Journal article
Measuring active living in Canada: A time-use perspective
Abstract
In Canada there is an increasing prevalence of chronic medical conditions and diseases related to a modifiable risk factor – physical inactivity. Therefore, it is important to have regular, robust, population-based surveillance of physical activity engagement that can be used to develop policy interventions and measure their success. The primary objective of this study is to describe the methods used to quantify the proportion of Canadians …
Authors
Spinney JEL; Millward H; Scott DM
Journal
Social Science Research, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 685–694
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.09.003
ISSN
0049-089X