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questionnaires that ask about respondents' walking and bicycling habits. The
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Women's Health Initiative Physical Activity Questions
At: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/deca/whios/studydoc/forms/
The following questions are about your usual physical activity and exercise. This includes walking and sports.
6. Think about the walking you do outside the home. How often do you walk outside the home for more than 10 minutes without stopping? (Mark only one.)
- Rarely or never
- 1-3 times each month
- 1 time each week
- 2-3 times each week
- 4-6 times each week
- 7 or more times each week
6.1 When you walk outside the home for more than 10 minutes without stopping, for how many minutes do you usually walk?
- Less than 20 min.
- 20-39 min.
- 40-59 min.
- 1 hour or more
6.2 What is your usual speed?
- Casual strolling or walking (less than 2 miles an hour)
- Average or normal (2-3 miles an hour)
- Fairly fast (3-4 miles an hour)
- Very fast (more than 4 miles an hour)
- Don't know
7. Not including walking outside the home, how often each week (7 days) do you usually do the exercises below?
7.1 STRENUOUS OR VERY HARD EXERCISE (You work up a sweat and your heart beats fast.) For example, aerobics, aerobic dancing, jogging, tennis, swimming laps.
- None
- 2 days per week
- 3 days per week
- 4 days per week
- 5 or more days per week
7.2 How long do you usually exercise like this at one time?
- Less than 20 min.
- 20-39 min.
- 40-59 min.
- 1 hour or more
7.3 MODERATE EXERCISE (Not exhausting). For example, biking outdoors, using an exercise machine (like stationary bike or treadmill), calisthenics, easy swimming, popular or folk dancing.
- None
- 2 days per week
- 3 days per week
- 4 days per week
- 5 or more days per week
7.4 How long do you usually exercise like this at one time?
- Less than 20 min.
- 20-39 min.
- 40-59 min.
- 1 hour or more
7.5 MILD EXERCISE. For example, slow dancing, bowling, golf
- None
- 2 days per week
- 3 days per week
- 4 days per week
- 5 or more days per week
7.6 How long do you usually exercise like this at one time?
- Less than 20 min.
- 20-39 min.
- 40-59 min.
- 1 hour or more
8. For each of the ages below, did you usually do strenuous or very hard exercises at least 3 days a week? This would include exercise that was long enough to work up a sweat and make your heart beat fast.
(Be sure to mark "No" if you did not do very hard exercises at the ages listed below.)
- 8.1 18 years old........no yes
- 8.2 35 years old........no yes
- 8.3 50 years old........no yes
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