Research Article
Active Aging: Exploration into Self-Ratings of “Being Active,” Out-of-Home Physical Activity, and Participation among Older Australian Adults Living in Four Different Settings
Table 3
Self-ratings of being healthy and of being active and days ventured out of home over a seven-day period.
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aSurvey item: “think about the things you do during an average week. How active would you describe yourself to be?”; coding: 1 = very inactive; 2 = inactive; 3 = somewhat active; 4 = active; 5 = very active. bSurvey item: “how healthy are you?”; coding: 1 = very unhealthy; 2 = healthy; 3 = okay; 4 = healthy; 5 = very healthy. *Number of days ventured out of home significantly related to self-ratings of being active at P = <0.05. |