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Table 3 Participation in outdoor recreational physical activity according age and gender.

From: A gender perspective on factors that influence outdoor recreational physical activity among the elderly

 

Never/1-3 times per month

Several times per week/every day

Total

 

n (%)*

(%)**

n (%)*

(%)**

n (%)*

Men (n = 451)

     

60-66 years (n = 167)

55 (12)

(33)

112 (25)

(67)

167 (37)

72-78 years (n = 120)

32 (7)

(27)

88 (20)

(73)

120 (27)

81-87 years (n = 145)

55 (12)

(38)

90 (20)

(62)

145 (32)

90-96 years (n = 19)

13 (3)

(68)

6 (1)

(32)

19 (4) 19 (4)

Total

155 (34)

296 (66)

451 (100)

Women (n = 548)

   

60-66 years (n = 183)

29 (5)

(16)

154 (28)

(84)

183 (33)

72-78 years (n = 149)

46 (8)

(31)

103 (19)

(69)

149 (27)

81-87 years (n = 184)

89 (17)

(48)

95 (17)

(52)

184 (34)

90-96 years (n = 32)

21 (4)

(66)

11(2)

(34)

32 (6)

Total

185 (34)

363 (66)

548 (100)

All (n = 999)

   

60-66 years (n = 350)

84 (8)

(24)

266 (27)

(76)

350 (35)

72-78 years (n = 269)

78 (8)

(29)

191 (19)

(71)

269 (27)

81-87 years (n = 329)

144 (14)

(44)

185 (19)

(56)

329 (33)

90-96 years (n = 51)

34 (3)

(67)

17 (2)

(33)

51 (5)

Total

340 (34)

659 (66)

999 (100)

  1. * Percentage referring to all participants
  2. ** Percentage within the age group