The AIHW (2019) recently reported just under half of Australian adult women are sufficiently active for health benefits, and this figure is slightly higher for pregnant women.

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The question presents a specific claim about AIHW (2019) findings and asks you to judge True or False.
Option 1: True. This would assert that just under half of Australian adult women are sufficiently active for health benefits, and that this figure is slightly higher for pregnant women. In reasoning terms, this implies both that adult women overall are near 50% active and that pregnancy raises activity levels. However, large national surveys typically show that a substantial proportion of adult women do not meet physical activity guidelines, and pregnancy often correlates with lower overall activity due to fatigue, medical precautions, and lifestyle changes. Therefore, describing the pregnant-women group as having a slightly higher activity level than the general adult-women group contradicts common patterns observed in such data, making this option dubious.
Option 2: False. This would state that the claim is not accurate. Given typical interpretations of AIHW data, the proportion of adult women meeting sufficient activity is commonly reported as being around or slightly below half, and pregnancy does not usually accompany a higher activity rate compared with the general adult female population. Thus, labeling the statement as false aligns with the expectation that the described comparison (pregnant women having a higher rate) is unlikely or unsupported by the cited report.
Note on potential nuances: If you encountered exact percentages in the report, you could compare them directly to verify whether the pregnant subgroup indeed shows a higher rate. In absence of those precise figures, the more plausible stance is that the claim as presented is inaccurate, particularly the part claiming higher activity among pregnant women.
In summary, the reasoning for evaluating these options hinges on whether the data support a higher activity level in pregnant women relative to all Australian adult women. Given typical trends, the claim is not supported, so the option asserting True is incorrect and the option asserting False is the appropriate choice.

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The AIHW (2019) recently reported just under half of Australian adult women are sufficiently active for health benefits, and this figure is slightly higher for pregnant women.

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