BRFSS 2001- Nationwide: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working (if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, o r anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working (if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	207828	168516	81.4	81.1-81.7	39,312	18.6	18.3-18.9

Alabama	2,780	2,248	81.4	79.7-83.0	532	18.6	17.0-20.3
Alaska	2,850	2,478	87.4	85.5-89.2	372	12.6	10.8-14.5
Arizona	3,221	2,725	85.0	83.1-86.7	496	15.0	13.3-16.9
Arkansas	2,892	2,347	81.6	80.0-83.2	545	18.4	16.8-20.0
California	4,131	3,524	83.9	82.3-85.3	607	16.1	14.7-17.7
Colorado	2,021	1,761	86.7	84.8-88.3	260	13.3	11.7-15.2
Connecticut	7,656	6,330	82.0	80.9-83.1	1,326	18.0	16.9-19.1
Delaware	3,497	2,798	80.6	78.8-82.2	699	19.4	17.8-21.2
District of Colum	1,853	1,541	80.8	78.5-82.9	312	19.2	17.1-21.5
Florida	4,613	3,638	77.9	76.5-79.4	975	22.1	20.6-23.5
Georgia	4,464	3,306	74.5	72.8-76.1	1,158	25.5	23.9-27.2
Hawaii	4,495	3,648	81.0	79.4-82.6	847	19.0	17.4-20.6
Idaho	4,794	4,231	88.4	87.1-89.6	563	11.6	10.4-12.9
Illinois	2,149	1,717	79.1	77.0-81.0	432	20.9	19.0-23.0
Indiana	3,958	3,319	84.0	82.7-85.2	639	16.0	14.8-17.3
Iowa	3,545	2,959	84.7	83.3-86.0	586	15.3	14.0-16.7
Kansas	4,471	3,588	79.8	78.4-81.2	883	20.2	18.8-21.6
Kentucky	7,412	4,663	65.7	64.2-67.3	2,749	34.3	32.7-35.8
Louisiana	4,890	3,355	69.0	67.5-70.4	1,535	31.0	29.6-32.5
Maine	2,394	2,000	83.9	82.2-85.4	394	16.1	14.6-17.8
Maryland	4,424	3,698	82.8	81.3-84.2	726	17.2	15.8-18.7
Massachusetts	8,386	6,886	83.2	82.2-84.1	1,500	16.8	15.9-17.8
Michigan	3,801	3,174	83.3	81.8-84.6	627	16.7	15.4-18.2
Minnesota	3,951	3,554	90.2	89.1-91.2	397	9.8	8.8-10.9
Mississippi	2,959	2,163	74.5	72.7-76.3	796	25.5	23.7-27.3
Missouri	4,165	3,258	80.2	78.5-81.8	907	19.8	18.2-21.5
Montana	3,332	2,726	83.8	82.1-85.4	606	16.2	14.6-17.9
Nebraska	3,592	2,559	69.6	67.7-71.4	1,033	30.4	28.6-32.3
Nevada	2,539	2,197	85.2	83.1-87.0	342	14.8	13.0-16.9
New Hampshire	4,005	3,449	86.3	85.1-87.4	556	13.7	12.6-14.9
New Jersey	5,908	4,671	80.2	78.9-81.5	1,237	19.8	18.5-21.1
New Mexico	3,562	2,953	83.2	81.7-84.6	609	16.8	15.4-18.3
New York	3,846	3,097	78.4	76.8-80.0	749	21.6	20.0-23.2
North Carolina	6,135	4,914	79.9	78.2-81.4	1,221	20.1	18.6-21.8
North Dakota	2,497	2,187	87.5	86.0-88.8	310	12.5	11.2-14.0
Ohio	3,391	2,792	81.8	80.1-83.4	599	18.2	16.6-19.9
Oklahoma	4,530	3,476	76.5	74.7-78.1	1,054	23.5	21.9-25.3
Oregon	2,526	2,183	86.4	84.8-87.9	343	13.6	12.1-15.2
Pennsylvania	3,631	3,056	84.3	82.9-85.6	575	15.7	14.4-17.1
Rhode Island	4,050	3,341	81.9	80.5-83.3	709	18.1	16.7-19.5
South Carolina	3,134	2,580	82.0	80.4-83.5	554	18.0	16.5-19.6
South Dakota	5,084	4,018	80.3	79.0-81.5	1,066	19.7	18.5-21.0
Tennessee	2,760	1,959	72.5	70.5-74.3	801	27.5	25.7-29.5
Texas	5,839	4,775	80.8	79.6-82.0	1,064	19.2	18.0-20.4
Utah	3,624	3,212	89.0	87.6-90.2	412	11.0	9.8-12.4
Vermont	4,284	3,693	86.8	85.6-87.9	591	13.2	12.1-14.4
Virginia	2,898	2,435	84.3	82.7-85.8	463	15.7	14.2-17.3
Washington	4,155	3,826	92.2	91.3-93.1	329	7.8	6.9- 8.7
West Virginia	3,066	2,514	83.2	81.7-84.6	552	16.8	15.4-18.3
Wisconsin	3,345	2,974	89.6	88.3-90.7	371	10.4	9.3-11.7
Wyoming	3,023	2,682	89.2	87.9-90.3	341	10.8	9.7-12.1
Guam	858	665	76.0	72.5-79.2	193	24.0	20.8-27.5
Puerto Rico	4,221	3,039	74.1	72.2-75.8	1,182	25.9	24.2-27.8
Virgin Islands	2,221	1,634	71.8	69.3-74.1	587	28.2	25.9-30.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

