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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Meets Recommendation Some Physical Activity Physically Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 195235 88,060 45.4 45.0-45.7 74,360 38.7 38.3-39.1 32,815 15.9 15.6-16.2
Alabama 2,662 1,107 42.5 40.4-44.7 1,090 41.1 38.9-43.3 465 16.4 14.9-18.0
Alaska 2,653 1,492 56.9 54.0-59.7 888 34.5 31.7-37.4 273 8.6 7.3-10.2
Arizona 3,045 1,556 51.2 48.7-53.8 1,089 36.6 34.2-39.1 400 12.2 10.6-13.9
Arkansas 2,691 1,185 45.2 43.1-47.4 1,054 38.8 36.7-40.9 452 16.0 14.5-17.6
California 4,086 1,939 45.8 44.0-47.7 1,651 41.2 39.3-43.1 496 13.0 11.7-14.4
Colorado 1,945 1,028 53.2 50.6-55.7 732 37.1 34.7-39.5 185 9.8 8.3-11.4
Connecticut 7,202 3,443 48.3 46.9-49.7 2,699 37.0 35.7-38.4 1,060 14.7 13.7-15.7
Delaware 3,254 1,322 41.5 39.3-43.7 1,361 42.1 39.9-44.3 571 16.5 14.9-18.2
District of Colum 1,756 912 49.9 47.1-52.8 600 34.0 31.3-36.7 244 16.1 14.1-18.4
Florida 4,336 1,918 44.7 43.0-46.5 1,600 35.8 34.1-37.4 818 19.5 18.1-21.0
Georgia 4,107 1,573 39.8 37.9-41.8 1,602 39.0 37.2-41.0 932 21.2 19.6-22.8
Hawaii 4,431 2,258 50.2 48.2-52.3 1,564 36.4 34.5-38.3 609 13.4 12.1-14.9
Idaho 4,494 2,380 54.3 52.5-56.1 1,650 35.5 33.9-37.2 464 10.2 9.0-11.4
Illinois 1,376 654 47.8 44.8-50.9 535 37.5 34.6-40.5 187 14.7 12.6-17.1
Indiana 3,722 1,666 46.0 44.2-47.8 1,530 40.5 38.8-42.3 526 13.5 12.4-14.7
Iowa 3,255 1,369 43.7 41.7-45.7 1,369 42.3 40.4-44.3 517 14.0 12.7-15.3
Kansas 4,141 1,786 44.2 42.5-45.9 1,561 36.7 35.1-38.4 794 19.1 17.7-20.5
Kentucky 6,933 1,813 28.9 27.3-30.6 2,542 37.9 36.2-39.6 2,578 33.2 31.6-34.8
Louisiana 4,470 1,525 35.4 33.8-37.0 1,575 35.1 33.5-36.7 1,370 29.5 28.1-31.0
Maine 2,246 1,103 50.2 47.9-52.6 825 36.3 34.0-38.5 318 13.5 12.1-15.1
Maryland 4,146 1,840 45.1 43.2-47.0 1,717 39.9 38.0-41.7 589 15.1 13.7-16.6
Massachusetts 7,928 3,993 51.4 50.1-52.7 2,721 34.5 33.2-35.7 1,214 14.1 13.2-15.1
Michigan 3,597 1,617 45.6 43.7-47.4 1,452 40.1 38.3-42.0 528 14.3 13.0-15.7
Minnesota 3,544 1,711 48.7 46.8-50.5 1,495 42.5 40.6-44.3 338 8.9 7.9-10.0
Mississippi 2,708 952 38.2 36.1-40.4 1,079 39.2 37.1-41.3 677 22.6 20.9-24.4
Missouri 3,919 1,550 39.6 37.6-41.7 1,616 43.4 41.3-45.5 753 17.0 15.5-18.6
Montana 3,129 1,490 51.2 48.7-53.6 1,117 34.7 32.5-37.1 522 14.1 12.6-15.7
Nebraska 3,462 1,179 34.1 32.3-36.0 1,381 38.9 37.1-40.8 902 26.9 25.2-28.8
Nevada 2,421 1,251 49.8 46.8-52.7 901 37.6 34.8-40.4 269 12.7 10.9-14.7
New Hampshire 3,758 1,879 50.7 48.9-52.6 1,432 37.7 36.0-39.5 447 11.5 10.4-12.7
New Jersey 5,514 2,386 43.7 42.0-45.5 2,133 39.3 37.6-41.1 995 16.9 15.7-18.3
New Mexico 3,411 1,698 50.2 48.2-52.1 1,230 36.4 34.5-38.4 483 13.4 12.1-14.8
New York 3,581 1,667 44.8 42.9-46.7 1,301 36.2 34.4-38.1 613 19.0 17.5-20.7
North Carolina 5,926 2,463 42.4 40.4-44.4 2,452 40.7 38.8-42.7 1,011 16.9 15.4-18.4
North Dakota 2,345 1,085 47.0 44.8-49.2 996 41.8 39.6-43.9 264 11.3 10.0-12.8
Ohio 3,162 1,418 46.1 43.9-48.2 1,255 38.1 36.1-40.1 489 15.9 14.3-17.6
Oklahoma 4,258 1,594 38.8 36.9-40.7 1,726 39.7 37.8-41.7 938 21.5 19.9-23.2
Oregon 2,394 1,261 52.8 50.6-55.0 850 35.5 33.4-37.6 283 11.8 10.4-13.3
Pennsylvania 3,431 1,573 46.2 44.3-48.1 1,369 39.9 38.1-41.8 489 13.9 12.6-15.2
Rhode Island 3,799 1,812 48.4 46.5-50.3 1,401 36.0 34.2-37.9 586 15.6 14.2-17.0
South Carolina 2,939 1,323 45.5 43.4-47.6 1,156 38.9 36.8-40.9 460 15.6 14.2-17.2
South Dakota 4,806 2,034 44.2 42.6-45.8 1,820 37.5 35.9-39.0 952 18.4 17.2-19.6
Tennessee 2,558 862 37.0 34.7-39.3 975 37.1 34.9-39.3 721 25.9 24.1-27.9
Texas 5,539 2,421 43.3 41.8-44.8 2,252 40.4 38.9-41.9 866 16.3 15.2-17.5
Utah 3,547 1,933 53.8 51.6-55.9 1,306 38.0 35.9-40.1 308 8.3 7.2- 9.5
Vermont 4,035 2,166 55.2 53.4-56.9 1,378 33.6 32.0-35.3 491 11.2 10.2-12.3
Virginia 2,741 1,275 47.9 45.7-50.1 1,095 39.2 37.1-41.3 371 12.9 11.6-14.4
Washington 3,953 2,181 55.5 53.7-57.2 1,513 38.3 36.6-40.1 259 6.2 5.4- 7.1
West Virginia 2,834 1,306 48.0 45.9-50.1 1,037 36.5 34.5-38.5 491 15.5 14.1-17.0
Wisconsin 3,269 1,659 52.2 50.2-54.2 1,317 39.3 37.3-41.2 293 8.5 7.4- 9.7
Wyoming 2,874 1,568 55.9 53.9-57.9 1,043 35.7 33.8-37.7 263 8.4 7.4- 9.5
Guam 816 398 46.8 42.9-50.8 277 35.4 31.7-39.3 141 17.8 14.9-21.1
Puerto Rico 3,993 1,659 44.4 42.2-46.6 1,257 32.2 30.2-34.3 1,077 23.4 21.8-25.2
Virgin Islands 2,093 827 38.4 35.8-41.0 793 37.5 34.9-40.1 473 24.2 21.9-26.6

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activity , but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no physical activity.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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