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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 1 day 2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 107127 6,608 6.3 6.1- 6.6 18,159 17.2 16.8-17.6 33,992 31.7 31.3-32.2 21,103 19.7 19.3-20.1 27,265 25.0 24.6-25.5
Alabama 1,499 110 6.8 5.5- 8.3 258 17.0 15.0-19.3 513 33.9 31.2-36.8 279 19.3 17.1-21.7 339 23.0 20.5-25.7
Alaska 1,342 56 3.7 2.6- 5.2 192 15.8 13.1-19.0 414 31.2 27.7-35.1 278 19.7 16.6-23.2 402 29.6 26.1-33.3
Arizona 1,628 79 4.6 3.4- 6.2 249 16.0 13.6-18.7 496 30.1 27.0-33.3 340 21.1 18.3-24.1 464 28.3 25.3-31.4
Arkansas 1,507 80 5.2 4.0- 6.8 263 18.1 16.0-20.4 485 31.8 29.1-34.5 284 18.4 16.3-20.6 395 26.6 24.2-29.1
California 2,338 143 6.9 5.6- 8.5 391 16.5 14.8-18.5 716 31.7 29.3-34.1 483 19.6 17.8-21.6 605 25.3 23.3-27.5
Colorado 1,148 50 4.3 3.2- 5.8 173 15.0 12.8-17.6 355 31.3 28.4-34.3 256 22.2 19.6-25.0 314 27.2 24.5-30.1
Connecticut 4,020 233 6.0 5.2- 7.0 677 17.7 16.2-19.2 1,271 31.3 29.6-33.1 847 20.3 18.9-21.8 992 24.7 23.1-26.3
Delaware 1,822 114 5.5 4.3- 7.1 355 18.9 16.7-21.4 651 37.6 34.7-40.5 320 17.8 15.5-20.2 382 20.2 18.0-22.6
District of Colum 931 52 5.9 4.4- 7.9 148 16.9 14.1-20.0 292 30.1 26.7-33.7 164 17.5 14.8-20.5 275 29.6 26.1-33.5
Florida 2,314 167 7.9 6.7- 9.4 382 16.6 14.9-18.4 749 31.7 29.6-34.0 455 19.9 18.1-21.9 561 23.8 21.9-25.9
Georgia 2,379 194 8.2 7.0- 9.6 520 20.8 18.9-22.9 719 30.2 27.9-32.7 402 17.7 15.8-19.8 544 23.0 20.8-25.3
Hawaii 2,384 158 6.8 5.5- 8.3 349 15.7 13.8-17.8 696 28.4 26.1-30.9 452 18.9 16.9-21.1 729 30.2 27.7-32.9
Idaho 2,496 105 3.9 3.1- 4.8 329 12.7 11.3-14.3 732 29.6 27.5-31.8 596 24.4 22.4-26.5 734 29.4 27.3-31.5
Illinois 1,115 71 6.5 5.1- 8.4 174 16.0 13.6-18.8 360 30.7 27.7-33.8 238 21.9 19.3-24.8 272 24.9 22.0-27.9
Indiana 2,144 103 4.6 3.8- 5.7 373 17.5 15.8-19.4 681 32.0 29.8-34.2 474 21.9 20.0-24.0 513 23.9 21.9-26.0
Iowa 1,851 100 4.6 3.7- 5.7 319 16.9 15.0-18.9 619 33.3 30.9-35.8 364 20.7 18.6-23.0 449 24.5 22.3-27.0
Kansas 2,293 135 5.7 4.8- 6.8 385 16.5 14.9-18.2 725 31.4 29.4-33.5 464 20.0 18.3-21.8 584 26.4 24.5-28.5
Kentucky 3,154 221 6.4 5.3- 7.6 626 19.7 17.8-21.8 1,058 33.9 31.5-36.4 516 16.8 15.0-18.9 733 23.2 21.1-25.4
Louisiana 2,247 176 7.9 6.8- 9.3 440 19.9 18.0-21.8 771 33.8 31.6-36.0 365 15.9 14.3-17.7 495 22.5 20.6-24.6
Maine 1,186 61 5.3 4.0- 7.1 208 17.3 14.8-20.0 341 28.3 25.6-31.3 271 23.3 20.7-26.1 305 25.8 23.0-28.7
Maryland 2,441 149 5.9 4.9- 7.2 453 18.1 16.3-20.2 798 33.0 30.6-35.5 484 19.4 17.6-21.4 557 23.5 21.2-25.9
Massachusetts 4,155 258 5.9 5.1- 6.8 653 16.1 14.8-17.5 1,252 30.4 28.7-32.1 828 19.6 18.3-21.1 1,164 28.0 26.4-29.6
Michigan 1,977 144 7.0 5.8- 8.3 326 16.4 14.7-18.3 646 32.6 30.3-34.9 390 19.8 17.9-21.9 471 24.3 22.1-26.5
Minnesota 2,264 115 5.0 4.1- 6.1 388 17.0 15.4-18.8 738 31.9 29.8-34.0 441 20.1 18.3-22.0 582 26.0 24.0-28.1
Mississippi 1,491 107 7.4 6.0- 9.1 270 18.4 16.2-20.8 517 33.8 31.1-36.6 262 16.9 14.9-19.2 335 23.4 21.0-26.1
Missouri 2,130 162 8.0 6.6- 9.8 400 19.8 17.5-22.3 745 34.5 31.9-37.2 361 17.1 15.0-19.3 462 20.6 18.5-22.9
Montana 1,511 108 5.8 4.5- 7.4 245 15.5 13.2-18.1 426 27.3 24.2-30.6 293 19.4 16.7-22.4 439 32.1 28.7-35.6
