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Table A.1
Characteristics associated with participation in different types of physical activities

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  People doing...
Non-recreational travel by foot or bicycle Indoor cleaning Gardening, yard work / outdoor cleaning Physical activity during leisure time 20 minutes or more of physical activity
percentage
Total 19 25 10 24 52
Gender
Women † 20 36 9 23 58
Men 17* 14* 11* 25* 46*
Age
15 to 24 years old 31* 11* 2* 24 46*
25 to 34 years old 20* 25 5* 24* 50
35 to 44 years old † 16 28 9 21 50
45 to 54 years old 14 26 12* 24 51
55 to 64 years old 14 30 15* 25* 54
65 to 74 years old 12* 34* 22* 32* 65*
75 years and older 18 35* 16* 28* 63*
Immigrant status
Non-immigrant † 19 25 10 25 52
Immigrant (before 1990) 15* 29* 13* 27 55*
Recent immigrant (1990 to 2005) 22 21* 6* 21* 49
Health status
Excellent 19 22* 9 31* 55
Very good † 19 25 10 25 52
Good 18 26 10 22* 51
Fair or poor 17 27 10 19* 48*
Highest level of educational attainment
No high school diploma 22 25 11* 23* 55
High school diploma 17* 24 9 22* 50
College diploma or trade certificate 17* 27 11* 24* 52
University degree † 20 25 9 28 52
Household income
Less than $20,000 30* 32* 7* 23 61*
$20,000 to $39,999 21* 27 9* 21* 52
$40,000 to $59,999 16 28* 10 25 52
$60,000 to $99,999 † 16 25 11 26 54
$100,000 and more 18 21* 11 27 49*
Presence of a child 4 years or less
No † 19 24 10 25 52
Yes 18 35* 5* 20* 53
Presence of a child of 5 to 12 years
No † 18 24 10 25 52
Yes 19 29* 8* 23 52
Day of the week
Weekday † 20 24 9 24 51
Weekend 14* 29* 12* 25 55*
Time constraint due to work/education
0 minutes † 16 36 15 30 64
1 to 419 minutes (less than 7 hours) 28* 24* 8* 22* 54*
420 to 539 minutes (from 7 to nearly 9 hours) 20* 16* 5* 21* 42*
540 minutes and more (9 hours and up) 16 10* 4* 15* 31*
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005.
Date Modified: 2010-02-03

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