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| Purpose of questions | Specific questions | Units |
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| Sports/recreation (using the first item in the L-PAQ sports domain, “aerobics,” as an example) |
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Questions on duration of participation in each sport activity | Q1: At what age did you start participating in aerobics? | YOP: years of participation |
| Q2: At what age did you stop participating in Aerobics? If you are still participating in Aerobics, please fill in your current age |
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Questions on frequency of participation in each sports activity |
Q3: How many months per year did you participate in Aerobics? | WPY: months per year converted to weeks per year |
| Q4: How often did you participate (per week, per month, or per year)? | OPW: occasions per week (all units converted) |
| Questions on length of time of participation in one occasion of sports activity |
Q5: On average, how long did you participate on each occasion (minutes or hours)? | HPO: hours per occasion (all units converted) |
| Questions on hip joint movements (e.g., time spent in a given activity—e.g., walk, stand, run/jog, squat, lift, and jump) |
Q6: When participating in Aerobics, how much time did you spend doing the following activities, on average? | (ordinal radio button responses in min/hr—none, 1–5 min, <15, 15–30, …, 45–60) |
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| Occupation (using job number 1 from L-PAQ occupational domain, as an example) |
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| Identify occupation | Q1: Please list job number 1 | |
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Questions on duration of participation in each occupation |
Q2: At what age did you start participating in job number 1? |
YOP: years of participation |
| Q3: At what age did you stop participating in job number 1? If you are still in job number 1, fill in your current age |
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Questions on frequency of participation in each occupation |
Q4: What type of employment was job number 1 (full time, part time, or seasonal)? | WPY: weeks per year (all units converted) |
| Q5: How long was a season on average? |
| Questions on length of time of participation in one occasion of occupation |
Q6: How many hours per week did you work on average? | HPW: hours per week |
| Questions on hip joint movements (e.g., time spent in given activity—e.g., walk, stand, lift, carry, use heavy tools, squat, and lift) |
Q7: When performing job number 1 how much time did you spend doing the following activities, on average? | (ordinal radio button responses in min/hr—none, 1–5 min, <15, 15–30, …, 45–60) |
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| Household (using “caring for children” from L-PAQ household domain, as an example) |
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Questions on duration of participation of domestic activity | Q1: At what age did you begin caring for children? |
YOP: years of participation |
| Q2: At what age did you stop caring for children? If you are still caring for children, fill in your current age |
| Questions on frequency of participation of domestic activity |
*Assumed at 52 weeks per year | |
| Questions on length of time performing domestic activity | Q3: How many hours per week did you care for children on average? | HPW: hours per week |
| Questions on hip joint movements (e.g., time spent in given activity—e.g., walk, stand, lift, carry, and squat) | Q4: When caring for children, how much time did you spend doing the following activities, on average? | (ordinal radio button responses in min/hr—none, 1–5 min, <15, 15–30, …, 45–60) |
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