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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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Respond.#		 Meets Recommendation Some Physical Activity Physically Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 250488 114351 45.9 45.5-46.3 95,713 38.5 38.2-38.9 40,424 15.6 15.3-15.9
Alabama 3,207 1,220 40.3 38.3-42.4 1,366 42.5 40.5-44.6 621 17.1 15.7-18.7
Alaska 2,516 1,450 58.1 55.3-60.8 776 31.1 28.5-33.8 290 10.9 9.3-12.6
Arizona 3,064 1,548 49.9 47.2-52.6 1,074 35.5 32.9-38.2 442 14.6 12.6-16.8
Arkansas 3,861 1,702 45.3 43.5-47.1 1,516 38.9 37.1-40.7 643 15.8 14.5-17.1
California 4,261 2,030 46.7 44.9-48.5 1,744 41.1 39.3-42.8 487 12.3 11.1-13.6
Colorado 3,905 2,110 55.0 53.2-56.8 1,416 35.6 33.9-37.4 379 9.4 8.4-10.5
Connecticut 4,970 2,568 51.7 50.1-53.4 1,741 34.7 33.2-36.2 661 13.6 12.5-14.8
Delaware 3,854 1,618 43.8 41.7-45.9 1,576 39.7 37.7-41.8 660 16.5 15.0-18.1
District of Columbia 1,903 1,028 52.2 49.3-55.1 619 32.3 29.7-35.0 256 15.5 13.6-17.8
Florida 4,680 1,917 41.2 39.1-43.4 1,810 39.9 37.8-42.1 953 18.8 17.2-20.6
Georgia 7,169 2,808 42.4 40.8-44.1 2,974 40.2 38.6-41.8 1,387 17.4 16.2-18.6
Hawaii 5,793 2,109 36.1 34.6-37.7 2,801 48.7 47.1-50.3 883 15.2 14.1-16.4
Idaho 4,684 2,530 55.9 54.2-57.7 1,655 34.6 32.9-36.2 499 9.5 8.6-10.5
Illinois 5,029 2,181 44.1 42.2-46.0 1,996 39.0 37.2-40.9 852 16.8 15.5-18.2
Indiana 5,092 2,331 46.9 45.3-48.5 2,015 39.4 37.9-40.9 746 13.7 12.7-14.8
Iowa 4,639 1,903 43.6 41.9-45.4 2,011 42.0 40.3-43.7 725 14.4 13.2-15.6
Kansas 4,453 1,882 43.7 42.0-45.5 1,784 39.4 37.7-41.0 787 16.9 15.7-18.2
Kentucky 6,901 2,143 33.8 32.0-35.6 2,658 40.0 38.1-41.8 2,100 26.2 24.7-27.8
Louisiana 4,687 1,793 40.2 38.6-41.9 1,781 37.6 36.0-39.2 1,113 22.2 20.9-23.6
Maine 2,239 1,162 53.1 50.7-55.4 762 33.6 31.4-35.9 315 13.3 11.8-14.9
Maryland 4,156 2,049 49.1 47.2-51.1 1,576 37.5 35.6-39.4 531 13.4 12.0-14.8
Massachusetts 7,045 3,576 52.7 51.2-54.2 2,401 33.9 32.5-35.3 1,068 13.4 12.4-14.4
Michigan 3,404 1,584 47.4 45.4-49.4 1,357 40.2 38.3-42.2 463 12.4 11.2-13.7
Minnesota 3,694 1,776 49.0 47.2-50.9 1,614 43.4 41.6-45.2 304 7.6 6.7- 8.5
Mississippi 4,117 1,550 40.4 38.6-42.2 1,629 39.1 37.4-40.9 938 20.5 19.1-22.0
Missouri 4,025 1,766 45.1 42.9-47.3 1,590 40.8 38.7-42.9 669 14.1 12.8-15.6
Montana 3,750 2,076 58.5 56.3-60.6 1,236 32.4 30.4-34.5 438 9.1 8.0-10.3
