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1988�07 No Leisure-Time Physical Activity Trend Chart

graph showing trend - data below

Data are reported from 36 participating states from 1988�07. The proportion of the U.S. population that reported no leisure-time physical activity decreased from about 31% in 1989 to about 28% in 2000, then decreased to about 24% in 2007.

Prevalence of No Leisure-Time Physical Activity –
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System,
35 Statesa and the District of Columbia,
1988�07
Year % 95% CIb
1988 30.5 (29.9-31.2)
1989 31.5 (30.9-32.1)
1990 30.9 (30.3-31.5)
1991 30.6 (30.1-31.2)
1992 29.3 (28.9-29.8)
1994 30.2 (29.7-30.8)
1996 29.9 (29.4-30.3)
1998 28.4 (28.0-28.9)
2000 27.8 (27.3-28.2)
2001 26.2 (25.7-26.6)
2002 25.1 (24.7-25.4)
2003 24.2 (23.8-24.6)
2004 23.7 (23.3-24.1)
2005 25.1 (24.7-25.5)
2006 23.9 (23.5-24.3)
2007 23.9 (23.5-24.3)

Note: Data were adjusted for non-responses, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population, and weighted to provide estimates. Confidence intervals were calculated using SUDAAN to adjust for the complex survey sample design.
aAlabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
b95% CI = Confidence Interval

 

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Page last reviewed: March 5, 2008
Page last updated: March 5, 2008
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion