Table 10
Distribution of the household population by back fitness norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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Distribution of the household population by back fitness norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 1
  Back fitness norms
Needs improvement Fair Good
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To
  percent
Both sexes  
Age 15 to 19 6.2 E 3.7 8.7 11.4 7.9 15.0 21.1 17.4 24.7
Age 20 to 39 11.9 8.8 15.0 13.9 11.0 16.8 18.8 14.6 23.0
Age 40 to 59 18.3 13.9 22.8 19.8 16.8 22.9 22.2 18.7 25.8
Age 60 to 69 29.4 26.3 32.5 32.1 26.9 37.2 19.0 15.5 22.5
Age 15 to 69 16.3 13.8 18.9 18.5 16.7 20.4 20.4 18.3 22.6
Males  
Age 15 to 19 F … … 9.7 E 6.2 13.2 28.7 22.5 34.9
Age 20 to 39 6.6 E 3.0 10.1 14.9 11.9 18.0 20.8 14.8 26.8
Age 40 to 59 13.8 10.5 17.1 20.0 15.0 25.0 23.5 18.2 28.7
Age 60 to 69 28.0 23.2 32.8 32.4 25.7 39.1 20.7 15.4 25.9
Age 15 to 69 12.0 9.9 14.1 18.8 16.7 21.0 22.5 19.4 25.6
Females  
Age 15 to 19 8.8 E 5.2 12.4 12.9 E 5.4 20.5 14.3 E 8.5 20.2
Age 20 to 39 17.4 13.5 21.4 12.8 8.9 16.8 16.7 11.8 21.5
Age 40 to 59 22.8 E 15.0 30.5 19.7 14.2 25.1 21.0 17.2 24.8
Age 60 to 69 30.7 24.6 36.8 31.7 25.7 37.8 17.5 13.0 21.9
Age 15 to 69 20.6 16.2 25.0 18.2 14.6 21.8 18.3 15.5 21.2
Distribution of the household population by back fitness norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 2
  Back fitness norms
Very good Excellent
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To
  percent
Both sexes  
Age 15 to 19 47.4 43.0 51.9 13.9 9.5 18.3
Age 20 to 39 38.8 35.7 41.9 16.6 13.9 19.3
Age 40 to 59 27.0 22.3 31.6 12.7 10.7 14.6
Age 60 to 69 14.4 10.6 18.2 5.1 E 3.3 6.8
Age 15 to 69 31.5 29.0 34.0 13.2 12.0 14.5
Males  
Age 15 to 19 51.1 44.9 57.3 7.3 E 3.3 11.3
Age 20 to 39 41.0 36.2 45.8 16.7 13.6 19.8
Age 40 to 59 25.5 19.8 31.3 17.2 14.0 20.4
Age 60 to 69 13.8 9.8 17.8 5.1 E 3.3 6.8
Age 15 to 69 32.0 29.4 34.6 14.6 13.3 16.0
Females  
Age 15 to 19 44.2 37.3 51.2 19.7 E 13.2 26.2
Age 20 to 39 36.5 32.2 40.9 16.5 13.3 19.7
Age 40 to 59 28.4 22.3 34.5 8.2 E 5.4 10.9
Age 60 to 69 15.0 E 9.9 20.1 5.1 E 2.2 8.0
Age 15 to 69 31.0 26.4 35.5 11.8 10.1 13.6
E
use with caution (data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3%)
F
too unreliable to be published (data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3%; suppressed due to extreme sampling variability)
Note(s):
The norms used in this table can be found in Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, 2004, The Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness and Lifestyle Approach (CPAFLA), 3rd edition, Ottawa.Total household population aged 15 to 69, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 1).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 1.