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Vigorous physical activity

Vigorous physical activity

Period: April 2008
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 549 (56.3%) 811 (72.1%) 1 360 (64.8%)
One day 144 (14.8%) 107 (9.5%) 251 (11.9%)
Two days 100 (10.2%) 66 (5.9%) 166 (7.9%)
Three or more days 182 (18.7%) 141 (12.5%) 323 (15.4%)
Total 975 (100.0%) 1 125 (100.0%) 2 100 (100.0%)

Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.