Table 3
Percentage participating in non-leisure physical activity, by level of leisure-time physical activity, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2005

Leisure-time physical activity level	Usual daily activities			At least six hours per week walking or bicycling as a means of transportation^‡
Leisure-time physical activity level	Stand or or walk quite a lot	Lift or carry light loads, often climb stairs or hills	Do heavy work or carry very heavy loads
Total	41.9	25.0	7.8	24.1
Active^†	42.6	29.9	9.1	28.0
Moderately active	43.8^*	26.2^*	6.5^*	24.2^*
Inactive	40.5^*	21.7^*	7.8^*	21.8^*
† Reference category
‡ In a typical week
* Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05)
Note: Based on previous 3 months.
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.