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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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 73,220 33,219 46.2 45.6-46.7 29,677 39.9 39.4-40.5 10,324 13.9 13.5-14.3
Arizona 3,024 1,560 51.6 48.8-54.4 1,131 39.8 37.1-42.6 333 8.6 7.4- 9.9
Colorado 3,830 2,075 54.2 52.4-56.1 1,429 37.3 35.5-39.1 326 8.5 7.5- 9.6
Connecticut 5,055 2,569 51.0 49.2-52.7 1,883 37.1 35.4-38.8 603 12.0 10.9-13.1
Delaware 3,833 1,598 44.4 42.0-46.7 1,577 39.9 37.6-42.2 658 15.8 14.2-17.5
Hawaii 5,950 2,523 42.2 40.5-43.9 2,750 47.2 45.5-48.9 677 10.6 9.7-11.7
Illinois 2,482 1,069 43.7 41.4-46.1 950 37.5 35.3-39.8 463 18.8 17.0-20.7
Iowa 3,417 1,475 46.2 44.2-48.2 1,479 42.1 40.2-44.1 463 11.7 10.6-13.0
Maine 2,250 1,139 51.2 48.8-53.5 823 36.5 34.3-38.7 288 12.3 10.9-14.0
Maryland 4,047 1,891 46.4 44.4-48.4 1,668 41.0 39.1-43.0 488 12.6 11.3-14.0
Michigan 5,569 2,605 48.8 47.1-50.5 2,347 40.3 38.7-42.0 617 10.9 9.9-12.0
Missouri 4,306 1,875 45.3 43.2-47.4 1,754 40.5 38.5-42.6 677 14.1 12.8-15.6
Montana 3,679 1,959 56.9 54.8-59.1 1,321 34.7 32.6-36.8 399 8.4 7.4- 9.5
North Carolina 6,366 2,432 38.1 36.2-40.0 2,657 42.2 40.3-44.1 1,277 19.7 18.3-21.3
North Dakota 2,734 1,277 47.5 45.3-49.6 1,191 43.7 41.6-45.9 266 8.8 7.8-10.0
Ohio 3,712 1,709 46.6 44.7-48.6 1,513 40.5 38.6-42.4 490 12.9 11.6-14.4
South Carolina 4,022 1,756 45.6 43.5-47.7 1,686 40.5 38.5-42.6 580 13.9 12.5-15.4
Tennessee 2,950 1,039 37.2 35.1-39.3 1,182 39.8 37.8-41.9 729 23.0 21.2-24.9
Virginia 3,976 1,840 48.7 46.4-51.1 1,568 38.6 36.4-40.9 568 12.7 11.4-14.1
Virgin Islands 2,018 828 40.2 37.5-43.0 768 37.2 34.6-40.0 422 22.6 20.2-25.1

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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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