Life in metropolitan areas Are suburban residents really less physically active?

Creator: Statistics Canada

Geography: North America, Canada

Categories: Physical Activity

Tags: demographics/population trends, physical activity, urban health

Date: 2009

URL: http://nwtsrc.com/archives/content/communications/research_reports/09_stats_can.pdf

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PDF, 11 pages.

“This study, for the first time in the context of Canada’s larger metropolitan areas, quantifies the difference between the physical activity levels of residents of traditional urban neighbourhoods (high density) and of residents of typical suburban neighbourhoods (low density). With data from the 2005 General Social Survey (GSS) on time use, it focuses on the activities of people aged 15 and over. Time-use diaries permit analysis of the type and length of activities done on a given day.”