Leisure-time physical activity, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada and provinces, 1994/95-1998/99

Leisure-time
physical activity		 Total, leisure-time physical activity Physically active Moderately active Physically inactive Physical activity not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995                  
Canada 23,948,617 4,448,626 18.6 4,991,296 20.8 13,081,589 54.6 1,427,106 6.0
  Males
 11,780,342 2,578,731 21.9 2,432,465 20.6 5,809,040 49.3 960,106 8.2
  Females
 12,168,275 1,869,895 15.4 2,558,831 21.0 7,272,549 59.8 467,001 3.8
                 
Newfoundland 483,366 74,830 15.5 95,545 19.8 289,241 59.8 23,749E 4.9E
  Males
 242,131 43,225 17.9 46,463 19.2 136,386 56.3 16,057E 6.6E
  Females
 241,235 31,605 13.1 49,083 20.3 152,855 63.4 7,692E 3.2E
                 
Prince Edward Island 109,604 14,354 13.1 19,902 18.2 68,318 62.3 7,031E 6.4E
  Males
 53,800 9,264 17.2 10,514 19.5 29,463 54.8 4,560E 8.5E
  Females
 55,804 5,090 9.1 9,388 16.8 38,855 69.6 2,471E 4.4E
                 
Nova Scotia 763,946 117,105 15.3 143,477 18.8 477,378 62.5 25,986E 3.4E
  Males
 370,343 73,532 19.9 70,759 19.1 208,081 56.2 17,971E 4.9E
  Females
 393,603 43,574 11.1 72,718 18.5 269,297 68.4 F F
                 
New Brunswick 626,305 115,532 18.4 120,620 19.3 349,500 55.8 40,652 6.5
  Males
 307,396 69,630 22.7 60,318 19.6 146,608 47.7 30,840E 10.0E
  Females
 318,909 45,902 14.4 60,302 18.9 202,892 63.6 9,812E 3.1E
                 
Quebec 6,029,670 856,576 14.2 1,240,544 20.6 3,622,611 60.1 309,938 5.1
  Males
 2,954,740 505,116 17.1 608,036 20.6 1,640,743 55.5 200,845 6.8
  Females
 3,074,930 351,461 11.4 632,508 20.6 1,981,868 64.5 109,093E 3.5E
                 
Ontario 9,050,018 1,677,550 18.5 1,827,059 20.2 4,962,598 54.8 582,811 6.4
  Males
 4,439,570 1,007,579 22.7 885,171 19.9 2,166,600 48.8 380,219 8.6
  Females
 4,610,448 669,971 14.5 941,888 20.4 2,795,998 60.6 202,592 4.4
                 
Manitoba 890,753 167,447 18.8 216,996 24.4 455,018 51.1 51,292E 5.8E
  Males
 437,917 77,894 17.8 101,154 23.1 215,945 49.3 42,924E 9.8E
  Females
 452,836 89,553 19.8 115,842 25.6 239,073 52.8 F F
                 
Saskatchewan 792,051 129,800 16.4 181,719 22.9 425,982 53.8 54,550 6.9
  Males
 392,388 69,935 17.8 84,083 21.4 199,262 50.8 39,108 10.0
  Females
 399,663 59,865 15.0 97,636 24.4 226,720 56.7 15,441E 3.9E
                 
Alberta 2,166,104 470,478 21.7 476,829 22.0 1,065,945 49.2 152,852 7.1
  Males
 1,082,943 266,705 24.6 229,314 21.2 477,608 44.1 109,316E 10.1E
  Females
 1,083,161 203,773 18.8 247,515 22.9 588,336 54.3 43,536E 4.0E
                 
British Columbia 3,036,800 824,954 27.2 668,604 22.0 1,364,997 44.9 178,245 5.9
  Males
 1,499,114 455,854 30.4 336,654 22.5 588,343 39.2 118,264 7.9
  Females
 1,537,686 369,100 24.0 331,950 21.6 776,655 50.5 59,981E 3.9E
                 
