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| Table 12: Physical activity indicators | |
| Indicator | Māori | non-Māori |
Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
| Physically active (self-reported), 15+ years, percent 1,2,3 * | 80.6
(76.2-85.0) | 72.2
(66.7-77.6) | 76.0
(72.2-79.7) | 79.5
(77.5-81.5) | 70.6
(68.3-72.9) | 74.9
(73.3-76.6) |
Sources: * 2002/2003 New Zealand Health Survey
Māori and non-Māori adults were just as likely to be physically active.
SPARC also ran three New Zealand Sport and Physical Activity Surveys in 1997/98, 1998/99 and 2000/01. Data from these three surveys have been combined to produce estimates for young people (5–17 years) and adults (18+ years). The results were not age standardised, and non-Māori estimates were unavailable, but the results for adults were similar to those presented above. Māori adults were as likely to be physically active as all New Zealand adults (67 percent and 68 percent, respectively), and Māori young people were more likely to be physically active than all young people combined (71 percent and 68 percent, respectively). For further information, see: www.sparc.org.nz.
Notes:
1 Age-standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
2 Prioritised Maori ethnic group - see Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
3 Physically active is defined as at least 2.5 hours of physical activity in the last week, with exercise accumulated on one or more days of the week.
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