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Vigorous Physical Activity

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.