03.1 (BARRIERS) Barriers to Participation Among Adults

Canada

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Canada	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	39%	37%	33%	33%	27%
Men	38%	32%	30%	31%	25%
Women	40%	42%	35%	36%	29%
Age
18-24 years	43%	41%	38%	34%	23%
25-44	41%	40%	35%	40%	31%
45-64	34%	35%	28%	30%	23%
65 and older	42%	33%	33%	28%	31%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	49%	48%	42%	37%	37%
$50,000-$99,999	38%	39%	31%	36%	27%
≥$100,000	33%	25%	26%	30%	20%
Community size
<10,000 residents	42%	38%	39%	37%	34%
10,000-99,999	37%	37%	29%	31%	23%
≥100,000	39%	34%	31%	33%	25%
Region
NL	46%	37%	39%	38%	31%
PE	39%	41%	34%	37%	30%
NS	45%	44%	35%	38%	27%
NB	48%	39%	35%	33%	28%
QC	39%	33%	37%	35%	31%
ON	42%	39%	36%	37%	27%
MB	37%	32%	30%	31%	24%
SK	30%	32%	24%	31%	26%
AB	45%	42%	39%	36%	26%
BC	32%	32%	30%	28%	24%
YK	26%	21%	15%	15%	15%
NT	34%	45%	26%	29%	28%
NU	-	-	-	-	-
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2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Canada	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	27%	25%	23%	22%	20%
Men	25%	22%	18%	21%	19%
Women	29%	27%	28%	23%	20%
Age
18-24 years	23%	28%	20%	23%	17%
25-44	26%	29%	20%	21%	17%
45-64	25%	20%	23%	21%	20%
65 and older	33%	22%	29%	25%	27%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	36%	30%	31%	32%	31%
$50,000-$99,999	25%	24%	22%	21%	18%
≥$100,000	21%	21%	17%	17%	14%
Community size
<10,000 residents	33%	30%	27%	29%	25%
10,000-99,999	26%	21%	21%	20%	19%
≥100,000	23%	23%	21%	18%	16%
Region
NL	36%	31%	31%	30%	29%
PE	28%	28%	24%	26%	20%
NS	33%	28%	27%	22%	24%
NB	28%	29%	24%	27%	20%
QC	29%	23%	18%	22%	26%
ON	28%	26%	23%	20%	19%
MB	22%	25%	23%	25%	18%
SK	21%	22%	21%	17%	14%
AB	28%	25%	22%	21%	17%
BC	25%	18%	21%	19%	17%
YK	11%	10%	14%	10%	11%
NT	27%	21%	27%	24%	20%
NU	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that :

% of adults who agree to some extent that :
Canada	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	19%	19%	17%	16%
Men	17%	18%	17%	17%
Women	22%	20%	16%	16%
Age
18-24 years	22%	23%	12%	14%
25-44	17%	17%	15%	15%
45-64	17%	17%	16%	16%
65 and older	26%	23%	24%	21%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	32%	29%	24%	25%
$50,000-$99,999	17%	18%	14%	15%
≥$100,000	10%	12%	12%	12%
Community size
<10,000 residents	25%	21%	21%	22%
10,000-99,999	15%	19%	15%	13%
≥100,000	18%	17%	15%	15%
Region
NL	31%	23%	24%	20%
PE	28%	21%	18%	18%
NS	28%	20%	21%	23%
NB	29%	20%	19%	19%
QC	23%	23%	21%	19%
ON	26%	19%	16%	16%
MB	25%	18%	15%	16%
SK	22%	17%	12%	13%
AB	25%	21%	16%	17%
BC	18%	20%	14%	12%
YK	10%	12%	8%	-
NT	21%	16%	15%	16%
NU	-	-	-	-
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2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

