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Share of men and women meeting physical activity guidelines in Northern Ireland in 2016/17

Characteristic	Men	Women
Meets recommendations	61%	51%
Some activity	12%	14%
Low activity	6%	6%
Inactive	22%	28%

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Release date

October 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Survey time period

2016 to 2017

Number of respondents

1,870*

Age group

19 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* Unweighted base:
n (male)= 769
n (female)= 1,101

Meets recommendations: Reported 150 minutes per week of moderate activity, 75 minutes per week of vigorous activity, or an equivalent combination of the two.

Some activity: Reported 60-149 minutes per week of moderate activity, 30-74 minutes per week of vigorous activity, or an equivalent combination of these.

Low activity: Reported 30-59 minutes per week of moderate activity, 15-29 minutes per week of vigorous activity, or an equivalent combination of these.

Inactive: Reported less than 30 minutes per week of moderate activity, less than 15 minutes per week of vigorous activity, or an equivalent combination of these.
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This statistic displays the results of a survey on the Share of men and women meeting physical activity guidelines in Northern Ireland in 2016/17. In 2017, it was found that 61 percent of male respondents and 51 percent of female respondents met the recommendations for physical activity in Northern Ireland.