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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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