Newfoundland and Labrador

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Newfoundland and Labrador	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	46%	37%	39%	38%	31%
Men	44%	34%	29%	35%	28%
Women	49%	41%	48%	41%	33%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	46%	41%	39%	46%	-
45-64	35%	39%	31%	34%	30%
65 and older	49%	37%	34%	-	37%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	55%	67%	50%	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	42%	30%	40%	37%	30%
≥$100,000	41%	26%	26%	41%	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	46%	35%	47%	40%	32%
10,000-99,999	36%	37%	36%	32%	22%
≥100,000	58%	36%	26%	38%	37%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Newfoundland and Labrador	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	36%	31%	31%	30%	29%
Men	32%	19%	19%	28%	19%
Women	40%	43%	43%	32%	38%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	35%	31%	-	-
45-64	31%	28%	28%	30%	26%
65 and older	37%	30%	31%	30%	-
Household income
<$50,000/yr	48%	44%	38%	57%	-
$50,000-$99,999	38%	-	31%	-	30%
≥$100,000	24%	32%	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	36%	33%	29%	33%	-
10,000-99,999	34%	26%	29%	30%	-
≥100,000	34%	-	32%	-	32%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Newfoundland and Labrador	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	26%	23%	24%	20%
Men	24%	20%	18%	19%
Women	28%	25%	28%	21%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-
45-64	21%	21%	19%	22%
65 and older	32%	33%	31%	-
Household income
<$50,000/yr	51%	45%	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	27%	25%	19%	25%
10,000-99,999	-	-	-	-
≥100,000	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

Prince Edward Island

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Prince Edward Island	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	39%	41%	34%	37%	30%
Men	37%	38%	29%	32%	31%
Women	40%	44%	37%	42%	29%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	35%	36%	31%	29%	24%
65 and older	52%	41%	39%	34%	42%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	38%	50%	50%	41%	43%
$50,000-$99,999	39%	47%	34%	44%	29%
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	37%	46%	42%	43%	36%
10,000-99,999	40%	35%	25%	31%	21%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Prince Edward Island	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	28%	28%	24%	26%	20%
Men	23%	26%	18%	22%	20%
Women	32%	29%	29%	30%	20%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	18%	18%	24%	23%	23%
65 and older	41%	26%	38%	34%	31%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	36%	24%	34%	31%	31%
$50,000-$99,999	25%	34%	18%	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	29%	35%	27%	33%	21%
10,000-99,999	24%	21%	16%	18%	17%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Prince Edward Island	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	23%	21%	18%	18%
Men	24%	28%	21%	18%
Women	21%	16%	15%	18%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-
45-64	-	18%	-	20%
65 and older	29%	29%	25%	30%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	28%	22%	21%	30%
$50,000-$99,999	-	25%	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	28%	18%	22%	22%
10,000-99,999	-	22%	13%	-
≥100,000	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

Nova Scotia

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Nova Scotia	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	45%	44%	35%	38%	27%
Men	45%	38%	29%	36%	28%
Women	44%	48%	40%	39%	27%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	36%	41%	30%	35%	21%
65 and older	47%	38%	35%	32%	31%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	56%	57%	45%	44%	33%
$50,000-$99,999	39%	42%	31%	33%	-
≥$100,000	39%	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	48%	45%	41%	42%	27%
10,000-99,999	39%	43%	33%	37%	31%
≥100,000	39%	43%	25%	33%	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Nova Scotia	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	33%	28%	27%	22%	24%
Men	30%	31%	24%	-	24%
Women	35%	26%	30%	25%	24%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	31%	25%	28%	21%	28%
65 and older	42%	25%	33%	24%	28%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	40%	33%	27%	25%	32%
$50,000-$99,999	27%	31%	27%	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	38%	38%	27%	27%	26%
10,000-99,999	43%	-	36%	-	29%
≥100,000	-	-	21%	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Nova Scotia	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	25%	20%	21%	23%
Men	24%	-	19%	23%
Women	25%	22%	22%	23%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-
45-64	19%	-	20%	23%
65 and older	29%	23%	28%	23%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	32%	24%	-	25%
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	25%	20%	24%	26%
10,000-99,999	-	-	-	-
≥100,000	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

