Urban-rural differences in daily time-activity patterns, occupational activity and housing characteristics

Table 1 Daily time spent in different locations for the urban and rural population by age group

Age Group	Number	Community	Indoors at home	Other indoor locations	Outdoors	In vehicle
Age Group	Number	Community	Weighted average hours per day (95 % CI)
Infants	116	Urban	21.4 (20.2–22.1)	1.2 (0.7–1.6)^d	0.9 (0.4–1.5)^d	0.5 (0.3–0.6)^d
(<1 yr)	40	Rural	20.7 (19.6–21.8)	1.5 (0.8–2.3)^d	1.1 (0.5–1.7)^d	0.7 (0.4–0.9)^d
Young Children	217	Urban	17.7 (17.0–18.5)	3.7 (3.0–4.4)	1.8 (1.2–2.4)^d	0.8 (0.5–1.0)^d
Young Children	52	Rural	17.4 (16.1–18.8)	3.7 (2.4–4.8)	2.1 (1.0–3.3)^d	0.7 (0.5–1.0)^d
(1–4 yrs)	52	Rural	17.4 (16.1–18.8)	3.7 (2.4–4.8)	2.1 (1.0–3.3)^d	0.7 (0.5–1.0)^d
Children	316	Urban	17.1 (16.5–17.7)	4.3 (3.7–4.8)	1.8 (1.5–2.1)^a	0.8 (0.6–1.0)
(5–11 yrs)	108	Rural	16.3 (15.7–17.0)	4.2 (3.5–4.9)	2.5 (1.9–3.1)	0.9 (0.7–1.1)
Adolescents	216	Urban	16.7 (15.7–17.6)	5.0 (4.1–5.9)	1.5 (1.0–2.0)^d	0.8 (0.7–1.0)
(12–19 yrs)	114	Rural	15.2 (13.6–16.8)	5.6 (4.4–6.8)	1.9 (1.5–2.4)	1.2 (0.9–1.6)
Adults	1613	Urban	16.0 (15.6–16.4)	5.1 (4.7–5.5)^b	1.3 (1.1–1.5)^c	1.5 (1.3–1.7)
(20–59 yrs)	571	Rural	15.5 (14.9–16.2)	4.2 (3.6–4.7)	2.5 (2.1–3.0)	1.8 (1.4–2.1)
Seniors	1049	Urban	18.6 (18.2–19.0)	3.0 (2.7–3.3)^b	1.3 (1.1–1.5)^c	1.0 (0.9–1.2)
(60+ yrs)	568	Rural	18.4 (17.9–18.8)	2.3 (2.0–2.6)	2.2 (1.9–2.5)	1.2 (1.0–1.4)

Notes: Significant difference between urban and rural populations ^a(p < 0.05), ^b(p < 0.01), ^c(p < 0.001)
^dHigh sampling variability, interpret with caution

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