Satisfaction with Nearby Exercise Facilities in Rural and Urban China

Rural residents are 8.1% more likely to be physically inactive in their leisure time compared to matched urban counterparts.

• Rural residents are 5.8% less likely to live within a 30-minute walking distance to the nearest exercise facility.
• They are 15.7% more likely to be unsatisfied with the quantity and variety of nearby exercise facilities.
• Rural residents show a 14.7% higher dissatisfaction with the fee levels of local exercise facilities.
• They are 16.1% more likely to be unsatisfied with the local public sports service system.
• Substantial disparities exist in leisure-time physical activity and satisfaction with exercise facilities between rural and urban populations.

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