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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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 28,704 5,804 19.9 19.2-20.7 7,385 25.4 24.6-26.2 8,290 29.6 28.8-30.5 3,699 13.2 12.6-13.9 3,526 11.8 11.3-12.4
Arizona 1,247 219 20.8 16.9-25.2 292 22.0 18.8-25.7 380 31.5 27.4-35.8 184 14.3 11.6-17.4 172 11.5 9.3-14.1
Colorado 1,825 332 19.0 16.8-21.3 421 23.0 20.9-25.3 582 31.1 28.7-33.6 268 14.9 13.0-17.1 222 12.0 10.4-13.7
Connecticut 2,199 400 18.4 16.5-20.6 542 23.6 21.3-25.9 663 29.3 26.9-31.9 291 13.6 11.8-15.7 303 15.1 13.1-17.3
Delaware 1,262 267 21.7 18.4-25.3 317 22.0 19.1-25.3 368 27.7 24.3-31.4 162 14.3 11.8-17.3 148 14.3 10.5-19.0
Hawaii 2,139 409 18.8 16.7-21.0 673 32.2 29.6-34.8 505 23.3 21.0-25.7 264 12.3 10.6-14.2 288 13.5 11.5-15.7
Illinois 855 168 18.6 15.8-21.7 209 22.8 19.8-26.1 252 31.4 27.7-35.3 126 15.0 12.4-18.0 100 12.3 9.9-15.1
Iowa 1,284 315 23.5 20.9-26.3 357 27.0 24.3-30.0 319 26.8 23.8-30.0 143 10.8 9.0-13.0 150 11.9 9.9-14.2
Maine 958 149 16.0 13.6-18.8 254 27.3 24.3-30.6 293 30.2 27.0-33.6 130 13.5 11.2-16.3 132 12.9 10.7-15.5
Maryland 1,722 351 19.7 17.4-22.2 464 27.8 25.1-30.7 497 28.4 25.8-31.1 211 13.1 11.1-15.3 199 11.0 9.2-13.2
Michigan 2,344 462 18.3 16.2-20.5 604 25.6 23.3-28.1 675 30.0 27.6-32.5 319 13.8 12.1-15.7 284 12.3 10.7-14.1
Missouri 1,608 387 22.4 19.8-25.3 427 27.1 24.2-30.2 433 28.5 25.4-31.8 180 11.1 9.2-13.2 181 10.9 9.1-13.1
Montana 1,595 285 16.8 14.6-19.4 396 25.3 22.2-28.6 499 32.0 28.9-35.3 215 13.8 11.6-16.2 200 12.1 10.1-14.4
North Carolina 1,981 425 21.1 18.5-24.1 531 26.4 23.3-29.6 574 28.4 25.4-31.5 226 13.6 11.1-16.6 225 10.5 8.5-12.9
North Dakota 1,080 225 21.0 18.4-23.9 261 25.3 22.3-28.6 286 26.9 23.9-30.0 165 14.3 12.2-16.8 143 12.5 10.5-14.8
Ohio 1,597 311 18.4 16.3-20.7 411 26.5 23.9-29.3 495 30.8 28.2-33.5 198 12.6 10.7-14.8 182 11.7 9.9-13.7
South Carolina 1,639 365 22.2 19.6-25.0 399 23.9 21.2-27.0 506 31.1 28.1-34.3 191 12.5 10.3-15.0 178 10.3 8.6-12.3
Tennessee 965 226 21.4 18.7-24.4 252 27.1 23.9-30.6 265 28.5 25.2-32.1 121 13.0 10.7-15.8 101 9.9 7.9-12.3
Virginia 1,611 356 21.0 18.4-23.9 380 24.1 21.2-27.3 474 28.6 25.7-31.6 208 12.8 10.4-15.7 193 13.5 11.0-16.5
Virgin Islands 793 152 19.5 16.2-23.3 195 24.2 20.7-28.0 224 29.2 25.3-33.5 97 12.6 9.8-16.1 125 14.5 11.8-17.7

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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