Table 2 Average MET-hours per week for activity domains from RLMS 1995 to 2011 and forecasted for 2020 and 2030 a for adults (18-60 y) by gender b
Activity domain | Average MET-hours per week by survey year | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2020 | 2030 | |
Occupational PA | |||||||||||||||||||
All Adults | 112.8 | 110.3 | 98.9 | 87.5 | 93.5 | 99.4 | 100.4 | 100.8 | 100.4 | 102.4 | 101.8 | 117.2 | 116.1 | 118.4 | 115.6 | 116.9 | 114.4 | 112.0 | 107.7 |
Males | 137.4 | 132.6 | 119.5 | 106.4 | 112.2 | 118.0 | 117.9 | 116.4 | 114.2 | 117.4 | 118.7 | 141.3 | 135.3 | 138.5 | 133.1 | 138.8 | 135.0 | 129.1 | 121.5 |
Females | 89.8 | 89.4 | 79.3 | 69.3 | 75.3 | 81.4 | 83.4 | 85.8 | 86.8 | 88.0 | 85.7 | 95.4 | 97.8 | 99.3 | 98.9 | 96.2 | 95.4 | 95.6 | 94.0 |
Domestic PA | |||||||||||||||||||
All Adults | 90.5 | 89.3 | 80.5 | 71.7 | 76.7 | 81.6 | 81.0 | 80.3 | 79.6 | 78.9 | 78.2 | 71.3 | 77.9 | 77.3 | 80.5 | 74.8 | 74.1 | 78.4 | 80.6 |
Males | 45.7 | 47.2 | 42.3 | 37.3 | 39.8 | 42.3 | 42.0 | 41.7 | 41.4 | 41.1 | 40.8 | 37.5 | 38.6 | 39.5 | 44.8 | 39.3 | 39.0 | 44.5 | 48.9 |
Females | 132.3 | 128.6 | 116.7 | 104.9 | 111.8 | 118.7 | 117.7 | 116.6 | 115.6 | 114.6 | 113.5 | 103.0 | 115.0 | 113.1 | 114.4 | 108.4 | 107.3 | 111.3 | 112.3 |
Travel PA | |||||||||||||||||||
All Adults | 77.9 | 72.8 | 68.5 | 64.3 | 67.9 | 71.6 | 57.9 | 59.5 | 57.4 | 54.8 | 57.1 | 51.8 | 49.7 | 47.6 | 45.4 | 43.3 | 41.1 | 24.0 | 2.6 |
Males | 81.7 | 75.5 | 72.1 | 68.8 | 71.4 | 74.1 | 59.7 | 61.5 | 60.0 | 57.2 | 59.3 | 53.6 | 51.3 | 49.0 | 46.7 | 44.4 | 42.1 | 23.7 | 0.7 |
Females | 74.5 | 70.3 | 65.1 | 60.0 | 64.6 | 69.3 | 56.3 | 57.7 | 55.0 | 52.6 | 55.0 | 50.1 | 48.1 | 46.1 | 44.1 | 42.1 | 40.1 | 24.2 | 4.2 |
Active leisure PA | |||||||||||||||||||
All Adults | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Males | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
Females | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
Total PA | |||||||||||||||||||
All Adults | 282.9 | 274.1 | 250.1 | 226.1 | 240.8 | 255.5 | 242.1 | 243.5 | 240.3 | 238.7 | 239.7 | 242.4 | 246.0 | 245.7 | 243.5 | 237.2 | 231.7 | 216.5 | 193.0 |
Males | 267.2 | 257.8 | 236.9 | 216.1 | 227.2 | 238.3 | 223.4 | 223.4 | 219.6 | 219.3 | 222.5 | 235.2 | 228.4 | 230.3 | 227.3 | 225.5 | 218.9 | 199.7 | 173.1 |
Females | 297.6 | 289.3 | 262.5 | 235.8 | 253.4 | 271.1 | 259.2 | 262.0 | 259.1 | 256.8 | 255.6 | 249.9 | 262.5 | 260.1 | 258.8 | 248.4 | 244.4 | 232.7 | 212.4 |