Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors: A Survey of Adults Age 50-79 - Aarp
Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors: A Survey of Adults Age 50-79 - Aarp
Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors: A Survey of Adults Age 50-79 - Aarp
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10B<br />
10C<br />
10D<br />
Appendix A: Annotated Questionnaires<br />
On the average, about how many minutes do you spend engaging in<br />
moderate physical activity on one <strong>of</strong> these days?<br />
Asked <strong>of</strong> those who say they engage in moderate physical activity<br />
(n=411)<br />
1-10 minutes 13%<br />
11-20 minutes 24%<br />
21-30 minutes 21%<br />
31-45 minutes 5%<br />
46-60 minutes 17%<br />
More than 60 minutes 15%<br />
Mean 51.0 minutes<br />
Median 30.0 minutes<br />
Where do you exercise?<br />
Asked <strong>of</strong> those who say they engage in moderate physical activity<br />
(n=411)<br />
Health club 6%<br />
Community center 2%<br />
At home 67%<br />
At work 8%<br />
Somewhere else 15%<br />
What specific types <strong>of</strong> moderate physical activities do you do? (Open<br />
end: record verbatim)<br />
Asked <strong>of</strong> those who say they engage in moderate physical activity<br />
(n=411)<br />
Sports (net) 8%<br />
Golf 4%<br />
Tennis 1%<br />
Sports with a ball (ie.,<br />
2%<br />
basketball <strong>and</strong> baseball)<br />
Bowling 1%<br />
Hunting/fishing 1%<br />
<strong>Exercise</strong> (net) 74%<br />
Walking 54%<br />
Weight lifting 13%<br />
Swimming 3%<br />
Biking 10%<br />
<strong>Exercise</strong>s (ie., push-ups<br />
<strong>and</strong> stretches)<br />
14%<br />
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