Table 2 Prevalence*of walking behaviours, sports and exercise, and total physical activity
From: Walking behaviours from the 1965–2003 American Heritage Time Use Study (AHTUS)
Proportion of doers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992–1994 | 2003 | |
(N = 1651) | (N = 1555) | (N = 2923) | (N = 7527) | (N = 19714) | |
Physical activity variable | n | n | n | n | n |
% | % | % | % | % | |
(95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | |
Any walking | 39 | 57 | 443 | 1577 | 3720 |
2.4 | 3.7 | 15.2 | 21.0 | 18.9 | |
(1.6; 3.1) | (2.7; 4.6) | (13.9; 16.5) | (20.0; 21.9) | (18.3; 19.4) | |
Walking for exercise | 39 | 57 | 85 | NA | 1073 |
2.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 5.4 | ||
(1.6; 3.1) | (2.7; 4.6) | (2.3; 3.5) | (5.1; 5.8) | ||
Walking for transport | NA | NA | 105 | 1244 | 2845 |
3.6 | 16.5 | 14.4 | |||
(2.9; 4.3) | (15.7; 17.4) | (13.9; 14.9) | |||
Walking the dog | NA | NA | 275 | 408 | 506 |
9.4 | 5.4 | 2.6 | |||
(8.3; 10.5) | (4.9; 5.9) | (2.3; 2.8) | |||
Sports/exercise** | 97 | 188 | 501 | 1438 | 2427 |
5.9 | 12.1 | 17.1 | 19.1 | 12.3 | |
(4.7; 7.0) | (10.5; 13.7) | (15.8; 18.5) | (18.2; 20.0) | (11.9; 12.8) | |
Total physical activity*** | 134 | 237 | 850 | 2602 | 5540 |
8.1 | 15.2 | 29.1 | 34.6 | 28.1 | |
(6.8; 9.4) | (13.5; 17.0) | (27.4; 30.7) | (33.5; 35.6) | (27.5; 28.7) | |