Vigorous Physical Activity
Period: October 2004
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 |
570 (57.4%) |
810 (73.9%) |
1 380 (66.1%) |
| One day |
114 (11.4%) |
90 (9.0%) |
212 (10.1%) |
| Two days |
100 (10.0%) |
62 (5.7%) |
162 (7.8%) |
| Three or more days |
209 (21.1%) |
125 (11.4%) |
334(16.0%) |
| Total |
993 (100.0%) |
1 095 (100.0%) |
2 088 (100.0%) |
Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.