Table 11
Sit and reach measure completed by the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011

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Sit and reach measure completed by the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011: Part 1


Table summary
This table displays the results of sit and reach measure completed by the household population sit and reach measure, mean, 5th percentile,  10th percentile, 25th percentile, estimate, confidence interval and from, calculated using from, to and centimetres units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Sit and reach measure
Mean 5th percentile  10th percentile 25th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  centimetres
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 25.9 25.1 26.6 11.9 9.9 13.8 15.7 14.2 17.3 20.5 19.3 21.6
Age 12 to 19 25.7 24.4 27.0 7.5 5.5 9.5 11.2 9.5 12.9 16.8 14.6 18.9
Age 20 to 39 26.1 24.3 28.0 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period 8.1  Note E: Use with caution 4.2 11.9 18.8 15.0 22.6
Age 40 to 59 25.5 24.4 26.6 8.9 7.4 10.3 11.8 10.2 13.3 18.5 17.2 19.8
Age 60 to 69 21.5 20.4 22.6 3.3  Note E: Use with caution 1.0 5.6 6.5 4.2 8.8 13.7 12.2 15.2
Age 6 to 69 25.3 24.4 26.1 6.3 5.1 7.6 10.3 9.0 11.6 17.8 16.6 18.9
Males  
Age 6 to 11 24.0 23.1 24.8 11.4 9.2 13.6 15.2 13.3 17.1 19.3 17.9 20.7
Age 12 to 19 21.6 19.4 23.7 4.3  Note E: Use with caution 2.5 6.2 8.2 5.6 10.9 13.9 12.0 15.8
Age 20 to 39 22.4 19.6 25.3 0.0†‡ -3.8 3.8 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period 13.9 9.0 18.8
Age 40 to 59 23.0 21.9 24.1 5.9  Note E: Use with caution 2.6 9.3 9.6 7.8 11.4 16.2 14.9 17.5
Age 60 to 69 17.0 16.1 17.9 0.0†‡ -0.7 0.7 3.3  Note E: Use with caution 1.1 5.6 9.4 6.9 11.9
Age 6 to 69 22.0 20.9 23.0 3.2  Note E: Use with caution 1.7 4.7 7.0 5.2 8.7 14.3 13.3 15.3
Females  
Age 6 to 11 27.9 26.8 29.0 11.8 7.8 15.8 16.6 13.1 20.2 23.2 21.7 24.7
Age 12 to 19 30.1 28.6 31.5 14.2 12.9 15.5 15.9 14.4 17.4 23.9 21.7 26.1
Age 20 to 39 29.9 28.4 31.4 11.1  Note E: Use with caution 6.0 16.2 15.6 12.5 18.7 23.8 20.3 27.2
Age 40 to 59 27.9 26.3 29.5 10.9 7.1 14.8 15.0 13.1 16.9 20.9 18.3 23.6
Age 60 to 69 26.1 24.7 27.6 8.7 6.6 10.8 12.2 10.6 13.8 20.4 18.4 22.3
Age 6 to 69 28.6 27.7 29.4 11.1 9.0 13.1 15.0 14.1 15.9 22.2 20.5 23.9
. not available for any reference period
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published

Sit and reach measure completed by the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011: Part 2


Table summary
This table displays the results of sit and reach measure completed by the household population sit and reach measure, 50th percentile, 75th percentile,  90th percentile, 95th percentile, estimate, confidence interval and from, calculated using from, to and centimetres units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Sit and reach measure
50th percentile 75th percentile  90th percentile 95th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  centimetres
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 26.5 25.6 27.4 31.6 30.7 32.4 35.2 33.9 36.4 37.5 35.9 39.1
Age 12 to 19 26.1 24.3 27.9 34.1 32.7 35.4 39.0 37.2 40.8 43.0 41.1 44.9
Age 20 to 39 27.3 25.3 29.3 34.5 33.2 35.9 41.3 38.8 43.8 43.4 42.7 44.1
Age 40 to 59 25.9 24.6 27.2 32.7 31.3 34.0 37.7 36.7 38.7 41.3 39.0 43.6
Age 60 to 69 21.9 20.5 23.4 28.5 26.9 30.1 36.1 34.5 37.6 39.1 36.8 41.3
Age 6 to 69 26.1 25.4 26.9 33.0 32.2 33.8 38.5 37.6 39.3 42.3 41.6 43.1
Males  
Age 6 to 11 24.0 22.7 25.3 29.3 28.0 30.6 33.3 31.4 35.1 35.4 33.5 37.3
Age 12 to 19 21.3 19.3 23.2 28.7 25.8 31.6 34.7 31.4 38.1 38.0 33.5 42.4
Age 20 to 39 24.0 20.3 27.8 31.2 28.1 34.2 37.1 33.6 40.7 41.0 36.5 45.4
Age 40 to 59 23.3 21.1 25.6 30.7 28.7 32.6 34.7 33.4 36.0 36.6 35.0 38.3
Age 60 to 69 16.4 14.7 18.1 23.9 21.8 25.9 29.9 27.6 32.1 33.2 30.1 36.3
Age 6 to 69 22.4 21.0 23.8 29.9 28.5 31.4 35.0 33.9 36.1 38.0 36.2 39.7
Females  
Age 6 to 11 29.4 28.1 30.6 33.2 32.3 34.1 36.4 35.1 37.7 39.1 37.1 41.0
Age 12 to 19 31.0 29.0 33.1 37.0 34.9 39.1 42.0 39.4 44.5 44.3 42.5 46.1
Age 20 to 39 30.7 28.5 32.9 37.0 35.2 38.8 43.1 41.8 44.4 44.4 43.1 45.7
Age 40 to 59 27.4 25.1 29.7 35.1 32.6 37.6 39.9 36.7 43.2 42.6 40.5 44.7
Age 60 to 69 26.2 24.9 27.5 32.8 29.1 36.5 37.8 35.7 39.8 41.9 39.4 44.3
Age 6 to 69 29.0 27.8 30.1 35.5 34.5 36.6 41.5 39.9 43.1 43.6 42.7 44.5
†
noise introduced in order to calculate estimate
‡
coefficient of variation could not be calculated, use confidence interval as quality measure
Note(s):
Total household population aged 6 to 69, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 2).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.