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Table 3 Outdoor recreational physical activities carried out during the last 12 months

From: Parenthood and factors that influence outdoor recreational physical activity from a gender perspective

 

Men with children

Men without children

All men

Women with children

Women without children

All women

Factor

n = 113

(%)

n = 95

(%)

n = 208

(%)

n = 121

(%)

n = 103

(%)

n = 224

(%)

Outdoor recreational PA*1

71 (63)

64 (67)

135 (65)

87 (72)

84 (82)

171 (76)

Strolling/walking2

46 (41)

33 (35)

79 (38)

58 (52)

57 (55)

115 (51)

Exercising3

42 (37)

46 (48)

88 (42)

53 (44)

51 (50)

104 (46)

Aquatic sports4

46 (41)

48 (51)

94 (45)

62 (51)

51 (50)

113 (50)

Winter sports5

17 (15)

11 (12)

28 (14)

21 (17)

6 (6)

27 (12)

Gardening

79 (70)

37 (39)

116 (56)

70 (58)

39 (38)

109 (49)

Indoor PA*6

44 (39)

63 (66)

107 (51)

39 (32)

61 (59)

100 (45)

Participation in non-strenous activities7

55 (49)

60 (63)

115 (55)

78 (65)

58 (56)

136 (61)

  1. 1participated in several times per month to every day during the last 12 months, all activities below included
  2. 2strolling, walking, Nordic walking, golf
  3. 3jogging, rollerblading, biking, orienteering, cross-country riding
  4. 4canoeing, diving, bathing
  5. 5cross country skiing, skating, downhill skiing, tobogganing
  6. 6floorball, weight training, aerobics, swimming, gymnastics
  7. 7hunting, sunbathing, angling, camping, bird watching, motorboating, sailing
  8. *Physical activity