TABLE 3—

Characteristics of Participants in the State and Local Health Department Survey of Physical Activity Programs: United States, 2003–2005

	State Respondents		Local Respondents
Characteristic	Baseline, %	Follow-Up, %	Baseline, %	Follow-Up, %
Total sample, no.	49	48	105	74
Job title
Program manager or administrator	60.4	60.4	34.3	40.5
Health educator	14.6	22.9	9.5	18.9
Program planner	8.3	6.3	1.0	4.1
Division or bureau head	6.3	2.1	33.4	21.6
Other	10.4	8.3	21.9	14.9
Years working for health department
< 2	16.3	19.1	13.3	6.8
2–4	30.6	29.8	18.1	18.9
5–9	14.3	17.0	20.0	27.0
≥ 10	38.8	34.0	48.6	47.3
Highest degree held
BS or BA	33.3	21.3	27.9	34.2
MS	12.5	31.9	13.5	19.2
MPH or MSPH	18.8	21.3	12.5	15.1
Other master’s degree	27.1	21.3	23.1	19.2
PhD	6.3	2.1	2.9	2.7
Other	2.1	2.1	20.2	9.6
Meets physical activity recommendationa
Yes	71.4	77.1	47.6	52.7
No	28.6	22.9	52.4	47.3

^aObtaining moderate physical activity 5 or more time per week, 30 min or more per day.