Health-Related Social Control over Physical Activity: Interactions with Age and Sex

Table 1

Summary of participant characteristics.

	Total Sample		Younger Adults		Older Adults
	(𝑁=371)		(𝑁=205)		(𝑁=166)
Variable	N	%	N	%	N	%
Sex
Male	171	31.7	56	27.9	60	36.1
Female	252	68.3	145	72.1	106	63.9
Race/Ethnicity
White	183	51.3	81	41.5	101	63.1
African American	41	11.5	17	8.7	24	15.0
Mexican American	43	12.0	31	15.9	11	6.9
Native American	7	2.0	4	2.1	3	1.9
Asian or Pacific Islander	46	12.9	42	21.2	4	2.5
Other	14	3.9	10	5.1	4	2.5
Multiracial	23	6.4	10	5.1	13	8.1
Marital Status
Married	61	17.0	12	6.0	49	31.4
Separated	6	1.7	0	0	6	3.8
Divorced	42	11.7	0	0	42	26.9
Widowed	45	12.5	1	.5	43	27.6
Never Married	205	57.1	188	93.5	16	10.3
Education
No school/some grade school	2	.6	0	0	2	1.3
Junior high school	7	2.0	0	0	7	4.6
Some high school	11	3.1	0	0	11	7.2
GED	4	1.1	0	0	4	2.6
High school diploma	26	7.3	0	0	26	17.1
1-2 years of college	130	36.7	109	54.2	20	13.2
3 or more years of college	64	18.1	54	26.9	10	6.6
Associate’s degree	49	13.8	32	15.9	17	11.2
Bachelor’s degree	27	7.6	6	3.0	21	13.8
Some graduate school	11	3.1	0	0	11	7.2
Master’s degree	19	5.4	0	0	19	12.5
Professional degree	4	1.1	0	0	4	2.6
Annual Income
Less than $10,000	91	27.2	57	29.1	34	24.8
$10,001–$20,000	77	23.0	35	17.9	40	29.2
$20,001–$50,000	81	24.2	42	21.4	39	28.5
$50,001–$75,000	33	9.9	23	11.7	10	7.3
$75,000 or more	53	15.8	39	19.9	14	10.2

Note: Age ranged from 18 to 42 (M = 21.76, SD = 3.56) for younger adults and from 46 to 97 (M = 73.44, SD = 11.02) for older adults.