Figure
7.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of adults aged 18 years and over who engaged
in regular leisure-time
physical activity, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2001
NOTES: This measure
reflects the new definition being used for the physical activity leading
health indicator (Healthy People 2010). Regular leisure-time physical
activity was defined as engaging in light-moderate leisure-time physical
activity for >30 minutes >5 times per week or engaging in vigorous
leisure-time physical activity for >20 minutes >3 times per week.
The analysis excluded 991 persons with unknown physical activity
participation. Estimates are age-sex-adjusted to a year 2000 standard
population using five age groups: 18-24 years, 25-44 years, 45-64 years,
65-74 years, and 75 years and over.
DATA SOURCE: Sample
Adult Core component of the 2001 National Health Interview Survey.
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