Local Labor Market Fluctuations and Physical Activity among Adults in the United States, 1990–2009
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of the BRFSS sample and county unemployment rate.
Variable
Attribute
Unweighted mean
Weighted mean
Physical activity
Hours of physical activity in the survey month
Continuous
19.65 (33.69)
20.00 (34.76)
Any physical activity in the survey month
Dichotomous
0.70 (0.46)
0.71 (0.45)
Gender
Male
Dichotomous
0.40 (0.49)
0.48 (0.50)
Age
Age in years
Continuous
49.85 (17.43)
44.78 (17.47)
Age in years squared
Continuous
2789.10 (1828.38)
2310.28 (1731.51)
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)
Dichotomous
0.80 (0.40)
0.74 (0.44)
African American (non-Hispanic)
Dichotomous
0.08 (0.27)
0.09 (0.29)
Asian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Dichotomous
0.02 (0.14)
0.03 (0.16)
Other race or multirace (non-Hispanic)
Dichotomous
0.03 (0.17)
0.02 (0.15)
Hispanic
Dichotomous
0.07 (0.26)
0.11 (0.32)
Education
Education lower than high school
Dichotomous
0.11 (0.32)
0.13 (0.34)
High school graduate
Dichotomous
0.31 (0.46)
0.31 (0.46)
Education higher than high school lower than college
Dichotomous
0.27 (0.44)
0.26 (0.44)
College graduate or higher
Dichotomous
0.31 (0.46)
0.29 (0.45)
Marital status
Married
Dichotomous
0.58 (0.49)
0.63 (0.48)
Divorced or widowed or separated
Dichotomous
0.27 (0.45)
0.18 (0.38)
Never married
Dichotomous
0.15 (0.35)
0.19 (0.39)
Local labor market condition
Monthly county unemployment rate
Continuous
5.71 (2.74)
5.89 (2.79)
Note. (a) Individual data ( = 1,805,997) is from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 1990–2009 waves. (b) Monthly county unemployment rate is from US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. (c) Variable mean is weighted using BRFSS final sampling weights. (d) Standard deviation is in parentheses.
