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Indicator Id: 14
Description: Proportion of adults not engaged in sufficient physical activity to confer a health benefit
Indicator Source: National Health Performance Committee (NHPC)
National Health Priority Areas (NHPA)
Data Available: Yes
Data Source(s): Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) Study
National Physical Activity Survey (NPAS)
Where Reported: AIHW: Indicators of health risk factors; AIHW: Physical activity patterns of Australian adults; AIHW & NHPC: National Report on Health Sector Performance Indicators 2003; AIHW: Australia's Health
Data Issues: No data
Numerator: Number of adults not engaged in sufficient physical activity
Denominator: Number of adults years
Suggested Reporting Categories: NHPA recommends reporting for ages 18-75
AIHW Comments: AIHW prefers "time and sessions" definition of sufficient physical activity - see AIHW: The Active Australia Survey - a guide and manual for implementation, analysis and reporting for details
Link to NHA indicator specifications:
Link(s): AIHW: Indicators for chronic diseases and their determinants 2008
AIHW: Physical activity patterns of Australian adults publication
AIHW & NHPC: National Report on Health Sector Performance Indicators 2003 publication
AIHW: Australia's Health 2010
AIHW: Chronic diseases and associated risk factors in Australia, 2001 publication

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