SCHS Home Search FAQs Guestbook

North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics Navigation Bar

2003 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?*

Back to Physical Activity. Select a different topic:
 View results for a different geographical area:
  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 108010 18,577 17.2 16.8-17.7 23,644 22.0 21.6-22.5 40,831 38.0 37.4-38.5 15,900 14.8 14.4-15.2 9,058 7.9 7.6- 8.3
Alabama 1,233 286 22.7 20.0-25.7 279 21.8 19.3-24.6 431 36.4 33.1-39.8 153 12.7 10.6-15.3 84 6.3 4.8- 8.3
Alaska 1,360 182 13.4 11.1-16.2 246 19.9 17.0-23.2 522 35.9 32.4-39.4 250 19.4 16.5-22.6 160 11.4 9.3-13.9
Arizona 1,374 219 18.0 15.0-21.5 255 17.3 14.6-20.3 535 36.7 33.1-40.5 216 16.6 13.7-20.1 149 11.4 9.0-14.3
Arkansas 1,726 370 21.6 19.4-23.9 374 22.7 20.4-25.2 629 35.5 32.9-38.2 230 12.8 11.1-14.7 123 7.4 6.1- 9.1
California 2,071 331 15.5 13.7-17.4 468 22.7 20.6-25.0 804 39.5 36.9-42.1 329 15.7 13.9-17.6 139 6.6 5.4- 8.1
Colorado 2,060 327 15.1 13.5-16.9 436 20.9 19.0-23.0 797 38.6 36.3-41.0 351 17.5 15.6-19.5 149 7.8 6.5- 9.4
Connecticut 2,494 369 14.9 13.4-16.5 518 21.4 19.6-23.4 1,032 41.1 38.9-43.3 384 15.4 13.8-17.1 191 7.2 6.1- 8.5
Delaware 1,464 234 16.1 13.8-18.8 298 20.8 18.1-23.7 607 42.4 39.1-45.9 188 12.8 10.6-15.4 137 7.9 6.4- 9.7
District of Columbia 1,021 137 13.9 11.2-17.1 225 19.4 16.5-22.6 438 44.0 39.9-48.3 151 14.4 11.7-17.6 70 8.3 6.1-11.1
Florida 1,706 339 21.2 18.2-24.5 363 21.0 18.2-24.1 598 35.5 32.2-39.1 238 14.5 12.2-17.2 168 7.7 6.1- 9.8
Georgia 2,926 659 21.4 19.2-23.8 662 21.7 19.8-23.9 1,017 38.0 35.4-40.6 411 13.5 11.9-15.3 177 5.4 4.4- 6.5
Hawaii 2,083 352 15.6 13.7-17.6 643 32.0 29.6-34.5 664 32.8 30.3-35.4 279 13.1 11.4-14.9 145 6.6 5.4- 8.0
Idaho 2,448 393 14.9 13.2-16.7 526 22.4 20.4-24.5 893 38.5 36.1-40.9 434 17.3 15.6-19.3 202 7.0 5.9- 8.2
Illinois 2,095 383 15.8 13.9-17.9 468 23.4 21.0-26.1 827 39.8 36.9-42.8 262 12.6 10.8-14.6 155 8.4 6.7-10.5
Indiana 2,318 449 18.9 17.1-20.7 514 22.3 20.4-24.3 850 36.3 34.1-38.6 313 13.4 11.9-15.1 192 9.1 7.8-10.6
Iowa 1,741 353 19.8 17.6-22.3 421 23.5 21.1-26.0 591 35.1 32.3-38.0 222 12.7 11.0-14.7 154 8.9 7.3-10.8
Kansas 1,696 324 18.5 16.4-20.8 393 22.4 20.2-24.9 571 32.8 30.2-35.6 241 16.1 13.9-18.5 167 10.1 8.5-12.1
Kentucky 1,520 219 13.8 11.4-16.5 315 20.2 17.4-23.4 601 39.2 35.5-42.9 182 13.2 10.8-16.1 203 13.7 11.1-16.7
Louisiana 1,723 334 19.8 17.6-22.1 375 21.6 19.4-23.9 590 33.2 30.7-35.8 221 12.7 10.9-14.6 203 12.8 11.0-14.9
Maine 1,092 154 14.6 12.3-17.2 260 22.8 20.0-25.8 418 37.4 34.2-40.8 143 14.2 11.8-17.0 117 11.0 9.1-13.3
Maryland 2,107 377 18.5 16.4-20.8 482 21.3 19.2-23.5 804 39.6 37.0-42.3 282 13.3 11.6-15.2 162 7.2 6.0- 8.7
Massachusetts 3,389 471 15.0 13.5-16.6 691 19.6 18.0-21.3 1,397 41.9 39.8-44.0 528 15.2 13.7-16.7 302 8.4 7.3- 9.7
Michigan 1,519 260 17.4 15.3-19.7 336 21.8 19.6-24.3 567 37.2 34.4-40.1 220 14.5 12.6-16.8 136 9.0 7.4-11.0
Minnesota 1,827 371 20.3 18.3-22.5 432 24.0 21.8-26.3 670 36.6 34.1-39.1 219 12.2 10.6-14.0 135 7.0 5.8- 8.4
Mississippi 1,520 343 22.4 20.0-24.9 367 24.5 22.0-27.3 490 31.5 28.8-34.3 211 13.7 11.8-15.9 109 7.9 6.3- 9.8
Missouri 1,655 357 21.1 18.5-23.9 365 24.1 21.3-27.1 589 35.6 32.5-38.8 204 11.9 10.0-14.1 140 7.4 6.0- 9.0