1996/1997                  
Canada 24,594,887 4,911,009 20.0 5,382,985 21.9 13,541,876 55.1 759,018 3.1
  Males
 12,099,440 2,780,431 23.0 2,592,189 21.4 6,238,187 51.6 488,633 4.0
  Females
 12,495,447 2,130,578 17.1 2,790,796 22.3 7,303,689 58.5 270,384 2.2
                 
Newfoundland 477,835 83,618 17.5 96,160 20.1 280,174 58.6 17,882E 3.7E
  Males
 238,191 53,233 22.3 44,209 18.6 128,201 53.8 12,548E 5.3E
  Females
 239,644 30,386 12.7 51,951 21.7 151,973 63.4 F F
                 
Prince Edward Island 112,656 15,869 14.1 20,122 17.9 74,147 65.8 2,518E 2.2E
  Males
 55,226 10,101 18.3 8,863 16.0 34,428 62.3 F F
  Females
 57,430 5,767E 10.0E 11,259 19.6 39,719 69.2 F F
                 
Nova Scotia 774,558 134,439 17.4 164,292 21.2 457,741 59.1 18,086E 2.3E
  Males
 375,596 72,034 19.2 79,606 21.2 206,285 54.9 17,671E 4.7E
  Females
 398,962 62,405 15.6 84,685 21.2 251,457 63.0 F F
                 
New Brunswick 632,008 109,591 17.3 113,498 18.0 394,898 62.5 14,021E 2.2E
  Males
 310,389 66,809 21.5 53,742 17.3 180,081 58.0 9,756E 3.1E
  Females
 321,619 42,782 13.3 59,756 18.6 214,817 66.8 F F
                 
Quebec 6,131,154 1,002,449 16.4 1,300,304 21.2 3,627,000 59.2 201,401 3.3
  Males
 3,006,318 568,118 18.9 626,035 20.8 1,674,093 55.7 138,071E 4.6E
  Females
 3,124,836 434,331 13.9 674,269 21.6 1,952,907 62.5 63,330E 2.0E
                 
Ontario 9,323,355 1,855,202 19.9 2,093,293 22.5 5,088,033 54.6 286,826 3.1
  Males
 4,570,662 1,039,262 22.7 1,009,841 22.1 2,348,617 51.4 172,942 3.8
  Females
 4,752,693 815,940 17.2 1,083,453 22.8 2,739,416 57.6 113,885 2.4
                 
Manitoba 902,130 172,029 19.1 193,505 21.4 512,599 56.8 23,997 2.7
  Males
 442,990 100,403 22.7 91,594 20.7 237,544 53.6 13,449 3.0
  Females
 459,140 71,626 15.6 101,911 22.2 275,056 59.9 10,548E 2.3E
                 
Saskatchewan 801,115 155,082 19.4 151,217 18.9 468,456 58.5 26,360E 3.3E
  Males
 395,427 72,692 18.4 68,978 17.4 236,358 59.8 17,398E 4.4E
  Females
 405,688 82,389 20.3 82,239 20.3 232,097 57.2 F F
                 
Alberta 2,243,980 544,766 24.3 512,389 22.8 1,068,224 47.6 118,601 5.3
  Males
 1,124,701 301,860 26.8 249,142 22.2 504,555 44.9 69,144 6.1
  Females
 1,119,279 242,906 21.7 263,247 23.5 563,669 50.4 49,457 4.4
                 
British Columbia 3,196,096 837,964 26.2 738,205 23.1 1,570,603 49.1 49,324E 1.5E
  Males
 1,579,940 495,918 31.4 360,179 22.8 688,023 43.5 F F
  Females
 1,616,156 342,046 21.2 378,026 23.4 882,580 54.6 F F
                 
