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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the study sample (from the non-imputed data)

From: Understanding educational inequalities in sports participation through structurally based resources and individual agency – a sequential mediation analysis

 

Educational level

Total

Lowest

Low

Middle

High

N = 1332a

N = 49

N = 320

N = 342

N = 616

Age

 Mean (SD)

55.35 (15.49)

64.69 (13.74)

64.93 (11.64)

54.46 (14.7)

50.06 (15.12)

 NA, %

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gender, %

 Female

53.9

61.2

60.9

58.2

47.2

 Male

46.1

38.8

39.1

41.8

52.8

 NA

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Country of birth, %

 The Netherlands

92.7

91.8

95.9

93.0

91.7

 Other

6.8

8.2

3.4

7.0

8.1

 NA

0.5

0.0

0.6

0.0

0.2

Sports participation, %

 At least 30 min once per week

44.7

20.4

34.7

35.7

57.1

 Less than 30 min once per week

51.2

61.2

58.4

62.3

40.4

 NA

4.1

18.4

6.9

2.1

2.4

Structurally based resources (possible range: 1–4)

 Mean (SD)

2.32 (0.67)

1.79 (0.53)

2.16 (0.63)

2.14 (0.64)

2.51 (0.64)

 NA, %

22.7

46.9

26.6

26.6

16.4

Economic capital, %

Quartile 1 (lowest)

24.5

65.3

32.8

30.4

13.5

Quartile 2

23.8

6.1

23.1

25.2

25.0

Quartile 3

30.8

8.2

24.1

24.9

39.3

Quartile 4 (highest)

10.0

0.0

4.7

7.3

15.1

NA

11.0

18.4

15.3

12.3

7.1

Physical activity-related social capital, %

Quartile 1 (lowest)

23.1

18.4

20.9

24.9

23.7

Quartile 2

29.1

18.4

23.0

31.6

32.3

Quartile 3

21.0

22.5

24.1

18.1

20.8

Quartile 4 (highest)

12.2

12.2

15.3

8.8

12.3

NA

14.6

28.6

17.5

16.7

10.9

Embodied cultural capital, %

Quartile 1 (lowest)

24.8

69.4

35.3

29.0

13.5

Quartile 2

30.6

18.4

33.1

33.9

28.1

Quartile 3

27.0

8.2

20.0

24.0

33.9

Quartile 4 (highest)

16.8

2.0

10.3

12.3

24.0

NA

0.9

2.0

1.3

0.9

0.5

Individual agency (possible range: 1–5)

 Mean (SD)

3.40 (0.46)

3.19 (0.57)

3.28 (0.48)

3.35 (0.45)

3.50 (0.42)

 NA, %

8.6

20.4

11.3

7.6

6.7

Perceived choice (possible range: 1–5)

Mean (SD)

3.85 (0.86)

3.62 (1.18)

3.74 (0.98)

3.85 (0.85)

3.94 (0.75)

NA, %

4.8

4.1

4.7

4.4

5.0

Self-control (possible range: 1–5)

Mean (SD)

3.17 (0.64)

3.09 (0.68)

3.19 (0.64)

3.12 (0.65)

3.20 (0.63)

NA, %

3.8

6.1

4.4

3.2

3.4

Reflexivity (possible range: 1–5)

Mean (SD)

3.16 (0.68)

2.90 (0.69)

2.88 (0.64)

3.10 (0.66)

3.35 (0.64)

NA, %

5.5

20.4

6.3

4.4

4.2

Prior sports participation, %

 At least 30 min once per week

56.3

26.5

46.3

53.8

65.4

 Less than 30 min once per week

35.7

63.3

45.0

37.4

27.6

 NA

8.0

10.2

8.8

8.8

7.0

  1. NA missing, SD Standard deviation
  2. aN = 5 respondents did not report their educational level