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 | |__| | P2 | |
3 | How much time do you spend doing vigorous-intensity activities at work on a typical day? | Hours: minutes | |__||__|:|__||__| 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 | |__| | P5 | |
6 | How much time do you spend doing moderate-intensity activities at work on a typical day? | Hours: minutes | |__||__|:|__||__| 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 | |__||__|:|__||__| 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 | |__||__|:|__||__| 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 | |__||__|:|__||__| 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 | |__||__|:|__||__| hrs min s | P16 (a-b) | |
Total in METs |
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