Percentage of Adults Not Participating in
Recommended Level of Physical Activity

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit
Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 1286 51.8 3.1 45.8 57.9
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 511 54.1 2.0 50.2 58.1
Female 775 49.7 4.5 40.9 58.4
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 76 33.9 11.3 11.8 56.0
25-34 years 253 48.1 6.1 36.2 60.1
35-44 years 299 59.5 2.3 55.0 63.9
45-54 years 253 55.4 1.7 52.0 58.7
55-64 years 163 46.4 5.4 35.8 57.0
65+ years 219 62.1 1.5 59.1 65.1
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 566 58.9 3.5 52.1 65.7
Non-Hispanic 719 51.2 2.8 45.7 56.7
RACE . . . . .
White Only 414 50.7 3.1 44.7 56.8
Black Only 408 57.9 2.6 52.8 63.0
Other Race Only 424 62.0 3.3 55.4 68.5
More than One Race 35 47.3 8.0 31.6 63.0
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 334 52.0 5.4 41.4 62.5
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 415 62.1 2.1 58.0 66.3
Some College 317 50.8 6.9 37.2 64.4
College Graduate 215 43.8 3.7 36.5 51.1
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 183 68.3 12.9 43.1 93.6
$15,000 - $24,999 390 55.5 3.7 48.2 62.8
$25,000 - $34,999 203 47.7 3.6 40.7 54.7
$35,000 - $49,999 162 58.4 5.6 47.5 69.3
$50,000+ 211 42.4 2.9 36.7 48.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 771 52.7 3.7 45.4 60.1
Out of Work 58 26.5 10.4 6.0 46.9
Homemaker / Student 143 35.3 4.9 25.7 45.0
Retired 209 53.4 3.4 46.7 60.0
Unable to Work 102 90.8 6.0 79.0 100.0
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 203 53.2 2.3 48.7 57.6
1-19 Hours 36 44.1 13.5 17.6 70.6
20-39 Hours 144 37.6 10.0 18.1 57.1
40 + Hours 608 54.6 2.1 50.4 58.8
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 732 51.7 2.1 47.6 55.7
Divorced / Separated 238 67.1 9.2 49.1 85.1
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 44 46.8 4.1 38.9 54.8
Rural 74 59.1 1.5 56.2 62.0
Densely-settled Rural 193 51.6 5.8 40.3 63.0
Semi-urban 122 46.1 4.6 37.1 55.2
Urban 830 52.7 2.8 47.1 58.3
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 330 70.3 4.7 61.1 79.4
Excellent to Good 955 47.9 4.5 39.1 56.7
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 161 77.5 5.6 66.5 88.5
No Diabetes 1121 50.0 3.9 42.4 57.6
HYPERTENSION STATUS . . . . .
Hypertension 411 60.5 2.0 56.6 64.4
No Hypertension 870 48.0 4.3 39.7 56.4
ASTHMA STATUS . . . . .
Current Asthma 99 64.1 4.8 54.6 73.5
No Current Asthma 1180 51.0 3.4 44.4 57.5
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 131 54.1 9.4 35.6 72.6
<14 days mental health not good 1142 51.7 3.2 45.4 58.0
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 347 37.9 5.6 26.9 49.0
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 399 53.7 3.5 47.0 60.5
Obese (BMI >= 30) 382 66.6 2.7 61.4 71.8

Numerator: Respondents reporting they did not participate in moderate
physical activities at least 5 times per week for at least 30 minutes or
vigorous physical activities at least 3 times per week for at least 20 minutes.
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.