1322 | 35.0 |
| Marital status | Single | 201 | 5.3 | Married | 3271 | 86.5 | Widowed | 283 | 7.5 | Divorced | 25 | 0.7 |
| Educational attainment | Illiterate or have little literacy | 1006 | 26.5 | Primary school | 879 | 23.3 | Junior high school | 1318 | 34.9 | High school | 521 | 13.8 | Undergraduate and above | 56 | 1.5 |
| Occupation | Farmers/migrant workers | 2127 | 56.3 | Business men/service workers | 452 | 12.0 | Employees of governmental departments/retirees | 192 | 5.1 | School students | 77 | 2.0 | The unemployed | 932 | 24.6 |
| Annual per capita household income (CNY) | 0 ~ | 1414 | 37.4 | 5000 ~ | 835 | 22.1 | 10000 ~ | 862 | 22.8 | 20000 ~ | 669 | 17.7 |
| Status of NCDs | Yes | 1340 | 35.4 | No | 2440 | 64.6 |
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