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 Australia's health 2008 |
 Australia's welfare 2007 |
| 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 | |
(a) Age-standardised rate (ASR) standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
(b) 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.