Vigorous physical activity
Period: April 2009
Question: During the past 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 |
559 (55.8%) |
812 (68.6%) |
1 371 (62.7%) |
| One day |
174 (17.4%) |
122 (10.3%) |
296 (13.5%) |
| Two days |
112 (11.2%) |
97 (8.2%) |
209 (9.6%) |
| Three or more days |
157 (15.6%) |
152 (12.9%) |
309 (14.1%) |
| Total |
1 002 (100.0%) |
1 183 (100.0%) |
2 185 (100.0%) |
Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.