Physical exercise (most recent) by state

SOURCE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.

DEFINITION
During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities? Percent of respondents who answered yes.

Health Statistics > Physical exercise (most recent) by state

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Minnesota:

84.1%

# 2

Utah:

83.1%

# 3

Oregon:

82.8%

# 4

Washington:

82.7%

# 5

Vermont:

81.8%

# 6

Wisconsin:

81.5%

# 7

New Hampshire:

81.4%

# 8

Colorado:

81.2%

= 9

Montana:

81.1%

= 9

Connecticut:

81.1%

# 11

South Dakota:

81%

# 12

Idaho:

80.9%

# 13

Massachusetts:

80%

# 14

Wyoming:

79.8%

# 15

Alaska:

79.4%

# 16

New Mexico:

78.8%

= 17

Iowa:

78.6%

= 17

North Dakota:

78.6%

= 19

Nebraska:

78.4%

= 19

Maine:

78.4%

= 21

Delaware:

78.1%

= 21

Maryland:

78.1%

# 23

Virginia:

78%

# 24

Michigan:

77.8%

# 25

District of Columbia:

77.7%

# 26

California:

77.2%

# 27

Ohio:

77%

# 28

Kansas:

76.7%

# 29

Florida:

76.3%

# 30

South Carolina:

76.1%

= 31

Arizona:

75.7%

= 31

Rhode Island:

75.7%

= 31

Nevada:

75.7%

# 34

Pennsylvania:

75.6%

# 35

West Virginia:

75.4%

# 36

North Carolina:

75.2%

= 37

Illinois:

75.1%

= 37

Missouri:

75.1%

# 39

Indiana:

74.6%

# 40

New Jersey:

74.3%

# 41

Georgia:

74.2%

# 42

Texas:

73.8%

= 43

Arkansas:

73.4%

= 43

New York:

73.4%

# 45

Oklahoma:

72.2%

# 46

US Virgin Islands:

71.2%

= 47

Alabama:

70.3%

= 47

Tennessee:

70.3%

# 49

Louisiana:

70.2%

# 50

Kentucky:

70.1%

# 51

Mississippi:

68.6%

# 52

Puerto Rico:

53.3%

Weighted average:

76.6%

DEFINITION: During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities? Percent of respondents who answered yes.

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004. via StateMaster

Health Statistics > Physical exercise (most recent) by state

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