Table 12
Distribution of the household population by sit and reach norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011

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Distribution of the household population by sit and reach norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011: Part 1


Table summary
This table displays the results of distribution of the household population by sit and reach norms sit and reach norms, needs improvement, fair, good, estimate, confidence interval and from, calculated using from, to and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Sit and reach 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 46.1 38.8 53.5 17.2 13.1 22.2 14.0 11.4 17.2
Age 20 to 39 41.8 33.7 50.5 18.7 14.3 24.1 16.0  Note E: Use with caution 11.0 22.7
Age 40 to 59 29.2 24.5 34.3 24.6 20.3 29.5 13.6 10.7 17.1
Age 60 to 69 36.1 31.0 41.5 20.0 16.4 24.3 17.2 13.6 21.5
Age 15 to 69 36.4 32.8 40.2 21.1 18.9 23.4 15.1 12.2 18.4
Males  
Age 15 to 19 53.1 41.8 64.0 14.7  Note E: Use with caution 9.9 21.4 13.2 9.6 18.0
Age 20 to 39 47.9 37.8 58.2 18.3 13.5 24.3 14.8  Note E: Use with caution 9.0 23.4
Age 40 to 59 24.6 20.8 28.7 27.1 21.0 34.2 13.8 10.5 18.1
Age 60 to 69 41.7 34.6 49.2 19.6  Note E: Use with caution 12.9 28.5 15.8 11.5 21.3
Age 15 to 69 38.4 34.2 42.9 21.6 18.8 24.6 14.4 11.8 17.6
Females  
Age 15 to 19 38.6 31.0 46.8 19.7 15.2 25.2 14.9 10.4 20.8
Age 20 to 39 35.6 26.1 46.4 19.1 13.2 26.8 17.3  Note E: Use with caution 11.3 25.4
Age 40 to 59 33.6 26.3 41.9 22.1 17.4 27.7 13.3 9.3 18.8
Age 60 to 69 30.3 24.9 36.4 20.5 16.8 24.8 18.7 13.6 25.1
Age 15 to 69 34.3 29.5 39.5 20.6 17.8 23.6 15.7 12.0 20.2
E use with caution

Distribution of the household population by sit and reach norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011: Part 2


Table summary
This table displays the results of distribution of the household population by sit and reach norms sit and reach norms, very good, excellent, estimate, confidence interval and from, calculated using from, to and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Sit and reach norms
Very good Excellent
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To
  percent
Both sexes  
Age 15 to 19 13.3 9.6 18.2 9.4  Note E: Use with caution 5.9 14.8
Age 20 to 39 11.5 8.6 15.4 11.9 8.9 15.8
Age 40 to 59 19.9 15.2 25.6 12.8 9.8 16.5
Age 60 to 69 11.9 9.6 14.7 14.8 10.8 19.8
Age 15 to 69 15.0 12.7 17.7 12.4 10.6 14.5
Males  
Age 15 to 19 12.1  Note E: Use with caution 7.4 19.2 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Age 20 to 39 11.2  Note E: Use with caution 7.4 16.5 7.8  Note E: Use with caution 4.2 14.2
Age 40 to 59 23.6  Note E: Use with caution 16.2 33.0 10.9  Note E: Use with caution 6.6 17.6
Age 60 to 69 16.2 11.6 22.2 6.7 4.8 9.2
Age 15 to 69 16.8 13.3 20.9 8.8 6.8 11.3
Females  
Age 15 to 19 14.6  Note E: Use with caution 8.6 23.7 12.1  Note E: Use with caution 6.4 21.8
Age 20 to 39 11.9  Note E: Use with caution 8.0 17.4 16.1 11.4 22.2
Age 40 to 59 16.4 11.3 23.0 14.5  Note E: Use with caution 10.0 20.8
Age 60 to 69 7.4  Note E: Use with caution 5.0 10.8 23.1  Note E: Use with caution 15.7 32.5
Age 15 to 69 13.3 10.6 16.6 16.1 13.1 19.6
. not available for any reference period
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
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 2 ).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.