Opportunities for Promoting Physical Activity in Rural Communities by Understanding the Interests and Values of Community Members

Table 1

Trail use and physical activity by individual characteristics.

(a)

	Trail use
	Very often/often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)
Age
18 to 34	15 (50)	13 (43)	2 (7)
35 to 54	16 (32)	21 (42)	13 (26)
>55	37 (43)	34 (40)	15 (17)
Age total	68 (41)	68 (41)	30 (18)
Sex
Male	26 (42)	25 (40)	11 (18)
Female	48 (42)	44 (39)	21 (19)
Sex total	74 (42)	69 (39)	32 (18)
Race
Caucasian	58 (41)	57 (40)	26 (18)
African-American	10 (50)	9 (40)	2 (10)
Other	4 (80)	1 (20)	0
Race total	72 (43)	67 (40)	28 (17)
BMI
Underweight	3 (75)	1 (25)	0
Normal	33 (63)	12 (23)	7 (13)
Overweight	17 (28)	29 (48)	14 (23)
Obese	11 (28)	19 (48)	10 (25)
BMI total	64 (41)	61 (39)	31 (20)
Aware of trails
Yes	74 (42)	70 (40)	32 (18)
No	0	0	0
Trail awareness total	74 (42)	70 (40)	32 (18)

(b)

	Physical activity
	Does not walk (%)	Walks/fails PA recs. (%)	Walks/meets PA recs. (%)
Age
18 to 34	7 (11)	17 (26)	41 (63)
35 to 54	20 (19)	32 (30)	54 (51)
>55	83 (30)	95 (34)	103 (37)
Age total	110 (24)	144 (32)	198 (44)
Sex
Male	41 (25)	42 (26)	80 (49)
Female	78 (25)	110 (35)	125 (40)
Sex total	119 (25)	152 (32)	205 (43)
Race
Caucasian	96 (25)	126 (32)	168 (43)
African-American	13 (25)	12 (23)	27 (52)
Other	4 (22)	8 (44)	6 (33)
Race total	113 (25)	146 (32)	201 (44)
BMI
Underweight	3 (33)	1 (11)	5 (56)
Normal	25 (21)	41 (34)	54 (45)
Overweight	37 (22)	56 (33)	77 (45)
Obese	39 (30)	39 (30)	51 (40)
BMI total	104 (24)	137 (32)	187 (44)
Aware of trails
Yes	73 (23)	106 (34)	133 (42)
No	46 (28)	47 (28)	72 (44)
Trail awareness total	119 (25)	153 (32)	205 (43)