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Frequency of Physical Activity for residents 12 and older in LGL/KFLA/HPE & Ontario in 1996 by age and sex
LGL/KFLA/HPE
Age	Males			Females			Both Sexes
	REGULAR	OCCASIONAL	INFREQUENT	REGULAR	OCCASIONAL	INFREQUENT	REGULAR	OCCASIONAL	INFREQUENT
12 to 19	81	NR	NR	66	NR	NR	74	13**	13**
20 to 44	61	18	20	65	22	13	63	20	17
45 to 64	65	15	21	69	14	17	67	14	19
65 and older	57	15	28	49	9	42	53	11	36
12 and older	64	16	20	63	17	20	64	16	20
Ontario
12 to 19	75	16	9	67	16	14	71	17	12
20 to 44	59	20	21	63	17	19	61	19	20
45 to 64	55	19	26	61	15	22	59	17	24
65 and older	61	13	26	47	13	34	55	13	32
12 and older	60	19	21	60	16	22	61	17	22
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health, Ontario Health Survey, 1996= Regular: Participates in physical activity lasting 15 minutes or more, 12 or more times per month Occasional: Participates in physical activity lasting 15 minutes or more, 4 to 11 times per month Infrequent: Participates in physical activity lasting 15 minutes or more, 0 to 3 times per month LGL/KFLA/HPE is the combined regions of Leeds, Grenville and Lanark, Kingston, Lennox and Addington and Hastings and Prince Edward Where this symbol appears ** The Estimate is of marginal quality, Caution should be used when using this estimate because it has high sampling variablitiy. NR appears where the estimate cannot be released because the sampling variability is too high.