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Percentage of people participating in insufficient physical activity by age, 2000
Age group (years)
Risk factor Sex 18-29 30-44 45-59 60-75 18-75 (ASR)(a)
Insufficient physical activity(b) Males 39.6 58.5 58.1 56.8 53.7
Females 44.8 57.6 59.4 56.0 54.8
Persons 42.2 58.0 58.7 56.4 54.2
  1. Age-standardised rate (ASR) standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
  2. Insufficient physical activity is defined as participating in less than 150 minutes of activity or less than five sessions of activity in the previous week.

Note: Based on self-reported data.
Source: AIHW analysis of the 2000 National Physical Activity Survey.