Barriers to Yoga |
Willing to Participate in Yoga* |
No |
Yes |
Total |
Count |
Row N % |
Count |
Row N % |
Count |
P value* |
Do not have time |
Don’t know |
10 |
50.0% |
10 |
50.0% |
20 |
|
Not a problem |
7 |
5.0% |
133 |
95.0% |
140 |
(<0.001)** |
Big problem |
14 |
24.1% |
44 |
75.9% |
58 |
<0.001 |
Class too long |
Don’t Know |
14 |
26.4% |
39 |
73.6% |
53 |
|
Not a problem |
10 |
7.6% |
121 |
92.4% |
131 |
(0.022)** |
Big problem |
7 |
21.2% |
26 |
78.8% |
33 |
.002 |
Female dominated |
Don’t Know |
13 |
27.7% |
34 |
72.3% |
47 |
|
Not a problem |
12 |
8.2% |
134 |
91.8% |
146 |
(0.16)** |
Big problem |
4 |
19.0% |
17 |
81.0% |
21 |
.002 |
Dislike Teacher |
Don’t Know |
14 |
20.3% |
55 |
79.7% |
69 |
|
Not a problem |
12 |
9.2% |
118 |
90.8% |
130 |
(0.035)** |
Big problem |
5 |
29.4% |
12 |
70.6% |
17 |
.019 |
Caregiver |
Don’t Know |
12 |
33.3% |
24 |
66.7% |
36 |
|
Not a problem |
14 |
8.9% |
143 |
91.1% |
157 |
(0.21)** |
Big problem |
4 |
18.2% |
18 |
81.8% |
22 |
.001 |
Interferes with faith |
Don’t Know |
13 |
33.3% |
26 |
66.7% |
39 |
|
Not a problem |
17 |
9.9% |
154 |
90.1% |
171 |
(0.59)** |
Big problem |
1 |
16.7% |
5 |
83.3% |
6 |
.001 |
Hurts |
Don’t Know |
14 |
33.3% |
28 |
66.7% |
42 |
|
Not a problem |
8 |
6.0% |
126 |
94.0% |
134 |
(0.005)** |
Big problem |
9 |
23.1% |
30 |
76.9% |
39 |
<0.001 |
Worsen Health problems |
Don’t Know |
16 |
33.3% |
32 |
66.7% |
48 |
|
Not a problem |
10 |
6.7% |
140 |
93.3% |
150 |
(0.014)** |
Big problem |
5 |
27.8% |
13 |
72.2% |
18 |
<0.001 |
Not aerobic |
Don’t Know |
14 |
27.5% |
37 |
72.5% |
51 |
|
Not a problem |
12 |
8.2% |
135 |
91.8% |
147 |
(0.028)** |
Big problem |
5 |
27.8% |
13 |
72.2% |
18 |
.001 |
|
*Pearson Chi-Square Tests
**Not a problem vs. Big Problem |
Table 3: Cross table between willingness to participate and barriers to participating in yoga. |