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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Current Physical Activity Among Americans <strong>50</strong> <strong>and</strong> Over<br />
Whether or not Currently Physically Active<br />
(by Self-Rated Health)<br />
Base: Total respondents<br />
Self-rated health<br />
Very<br />
Very good/ Fair/<br />
Total good good poor<br />
(1,000) (407) (<strong>79</strong>5) (205)<br />
% % % %<br />
Currently Active<br />
I have been physically active on a<br />
regular basis for a year or longer<br />
I have been physically active on a<br />
47 64 53 28<br />
regular basis for the past 6 months<br />
Not Currently Active<br />
I don’t right now, but plan to in the<br />
12 12 12 13<br />
next month<br />
I don’t right now, but plan to in the<br />
5 5 6 1<br />
next six months<br />
I don’t currently engage in regular<br />
9 4 8 10<br />
physical activity 25 14 18 47<br />
Don’t know 2 1 2 1<br />
“What would you say is your current level <strong>of</strong> physical activity? Would you say that you<br />
don’t currently engage in regular physical activity, that you don’t right now but plan to<br />
in the next six months, that you don’t right now but plan to in the next month, that you<br />
have been physically active on a regular basis for the past six months or that you have<br />
been physically active on a regular basis for a year or longer?” (Q12a)<br />
Source: First wave<br />
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