BRFSS 2003- Nationwide Data: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increase s in breathing or heart rate?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	260703	109205	45.5	45.1-45.8	151498	54.5	54.2-54.9

Alabama	3,283	1,245	42.6	40.6-44.7	2,038	57.4	55.3-59.4
Alaska	2,620	1,385	56.0	53.3-58.7	1,235	44.0	41.3-46.7
Arizona	3,186	1,388	48.1	45.4-50.8	1,798	51.9	49.2-54.6
Arkansas	4,077	1,741	46.1	44.3-47.9	2,336	53.9	52.1-55.7
California	4,289	2,073	50.2	48.4-52.1	2,216	49.8	47.9-51.6
Colorado	4,010	2,069	54.1	52.3-55.9	1,941	45.9	44.1-47.7
Connecticut	5,141	2,520	50.8	49.2-52.4	2,621	49.2	47.6-50.8
Delaware	4,040	1,485	39.7	37.6-41.8	2,555	60.3	58.2-62.4
District of Columbia	1,973	1,026	51.4	48.6-54.2	947	48.6	45.8-51.4
Florida	4,921	1,728	39.7	37.5-41.8	3,193	60.3	58.2-62.5
Georgia	7,516	2,968	46.4	44.8-48.0	4,548	53.6	52.0-55.2
Hawaii	5,832	2,088	38.3	36.7-39.8	3,744	61.7	60.2-63.3
Idaho	4,903	2,466	54.2	52.5-55.9	2,437	45.8	44.1-47.5
Illinois	5,200	2,110	42.1	40.2-43.9	3,090	57.9	56.1-59.8
Indiana	5,320	2,336	46.9	45.4-48.4	2,984	53.1	51.6-54.6
Iowa	4,910	1,763	40.9	39.2-42.7	3,147	59.1	57.3-60.8
Kansas	4,558	1,711	41.8	40.0-43.5	2,847	58.2	56.5-60.0
Kentucky	7,370	1,597	28.3	26.6-30.1	5,773	71.7	69.9-73.4
Louisiana	4,984	1,768	39.8	38.2-41.4	3,216	60.2	58.6-61.8
Maine	2,326	1,103	50.7	48.4-53.0	1,223	49.3	47.0-51.6
Maryland	4,309	2,118	50.8	48.9-52.7	2,191	49.2	47.3-51.1
Massachusetts	7,285	3,417	50.5	49.1-52.0	3,868	49.5	48.0-50.9
Michigan	3,517	1,537	48.1	46.1-50.0	1,980	51.9	50.0-53.9
Minnesota	3,852	1,844	52.1	50.3-53.9	2,008	47.9	46.1-49.7
Mississippi	4,345	1,559	41.7	39.9-43.5	2,786	58.3	56.5-60.1
Missouri	4,186	1,672	45.1	43.0-47.3	2,514	54.9	52.7-57.0
Montana	3,951	1,903	54.2	52.1-56.3	2,048	45.8	43.7-47.9
Nebraska	4,905	1,838	41.5	39.9-43.1	3,067	58.5	56.9-60.1
Nevada	2,927	1,480	48.0	45.4-50.7	1,447	52.0	49.3-54.6
New Hampshire	4,906	2,429	52.5	50.8-54.1	2,477	47.5	45.9-49.2
New Jersey	10,905	4,499	43.3	42.2-44.5	6,406	56.7	55.5-57.8
New Mexico	5,329	2,334	48.0	46.3-49.6	2,995	52.0	50.4-53.7
New York	5,378	2,228	42.0	40.4-43.6	3,150	58.0	56.4-59.6
North Carolina	9,379	2,721	33.8	32.2-35.4	6,658	66.2	64.6-67.8
North Dakota	2,964	1,258	47.1	45.1-49.2	1,706	52.9	50.8-54.9
Ohio	3,721	1,688	46.3	44.3-48.3	2,033	53.7	51.7-55.7
Oklahoma	7,599	2,583	38.8	37.5-40.2	5,016	61.2	59.8-62.5
Oregon	3,921	1,919	51.3	49.5-53.1	2,002	48.7	46.9-50.5
Pennsylvania	3,586	1,577	46.9	45.0-48.7	2,009	53.1	51.3-55.0
Rhode Island	3,937	1,724	47.4	45.5-49.3	2,213	52.6	50.7-54.5
South Carolina	5,723	2,498	47.0	45.4-48.6	3,225	53.0	51.4-54.6
South Dakota	5,219	1,878	41.1	39.5-42.8	3,341	58.9	57.2-60.5
Tennessee	2,544	894	39.3	37.0-41.6	1,650	60.7	58.4-63.0
Texas	5,864	2,536	46.3	44.8-47.8	3,328	53.7	52.2-55.2
Utah	3,998	2,148	57.4	55.3-59.5	1,850	42.6	40.5-44.7
Vermont	4,168	2,110	54.5	52.7-56.2	2,058	45.5	43.8-47.3
Virginia	5,265	2,328	50.2	48.4-52.1	2,937	49.8	47.9-51.6
Washington	18,394	8,980	52.9	52.0-53.8	9,414	47.1	46.2-48.0
West Virginia	3,328	1,119	37.2	35.3-39.2	2,209	62.8	60.8-64.7
Wisconsin	3,975	1,900	51.9	50.0-53.8	2,075	48.1	46.2-50.0
Wyoming	3,931	1,971	54.5	52.7-56.2	1,960	45.5	43.8-47.3
Guam	787	391	51.3	47.3-55.2	396	48.7	44.8-52.7
Puerto Rico	4,153	753	24.7	22.9-26.7	3,400	75.3	73.3-77.1
Virgin Islands	1,993	801	42.1	39.2-45.1	1,192	57.9	54.9-60.8

