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Standardized Questionnaires of Walking & Bicycling Database:
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Table 21. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)-walking questions
| Reference |
Methods |
Sample |
Summary Results |
| Rauh et al. 1992(12) |
Relationship between items on the NHIS Walking items and Caltrac
(Pearson correlations) |
45 Latino (Spanish/English-speaking) adults, 53% male; mean age 33 years |
p < 0.05 |
| Hovell et al. 1992(46) |
Relationship of the level of change in walking for exercise (walking measured by two items from NHIS: “How many times in the past two weeks did you walk for exercise?” and “About how many minutes did you do the activity each times?”) collected twice over two years, and independent variables measuring “Change in Self-efficacy”
(correlation coefficients) |
1,701 adults, 58% male, 88% Caucasian; 48.25 ± 18.08 years of age |
Significant coefficients for dynamic correlates of Walking for Exercise
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B |
p< |
| Change in
Family Support |
.131 |
.0001 |
| Change in
Vigorous PA |
.084 |
.0009 |
| Change in
Heart Healthy Diet |
.074 |
.003 |
| Change in
Self-efficacy |
.069 |
.008 |
| Change in
Friend Support |
.131 |
.0001 |
| Change in
Cigarette Smoking |
-.060 |
.013 |
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| Weiss et al. 1990(47) |
Relationships between NHIS calculated EE and individual questions from the 1985 supplement
(Spearman correlations) |
11,653-32,822 Men and women in the NHIS cohort: aged at least 18 years |
| Activity compared to peers-3 levels (n=32,822) |
0.28* |
| Activity compared to peers-5 levels (n=32,415) |
0.29* |
| Job-related activity (20,789) |
-0.02* |
| Main daily activity (11,653) |
0.22* |
* p < 0.05 |
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