02.1 (ATTITUDES) Attitudes Towards Physical Activity Among Adults - Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute

CANADA

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (Canada)

Canada	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	87%	78%	72%	72%	55%
Men	88%	82%	73%	74%	57%
Women	86%	74%	70%	70%	53%
Age
18-24 years	84%	80%	70%	73%	49%
25-44	89%	82%	73%	68%	52%
45-64	87%	74%	71%	73%	58%
65 and older	89%	73%	75%	79%	63%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	85%	73%	67%	74%	55%
$50,000-$99,999	87%	77%	77%	73%	57%
≥$100,000	89%	82%	75%	69%	55%
Community size
<10,000 residents	85%	73%	70%	71%	53%
10,000-99,999	88%	79%	70%	76%	62%
≥100,000	89%	80%	74%	70%	52%
Region
NL	90%	78%	74%	69%	54%
PE	91%	85%	76%	67%	65%
NS	89%	82%	72%	72%	56%
NB	89%	74%	69%	66%	63%
QC	90%	81%	66%	87%	54%
ON	85%	76%	71%	64%	53%
MB	91%	76%	78%	68%	51%
SK	87%	82%	78%	57%	56%
AB	88%	76%	74%	71%	55%
BC	86%	77%	82%	74%	59%
YK	91%	82%	77%	71%	62%
NT	88%	70%	75%	74%	65%
NU	-	-	-	-	-
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2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

ALBERTA

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (AB)

Alberta	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	88%	76%	74%	71%	55%
Men	86%	77%	70%	71%	56%
Women	90%	75%	78%	71%	55%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	88%	77%	72%	65%	50%
45-64	85%	76%	73%	73%	60%
65 and older	92%	68%	73%	75%	61%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	85%	77%	74%	74%	60%
$50,000-$99,999	90%	64%	77%	80%	52%
≥$100,000	89%	83%	78%	64%	56%
Community size
<10,000 residents	82%	65%	72%	71%	54%
10,000-99,999	90%	75%	68%	68%	65%
≥100,000	91%	83%	76%	71%	49%
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (BC)

British Columbia	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	86%	77%	82%	74%	59%
Men	89%	84%	85%	75%	63%
Women	83%	72%	80%	72%	55%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	85%	80%	76%	60%	62%
45-64	89%	78%	78%	70%	63%
65 and older	85%	73%	77%	85%	69%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	78%	55%	78%	68%	51%
$50,000-$99,999	87%	86%	86%	76%	72%
≥$100,000	89%	84%	80%	72%	60%
Community size
<10,000 residents	89%	61%	76%	77%	52%
10,000-99,999	88%	81%	81%	79%	73%
≥100,000	90%	86%	84%	73%	61%
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

MANITOBA

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (MB)

Manitoba	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	91%	76%	78%	68%	51%
Men	93%	79%	79%	76%	62%
Women	89%	73%	77%	61%	42%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	93%	80%	79%	75%	52%
45-64	86%	68%	77%	63%	58%
65 and older	91%	74%	79%	76%	52%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	84%	67%	65%	71%	47%
$50,000-$99,999	92%	75%	84%	58%	45%
≥$100,000	92%	82%	86%	68%	63%
Community size
<10,000 residents	94%	78%	78%	61%	54%
10,000-99,999	94%	86%	89%	81%	-
≥100,000	90%	76%	79%	70%	53%
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

NEW BRUNSWICK

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (NB)

New Brunswick	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	89%	74%	69%	66%	63%
Men	89%	70%	68%	65%	58%
Women	90%	77%	69%	67%	67%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	93%	72%	75%	63%	58%
45-64	89%	77%	69%	74%	64%
65 and older	87%	78%	73%	76%	70%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	85%	79%	60%	68%	63%
$50,000-$99,999	89%	70%	60%	66%	56%
≥$100,000	92%	81%	83%	68%	65%
Community size
<10,000 residents	89%	74%	67%	69%	61%
10,000-99,999	92%	73%	76%	65%	67%
≥100,000	97%	82%	68%	62%	70%
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (NL)

Newfoundland and Labrador	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	90%	78%	74%	69%	54%
Men	90%	78%	76%	67%	53%
Women	89%	78%	73%	71%	55%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	86%	84%	83%	63%	59%
45-64	94%	77%	73%	76%	58%
65 and older	87%	69%	76%	76%	61%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	95%	78%	71%	74%	52%
$50,000-$99,999	86%	68%	71%	53%	43%
≥$100,000	93%	84%	86%	78%	68%
Community size
<10,000 residents	89%	77%	74%	61%	54%
10,000-99,999	94%	78%	71%	77%	52%
≥100,000	92%	83%	80%	83%	56%
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (NT)

Northwest Territories	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	88%	70%	75%	74%	65%
Men	86%	68%	72%	78%	63%
Women	91%	73%	79%	69%	68%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	86%	77%	80%	68%	69%
45-64	90%	76%	77%	74%	63%
65 and older	85%	66%	76%	72%	69%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	89%	77%	72%	74%	74%
$50,000-$99,999	93%	70%	85%	72%	54%
≥$100,000	87%	74%	79%	66%	65%
Community size
<10,000 residents	88%	73%	76%	73%	68%
10,000-99,999	88%	65%	77%	75%	61%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

NOVA SCOTIA

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (NS)