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

260703

109205

45.5

45.1-45.8

151498

54.5

54.2-54.9

Alabama

3,283

1,245

42.6

40.6-44.7

2,038

57.4

55.3-59.4

Alaska

2,620

1,385

56.0

53.3-58.7

1,235

44.0

41.3-46.7

Arizona

3,186

1,388

48.1

45.4-50.8

1,798

51.9

49.2-54.6

Arkansas

4,077

1,741

46.1

44.3-47.9

2,336

53.9

52.1-55.7

California

4,289

2,073

50.2

48.4-52.1

2,216

49.8

47.9-51.6

Colorado

4,010

2,069

54.1

52.3-55.9

1,941

45.9

44.1-47.7

Connecticut

5,141

2,520

50.8

49.2-52.4

2,621

49.2

47.6-50.8

Delaware

4,040

1,485

39.7

37.6-41.8

2,555

60.3

58.2-62.4

District of Columbia

1,973

1,026

51.4

48.6-54.2

947

48.6

45.8-51.4

Florida

4,921

1,728

39.7

37.5-41.8

3,193

60.3

58.2-62.5

Georgia

7,516

2,968

46.4

44.8-48.0

4,548

53.6

52.0-55.2

Hawaii

5,832

2,088

38.3

36.7-39.8

3,744

61.7

60.2-63.3

Idaho

4,903

2,466

54.2

52.5-55.9

2,437

45.8

44.1-47.5

Illinois

5,200

2,110

42.1

40.2-43.9

3,090

57.9

56.1-59.8

Indiana

5,320

2,336

46.9

45.4-48.4

2,984

53.1

51.6-54.6

Iowa

4,910

1,763

40.9

39.2-42.7

3,147

59.1

57.3-60.8

Kansas

4,558

1,711

41.8

40.0-43.5

2,847

58.2

56.5-60.0

Kentucky

7,370

1,597

28.3

26.6-30.1

5,773

71.7

69.9-73.4

Louisiana

4,984

1,768

39.8

38.2-41.4

3,216

60.2

58.6-61.8

Maine

2,326

1,103

50.7

48.4-53.0

1,223

49.3

47.0-51.6

Maryland

4,309

2,118

50.8

48.9-52.7

2,191

49.2

47.3-51.1

Massachusetts

7,285

3,417

50.5

49.1-52.0

3,868

49.5

48.0-50.9

Michigan

3,517

1,537

48.1

46.1-50.0

1,980

51.9

50.0-53.9

Minnesota

3,852

1,844

52.1

50.3-53.9

2,008

47.9

46.1-49.7

Mississippi

4,345

1,559

41.7

39.9-43.5

2,786

58.3

56.5-60.1

Missouri

4,186

1,672

45.1

43.0-47.3

2,514

54.9

52.7-57.0

Montana

3,951

1,903

54.2

52.1-56.3

2,048

45.8

43.7-47.9

Nebraska

4,905

1,838

41.5

39.9-43.1

3,067

58.5

56.9-60.1

Nevada

2,927

1,480

48.0

45.4-50.7

1,447

52.0

49.3-54.6

New Hampshire

4,906

2,429

52.5

50.8-54.1

2,477

47.5

45.9-49.2

New Jersey

10,905

4,499

43.3

42.2-44.5

6,406

56.7

55.5-57.8

New Mexico

5,329

2,334

48.0

46.3-49.6

2,995

52.0

50.4-53.7

New York

5,378

2,228

42.0

40.4-43.6

3,150

58.0

56.4-59.6

North Carolina

9,379

2,721

33.8

32.2-35.4

6,658

66.2

64.6-67.8

North Dakota

2,964

1,258

47.1

45.1-49.2

1,706

52.9

50.8-54.9

Ohio

3,721

1,688

46.3

44.3-48.3

2,033

53.7

51.7-55.7

Oklahoma

7,599

2,583

38.8

37.5-40.2

5,016

61.2

59.8-62.5

Oregon

3,921

1,919

51.3

49.5-53.1

2,002

48.7

46.9-50.5

Pennsylvania

3,586

1,577

46.9

45.0-48.7

2,009

53.1

51.3-55.0

Rhode Island

3,937

1,724

47.4

45.5-49.3

2,213

52.6

50.7-54.5

South Carolina

5,723

2,498

47.0

45.4-48.6

3,225

53.0

51.4-54.6

South Dakota

5,219

1,878

41.1

39.5-42.8

3,341

58.9

57.2-60.5

Tennessee

2,544

894

39.3

37.0-41.6

1,650

60.7

58.4-63.0

Texas

5,864

2,536

46.3

44.8-47.8

3,328

53.7

52.2-55.2

Utah

3,998

2,148

57.4

55.3-59.5

1,850

42.6

40.5-44.7

Vermont

4,168

2,110

54.5

52.7-56.2

2,058

45.5

43.8-47.3

Virginia

5,265

2,328

50.2

48.4-52.1

2,937

49.8

47.9-51.6

Washington

18,394

8,980

52.9

52.0-53.8

9,414

47.1

46.2-48.0

West Virginia

3,328

1,119

37.2

35.3-39.2

2,209

62.8

60.8-64.7

Wisconsin

3,975

1,900

51.9

50.0-53.8

2,075

48.1

46.2-50.0

Wyoming

3,931

1,971

54.5

52.7-56.2

1,960

45.5

43.8-47.3

Guam

787

391

51.3

47.3-55.2

396

48.7

44.8-52.7

Puerto Rico

4,153

753

24.7

22.9-26.7

3,400

75.3

73.3-77.1

Virgin Islands

1,993

801

42.1

39.2-45.1

1,192

57.9

54.9-60.8

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

*If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

#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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