Physical Activity Module
| Questions and Risk Factors |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Q1: During the past 30 days (NOTE: 2003+ During the past month), other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercise such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise? | ||||||
| Q2: When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say: mostly sitting or standing, mostly walking, or mostly heavy labor or physically demanding work? |
|
|
||||
| Q2A: How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time? |
2001-Q2A |
|
2003-Q2A |
|
2005-Q2A |
|
| Q2B: On days when you do moderate activity for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities |
2001-Q2B |
|
2003-Q2B |
|
2005-Q2B |
|
| Q3: Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working (if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate? |
|
|
||||
| Q4: Now thinking about the vigorous physical activities you when you are not working (if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate? |
|
|
||||
| Q4A: How many days per week do you do these vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time? |
2001-Q4A |
|
2003-Q4A |
|
2005-Q4A |
|
| Q4B: On days when you do vigorous activity for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities |
2001-Q4B |
|
2003-Q4B |
|
2005-Q4B |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| R1: At risk for moderate physical activity: Lacking 30 or more minutes per day for 5 or more days per week, or vigorous activity for 20 or more minutes per day on 3 or more days |
2002-R1 |
|
|
|||
| R2: At risk for vigorous physical activity: Lacking 20 or more minutes per day at least 3 or more times per week |
2002-R2 |
2003-R2 |
|
|
||
| R3: Adults who did not get the recommended level of physical activity: Persons Meet recommended PA if they reported doing moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week; or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week during the past month |
2002-R3 |
|
|
|||
| R4: At Risk for No Leisure Physical Activity: Respondents Who Reported Engaging in No Physical Activity During the Previous Month Other Than Regular Job |
|

