Table 6
Percentage attaining selected physical activity criteria, household population aged 20 to 79 years, Canada, March 2007 to February 2009

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Days active out of 7 Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity accumulated in bouts of at least 10 minutes
At least 15 minutes a day At least 30 minutes a day
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Less than 1 36.7 31.5 41.8 46.6 42.7 50.5
At least 1 63.3 58.2 68.5 53.4 49.5 57.3
At least 2 41.2 35.3 47.1 29.6 25.3 33.9
At least 3 26.5 21.5 31.5 16.8 13.3 20.3
At least 4 16.2 12.5 19.8 9.4 6.9 11.9
At least 5 8.8 6.3 11.3 4.8 3.2 6.3
Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.