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Directly measured physical activity of Canadian children and youth, 2007 to 2011
Description for chart 1
Proportion of the population meeting Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines†, by age group and sex, household population aged 6 to 17, Canada, 2007 to 2011
The title of the graph is "Chart 1 Proportion of the population meeting Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines†, by age group and sex, household population aged 6 to 17, Canada, 2007 to 2011."
This is a column clustered chart.
There are in total 6 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 12 with ticks every 2 points.
There are 1 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent (%)."
The horizontal axis is "Age group."
The title of series 1 is "At least 60 minutes MVPA daily."
The minimum value is 2.3 and it corresponds to "Girls 12 to 17."
The maximum value is 10.9 and it corresponds to "Boys 6 to 11."
| percent (%) | |
|---|---|
| Boys 6 to 17 | 8.3 |
| Boys 6 to 11 | 10.9 |
| Boys 12 to 17 | 6.1 |
| Girls 6 to 17 | 3.4 |
| Girls 6 to 11 | 4.8 |
| Girls 12 to 17 | 2.3 |
E Use with caution (data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3%)
† Children and youth should accumulate at least 60 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity³
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2007 to 2011. The CHMS collects health information on the Canadian household population aged 3 to 79.
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