New Brunswick

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
New Brunswick	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	48%	39%	35%	33%	28%
Men	50%	31%	36%	34%	27%
Women	46%	45%	35%	32%	29%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	54%	42%	41%	41%	-
45-64	40%	39%	32%	29%	33%
65 and older	44%	39%	39%	38%	34%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	56%	40%	41%	26%	38%
$50,000-$99,999	47%	41%	38%	36%	-
≥$100,000	48%	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	49%	41%	37%	33%	30%
10,000-99,999	47%	36%	36%	40%	27%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
New Brunswick	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	28%	29%	24%	27%	20%
Men	27%	26%	21%	31%	23%
Women	28%	32%	27%	24%	17%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	37%	-	-	-
45-64	29%	26%	31%	23%	24%
65 and older	38%	25%	34%	36%	31%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	29%	30%	26%	36%	22%
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	20%	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	35%	30%	26%	28%	19%
10,000-99,999	28%	30%	25%	27%	23%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
New Brunswick	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	22%	20%	19%	19%
Men	20%	18%	18%	16%
Women	24%	23%	20%	21%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-
45-64	22%	24%	-	-
65 and older	35%	28%	26%	29%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	31%	27%	20%	22%
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	25%	25%	24%	23%
10,000-99,999	18%	23%	18%	14%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

Quebec

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Quebec	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	39%	33%	37%	35%	31%
Men	44%	28%	39%	34%	33%
Women	36%	37%	35%	36%	29%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	44%	32%	37%	38%	34%
45-64	34%	30%	30%	27%	27%
65 and older	51%	36%	36%	40%	43%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	55%	34%	36%	38%	42%
$50,000-$99,999	43%	37%	39%	35%	35%
≥$100,000	30%	-	30%	27%	18%
Community size
<10,000 residents	43%	34%	36%	41%	43%
10,000-99,999	40%	31%	39%	32%	28%
≥100,000	32%	34%	38%	32%	23%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Quebec	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	29%	23%	18%	22%	26%
Men	30%	24%	20%	23%	31%
Women	28%	22%	15%	22%	22%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	32%	21%	-	-	24%
45-64	21%	19%	16%	22%	22%
65 and older	41%	39%	29%	30%	43%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	34%	30%	31%	28%	41%
$50,000-$99,999	29%	32%	22%	26%	28%
≥$100,000	26%	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	31%	23%	31%	25%	25%
10,000-99,999	33%	24%	11%	19%	31%
≥100,000	-	-	-	20%	22%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Quebec	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	19%	23%	21%	19%
Men	18%	23%	28%	25%
Women	19%	24%	16%	13%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	23%	-	-
45-64	15%	18%	20%	15%
65 and older	32%	31%	39%	35%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	27%	30%	34%	26%
$50,000-$99,999	19%	30%	19%	23%
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	23%	22%	25%	20%
10,000-99,999	19%	24%	22%	19%
≥100,000	-	-	19%	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

Ontario

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Ontario	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	42%	39%	36%	37%	27%
Men	40%	36%	34%	33%	24%
Women	44%	43%	37%	41%	31%
Age
18-24 years	46%	42%	36%	38%	-
25-44	43%	44%	40%	44%	33%
45-64	37%	35%	32%	32%	20%
65 and older	39%	32%	33%	27%	31%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	51%	52%	43%	39%	35%
$50,000-$99,999	38%	41%	31%	40%	23%
≥$100,000	38%	30%	31%	33%	25%
Community size
<10,000 residents	43%	39%	44%	33%	37%
10,000-99,999	40%	48%	37%	44%	27%
≥100,000	40%	33%	32%	35%	24%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Ontario	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	28%	26%	23%	20%	19%
Men	26%	22%	17%	21%	17%
Women	30%	30%	29%	19%	20%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	28%	29%	22%	18%	16%
45-64	28%	23%	24%	22%	20%
65 and older	34%	21%	32%	24%	28%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	39%	31%	32%	29%	31%
$50,000-$99,999	24%	22%	21%	17%	14%
≥$100,000	22%	24%	16%	18%	11%
Community size
<10,000 residents	34%	33%	24%	25%	30%
10,000-99,999	29%	29%	21%	23%	17%
≥100,000	24%	22%	23%	18%	15%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Ontario	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	21%	19%	16%	16%
Men	17%	18%	17%	16%
Women	24%	20%	15%	15%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	18%	17%	19%	13%
45-64	18%	18%	16%	16%
65 and older	27%	22%	26%	20%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	36%	29%	25%	25%
$50,000-$99,999	17%	17%	10%	15%
≥$100,000	12%	11%	14%	11%
Community size
<10,000 residents	27%	25%	19%	18%
10,000-99,999	19%	21%	16%	16%
≥100,000	18%	15%	14%	15%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

