Physical Activity

Next I am going to ask you about the time you spend doing different types of physical activity in a typical week. Please answer these questions even if you do not consider yourself to be a physically active person.

Think first about the time you spend doing work. Think of work as the things that you have to do such as paid or unpaid work, study/training, household chores, harvesting food/crops, fishing or hunting for food, seeking employment. [Insert other examples if needed]. In answering the following questions “vigorous-intensity activities” are activities that require hard physical effort and cause large increases in breathing or heart rate, “moderate-intensity activities” are activities that require moderate physical effort and cause small increases in breathing or heart rate.

Questions

Response

Code

Activity at work

1

Does your work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate like [carrying or lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work] for at least 10 minutes continuously?

[INSERT EXAMPLES] (USE SHOWCARD)

Yes

No

1

2

If No, go to P 4

P1

2

In a typical week, on how many days do you do vigorous-intensity activities as part of your work?

Number of days

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P2

3

How much time do you spend doing vigorous-intensity activities at work on a typical day?

Hours: minutes

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hrs. mins

P3

(a-b)

4

Does your work involve moderate-intensity activity that

causes small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking [or carrying light loads] for at least 10 minutes continuously? [INSERT EXAMPLES] (USE SHOWCARD)

Yes

No

1

2

If No, go to P 7

P4

5

In a typical week, on how many days do you do moderate-intensity activities as part of your work?

Number of days

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P5

6

How much time do you spend doing moderate-intensity activities at work on a typical day?

Hours: minutes

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hrs mins

P6

(a-b)

Travel to and from places

The next questions exclude the physical activities at work that you have already mentioned.

Now I would like to ask you about the usual way you travel to and from places. For example, to work, for shopping, to market, to place of worship. [insert other examples if needed].

7

Do you walk or use a bicycle (pedal cycle) for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places?

Yes

No

1

2

If No, go to P 10

P7

8

In a typical week, on how many days do you walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places?

Number of days

|__|

P8

9

How much time do you spend walking or bicycling for travel on a typical day?

Hours: minutes

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hrs mins

P9

(a-b)

Recreational activities

The next questions exclude the work and transport activities that you have already mentioned.

Now I would like to ask you about sports, fitness and recreational activities (leisure), [insert relevant terms].

10

Do you do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like [running or football,] for at least 10 minutes continuously?

[INSERT EXAMPLES] (USE SHOWCARD)

Yes

No

1

2

If No, go to P 13

P10

11

In a typical week, on how many days do you do vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) activities?

Number of days

|__|

P11

12

How much time do you spend doing vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities on a typical day?

Hours: minutes

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hrs mins

P12

(a-b)

13

Do you do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, (cycling, swimming, volleyball) for at least 10 minutes continuously? [INSERT EXAMPLES] (USE SHOWCARD)

Yes

No

1

2

If No, go to P16

P13

14

In a typical week, on how many days do you do moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) activities?

Number of days

|__|

P14

15

How much time do you spend doing moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) activities on a typical day?

Hours: minutes

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hrs mins

P15

(a-b)

Sedentary behavior

The following question is about sitting or reclining at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends including time spent [sitting at a desk, sitting with friends, travelling in car, bus, train, reading, playing cards or watching television], but do not include time spent sleeping. [INSERT EXAMPLES] (USE SHOWCARD).

16

How much time do you usually spend sitting or reclining on a typical day?

Hours: minutes

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hrs min s

P16

(a-b)

Total in METs