Nova Scotia	Pleasant	Fun	Convenient	Comfortable	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	89%	82%	72%	72%	56%
Men	90%	84%	76%	70%	50%
Women	87%	80%	68%	74%	62%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	88%	85%	72%	78%	63%
45-64	87%	75%	64%	66%	55%
65 and older	89%	80%	78%	75%	69%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	86%	73%	70%	70%	61%
$50,000-$99,999	86%	89%	70%	72%	55%
≥$100,000	93%	84%	78%	85%	57%
Community size
<10,000 residents	89%	82%	75%	67%	50%
10,000-99,999	85%	82%	63%	67%	60%
≥100,000	91%	82%	75%	83%	61%
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

ONTARIO

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (ON)

Ontario	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	85%	76%	71%	64%	53%
Men	85%	80%	69%	67%	54%
Women	84%	72%	72%	61%	53%
Age
18-24 years	82%	85%	70%	63%	47%
25-44	87%	81%	73%	57%	50%
45-64	84%	69%	68%	67%	57%
65 and older	88%	69%	73%	73%	61%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	84%	77%	67%	66%	56%
$50,000-$99,999	83%	72%	74%	63%	53%
≥$100,000	88%	79%	74%	62%	55%
Community size
<10,000 residents	84%	74%	69%	68%	52%
10,000-99,999	87%	78%	68%	69%	59%
≥100,000	85%	78%	74%	59%	50%
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (PE)

Prince Edward Island	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	91%	85%	76%	67%	65%
Men	90%	81%	71%	67%	56%
Women	92%	87%	80%	67%	71%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	89%	83%	75%	61%	53%
45-64	92%	80%	75%	69%	61%
65 and older	86%	71%	73%	74%	59%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	86%	77%	66%	75%	61%
$50,000-$99,999	91%	85%	75%	73%	62%
≥$100,000	95%	89%	85%	52%	67%
Community size
<10,000 residents	92%	88%	76%	66%	67%
10,000-99,999	90%	82%	79%	68%	61%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

QUEBEC

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (QC)

Quebec	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	90%	81%	66%	87%	54%
Men	92%	86%	75%	90%	59%
Women	88%	76%	58%	84%	50%
Age
18-24 years	85%	76%	-	85%	-
25-44	91%	87%	70%	87%	50%
45-64	91%	79%	71%	86%	57%
65 and older	92%	81%	75%	90%	62%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	88%	76%	59%	87%	52%
$50,000-$99,999	91%	86%	79%	93%	60%
≥$100,000	92%	84%	67%	84%	48%
Community size
<10,000 residents	85%	75%	66%	79%	50%
10,000-99,999	89%	82%	63%	87%	58%
≥100,000	92%	80%	66%	91%	55%
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

SASKATCHEWAN

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (SK)

Saskatchewan	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	87%	82%	78%	57%	56%
Men	89%	89%	78%	54%	54%
Women	84%	76%	79%	59%	58%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	92%	84%	79%	56%	60%
45-64	85%	75%	71%	62%	60%
65 and older	89%	79%	82%	72%	68%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	89%	84%	77%	70%	67%
$50,000-$99,999	89%	79%	75%	59%	51%
≥$100,000	89%	87%	82%	48%	66%
Community size
<10,000 residents	84%	79%	74%	50%	59%
10,000-99,999	83%	85%	77%	63%	69%
≥100,000	93%	88%	83%	61%	46%
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

YUKON

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (YT)

Yukon	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	91%	82%	77%	71%	62%
Men	92%	86%	74%	71%	60%
Women	90%	78%	80%	70%	64%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	92%	87%	78%	66%	62%
45-64	91%	77%	78%	75%	63%
65 and older	90%	76%	74%	80%	66%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	84%	79%	69%	78%	55%
$50,000-$99,999	92%	83%	79%	65%	63%
≥$100,000	93%	83%	80%	70%	63%
Community size
<10,000 residents	90%	84%	76%	74%	64%
10,000-99,999	91%	81%	77%	70%	61%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

NORTH

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (North)

North	Pleasant	Fun	Comfortable	Convenient	Easy
Total, 18 years and older	79%	77%	78%	71%	57%
Men	85%	76%	69%	76%	58%
Women	73%	78%	86%	67%	56%
Age
18-24 years	64%	78%	82%	77%	-
25-44	83%	79%	77%	65%	57%
45-64	87%	76%	76%	74%	67%
65 and older	79%	65%	68%	69%	61%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	88%	77%	71%	76%	68%
$50,000-$99,999	90%	81%	82%	66%	63%
≥$100,000	72%	81%	80%	73%	46%
Community size
<10,000 residents	72%	79%	80%	71%	55%
10,000-99,999	88%	73%	76%	71%	59%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2014-2015 Physical Activity Monitor

02.1 (ATTITUDES) | Attitudes Towards Physical Activity Among Adults

(Population Studies Data Tables)

02.0 (ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION) Active Transportation Among Adults

(Population Studies Data Tables)

02.2 (GUIDELINES) Awareness of Physical Activity Guidelines Among Adults

CANADA

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (Canada)

ALBERTA

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (AB)

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (BC)

MANITOBA

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (MB)

NEW BRUNSWICK

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (NB)

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (NL)

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (NT)

NOVA SCOTIA

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (NS)

ONTARIO

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (ON)

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (PE)

QUEBEC

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (QC)

SASKATCHEWAN

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (SK)

YUKON

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (YT)

NORTH

Percentage of adults indicating that physical activity is generally: (North)

(Population Studies Data Tables)

02.0 (ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION) Active Transportation Among Adults

(Population Studies Data Tables)

02.2 (GUIDELINES) Awareness of Physical Activity Guidelines Among Adults

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