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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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