Are there gender based differences in participation and time spent in physical activity in Albania? Evidence from 2017-18 demographic and health survey

Table 2 Physical activity by participants’ socioeconomic and demographic characteristics stratified by gender, 2017–18 Demographic and Health Survey, Albania^a

	Participation (%)		Minutes spent per week
	*Males*	*Females*	*Males*	*Females*
Average	40.41	33.62	184.98	175.1
Household economic status
Very poor/Poor	37.27	27.24	182.92	174.13
Middle	36.08	33.26	154.54	163.75
Rich/very rich	45.24	39.82	197.79	180.3
Education
No education/ Primary less than 4-year	25.77	20.21	249.49	153.82
Primary 8-year	38.37	28.13	181.55	164.64
Secondary/Professional/Technical	40.52	36.02	182.33	164.65
University/Post-graduate	45.15	41.25	192.2	201.74
Regions
Berat	57.52	44.85	167.35	104.21
Dibër	24.78	24.56	228.44	256.51
Durrës	32.06	18.26	118.30	94.18
Elbasan	31.11	35.86	222.33	155.82
Fier	51.05	34.35	108.28	168.14
Gjirokastër	23.51	35.01	164.59	169.52
Korçë	24.96	40.47	111.70	142.70
Kukës	28.54	16.82	296.40	155.87
Lezhë	38.47	19.08	123.74	122.22
Shkodër	38.35	17.71	177.56	106.37
Tiranë	47.75	41.47	229.58	213.69
Vlorë	47.78	38.33	203.09	190.59
Occupation
Unemployed	20.01	15.13	182.86	241.23
Professional/technical/managerial	47.68	55.09	229.61	185.42
Clerical	65.18	35.76	225.2	173.13
Sales and Services	52.3	60.82	182.96	138.52
Skilled manual	42.8	47.99	186.82	121.61
Unskilled manual	50.92	57.11	161.15	154.38
Agriculture	61.43	72.86	172.58	145.57

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