Nebraska 1,756 157 8.4 7.1-10.0 355 21.8 19.6-24.3 585 32.0 29.6-34.5 296 17.3 15.4-19.5 363 20.4 18.3-22.7
Nevada 1,371 65 4.7 3.5- 6.4 231 18.1 15.4-21.3 385 28.0 24.9-31.4 291 22.0 19.0-25.4 399 27.1 23.8-30.5
New Hampshire 2,136 104 4.8 3.8- 6.0 341 16.1 14.4-17.9 658 31.4 29.2-33.7 490 23.0 21.1-25.1 543 24.8 22.8-26.9
New Jersey 2,986 185 6.4 5.1- 7.9 575 19.0 17.3-20.9 979 31.8 29.7-34.1 571 19.5 17.8-21.4 676 23.2 21.3-25.3
New Mexico 1,779 85 4.7 3.7- 6.0 287 16.0 14.1-18.2 538 30.8 28.4-33.4 394 21.5 19.4-23.8 475 26.9 24.5-29.4
New York 1,874 117 6.2 5.1- 7.7 323 17.2 15.3-19.3 582 31.0 28.5-33.7 371 19.5 17.5-21.7 481 26.0 23.6-28.5
North Carolina 3,440 237 6.6 5.4- 7.9 653 19.9 17.9-22.1 1,189 33.3 30.8-36.0 585 17.7 15.8-19.8 776 22.5 20.5-24.7
North Dakota 1,411 77 5.1 4.0- 6.4 182 12.5 10.8-14.5 439 30.7 28.2-33.4 301 21.7 19.5-24.1 412 29.9 27.4-32.6
Ohio 1,765 108 6.2 5.0- 7.6 317 17.7 15.6-20.0 579 32.5 29.9-35.1 363 20.1 17.9-22.4 398 23.6 21.3-26.0
Oklahoma 2,286 148 6.3 5.1- 7.8 428 18.9 16.8-21.1 770 33.9 31.3-36.6 414 18.1 16.2-20.3 526 22.8 20.7-25.0
Oregon 1,293 61 4.5 3.4- 5.8 203 16.4 14.2-18.7 383 29.7 27.0-32.6 287 21.9 19.5-24.5 359 27.6 25.0-30.3
Pennsylvania 1,920 107 5.3 4.3- 6.5 307 15.6 13.9-17.5 625 33.0 30.6-35.4 396 20.9 18.8-23.2 485 25.2 23.1-27.5
Rhode Island 2,029 107 5.4 4.4- 6.7 332 17.2 15.3-19.2 607 29.0 26.7-31.5 474 22.7 20.6-25.0 509 25.6 23.4-28.0
South Carolina 1,694 86 5.0 3.9- 6.3 294 17.8 15.7-20.1 569 33.6 30.9-36.4 342 20.0 17.9-22.2 403 23.6 21.4-26.1
South Dakota 2,448 165 6.5 5.6- 7.7 401 15.5 14.1-17.1 796 33.1 31.0-35.2 467 18.9 17.2-20.8 619 25.9 23.9-28.0
Tennessee 1,391 119 8.3 6.8-10.1 231 16.4 14.3-18.8 497 36.2 33.3-39.3 248 17.8 15.6-20.3 296 21.3 18.8-24.0
Texas 3,256 211 6.3 5.5- 7.3 539 18.2 16.7-19.9 1,011 29.8 28.1-31.6 687 20.8 19.2-22.4 808 24.8 23.2-26.6
Utah 2,020 85 4.0 3.1- 5.3 261 13.9 12.0-15.9 578 28.8 26.4-31.4 463 22.6 20.3-25.1 633 30.7 28.2-33.2
Vermont 2,109 92 4.6 3.7- 5.8 334 15.8 14.1-17.6 630 29.8 27.6-32.1 480 21.9 20.0-24.0 573 27.8 25.7-30.1
Virginia 1,586 99 6.1 4.7- 7.8 269 16.6 14.7-18.8 548 34.2 31.6-36.9 300 19.3 17.2-21.6 370 23.8 21.4-26.3
Washington 2,216 116 5.0 4.1- 6.0 349 16.1 14.5-17.9 623 27.9 25.8-30.0 475 21.0 19.2-23.0 653 30.1 27.9-32.3
West Virginia 1,458 78 4.8 3.8- 6.1 239 16.7 14.7-19.0 434 29.3 26.7-32.0 314 22.5 20.1-25.0 393 26.7 24.2-29.4
Wisconsin 1,823 97 4.9 3.9- 6.1 271 14.9 13.2-16.9 610 32.9 30.4-35.4 392 21.4 19.3-23.7 453 25.9 23.5-28.5
Wyoming 1,609 68 4.0 3.1- 5.1 238 15.1 13.2-17.1 471 28.8 26.4-31.4 339 21.0 18.9-23.4 493 31.1 28.6-33.6
Guam 427 35 9.1 6.3-12.9 97 22.1 17.9-27.1 141 34.1 29.1-39.5 65 14.5 11.1-18.7 89 20.2 16.2-24.9
Puerto Rico 2,167 237 10.8 9.0-12.9 339 16.4 14.3-18.7 673 30.1 27.6-32.8 186 8.7 7.2-10.7 732 33.9 31.1-36.9
Virgin Islands 1,110 111 10.3 8.3-12.7 217 19.7 16.9-22.9 326 29.3 26.0-32.8 205 18.6 15.9-21.8 251 22.0 19.1-25.2

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

#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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