Vigorous Physical Activity
Period: April 2006
Question: During the last 7 days, on how many days did you do vigorous physical activities for at least 10 minutes at a time? Vigorous physical activities are those that make you breathe much harder than normal, e.g. football, swimming, heavy physical work, aerobics, jogging, etc.
| Day |
Male
Number (%) |
Female
Number (%) |
Overall
Number (%) |
| None |
550 (58.1%) |
829 (75.3%) |
1 379 (67.4%) |
| One day |
129 (13.6%) |
81 (7.4%) |
210 (10.2%) |
| Two days |
95 (10.0%) |
62 (5.6%) |
157 (7.6%) |
| Three or more days |
172 (18.2%) |
129 (11.7%) |
302 (14.7%) |
| Total |
946 (100.0%) |
1 101 (100.0%) |
2 047 (100.0%) |
Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.