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Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW:
HNE : 1998 - 2420, 2002 - 1675, 2003 - 1854, 2004 - 1141, 2005 - 1535 and 2006 - 987.
NSW : 1998 - 17462, 2002 - 12621, 2003 - 13005, 2004 - 9423, 2005 - 11402 and 2006 - 7575.
The indicator includes those who did adequate physical activity. Adequate physical activity is a total of 150 minutes per week on 5 separate occasions. The total minutes were calculated by adding minutes in the last week spent walking continuously for at least 10 minutes, minutes doing moderate physical activity, plus 2 x minutes doing vigorous physical activity. The questions used to define the indicator were: In the last week, how many times have you walked continuously for at least 10 minutes for recreation or exercise or to get to or from places?, What do you estimate was the total time you spent walking in this way in the last week?, In the last week, how many times did you do any vigorous physical activity that made you breathe harder or puff and pant?, What do you estimate was the total time you spent doing this vigorous physical activity in the last week?, In the last week, how many times did you do any other more moderate physical activity that you have not already mentioned?, and What do you estimate was the total time you spent doing these activities in the last week?
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