207828

168516

81.4

81.1-81.7

39,312

18.6

18.3-18.9

Alabama

2,780

2,248

81.4

79.7-83.0

532

18.6

17.0-20.3

Alaska

2,850

2,478

87.4

85.5-89.2

372

12.6

10.8-14.5

Arizona

3,221

2,725

85.0

83.1-86.7

496

15.0

13.3-16.9

Arkansas

2,892

2,347

81.6

80.0-83.2

545

18.4

16.8-20.0

California

4,131

3,524

83.9

82.3-85.3

607

16.1

14.7-17.7

Colorado

2,021

1,761

86.7

84.8-88.3

260

13.3

11.7-15.2

Connecticut

7,656

6,330

82.0

80.9-83.1

1,326

18.0

16.9-19.1

Delaware

3,497

2,798

80.6

78.8-82.2

699

19.4

17.8-21.2

District of Colum

1,853

1,541

80.8

78.5-82.9

312

19.2

17.1-21.5

Florida

4,613

3,638

77.9

76.5-79.4

975

22.1

20.6-23.5

Georgia

4,464

3,306

74.5

72.8-76.1

1,158

25.5

23.9-27.2

Hawaii

4,495

3,648

81.0

79.4-82.6

847

19.0

17.4-20.6

Idaho

4,794

4,231

88.4

87.1-89.6

563

11.6

10.4-12.9

Illinois

2,149

1,717

79.1

77.0-81.0

432

20.9

19.0-23.0

Indiana

3,958

3,319

84.0

82.7-85.2

639

16.0

14.8-17.3

Iowa

3,545

2,959

84.7

83.3-86.0

586

15.3

14.0-16.7

Kansas

4,471

3,588

79.8

78.4-81.2

883

20.2

18.8-21.6

Kentucky

7,412

4,663

65.7

64.2-67.3

2,749

34.3

32.7-35.8

Louisiana

4,890

3,355

69.0

67.5-70.4

1,535

31.0

29.6-32.5

Maine

2,394

2,000

83.9

82.2-85.4

394

16.1

14.6-17.8

Maryland

4,424

3,698

82.8

81.3-84.2

726

17.2

15.8-18.7

Massachusetts

8,386

6,886

83.2

82.2-84.1

1,500

16.8

15.9-17.8

Michigan

3,801

3,174

83.3

81.8-84.6

627

16.7

15.4-18.2

Minnesota

3,951

3,554

90.2

89.1-91.2

397

9.8

8.8-10.9

Mississippi

2,959

2,163

74.5

72.7-76.3

796

25.5

23.7-27.3

Missouri

4,165

3,258

80.2

78.5-81.8

907

19.8

18.2-21.5

Montana

3,332

2,726

83.8

82.1-85.4

606

16.2

14.6-17.9

Nebraska

3,592

2,559

69.6

67.7-71.4

1,033

30.4

28.6-32.3

Nevada

2,539

2,197

85.2

83.1-87.0

342

14.8

13.0-16.9

New Hampshire

4,005

3,449

86.3

85.1-87.4

556

13.7

12.6-14.9

New Jersey

5,908

4,671

80.2

78.9-81.5

1,237

19.8

18.5-21.1

New Mexico

3,562

2,953

83.2

81.7-84.6

609

16.8

15.4-18.3

New York

3,846

3,097

78.4

76.8-80.0

749

21.6

20.0-23.2

North Carolina

6,135

4,914

79.9

78.2-81.4

1,221

20.1

18.6-21.8

North Dakota

2,497

2,187

87.5

86.0-88.8

310

12.5

11.2-14.0

Ohio

3,391

2,792

81.8

80.1-83.4

599

18.2

16.6-19.9

Oklahoma

4,530

3,476

76.5

74.7-78.1

1,054

23.5

21.9-25.3

Oregon

2,526

2,183

86.4

84.8-87.9

343

13.6

12.1-15.2

Pennsylvania

3,631

3,056

84.3

82.9-85.6

575

15.7

14.4-17.1

Rhode Island

4,050

3,341

81.9

80.5-83.3

709

18.1

16.7-19.5

South Carolina

3,134

2,580

82.0

80.4-83.5

554

18.0

16.5-19.6

South Dakota

5,084

4,018

80.3

79.0-81.5

1,066

19.7

18.5-21.0

Tennessee

2,760

1,959

72.5

70.5-74.3

801

27.5

25.7-29.5

Texas

5,839

4,775

80.8

79.6-82.0

1,064

19.2

18.0-20.4

Utah

3,624

3,212

89.0

87.6-90.2

412

11.0

9.8-12.4

Vermont

4,284

3,693

86.8

85.6-87.9

591

13.2

12.1-14.4

Virginia

2,898

2,435

84.3

82.7-85.8

463

15.7

14.2-17.3

Washington

4,155

3,826

92.2

91.3-93.1

329

7.8

6.9- 8.7

West Virginia

3,066

2,514

83.2

81.7-84.6

552

16.8

15.4-18.3

Wisconsin

3,345

2,974

89.6

88.3-90.7

371

10.4

9.3-11.7

Wyoming

3,023

2,682

89.2

87.9-90.3

341

10.8

9.7-12.1

Guam

858

665

76.0

72.5-79.2

193

24.0

20.8-27.5

Puerto Rico

4,221

3,039

74.1

72.2-75.8

1,182

25.9

24.2-27.8

Virgin Islands

2,221

1,634

71.8

69.3-74.1

587

28.2

25.9-30.7

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

#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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