Table 3 Doer sub-sample accumulated daily minutes in walking behaviours, sports and exercise, and total physical activity
From: Walking behaviours from the 1965–2003 American Heritage Time Use Study (AHTUS)
Minutes doers spent in activity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992–1994 | 2003 | |
Physical activity variable | mean (95% CI) | mean (95% CI) | mean (95% CI) | mean (95% CI) | mean (95% CI) |
median (P 25; P 75 ) | median (P 25; P 75 ) | median (P 25; P 75 ) | median (P 25; P 75 ) | median (P 25; P 75 ) | |
Any walking | 46.2 | 51.9 | 44.8 | 40.2 | 44.9 |
(36.7; 55.7) | (37.2; 66.6) | (40.8; 48.8) | (37.4; 43.1) 20 | (43.0; 46.7) | |
43 | 30 | 30 | (10; 50) | 30 | |
(23; 60) | (30; 60) | (20; 60) | (10; 60) | ||
Walking for exercise | 46.2 | 51.9 | 42.0 | NA | 52.4 |
(36.7; 55.7) | (37.2; 66.6) | (37.1; 47.0) | (49.6; 55.2) | ||
43 | 30 | 30 | 45 | ||
(23; 60) | (30; 60) | (29; 60) | (30; 60) | ||
Walking for transport | NA | NA | 53.8 | 32.7 | 31.4 |
(44.2; 63.5) | (30.2; 35.2) | (29.9; 32.8) | |||
45 | 20 | 20 | |||
(30; 60) | (8; 45) | (6; 42) | |||
Walking the dog | NA | NA | 38.8 | 55.9 | 42.5 |
(34.1; 43.6) | (48.4; 63.4) | (39.4; 45.5) | |||
30 | 30 | 30 | |||
(15; 50) | (20; 60) | (20; 60) | |||
Sports/exercise ** | 95.1 | 108.3 | 87.7 | 122.1 | 89.6 |
(80.0; 110.2) | (94.6; 122.0) | (81.1; 94.3) | (116.0; 128.2) | (86.5; 92.6) | |
90 | 85 | 60 | 80 | 60 | |
(25; 150) | (40; 143) | (30; 120) | (45; 160) | (40; 120) | |
Total physical activity*** | 81.8 | 98.5 | 75.1 | 91.9 | 69.4 |
(70.0; 93.6) | (86.7; 110.3) | (70.3; 79.9) | (87.7; 96.0) | (67.4; 71.3) | |
60 | 60 | 55 | 60 | 50 | |
(25; 130) | (30; 126) | (30; 97) | (20; 120) | (20; 90) | |