Table 12
Physical activity and walking among senior women and men, by age group, Canada, 2009

Table 12
Physical activity and walking among senior women and men, by age group, Canada, 2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of Physical activity and walking among senior women and men. The information is grouped by Physical activity appearing as row headers and is grouped by Women, Men, 65 to 74 years, 75 to 84 years, 85 years and over, Total 65 years and over appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
Physical activity	Women			Men			Women	Men
	65 to 74 years	75 to 84 years	85 years and over^†	65 to 74 years	75 to 84 years	85 years and over^{^†}	Total 65 years and over
	percentage
Active or moderately active	43.8^‡*	30.6^‡*	19.4^‡	53.3*	46.9*	32.5^‡	37.2^‡	50.0
Inactive	56.2^‡*	69.4^‡*	80.7^‡	46.7*	53.1*	67.5^‡	62.8^‡	50.0
Walking	69.9	55.7^‡	44.4	67.8*	59.9	48.0	62.5	63.8
^† refers to reference group ^‡ statistically significant difference between women and men at p<0.05 * statistically significant difference in relation to reference age group at p<0.05 Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009.

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