Leisure time exercise and personal circumstances in the working age population: longitudinal analysis of the British household panel survey
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Objectives: Investigate the impact of social, economic, and family circumstances on participation in weekly leisure time exercise. Design: Longitudinal regression analysis of the British household panel survey. Participants: 9473 people (4521 men and 4952 women) giving 27 881 person years of responses across eight years and four survey waves. Main results: There was considerable variation among people in regular exercise participation over time. Having children was associated with a reduced likelihood of exercise for both men and women, although there were sex differences in this association according to the age of the youngest child. For both men and women working long hours was associated with a reduced likelihood of exercise, as was having a lower grade job. Retired men and women were more likely to exercise, as were those who attended a fee paying school. There was no strong independent association between household income and exercise. Conclusions: For most people, participation in leisure time exercise “comes and goes” rather than being something they always or never do. Those with time pressures from work or domestic life are less likely to participate in leisure time physical activity. There are important sex differences in the impact of having children, with women experiencing longer term detrimental effects. Working long hours reduces leisure time exercise participation. Opportunities for physical activity as part of our daily working routines should be increased.
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Men are more enthusiastic about jogging and socializing in public green spaces than girls.
“Compared with girls, men are more enthusiastic about jogging and socializing in public green Spaces (88)”
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The Leisure time exercise section measures how often adults play sport, walk or swim; it does not assess enthusiasm for jogging or socializing in public green spaces. The Abstract reports sex differences in how having children affects exercise, not a comparison between men and girls for those activities (searched: jogging, socializing, green spaces, and parks). (LLM, conf=0.77)
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- Authors
- Popham, F., & Mitchell, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Popham, Frank
- ORCID
- Popham, Frank
- Venue
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2006-02-13
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 270-274
- ISSN
- 0141-7681 (ISSN-L)
- 0143-005X
- 1470-2738
- PMC
- PMC2465565
- OpenAlex
- W2052284306
- Cited by
- 106
- References
- 36
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- FWCI
- 4.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Essex
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Keywords
- leisure-time exercise, physical activity, working-age population, social determinants of health, family situation, having children, sex differences, working hours, job grade, retirement, household income, time pressure, British Household Panel Survey
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Leisure Activities, Life Style, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Regression Analysis, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Exercise
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