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National Health Interview
Survey (NHIS)
Celebrating the First 50 years:
1957-2007

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How To Find

 Selected NHIS Adult Physical Activity Statistics

bulletEarly Release
Physical activity is among the topics covered by the Early Release Program which publishes selected estimates from the NHIS on a quarterly basis. To access this information, click on the data year of interest (full or partial) and scroll down to "Leisure-Time Physical Activity."

bulletSeries 10 Reports
Physical activity estimates from the NHIS are published in selected NCHS Series 10 reports, including “Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults” (published annually) and “Health Behaviors of Adults,” (published tri-annually.)

bulletAdvance Data Reports
From the NHIS page entitled “Advance Data Reports from the National Health Interview Survey” scan report titles to identify reports of interest.

bulletHealth E-Stats
From the NCHS page entitled “Health E-Stats” scan report titles to identify NHIS reports of interest. Reports are listed in descending chronological order and cover all NCHS data systems.

bulletHealth, United States
Annual report to Congress contains 1-2 tables on topics related to leisure-time physical activity
based on NHIS data.  Go to latest volume (data year). Go to the pdf document titled "Trend tables" and go to the section entitled "Health Determinants and Measures of Health." These files are large and may take some time to download.

bulletHealthy People 2010
Physical activity is Focus Area #22. It is it also one of the leading health indicators tracked by the Healthy People Program.

 

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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Celebrating the First 50 years: 1957-2007
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This page last reviewed September 09, 2008

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