Table 1 Characteristics of the study population with percentage of the participants who are active during leisure time for each characteristic

Sex

   Men

236 (48.7)

87 (40.3)

149 (55.4)*

   Women

249 (51.3)

129 (59.7)

120 (44.6)

Age

   15–19 years

221 (45.6)

99 (45.8)

122 (45.4)

   20–24 years

113 (23.3)

44 (20.4)

69 (25.7)

   25–30 years

151 (31.1)

73 (33.8)

78 (29.0)

Mean age (sd)

21.6 (5.0)

21.8 (5.2)

21.5 (4.8)

Country of birth

   Born in Turkey

212 (43.7)

105 (48.6)

107 (39.8)*

   Born in the Netherlands

273 (56.3)

111 (51.4)

162 (60.2)

Marital status

   Married or cohabiting

167 (34.4)

89 (41.2)

78 (29.0)*

   Not married/not cohabiting

318 (65.6)

127 (58.8)

191 (71.0)

Educational level

   Low

226 (46.6)

107 (49.5)

119 (44.2)

   Moderate to high

259 (53.4)

109 (50.5)

150 (55.8)

Acculturation indicators ^a

Cultural orientation

   Low

304 (65.8)

151 (72.2)

153 (60.5)*

   High

158 (34.2)

58 (27.8)

100 (39.5)

Social contacts with ethnic Dutch

   Few

346 (72.2)

169 (79.0)

177 (66.8)*

   Many

133 (27.8)

45 (21.0)

88 (33.2)

Contextual barriers

Neighbourhood environment ^a

   Attractive neighbourhood

299 (64.7)

120 (58.5)

179 (69.6)*

   Less attractive neighbourhood

163 (35.3)

85 (41.5)

78 (30.4)

Children under 16

   Having no children

322 (66.4)

134 (62.0)

188 (69.9)*

   One or more children living at home

163 (33.6)

82 (38.0)

81 (30.1)

Occupational physical activity ^a

   No activity at work

345 (83.9)

204 (94.4)

241 (89.6)*

   Activity at work

66 (16.1)

12 (5.6)

28 (10.4)

Overall measure of contextual barriers ^b

   Exercise-supportive (no barriers)

197 (40.6)

73 (34.9)

116 (44.3)*

   Exercise-inhibiting (≥1 barrier)

288 (59.4)

136 (65.1)

146 (55.7)

Physical activity during leisure time

   Physically active (≥ once a week)

269 (55.5)

   Physically inactive

216 (44.5)