Background
Methods
All respondents | PA participants | |||
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n | % | n | % | |
SEIFA IRSAD quintile/range (of residential postal area) | 21,593 | 17,435 | ||
1 (619.55-938.8) | 4,332 | 20.1 | 3,267 | 18.7 |
2 (938.81-979.77) | 4,306 | 19.9 | 3,330 | 19.1 |
3 (979.79-1019.46) | 4,334 | 20.1 | 3,473 | 19.9 |
4 (1019.48-1065.35) | 4,326 | 20.0 | 3,623 | 20.8 |
5 (1065.51-1164.41) | 4,295 | 19.9 | 3,742 | 21.5 |
ARIA+ category/range (of residential postal area) | 21,603 | 17,445 | ||
Major cities of Australia (0–0.20) | 11,257 | 52.1 | 9,320 | 53.4 |
Inner regional Australia (>0.20 - 2.40) | 5,103 | 23.6 | 4,019 | 23.0 |
Outer regional Australia (>2.40 - 5.92) | 4,290 | 19.9 | 3,352 | 19.2 |
Remote Australia (>5.92 - 10.53) | 690 | 3.2 | 541 | 3.1 |
Very remote Australia (>10.53) | 263 | 1.2 | 213 | 1.2 |
Gender | 21,603 | 17,445 | ||
Male | 9,452 | 43.8 | 7,719 | 44.2 |
Female | 12,151 | 56.2 | 9,726 | 55.8 |
Age | Mean | Range | Mean | Range |
49.9 | 15-98 | 48.6 | 15-96 |
Results
Relationship | ||||||
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Indicator | Predictor | n | +ve linear | -ve linear | Non- linear1 | p-value2 |
Rate of any participation (All respondents) | SEIFA IRSAD quintile | 21,596 | * | * | <0.001 | |
ARIA+ category | 21,603 | * | <0.001 | |||
Rate of regular participation (Participants only) | SEIFA IRSAD quintile | 17,733 | * | * | <0.001 | |
ARIA+ category | 17,739 | * | <0.001 | |||
+ve3 | -ve3 | p-value4 | ||||
Level of organisation of participation setting5 | SEIFA IRSAD quintile | 17,421 | * | |||
ARIA+ category | 17,425 | * | <0.001 |
Relationship with SEIFA IRSAD quintile | |||||
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Physical activity1 | n | Positive linear | Negative linear | Non- linear2 | p-value3 |
Aerobics/fitness | 21,597 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Australian rules football | 21,598 | * | <0.001 | ||
Badminton | 21,597 | * | 0.019 | ||
Basketball | 21,599 | * | 0.015 | ||
Boxing | 21,598 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Bush walking | 21,597 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Canoeing/kayaking | 21,598 | * | * | 0.002 | |
Cricket (indoor) | 21,597 | * | 0.001 | ||
Cricket (outdoor) | 21,598 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Cycling | 21,597 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Fishing | 21,597 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Football (indoor) | 21,598 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Football (outdoor) | 21,597 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Golf | 21,597 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Gridiron | 21,598 | * | <0.001 | ||
Horse riding/equestrian/polo cross | 21,598 | * | 0.013 | ||
Ice/snow sports | 21,599 | * | <0.001 | ||
Lawn bowls | 21,598 | * | <0.001 | ||
Motor sports | 21,597 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Netball | 21,597 | * | 0.018 | ||
Orienteering | 21,597 | * | 0.015 | ||
Rock climbing | 21,598 | * | <0.001 | ||
Roller sports | 21,599 | * | <0.001 | ||
Rowing | 21,597 | * | <0.001 | ||
Rugby league | 21,598 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Rugby union | 21,597 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Running | 21,598 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Sailing | 21,597 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Shooting sports | 21,596 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Surf sports | 21,598 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Swimming | 21,597 | * | <0.001 | ||
Table tennis | 21,597 | * | 0.030 | ||
Tennis | 21,599 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Tenpin bowling | 21,597 | * | * | 0.005 | |
Touch football | 21,597 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Triathlons | 21,598 | * | * | 0.001 | |
Volleyball | 21,597 | * | <0.001 | ||
Walking | 21,598 | * | <0.001 | ||
Water polo | 21,598 | <0.001 | |||
Water-skiing/power boating | 21,597 | 0.037 | |||
Weight training | 21,598 | * | * | 0.013 | |
Yoga | 21,598 | * | * | <0.001 |
Relationship with SEIFA IRSAD quintile | |||||
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Physical activity2 | n | Positive linear | Negative linear | Non-linear3 | p-value4 |
Aquarobics | 229 | * | 0.017 | ||
Athletics/track and field | 144 | * | <0.001 | ||
Australian rules football | 712 | * | 0.018 | ||
Basketball | 746 | * | * | 0.002 | |
Boxing | 254 | * | 0.047 | ||
Bush walking | 1,038 | * | 0.024 | ||
Cricket (outdoor) | 694 | * | 0.038 | ||
Football (indoor) | 412 | * | <0.001 | ||
Football (outdoor) | 1,036 | * | <0.001 | ||