Manitoba

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Manitoba	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	37%	32%	30%	31%	24%
Men	33%	28%	25%	32%	22%
Women	41%	36%	35%	30%	25%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	41%	35%	28%	34%	23%
65 and older	41%	28%	35%	23%	22%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	44%	40%	36%	30%	-
$50,000-$99,999	45%	39%	28%	35%	32%
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	31%	-	-	-	-
≥100,000	38%	30%	33%	34%	28%
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% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Manitoba	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	22%	25%	23%	25%	18%
Men	20%	22%	21%	26%	17%
Women	24%	27%	25%	24%	19%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	27%	23%	31%	-	23%
65 and older	29%	20%	30%	23%	27%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	27%	-	38%	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	24%	-	19%	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	-	-	-	-	-
≥100,000	24%	30%	22%	26%	22%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Manitoba	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	19%	18%	15%	16%
Men	14%	16%	17%	19%
Women	24%	19%	12%	12%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-
45-64	24%	-	-	-
65 and older	23%	21%	23%	21%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	31%	-	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	-	-	-	-
≥100,000	19%	22%	13%	16%
(-) Suppressed cell
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Saskatchewan

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Saskatchewan	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	30%	32%	24%	31%	26%
Men	27%	25%	21%	31%	20%
Women	34%	40%	27%	31%	32%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	32%	34%	22%	29%	22%
65 and older	34%	34%	28%	21%	27%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	35%	48%	39%	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	34%	37%	-	28%	28%
≥$100,000	26%	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	36%	41%	29%	-	-
≥100,000	28%	28%	20%	27%	27%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Saskatchewan	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	21%	22%	21%	17%	14%
Men	15%	19%	15%	14%	-
Women	27%	27%	29%	19%	15%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	19%	-	19%	-	-
65 and older	32%	-	26%	-	19%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	39%	-	36%	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	-	-	-	-	-
≥100,000	14%	20%	20%	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Saskatchewan	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	13%	17%	12%	13%
Men	-	14%	-	-
Women	16%	21%	15%	-
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-
45-64	-	17%	-	-
65 and older	23%	-	-	-
Household income
<$50,000/yr	-	-	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	-	-	-	-
≥100,000	10%	14%	12%	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

Alberta

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Alberta	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	45%	42%	39%	36%	26%
Men	43%	29%	39%	31%	22%
Women	46%	57%	38%	40%	30%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	33%	47%	42%	36%	25%
65 and older	41%	36%	35%	28%	28%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	59%	52%	51%	44%	-
$50,000-$99,999	39%	38%	34%	45%	-
≥$100,000	40%	33%	29%	30%	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	35%	-	35%	-	-
10,000-99,999	49%	35%	36%	-	-
≥100,000	46%	45%	39%	32%	19%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Alberta	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	28%	25%	22%	21%	17%
Men	23%	20%	19%	19%	12%
Women	33%	30%	27%	24%	23%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	33%	21%	23%	28%	-
65 and older	32%	-	28%	22%	23%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	43%	-	-	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	30%	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	-	-	-	-	-
≥100,000	29%	-	17%	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Alberta	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	22%	21%	16%	17%
Men	17%	21%	11%	-
Women	29%	20%	21%	23%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-
45-64	-	-	-	-
65 and older	23%	21%	21%	-
Household income
<$50,000/yr	43%	-	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	-	-	-	-
≥100,000	19 %	21 %	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
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British Columbia

