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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2016 May 16;89:37–43. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.05.009

Table 4.

Current components of PA assessed by each survey

NHANES NHIS BRFSS
Aerobic leisure time Yes Yes Yes
Aerobic transportation Yes No No
Aerobic occupational Yes No No
Aerobic household No* No No
Strength No Yes Yes
Flexibility No No# No**
Balance No No# No**

Notes:

*

Combined with occupational activity

#

was assessed in 2001 NHIS Sample Adult Core 2002; 2012 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Supplement and 2008 Adult Balance and Dizziness Supplement

**

Individual activities could be reported (yoga/tai chi/stretching) if one of top two-activities.