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The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: National and State Perspectives 2004

Section III

Risk Factors and Use of Preventive Services, United States

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No Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Adults

Regular physical activity reduces people’s risk for heart attack, colon cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure, and may reduce their risk for stroke. It also helps to control weight; contributes to healthy bones, muscles, and joints; reduces falls among the elderly; helps to relieve the pain of arthritis; reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression; and can decrease the need for hospitalizations, physician visits, and medications. Moreover, physical activity need not be strenuous to be beneficial; people of all ages benefit from moderate physical activity, such as 30 minutes of brisk walking five or more times a week.

  • In 2002, 25% of U.S. adults (28% of women and 22% of men) reported no leisure-time physical activity.
  • No leisure time physical activity was more prevalent among Hispanics (37%) and blacks (33%) than among whites (22%).
  • The percentage of adults reporting no leisure-time physical activity in 2002 ranged from 15% in Washington to 34% in Louisiana and Tennessee.

Percentage of Adults Who Reported No Leisure-Time Physical Activity,* 2002

Percentage of Adults Who Reported No Leisure-Time Physical Activity,* 2002

* No exercise, recreation, or physical activity (other than regular job duties) during the previous month.
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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Percentage of Adults Who Reported No Leisure-Time Physical Activity,* by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, 2002

State Total Male Female White Black† Asian/Pacific Islander† American Indian/Alaska Native† Hispanic† Multiracial†
ALABAMA 27.3 24.6 29.6 24.6 37.4 - - 23.0 -
ALASKA 22.4 20.2 24.8 18.9 - 35.8 35.8 22.1 28.4
ARIZONA 22.6 18.7 26.5 19.9 30.3 - 35.8 33.4 -
ARKANSAS 27.4 23.6 30.8 26.0 33.4 - 34.5 30.7 37.9
CALIFORNIA 22.7 20.1 25.3 16.7 22.8 20.9 - 33.2 10.2
COLORADO 19.3 17.8 20.7 15.0 23.8 16.2 - 39.5 16.8
CONNECTICUT 22.0 19.6 24.1 18.9 29.8 30.0 - 39.2 -
DELAWARE 27.1 22.7 31.2 22.7 43.1 37.6 - 49.4 -
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20.9 16.4 24.7 7.3 28.4 19.4 - 22.0 -
FLORIDA 27.9 25.7 30.0 24.4 37.2 31.5 30.0 34.6 -
GEORGIA 25.7 22.5 28.6 21.8 32.0 - - 40.4 23.7
HAWAII 16.1 13.9 18.3 9.7 5.2 20.9 - 17.5 14.4
IDAHO 19.3 18.5 20.1 19.0 - - 18.8 29.0 12.9
ILLINOIS 28.6 24.7 32.3 24.0 34.4 26.3 - 47.0 -
INDIANA 27.5 23.9 30.8 26.4 33.5 25.0 - 37.8 27.3
IOWA 21.8 20.4 23.1 21.7 - - - 30.9 -
KANSAS 22.5 21.2 23.8 21.5 20.2 - - 34.2 21.6
KENTUCKY 26.6 23.8 29.2 26.7 27.7 - - 28.3 -
LOUISIANA 33.5 30.5 36.1 29.0 43.3 - 35.2 39.9 34.9
MAINE 25.8 24.0 27.5 25.9 - - - - -
MARYLAND 23.0 18.7 26.9 20.3 27.9 28.6 - 25.3 -
MASSACHUSETTS 20.8 18.8 22.6 18.0 29.2 26.5 - 45.2 -
MICHIGAN 24.1 21.2 26.7 22.2 32.2 18.6 - 28.4 34.1
MINNESOTA 16.2 15.1 17.3 15.7 31.1 20.9 - 23.6 -
MISSISSIPPI 32.5 27.7 36.7 29.4 36.2 - - 36.9 -
MISSOURI 26.5 24.7 28.2 25.7 35.7 - 22.4 23.9 22.5
MONTANA 19.2 18.8 19.6 18.9 - - 25.6 10.0 -
NEBRASKA 22.0 20.9 23.0 19.8 39.8 - - 38.5 -
NEVADA 24.8 21.2 28.5 20.3 27.1 37.5 - 37.9 20.1
NEW HAMPSHIRE 19.9 18.2 21.5 19.4 - - 25.7 31.5 -
NEW JERSEY 26.0 23.7 28.0 20.3 36.1 33.7 - 40.2 -
NEW MEXICO 23.0 19.6 26.3 18.1 21.2 - 25.4 29.4 -
NEW YORK 25.1 20.6 29.0 20.4 28.7 26.7 - 37.5 31.1
NORTH CAROLINA 29.5 25.3 33.3 25.6 36.1 26.0 30.6 52.9 36.4
NORTH DAKOTA 21.7 21.5 21.9 20.9 - - 37.3 - -
OHIO 25.4 21.8 28.6 24.8 33.3 - - 26.5 -
OKLAHOMA 30.6 27.2 33.8 28.6 39.3 31.3 31.1 43.6 36.6
OREGON 17.9 16.8 18.8 16.5 - 14.6 - 29.5 20.6
PENNSYLVANIA 24.4 20.9 27.5 22.5 36.5 38.1 19.3 33.3 31.5
RHODE ISLAND 24.6 20.6 28.1 22.2 26.1 - - 43.0 -
SOUTH CAROLINA 24.6 21.9 27.1 21.3 30.5 - - 30.2 33.5
SOUTH DAKOTA 23.8 22.6 24.9 23.4 - - 32.7 21.2 -
TENNESSEE 33.6 31.2 35.7 32.3 39.7 - - 41.6 -
TEXAS 29.3 26.3 32.1 22.5 26.7 27.9 24.1 42.8 23.3
UTAH 18.9 17.8 20.0 17.6 - - - 26.6 -
VERMONT 18.3 17.4 19.2 18.1 - - - 16.3 -
VIRGINIA 24.4 20.2 28.3 21.5 35.8 31.6 - 25.7 19.9
WASHINGTON 15.0 13.6 16.3 13.7 17.1 20.5 21.8 28.6 19.3
WEST VIRGINIA 28.4 25.9 30.8 28.3 31.2 - - - 28.8
WISCONSIN 20.0 16.9 23.0 19.0 40.2 - 31.9 23.9 -
WYOMING 20.4 20.1 20.6 20.1 - - - 25.0 -
                   
UNITED STATES 25.0 22.1 27.7 21.8 32.7 24.5 28.2 36.6 22.7
                   
*No exercise, recreation, or physical activity (other than regular job duties) during the previous month
†A dash indicates that the state sample had too few respondents (fewer than 50) in this category to calculate a stable estimate
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

 

  



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