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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11B<br />
11C<br />
11D<br />
Appendix A: Annotated Questionnaires<br />
On the average, about how many minutes do you spend engaging in<br />
vigorous physical activity on one <strong>of</strong> these days?<br />
Asked <strong>of</strong> those who say they engage in vigorous physical activity<br />
(n=201)<br />
1-10 minutes 10%<br />
11-20 minutes 17%<br />
21-30 minutes 25%<br />
31-45 minutes 9%<br />
46-60 minutes 17%<br />
More than 60 minutes 15%<br />
Mean 62.6 minutes<br />
Median 34.0 minutes<br />
Where do you exercise?<br />
Asked <strong>of</strong> those who say they engage in vigorous physical activity<br />
(n=201)<br />
Health club 7%<br />
Community center 3%<br />
At home 67%<br />
At work 12%<br />
Somewhere else 10%<br />
Don’t Know/Refused 2%<br />
What specific types <strong>of</strong> vigorous physical activities do you do? (Open<br />
end-record verbatim)<br />
Asked <strong>of</strong> those who say they engage in vigorous physical activity<br />
(n=201)<br />
Sports (net) 4%<br />
Tennis 1%<br />
Sports which involve a<br />
ball (ie., baseball <strong>and</strong><br />
basketball)<br />
1%<br />
Bowling 1%<br />
Hunting/fishing 1%<br />
<strong>Exercise</strong> (net) 44%<br />
Walking 16%<br />
Weight lifting 7%<br />
Swimming 2%<br />
Biking 6%<br />
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