Socioeconomic position and physical activity among women in Melbourne, Australia: Does the use of different socioeconomic indicators matter?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1578-1583

  Cleland, Verity ^a,b   Ball, Kylie ^a   Crawford, David ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult females; Australia; Disadvantage; Exercise behaviour; Indicators; Inequality; Leisure time; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HOMEOWNERSHIP; NEIGHBORHOOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; AREA LEVEL INDICATOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOME OWNERSHIP; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LEISURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84859744997     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.031     Document Type: Article

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