List of Adult Physical Activity Topics, by Year

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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
Vigorous-intensity leisure physical activity
Light-moderate leisure physical activity
Strengthening activities	X				X		X	X		X2	X
Yoga, Tai chi, or Qi Gong

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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
Vigorous-intensity leisure physical activity	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Light-moderate leisure physical activity	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Strengthening activities	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Yoga, Tai chi, or Qi Gong						X

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Topics Table 1c. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Leisure-time physical activities: 2007-2016

Leisure-time physical activity	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
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
Participation in exercise class or program
Stretching activities
Vigorous-intensity leisure physical activity	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Light-moderate leisure physical activity	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Strengthening activities	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Yoga, Tai chi, or Qi Gong	X					X

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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

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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

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Topics Table 2c. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Perceived activity level: 2007-2016

Perceived physical activity level	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Physical activity level relative to others the same age
Physical activity level relative to 1 year earlier
Get as much exercise as need

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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
Walk or bike for transportation
Walk for transportation

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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
Walk or bike for transportation				X
Walk for transportation									X

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Topics Table 3c. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Transportation-related activity: 2007-2016

Transportation-related activity	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Walk or bike for transportation
Walk for transportation				X					X

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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

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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

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Topics Table 4c. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Occupational activity: 2007-2016

Occupational activity	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Occupation or other main daily activity									X

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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
Sedentary behavior (sitting)
Exercise to treat medical condition
Change in physical activity for medical reason
Access/barriers to exercise

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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
Sedentary behavior (sitting)				X					X
Exercise to treat medical condition
Change in physical activity for medical reason
Access/barriers to exercise

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Topics Table 5c. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) adult physical activity topics. Other activity-related topics: 2007-2016

Other activity-related topics	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Knowledge of health benefits of physical activity
Increased physical activity to lose or control weight
Medical advice to exercise		X5	X4					X4		X
Family discussions about exercise
Employer-offered physical activity programs or facilities
Sedentary behavior (sitting)				X
Exercise to treat medical condition		X
Change in physical activity for medical reason		X								X
Access/barriers to exercise		X			X				X	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.