Nebraska 4,660 1,981 44.5 42.9-46.2 1,982 41.5 39.9-43.1 697 14.0 12.9-15.1
Nevada 2,850 1,542 50.8 48.2-53.5 920 34.1 31.6-36.7 388 15.1 13.2-17.2
New Hampshire 4,710 2,522 54.6 53.0-56.3 1,670 34.9 33.3-36.4 518 10.5 9.6-11.5
New Jersey 10,420 4,721 44.7 43.6-45.9 3,981 37.9 36.7-39.0 1,718 17.4 16.5-18.3
New Mexico 5,202 2,625 51.3 49.7-53.0 1,881 35.7 34.1-37.3 696 13.0 11.9-14.1
New York 5,138 2,347 44.5 42.8-46.1 1,934 36.4 34.8-38.0 857 19.1 17.8-20.6
North Carolina 9,118 3,242 37.7 36.1-39.4 3,675 39.9 38.3-41.6 2,201 22.4 21.0-23.8
North Dakota 2,816 1,331 49.4 47.2-51.5 1,101 39.1 37.0-41.2 384 11.6 10.4-12.8
Ohio 3,570 1,664 47.0 44.9-49.0 1,382 38.4 36.5-40.4 524 14.6 13.2-16.1
Oklahoma 7,346 2,793 39.9 38.6-41.3 3,068 41.2 39.9-42.6 1,485 18.8 17.8-19.9
Oregon 3,780 2,014 53.8 52.0-55.6 1,329 34.7 33.0-36.4 437 11.5 10.4-12.8
Pennsylvania 3,435 1,644 49.2 47.3-51.2 1,340 38.2 36.4-40.1 451 12.5 11.4-13.8
Rhode Island 3,785 1,832 50.3 48.3-52.2 1,362 35.1 33.2-36.9 591 14.7 13.4-16.1
South Carolina 5,485 2,481 46.2 44.6-47.8 2,187 39.0 37.4-40.5 817 14.8 13.7-16.0
South Dakota 5,099 2,253 46.5 44.9-48.2 1,973 38.5 36.9-40.1 873 14.9 13.9-16.1
Tennessee 2,445 868 37.6 35.3-39.9 1,013 41.5 39.2-43.8 564 20.9 19.1-22.8
Texas 5,629 2,449 44.7 43.1-46.2 2,191 37.6 36.1-39.1 989 17.8 16.6-19.0
Utah 3,867 2,164 57.0 54.8-59.1 1,338 34.4 32.4-36.5 365 8.6 7.5- 9.9
Vermont 3,991 2,168 55.8 54.0-57.6 1,378 34.6 32.9-36.3 445 9.6 8.7-10.6
Virginia 5,067 2,313 49.4 47.5-51.4 1,950 36.9 35.1-38.7 804 13.7 12.5-14.9
Washington 17,502 9,299 54.4 53.5-55.4 6,347 35.9 35.0-36.9 1,856 9.6 9.1-10.2
West Virginia 3,153 1,287 42.7 40.8-44.7 1,230 39.0 37.1-41.0 636 18.3 16.9-19.8
Wisconsin 3,857 1,996 54.7 52.7-56.6 1,464 36.7 34.9-38.6 397 8.6 7.6- 9.7
Wyoming 3,766 2,020 55.4 53.6-57.2 1,316 34.1 32.4-35.8 430 10.5 9.5-11.6
Guam 751 369 49.2 45.1-53.3 258 33.6 29.9-37.6 124 17.2 14.2-20.7
Puerto Rico 4,089 1,283 34.7 32.7-36.7 1,290 31.4 29.6-33.3 1,516 33.8 32.0-35.7
Virgin Islands 1,859 733 40.2 37.2-43.2 675 35.0 32.1-37.9 451 24.9 22.3-27.7

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*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 acti vity, but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no 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 and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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