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Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors: A Survey of Adults Age 50-79
Conducted by RoperASW Report Prepared by RoperASW
AARP 601 E Street NW Washington, DC 20049 ?Copyright AARP, May 2002 Reprinting with Permission
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over. We provide information and resources; advocate on legislative, consumer, and legal issues; assist members to serve their communities; and offer a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for our members. These benefits include AARP Webplace at , Modern Maturity, and My Generation magazines, and the monthly AARP Bulletin. Active in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AARP celebrates the attitude that age is just a number and life is what you make it.
Acknowledgements RoperASW prepared this report for AARP's Health Team under the direction of Teresa A. Keenan, Ph.D. We would like to thank Geoff Feinberg, Research Director, at RoperASW for his work on behalf of this project. We would also like to thank Jeffrey Love, Associate Research Director, Strategic Issue Research, who provided management review of the final report. For additional information contact Teresa A. Keenan at (202) 434-6274.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction and Method Overview ............................................................ 5 Key Findings ............................................................................................... 8 I. Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Exercise ...................................... 12 II. Characteristics of the Healthy............................................................... 18 III. Current Physical Activity Among Americans 50 and Over................ 38 IV. Exercise Motivators ............................................................................ 51 V. Barriers to Exercise .............................................................................. 60 VI. Exercise Opportunities In Local Communities................................... 67 VII. Attitudes Toward Health and Fitness: A Multivariate
Segmentation................................................................................. 80 Demography.............................................................................................. 91 Appendix A: Annotated Questionnaires.................................... ... 92
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