Active transportation

  • Charts and Tables

    Charts and Tables

    Figure 1.13

    Percentage of adults (aged ≥ 18) who reported engaging in active transportation in the past three months, by province/territory ‒ 2013 reporting year

    ‡ Number of cases in the Canadian Community Health Survey population. Sample weights were used to get estimates representative of the full Canadian population (See data table).
    Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey.

    Data Table

    Province/TerritoryCases‡Percent (%)Lower bound of 95% confidence intervalUpper bound of 95% confidence interval
    NL13012.39.015.6
    NB17215.012.417.7
    PE7515.711.420.0
    AB61118.215.720.8
    NS21218.315.221.3
    MB37118.415.421.4
    SK37618.515.821.1
    ON2,11719.718.321.1
    QC1,47124.923.226.6
    BC90725.923.728.0
    YT11126.322.230.4
    NT21549.042.855.1
    NU12950.934.767.2

    ‡ Number of cases in the Canadian Community Health Survey population. Sample weights were used to get estimates representative of the full Canadian population (See data table).
    Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey.

    Figure 1.14

    Percentage of population who reported engaging in active transportation in the past three months, by age group - 2013 reporting year

    ‡ Number of cases in the Canadian Community Health Survey population. Sample weights were used to get estimates representative of the full Canadian population (See data table).
    Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey.

    Data Table

    Age GroupCases‡Percent (%)Lower bound of 95% confidence intervalUpper bound of 95% confidence interval
    12 to 172,59554.352.256.3
    18 to 646,59621.820.922.6
    65+30110.18.312.0

    ‡ Number of cases in the Canadian Community Health Survey population. Sample weights were used to get estimates representative of the full Canadian population (See data table).
    Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey.

  • Data specifications

    Data specifications

    Definition: Percentage of adults aged 18 and older who report engaging in physical activity as part of transportation in the past 3 months.

    Rationale for measurement: There is growing evidence that engaging in regular physical activity can protect people from developing several types of cancer, in addition to providing more general health benefits. The 2007 report of the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) concluded that physical activity is protective against colon cancer and potentially protective against post-menopausal breast cancer and endometrial cancers.

    Measurement timeframe: 2013

    Denominator: Total population aged 18 and older who go to school or work

    Numerator: Number of individuals aged 18 and older who walk/bike to school or work in the past 3 months

    Exclusion criteria: Not applicable

    Data availability: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, NU, YT

    Stratification: By province, age group

    Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey

    Data retrieval date: Not available

    Variables details:

    1. Was there any time* in the past 3 months when you walked to and from work or school?
    2. Was there any time* in the past 3 months when you biked to and from work or school?

    *For those who answered yes to walking or biking for leisure, the beginning of the questions were phrased as follows:

    1. Other than the (X) times you already reported walking for exercise was there any other time…”;
    2. Other than the (X) times you already reported bicycling was there any other time…”

    Notes from jurisdictions: Not applicable

    Methodology notes: CCHS data are based on a representative sample which is then extrapolated to the overall population.

    Changes to definition compared to previous years: Not applicable

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