Montana 1,884 261 13.8 11.8-16.0 394 20.4 18.0-23.0 708 39.0 36.0-42.1 290 17.3 14.9-19.9 231 9.5 8.0-11.4
Nebraska 1,810 349 18.6 16.7-20.7 426 23.7 21.5-26.0 646 36.8 34.2-39.4 231 12.5 10.9-14.4 158 8.4 7.1- 9.9
Nevada 1,470 177 10.6 8.5-13.1 289 21.0 18.0-24.3 550 38.4 34.9-42.1 299 19.5 16.8-22.6 155 10.5 8.4-13.1
New Hampshire 2,408 367 15.2 13.6-17.0 518 21.8 20.0-23.8 953 39.6 37.3-41.9 348 13.8 12.3-15.5 222 9.5 8.2-11.1
New Jersey 4,462 696 16.4 15.1-17.9 952 20.7 19.4-22.2 1,738 38.2 36.5-40.0 702 15.6 14.4-16.9 374 9.0 8.0-10.1
New Mexico 2,323 355 14.4 12.8-16.2 484 21.3 19.3-23.4 923 40.4 37.9-42.8 359 15.2 13.5-17.0 202 8.7 7.4-10.3
New York 2,197 315 14.6 12.9-16.4 477 22.1 20.1-24.3 880 39.4 37.0-41.8 354 15.7 14.0-17.6 171 8.3 7.0- 9.8
North Carolina 2,690 515 17.5 15.3-19.9 608 22.3 19.8-24.9 970 39.0 36.0-42.0 382 13.8 11.8-16.1 215 7.5 6.0- 9.2
North Dakota 1,240 207 16.5 14.2-18.9 273 21.6 19.1-24.4 477 39.9 36.7-43.1 191 15.1 13.0-17.5 92 7.0 5.5- 8.7
Ohio 1,670 274 16.3 14.2-18.6 366 22.6 20.2-25.2 638 37.1 34.3-40.1 266 16.3 14.1-18.8 126 7.7 6.2- 9.4
Oklahoma 2,564 529 19.9 18.1-21.8 654 25.5 23.6-27.5 894 34.5 32.3-36.7 305 12.5 11.0-14.1 182 7.7 6.5- 9.0
Oregon 1,897 299 15.8 14.0-17.8 392 20.0 18.1-22.1 737 38.8 36.3-41.4 294 15.7 13.9-17.8 175 9.6 8.2-11.3
Pennsylvania 1,561 242 14.7 12.9-16.7 372 25.1 22.6-27.7 604 38.2 35.5-41.0 230 14.6 12.7-16.7 113 7.5 6.1- 9.2
Rhode Island 1,707 238 12.8 11.2-14.7 360 20.5 18.2-22.9 696 40.7 37.9-43.7 266 15.9 13.8-18.3 147 10.0 8.2-12.2
South Carolina 2,474 437 17.0 15.3-18.8 568 23.1 21.1-25.2 986 39.3 37.0-41.7 316 13.8 12.2-15.7 167 6.8 5.7- 8.2
South Dakota 1,854 379 19.6 17.4-21.9 409 21.9 19.8-24.3 630 34.4 31.8-37.0 249 14.0 12.2-16.1 187 10.1 8.5-11.9
Tennessee 886 196 22.4 19.3-25.8 213 23.5 20.4-26.9 301 34.6 30.9-38.4 111 11.3 9.2-13.9 65 8.3 6.3-10.9
Texas 2,511 481 18.7 17.0-20.6 520 20.7 18.9-22.7 956 37.5 35.3-39.8 377 15.4 13.8-17.3 177 7.6 6.4- 8.9
Utah 2,134 328 15.0 13.0-17.1 422 19.9 17.7-22.3 835 39.8 37.0-42.6 423 19.6 17.4-21.9 126 5.8 4.5- 7.4
Vermont 2,081 333 15.4 13.7-17.3 422 21.2 19.2-23.4 797 37.0 34.6-39.5 339 17.4 15.4-19.5 190 9.0 7.7-10.5
Virginia 2,316 434 18.1 16.1-20.4 519 22.1 19.8-24.5 890 37.9 35.2-40.8 308 14.1 12.3-16.3 165 7.7 6.2- 9.6
Washington 8,855 1,462 16.5 15.5-17.5 1,806 19.9 18.9-21.0 3,551 41.1 39.8-42.4 1,290 15.2 14.2-16.2 746 7.4 6.7- 8.1
West Virginia 1,105 256 23.2 20.4-26.1 235 21.0 18.3-24.0 366 32.9 29.7-36.1 141 12.8 10.7-15.3 107 10.2 8.2-12.5
Wisconsin 1,875 297 14.6 12.8-16.5 448 23.5 21.2-26.0 668 36.7 34.0-39.5 278 15.1 13.2-17.3 184 10.1 8.5-12.0
Wyoming 1,948 272 13.8 12.2-15.6 431 22.5 20.4-24.7 742 37.3 34.9-39.8 319 16.7 14.8-18.7 184 9.7 8.2-11.5
Guam 389 74 18.9 14.8-23.8 71 19.0 14.9-24.0 139 34.6 29.5-40.1 63 15.9 12.3-20.5 42 11.5 8.4-15.6
Puerto Rico 746 100 15.8 12.6-19.6 122 16.4 13.4-19.9 313 41.5 36.9-46.2 185 23.5 19.8-27.6 26 2.8 1.8- 4.5
Virgin Islands 785 111 13.7 10.8-17.3 181 21.6 18.1-25.6 311 40.4 35.8-45.1 122 16.0 12.8-19.9 60 8.2 5.9-11.4

Back to Physical Activity.

+ 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 and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 16JUN04.

SCHS Home | Search | FAQs | Guestbook