List of Topics, by Year

 

Topics Table 1a. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Leisure-time physical activities: 1975-1995

 

Leisure-time physical activity	1975	1977	1983	1984	1985	1988	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995
Specific exercises on a regular basis	X
Specific sports in past 12 months	X
Tournament or team sports participation in past 12 months	X
Regular physical activity	X			X	X		X			X1
Walking for exercise, recreation, or leisure	X			X	X		X	X			X
Sports, exercise, and physically active hobbies in past 2 weeks					X		X	X			X
Participation in exercise class or program										X2	X3
Stretching activities								X			X
Usual vigorous and usual light-moderate activity
Strengthening activities	X				X		X	X		X2	X

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c.

 

Topics Table 1b. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Leisure-time physical activities: 1997-2006

 

Leisure-time physical activity	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Specific exercises on a regular basis
Specific sports in past 12 months
Tournament or team sports participation in past 12 months
Regular physical activity
Walking for exercise, recreation, or leisure		X							X
Sports, exercise, and physically active hobbies in past 2 weeks		X
Participation in exercise class or program		X
Stretching activities		X			X
Usual vigorous and usual light-moderate activity	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Strengthening activities	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c.

 

Topics Table 1c. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Leisure-time physical activities: 2007-2011

 

Leisure-time physical activity	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Specific exercises on a regular basis
Specific sports in past 12 months
Tournament or team sports participation in past 12 months
Regular physical activity
Walking for exercise, recreation, or leisure				X
Sports, exercise, and physically active hobbies in past 2 weeks
Participation in exercise class or program
Stretching activities
Usual vigorous and usual light-moderate activity	X	X	X	X	X
Strengthening activities	X	X	X	X	X

.See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c

 

Topics Table 2a. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Perceived activity level: 1975-1995

 

Perceived physical activity level	1975	1977	1983	1984	1985	1988	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995
Physical activity level relative to others the same age	X	X	X	X	X		X
Physical activity level relative to 1 year earlier				X						X1
Get as much exercise as need				X

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c.

 

Topics Table 2b. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Perceived activity level: 1997-2006

 

Perceived physical activity level	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Physical activity level relative to others the same age
Physical activity level relative to 1 year earlier
Get as much exercise as need

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c.

 

Topics Table 2c. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Perceived activity level: 2007-2011

 

Perceived physical activity level	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Physical activity level relative to others the same age
Physical activity level relative to 1 year earlier
Get as much exercise as need

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c

 

Topics Table 3a. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Transportation-related activity: 1975-1995

 

Transportation-related activity	1975	1977	1983	1984	1985	1988	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995
Walking for transportation

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c.

 

Topics Table 3b. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Transportation-related activity: 1997-2006

 

Transportation-related activity	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Walking for transportation				X					X

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c.

 

Topics Table 3c. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Transportation-related activity: 2007-2011

 

Transportation-related activity	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Walking for transportation				X

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c

 

Topics Table 4a. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Occupational activity: 1975-1995

 

Occupational activity	1975	1977	1983	1984	1985	1988	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995
Occupation or other main daily activity					X	X	X

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c.

 

Topics Table 4b. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Occupational activity: 1997-2006

 

Occupational activity	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Occupation or other main daily activity				X					X

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c.

 

Topics Table 4c. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Occupational activity: 2007-2011

 

Occupational activity	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Occupation or other main daily activity

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c

  

Topics Table 5a. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Other activity-related topics: 1975-1995

 

Other activity-related topics	1975	1977	1983	1984	1985	1988	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995
Knowledge of health benefits of physical activity					X		X
Increased physical activity to lose or control weight					X		X	X			X
Medical advice to exercise					X			X	X	X
Family discussions about exercise										X
Employer-offered physical activity programs or facilities								X	X	X
Alternative health exercises (Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Chong)
Sedentary Behavior
Exercise to treat medical condition
Change in physical activity for medical reason
Access/barriers to fitness facilities

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c.

 

Topics Table 5b. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Other activity-related topics: 1997-2006

 

Other activity-related topics	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Knowledge of health benefits of physical activity
Increased physical activity to lose or control weight		X
Medical advice to exercise				X		X4	X4,5		X	X
Family discussions about exercise
Employer-offered physical activity programs or facilities
Alternative health exercises (Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Chong)						X
Sedentary Behavior				X					X
Exercise to treat medical condition
Change in physical activity for medical reason
Access/barriers to fitness facilities

See footnotes at end of Topics Table 5c.

 

Topics Table 5c. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Other activity-related topics: 2007-2011

 

Other activity-related topics	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Knowledge of health benefits of physical activity
Increased physical activity to lose or control weight
Medical advice to exercise		X	X4
Family discussions about exercise
Employer-offered physical activity programs or facilities
Alternative health exercises (Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Chong)	X	X
Sedentary Behavior				X
Exercise to treat medical condition		X
Change in physical activity for medical reason		X
Access/barriers to fitness facilities					X

¹ Asked of adults aged 70 years and over. Disability Follow-back Survey Adult's Questionnaire and Supplement on Aging Questionnaire.
² Asked of employed adults.
³ Asked of adults aged 65 years and over.
⁴ Asked of adults with arthritis symptoms.
⁵ Asked of adults with high blood pressure.