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Description
For sample persons 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 jogging (EXDJO), EXDJOWK reports the number of times per week the respondent was advised to do jogging.
Related JoggingVariables
Sample adults who were advised to jogging were also asked the recommended duration of each session of jogging, as well as what method they were advised to use to check how hard they should exercise.
[show more]Responses to these follow-up questions can be found in the following variables:
- EXDJOMIN (minutes each session doctor told to do jogging)
- EXDJOMBR (doctor recommended method of checking jogging: breathing)
- EXDJOMHR (doctor recommended method of checking jogging: heart rate)
- EXDJOMSW (doctor recommended method of checking jogging: sweating)
- EXDJOMTL (doctor recommended method of checking jogging: talking)
- EXDJOMSP (doctor recommended method of checking jogging: distance or speed)
- EXDJOMOTH (doctor recommended method of checking jogging: other)
- EXDJOMNO (doctor recommended method of checking jogging: none)
Sample adults were also asked whether they were advised by their doctor or other health professional to do other physical activities. Along with reporting jogging, respondents could report being 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.
Universe
- 1991: Sample persons age 18+ whose last routine check-up was less than 1 year ago and whose doctor recommended beginning or continuing jogging or running.
Availability
- 1991
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Weights
- 1991 : SAMPWEIGHT