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
British Columbia	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	32%	32%	30%	28%	24%
Men	32%	30%	27%	26%	22%
Women	31%	34%	33%	30%	26%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	28%	37%	30%	34%	21%
65 and older	36%	27%	30%	19%	29%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	35%	40%	40%	39%	39%
$50,000-$99,999	36%	34%	27%	27%	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	35%	32%	27%	23%	15%
≥100,000	30%	29%	31%	32%	28%
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
British Columbia	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	25%	18%	21%	19%	17%
Men	23%	-	-	-	-
Women	26%	20%	30%	23%	16%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	30%	-	24%	22%	18%
65 and older	25%	-	21%	20%	23%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	26%	-	26%	29%	-
$50,000-$99,999	23%	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	27%	-	22%	-	16%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
British Columbia	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	15%	20%	14%	12%
Men	-	23%	15%	-
Women	14%	17%	13%	12%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-
45-64	-	21%	19%	-
65 and older	19%	19%	17%	-
Household income
<$50,000/yr	31%	27%	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	-	17%	15%	-
≥100,000	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

Yukon

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Yukon	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	26%	21%	15%	15%	15%
Men	28%	-	-	-	-
Women	25%	26%	22%	17%	13%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	21%	14%	-	16%	-
65 and older	32%	18%	-	-	-
Household income
<$50,000/yr	-	-	-	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	26%	22%	15%	14%	15%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Yukon	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	11%	10%	14%	10%	11%
Men	-	-	-	-	-
Women	-	-	19%	-	12%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	-	-	-	-	-
65 and older	-	-		-	-
Household income
<$50,000/yr	-	-	-	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	10%	-	14%	10 %	10%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Yukon	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	10%	12%	8%	-
Men	-	-	-	-
Women	-	-	-	-
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-
45-64	-	-	-	-
65 and older	-	-	-	-
Household income
<$50,000/yr	-	-	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	-
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	-
10,000-99,999	9%	12%	8%	-
≥100,000	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

Northwest Territories

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Northwest Territories	There is not enough information about local opportunities	The dollar costs of physical activity are too high	It is difficult to find others to be active with	Hours and class times are not suitable	It is difficult to find support services to participate
Total, 18 years and older	34%	45%	26%	29%	28%
Men	32%	42%	24%	27%	23%
Women	36%	47%	28%	31%	33%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	36%	34%	22%	29%	20%
65 and older	37%	-	26%	-	-
Household income
<$50,000/yr	-	-	-	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	27%	56%	-	-	-
≥$100,000	30%	34%	25%	32%	16%
Community size
<10,000 residents	32%	37%	37%	21%	-
10,000-99,999	36%	50%	21%	33%	24%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

% of adults who agree to some extent that:
Northwest Territories	Programs and facilities are not suitable	It is difficult to find family - oriented programs	Safety concerns prevents walking and bicycling	It is difficult to find coaching or instruction	Programs and facilities are not inclusive of all skills and abilities
Total, 18 years and older	27%	21%	27%	24%	20%
Men	27%	23%	-	-	25%
Women	28%	20%	35%	27%	15%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-	-
45-64	26%	15%	19%	18%	16%
65 and older	-	-	-	-	28%
Household income
<$50,000/yr	-	-	-	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	30%	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	29%	14%	20%	21%	13%
Community size
<10,000 residents	30%	-	32%	32%	22%
10,000-99,999	26%	21%	25%	20%	20%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-	-
(-) Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor

% of adults who agree to some extent that:

Northwest Territories	It is difficult to get to places to be active	There is a lack of awareness of how to build in more activity	Programs and facilities are not welcoming	Facilities are not well-maintained
Total, 18 years and older	14%	16%	15%	16%
Men	-	-	-	18%
Women	14%	19%	17%	15%
Age
18-24 years	-	-	-	-
25-44	-	-	-	-
45-64	12%	-	-	14%
65 and older	-	-	-	-
Household income
<$50,000/yr	-	-	-	-
$50,000-$99,999	-	-	-	-
≥$100,000	-	-	-	14%
Community size
<10,000 residents	-	-	-	26%
10,000-99,999	10%	13%	13%	10%
≥100,000	-	-	-	-
(-)Suppressed cell
2016-2018 Physical Activity Monitor