Measuring Physical Inactivity: Do Current Measures Provide an Accurate View of “Sedentary” Video Game Time?

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of respondents.

	𝑛	%	(95% CI)
Sex
Male	990	48.9	(46.7–51.0)
Female	1036	51.1	(49.0–53.3)
Age of respondent
18 to 24	250	12.3	(11.0–13.8)
25 to 34	329	16.2	(14.7–17.9)
35 to 44	366	18.1	(16.5–19.8)
45 to 54	369	18.2	(16.6–19.9)
55 to 64	314	15.5	(14.0–17.1)
65 to 74	200	9.9	(8.6–11.2)
75 and over	199	9.8	(8.6–11.2)
Area
Metropolitan	1446	71.4	(69.4–73.3)
Country	580	28.6	(26.7–30.6)
Income
Up to $20,000	258	12.8	(11.4–14.3)
$20,001–$40,000	310	15.3	(13.8–16.9)
$40,001–$60,000	291	14.4	(12.9–16.0)
$60,001–$80,000	243	12.0	(10.7–13.5)
$80,001–$100,000	221	10.9	(9.6–12.3)
More than $100,000	425	21.0	(19.3–22.8)
Not stated/refused/do not know	277	13.7	(12.3–15.2)
Marital status
Married/living with a partner	1376	67.9	(65.8–69.9)
Separated/divorced	144	7.1	(6.1–8.3)
Widowed	120	5.9	(5.0–7.1)
Never married	382	18.8	(17.2–20.6)
Education
No schooling to secondary	932	46.1	(43.9–48.2)
Trade/certificate/diploma	630	31.1	(29.1–33.1)
Degree or higher	460	22.8	(21.0–24.6)
Country of birth
Australia	1573	77.6	(75.8–79.4)
UK/Ireland	199	9.8	(8.6–11.2)
Other	251	12.4	(11.0–13.9)
Household status
Owned or being purchased by; the occupants	1678	83.2	(81.1–84.4)
Renting	290	14.4	(12.8–15.9)
Retirement village	22	1.1	(0.7–1.7)
Other	28	1.4	(1.0–2.0)
Socioeconomic Indexes For Areas (SEIFA) 2006
The lowest quintile	362	18.0	(16.4–19.7)
Low quintile	427	21.2	(19.5–23.0)
Middle quintile	367	18.2	(16.6–20.0)
High quintile	390	19.4	(17.7–21.2)
The highest quintile	468	23.2	(21.4–25.1)
Overall	2026	100.0

The weighting of data can result in rounding discrepancies or totals not adding.