Socio-economic conditions of physical activity of manual workers from Wrocław

ABSTRACT

The article is aimed at evaluating the relationships existing between physical activity of manual workers from Wrocław and their socio-economic status. The survey completed in 2013 comprised 844 persons (300 women and 544 men), aged from 21 to 60 years. A method of diagnostic poll was used to assess physical activity, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in a short version was used as the survey instrument, with the form expanded by characteristics of socio-economic status. Most of surveyed Wrocław residents were making physical effort sufficient to achieve health benefits. Moreover, the probability of meeting physical activity standards defined by the World Health Organization was highest for people between 21 and 30 years of age, with secondary education, whose monthly gross income per person in a household did not exceed PLN 1000. The survey has shown the existence of physical activity relationships with such characteristics of socio-economic status of surveyed persons as age, education and income.

KEYWORDS:

• Motor activity
• socioeconomic factors
• manual workers
• WHO

JEL CLASSIFICATION:

• I12
• J24

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.