Chart 1
Percentage of children and youth attaining selected physical activity criteria – description

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This is a vertical bar graph that illustrates the percentage of children and youth aged 6 to 19 that fall within each number of days per week category and sex category, by moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) target time.

The Y axis represents the percentage of the child and youth population and increases by increments of 20 from 0 up to 100.

On the X axis from left to right are the categories for the number of days per week (for which a respondent attains MVPA): at least 1 day, at least 3 days, and at least 6 days. These categories are divided by sex. The sex category is then further divided by the following moderate-to-vigorous physical activity target times: at least 30 minutes, and at least 60 minutes.

The results are the following:

• At least 1 day:
  • Boys: at least 30 minutes 97%*, at least 60 minutes 85%*
  • Girls: at least 30 minutes 93%, at least 60 minutes 74%
• At least 3 days:
  • Boys: at least 30 minutes 83%*, at least 60 minutes 53%*
  • Girls: at least 30 minutes 73%, at least 60 minutes 35%
• At least 6 days:
  • Boys: at least 30 minutes 29%*, at least 60 minutes 9%*
  • Girls: at least 30 minutes 21%, at least 60 minutes 4%^E

^E Use with caution (data with a coefficient of variation from 16.6% to 33.3%)
* significantly different from estimate for girls (p<0.05)
Source: Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2007 to 2009