Description

For sample adults in 1991 whose last routine check-up was less than 1 year ago (PHYSICALYRS) and whose doctor or other health professional recommended beginning or continuing exercise (EXDOCREC), EXDAO indicates whether the doctor or health professional recommended that the person begin or continue doing other aerobic exercises.

Related Other Aerobic Exercise Variables

Sample adults who were advised to do other aerobic exercises were asked to report the recommended frequency and duration of other aerobic exercise, as well as what method they were advised to use to check how hard they should exercise.

Sample adults were also asked whether they were advised by their doctor or other health professional to do other physical activities. Along with reporting other aerobic exercise, respondents could say they were advised to do any of 8 other physical activities (including one residual "other" category). For more information on the variables related to these other activities, see EXDOCREC.

Comparability

There are no comparability problems for EXDAO.

Universe

Availability

• 1991

Weights

• 1991 : SAMPWEIGHT