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Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2017

Mauritius, 2017
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MUS_2017_GSHS_v01_M
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Physical activity >= 5 days (Q49)

Data file: MUBH2017_GSHS_Data_Public_Use

Overview

Valid: 2961
Invalid: 51
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
The next 3 questions ask about physical activity. Physical activity is any activity that increases your heart rate and makes you breathe hard. Physical activity can be done in sports, playing with friends, or walking to school. Some examples of physical activity are running, fast walking, biking, dancing, football, and COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.
Literal question
During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? ADD UP ALL THE TIME YOU SPENT IN ANY KIND OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EACH DAY.
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 0 days 669
22.6%
2 1 day 540
18.2%
3 2 days 381
12.9%
4 3 days 299
10.1%
5 4 days 190
6.4%
6 5 days 234
7.9%
7 6 days 71
2.4%
8 7 days 577
19.5%
Sysmiss 51
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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