BRFSS 2002- Nationwide Data: (Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	60,178	40,196	68.3	67.7-68.8	19,982	31.7	31.2-32.3

Arizona	2,378	1,521	65.8	62.9-68.6	857	34.2	31.4-37.1
Colorado	3,015	2,106	71.4	69.5-73.2	909	28.6	26.8-30.5
Connecticut	4,287	2,737	64.2	62.4-66.0	1,550	35.8	34.0-37.6
Florida	4,694	3,362	72.0	70.5-73.5	1,332	28.0	26.5-29.5
Hawaii	3,652	2,704	76.4	74.6-78.2	948	23.6	21.8-25.4
Iowa	2,811	1,925	71.1	69.1-73.0	886	28.9	27.0-30.9
Maryland	3,386	2,152	64.9	62.9-66.9	1,234	35.1	33.1-37.1
Michigan	4,809	3,325	69.0	67.2-70.6	1,484	31.0	29.4-32.8
Missouri	3,494	2,168	64.5	62.3-66.7	1,326	35.5	33.3-37.7
Montana	3,005	1,939	69.1	66.9-71.2	1,066	30.9	28.8-33.1
North Carolina	5,169	3,057	59.3	57.2-61.4	2,112	40.7	38.6-42.8
Ohio	3,137	2,027	65.5	63.5-67.5	1,110	34.5	32.5-36.5
South Carolina	3,358	2,120	66.2	64.1-68.3	1,238	33.8	31.7-35.9
South Dakota	3,562	2,554	73.7	71.9-75.3	1,008	26.3	24.7-28.1
Texas	4,461	3,228	73.1	71.6-74.6	1,233	26.9	25.4-28.4
Virginia	3,308	2,153	65.7	63.3-68.0	1,155	34.3	32.0-36.7
Virgin Islands	1,652	1,118	66.2	63.1-69.1	534	33.8	30.9-36.9

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

60,178

40,196

68.3

67.7-68.8

19,982

31.7

31.2-32.3

Arizona

2,378

1,521

65.8

62.9-68.6

857

34.2

31.4-37.1

Colorado

3,015

2,106

71.4

69.5-73.2

909

28.6

26.8-30.5

Connecticut

4,287

2,737

64.2

62.4-66.0

1,550

35.8

34.0-37.6

Florida

4,694

3,362

72.0

70.5-73.5

1,332

28.0

26.5-29.5

Hawaii

3,652

2,704

76.4

74.6-78.2

948

23.6

21.8-25.4

Iowa

2,811

1,925

71.1

69.1-73.0

886

28.9

27.0-30.9

Maryland

3,386

2,152

64.9

62.9-66.9

1,234

35.1

33.1-37.1

Michigan

4,809

3,325

69.0

67.2-70.6

1,484

31.0

29.4-32.8

Missouri

3,494

2,168

64.5

62.3-66.7

1,326

35.5

33.3-37.7

Montana

3,005

1,939

69.1

66.9-71.2

1,066

30.9

28.8-33.1

North Carolina

5,169

3,057

59.3

57.2-61.4

2,112

40.7

38.6-42.8

Ohio

3,137

2,027

65.5

63.5-67.5

1,110

34.5

32.5-36.5

South Carolina

3,358

2,120

66.2

64.1-68.3

1,238

33.8

31.7-35.9

South Dakota

3,562

2,554

73.7

71.9-75.3

1,008

26.3

24.7-28.1

Texas

4,461

3,228

73.1

71.6-74.6

1,233

26.9

25.4-28.4

Virginia

3,308

2,153

65.7

63.3-68.0

1,155

34.3

32.0-36.7

Virgin Islands

1,652

1,118

66.2

63.1-69.1

534

33.8

30.9-36.9

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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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