2007 Alberta survey on physical activity : Two thousand seven Alberta survey on physical activity : a concise report

The Alberta Centre for Active Living (formerly the Alberta Centre for Well-Being) has carried out a survey every other year since 1995 to monitor the status of physical activity in Alberta. [...] Survey Method The centre sponsored a series of questions on physical activity for the 2007 Alberta survey (conducted by the Population Research Laboratory at the University of Alberta). [...] Belief in the health benefits of physical activity (outcome expectancy) x² (2, 1185) = 34.15, p < 0.001 As the belief in the health benefits of physical activity increases, so does the percentage of sufficiently active Albertans:. [...] Participants were asked whether they strongly agreed, agreed, were neutral, disagreed or strongly disagreed with the following statement: “The crime rate in my neighbourhood makes it unsafe to go for walks at night.” Percentages of physically active Albertans in each response category were as follows: Alberta Centre for Active Living: 2007 Alberta Survey on Physical Activity p. 11 of 24. [...] Also, Albertans with two or more children under the age of 18 in the household were 0.57 times as likely to be sufficiently active as Albertans with no children under the age of 18 in the household.