1998/1999                  
Canada 24,916,127 5,451,675 21.9 5,896,650 23.7 12,773,569 51.3 794,232 3.2
  Males
 12,259,087 3,019,037 24.6 3,006,864 24.5 5,743,572 46.9 489,614 4.0
  Females
 12,657,040 2,432,639 19.2 2,889,786 22.8 7,029,997 55.5 304,618 2.4
                 
Newfoundland 462,616 86,630 18.7 109,460 23.7 252,217 54.5 14,310E 3.1E
  Males
 228,462 49,763 21.8 49,766 21.8 121,076 53.0 F F
  Females
 234,154 36,867 15.7 59,694 25.5 131,140 56.0 F F
                 
Prince Edward Island 113,090 21,415 18.9 23,235 20.5 66,100 58.4 2,340E 2.1E
  Males
 55,275 12,344 22.3 10,278 18.6 31,243 56.5 1,411E 2.6E
  Females
 57,815 9,072 15.7 12,957 22.4 34,857 60.3 F F
                 
Nova Scotia 773,849 149,669 19.3 200,988 26.0 401,845 51.9 21,346E 2.8E
  Males
 373,253 88,994 23.8 106,601 28.6 160,332 43.0 17,327E 4.6E
  Females
 400,596 60,675 15.1 94,387 23.6 241,514 60.3 F F
                 
New Brunswick 626,897 115,133 18.4 124,076 19.8 363,018 57.9 24,670E 3.9E
  Males
 307,362 69,369 22.6 67,581 22.0 156,012 50.8 14,400E 4.7E
  Females
 319,535 45,763 14.3 56,495 17.7 207,007 64.8 10,270E 3.2E
                 
Quebec 6,097,064 1,095,119 18.0 1,390,544 22.8 3,330,137 54.6 281,264 4.6
  Males
 2,995,492 623,048 20.8 685,160 22.9 1,510,562 50.4 176,723 5.9
  Females
 3,101,572 472,072 15.2 705,384 22.7 1,819,576 58.7 104,541E 3.4E
                 
Ontario 9,460,369 2,095,162 22.1 2,252,903 23.8 4,871,220 51.5 241,085 2.5
  Males
 4,633,917 1,188,879 25.7 1,161,527 25.1 2,148,710 46.4 134,801 2.9
  Females
 4,826,452 906,282 18.8 1,091,376 22.6 2,722,510 56.4 106,283E 2.2E
                 
Manitoba 893,577 176,729 19.8 189,494 21.2 505,399 56.6 21,956E 2.5E
  Males
 439,089 88,098 20.1 92,935 21.2 239,779 54.6 18,278E 4.2E
  Females
 454,488 88,632 19.5 96,559 21.2 265,620 58.4 F F
                 
Saskatchewan 806,259 179,608 22.3 168,640 20.9 445,730 55.3 12,281E 1.5E
  Males
 398,709 92,104 23.1 78,078 19.6 223,765 56.1 F F
  Females
 407,550 87,504 21.5 90,563 22.2 221,965 54.5 F F
                 
Alberta 2,359,567 630,104 26.7 597,997 25.3 1,080,124 45.8 51,342E 2.2E
  Males
 1,185,143 330,358 27.9 323,176 27.3 494,463 41.7 F F
  Females
 1,174,424 299,746 25.5 274,821 23.4 585,661 49.9 F F
                 
British Columbia 3,322,839 902,107 27.1 839,314 25.3 1,457,779 43.9 123,639 3.7
  Males
 1,642,385 476,081 29.0 431,763 26.3 657,631 40.0 76,909E 4.7E
  Females
 1,680,454 426,026 25.4 407,550 24.3 800,148 47.6 46,730E 2.8E
                 

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, cross sectional sample, health file
2. Population aged 12 and over reporting level of physical activity, based on their responses to questions about the frequency, duration and intensity of their participation in leisure-time physical activity.
3. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
4. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
5. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
6. CANSIM table number 01040033.