International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
IPAQ
- What it measures
- Self-reported physical activity over the last 7 days across domains (work, transport, domestic/garden, leisure) plus sitting time; yields MET-minutes/week and low/moderate/high categories
- Length and format
- Long form 27; Short form 7. open frequency (days) and duration (minutes) per activity intensity; computed MET-min/week (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Many languages (designed from inception for international comparability; official translations curated by the IPAQ group)
- Normative data
- No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
- Licence
- open with attribution
Licence classification is a research judgement by the catalogue’s authors, not legal advice, and it can be out of date. Confirm terms with the copyright holder or publisher before using an instrument, especially for commercial use.
- Reference
- Craig, C. L., et al. (2003). International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 35(8), 1381-1395.
Choosing between this and the alternatives
We do not deliver this instrument. If you are selecting a measure for a research programme, a national survey or an assessment product, and the question is which instrument, in which language, against which norms and under which licence, that is the work we do.
Talk to us about instrument selection