Lawn bowls | 441 | * | * | 0.046 | |
Martial arts | 450 | * | 0.032 | ||
Rugby league | 292 | * | 0.001 | ||
Scuba diving | 118 | * | 0.020 | ||
Shooting sports | 164 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Swimming | 2,797 | 0.035 | |||
Table tennis | 119 | * | 0.010 | ||
Tenpin bowling | 130 | * | 0.011 | ||
Touch football | 597 | * | <0.001 | ||
Walking | 7,716 | * | 0.001 | ||
Water-skiing/power boating | 142 | * | 0.017 | ||
Weight training | 632 | * | 0.006 |
Relationship with SEIFA IRSAD quintile | ||||
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Physical activity2 | n | Positive | Negative | p-value3 |
Air sports | 17 | * | <0.001 | |
Athletics/track and field | 142 | * | <0.001 | |
Australian rules football | 686 | * | <0.001 | |
Basketball | 746 | * | 0.008 | |
Billards/snooker/pool | 16 | * | <0.001 | |
Canoeing/kayaking | 267 | * | 0.021 | |
Cricket (indoor) | 147 | * | 0.007 | |
Cycling | 2,491 | * | 0.002 | |
Football (outdoor) | 1,009 | * | <0.001 | |
Golf | 1,408 | * | <0.001 | |
Hockey (indoor) | 32 | * | 0.001 | |
Hockey (outdoor) | 187 | * | 0.005 | |
Netball | 781 | * | 0.018 | |
Rowing | 80 | * | 0.003 | |
Rugby union | 158 | * | 0.024 | |
Shooting sports | 160 | * | 0.008 | |
Squash/racquetball | 293 | * | 0.045 | |
Table tennis | 112 | * | 0.011 | |
Tennis | 1,263 | * | <0.001 | |
Tenpin bowling | 121 | * | 0.047 |
Relationship with ARIA+ category | |||||
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Physical activity1 | n | Positive linear | Negative linear | Non- linear2 | p-value3 |
Aerobics/fitness | 21,603 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Athletics/track and field | 21,604 | 0.038 | |||
Australian rules football | 21,603 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Badminton | 21,603 | * | 0.003 | ||
Basketball | 21,604 | 0.022 | |||
Cricket (outdoor) | 21,603 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Cycling | 21,602 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Fishing | 21,603 | * | <0.001 | ||
Football (indoor) | 21,603 | * | <0.001 | ||
Golf | 21,604 | * | <0.001 | ||
Gridiron | 21,604 | 0.026 | |||
Hockey (indoor) | 21,603 | * | 0.005 | ||
Hockey (outdoor) | 21,602 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Horse riding/equestrian/polo cross | 21,602 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Ice/snow sports | 21,604 | * | 0.004 | ||
Lawn bowls | 21,603 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Martial arts | 21,603 | * | 0.020 | ||
Motor sports | 21,602 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Netball | 21,604 | * | <0.001 | ||
Rugby league | 21,603 | * | <0.001 | ||
Running | 21,602 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Sailing | 21,604 | * | 0.018 | ||
Scuba diving | 21,603 | * | * | 0.001 | |
Shooting sports | 21,603 | * | <0.001 | ||
Squash/racquetball | 21,603 | * | 0.001 | ||
Surf sports | 21,604 | * | 0.001 | ||
Swimming | 21,604 | * | * | <0.001 | |
Tenpin bowling | 21,603 | * | 0.001 | ||
Touch football | 21,603 | * | <0.001 | ||
Water-skiing/power boating | 21,603 | * | <0.001 | ||
Weight training | 21,604 | * | <0.001 | ||
Yoga | 21,603 | * | * | <0.001 |
Relationship with ARIA+ category | |||||
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Physical activity2 | n | Positive linear | Negative linear | Non- linear3 | p-value4 |
Aerobics/Fitness | 5,070 | * | 0.001 | ||
Australian Rules Football | 712 | * | 0.013 | ||
Basketball | 747 | * | <0.001 | ||
Bush Walking | 1,040 | * | <0.001 | ||
Cycling | 2,562 | 0.012 | |||
Fishing | 481 | * | 0.014 | ||
Hockey (indoor) | 33 | * | 0.004 | ||
Ice/Snow Sports | 273 | 0.023 | |||
Motor Sports | 290 | * | <0.001 | ||
Orienteering | 156 | * | 0.001 | ||
Shooting Sports | 165 | * | * | 0.003 | |
Squash/Racquetball | 296 | * | * | 0.004 | |
Swimming | 2,799 | * | 0.001 | ||
Table Tennis | 120 | * | 0.046 | ||
Touch Football | 597 | * | * | <0.001 |
Relationship with ARIA+ category | ||||
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Physical activity2 | n | Positive | Negative | p-value3 |
Air Sports | 16 | * | 0.001 | |
Australian Rules Football | 687 | * | <0.001 | |
Badminton | 155 | * | 0.014 | |
Baseball | 39 | * | 0.003 | |
Basketball | 746 | * | <0.001 | |
Bush Walking | 991 | * | 0.010 | |
Cricket (outdoor) | 676 | * | 0.001 | |
Football (outdoor) | 1,010 | * | <0.001 | |
Golf | 1,412 | * | <0.001 | |
Hockey (outdoor) | 189 | * | 0.005 | |
Netball | 781 | * | <0.001 | |
Rugby Union | 160 | * | 0.020 | |
Running | 2,175 | * | <0.001 | |
Squash/Racquetball | 295 | * | 0.005 | |
Tennis | 1,264 | * | <0.001 | |
Touch Football | 569 | * | 0.001 | |
Yoga | 662 | * | <0.001 |