Table 3. State-Specific Prevalence of Meeting Physical Activity Recommendations a for Older US Adults: Pooled Data From the 1997–2010 National Health Interview Survey.
| State | N | Prevalence, % (95% CI) | SE | Rankb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 74,470 | 22.0 (21.6–22.5) | 0.2 | NA |
| Alabama | 1,427 | 19.9 (17.1–22.9) | 1.5 | 32 |
| Alaska | 62 | 20.9 (14.6–29.0) | 3.7 | 29 |
| Arizona | 1,340 | 27.0 (24.8–29.3) | 1.1 | 8 |
| Arkansas | 908 | 15.1 (10.4–21.4) | 2.8 | 47 |
| California | 7,839 | 26.9 (25.4–28.3) | 0.7 | 11 |
| Colorado | 876 | 30.8 (26.7–35.3) | 2.2 | 3 |
| Connecticut | 966 | 26.3 (22.0–31.2) | 2.4 | 14 |
| District of Columbia | 191 | 24.0 (17.5–40.4) | 4.6 | 19 |
| Delaware | 206 | 27.5 (16.2–34.1) | 5.9 | 7 |
| Florida | 5,814 | 26.6 (24.2–29.1) | 1.2 | 12 |
| Georgia | 1,743 | 16.3 (14.3–18.5) | 1.1 | 45 |
| Hawaii | 457 | 34.8 (27.5–42.9) | 4.0 | 2 |
| Idaho | 290 | 22.7 (18.6–27.5) | 2.3 | 24 |
| Illinois | 3,103 | 21.4 (19.6–23.4) | 1.0 | 28 |
| Indiana | 1,585 | 15.1 (12.8–17.6) | 1.2 | 47 |
| Iowa | 820 | 25.1 (22.5–28.0) | 1.4 | 15 |
| Kansas | 749 | 23.5 (19.2–28.4) | 2.3 | 21 |
| Kentucky | 1,062 | 15.5 (13.1–18.4) | 1.4 | 46 |
| Louisiana | 1,120 | 13.4 (10.0–17.7) | 2.0 | 50 |
| Maine | 436 | 40.1 (33.0–47.6) | 3.7 | 1 |
| Maryland | 1,176 | 22.8 (20.0–25.7) | 1.5 | 23 |
| Massachusetts | 1,727 | 22.3 (19.2–25.7) | 1.6 | 26 |
| Michigan | 2,535 | 22.9 (20.6–25.5) | 1.3 | 22 |
| Minnesota | 1,153 | 27.6 (25.2–30.1) | 1.3 | 6 |
| Mississippi | 763 | 13.4 (8.8–19.8) | 2.8 | 50 |
| Missouri | 1,648 | 19.6 (17.2–22.3) | 1.3 | 35 |
| Montana | 284 | 17.7 (14.2–21.8) | 2.0 | 43 |
| Nebraska | 578 | 20.5 (14.5–28.2) | 3.5 | 30 |
| Nevada | 449 | 22.6 (18.1–27.9) | 2.5 | 25 |
| New Hampshire | 305 | 27.0 (19.7–35.7) | 4.1 | 8 |
| New Jersey | 2,293 | 18.2 (15.9–20.7) | 1.2 | 38 |
| New Mexico | 723 | 23.7 (19.3–28.8) | 2.4 | 20 |
| New York | 4,970 | 19.7 (18.3–21.2) | 0.7 | 34 |
| North Carolina | 2,204 | 18.7 (16.3–21.3) | 1.3 | 37 |
| North Dakota | 246 | 19.5 (14.8–25.1) | 2.6 | 36 |
| Ohio | 3,051 | 17.7 (16.0–19.5) | 0.9 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | 937 | 18.2 (13.8–23.5) | 2.5 | 38 |
| Oregon | 870 | 26.4 (22.1–31.3) | 2.3 | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,433 | 19.9 (18.0–21.5) | 0.8 | 32 |
| Rhode Island | 246 | 21.6 (16.2–28.2) | 3.0 | 27 |
| South Carolina | 1,163 | 17.8 (14.5–21.6) | 1.8 | 42 |
| South Dakota | 279 | 14.6 (9.6–21.7) | 3.0 | 49 |
| Tennessee | 1,420 | 18.1 (16.0–20.4) | 1.1 | 40 |
| Texas | 4,916 | 20.3 (18.7–21.9) | 0.8 | 31 |
| Utah | 496 | 28.5 (23.2–34.4) | 2.9 | 5 |
| Vermont | 134 | 27.0 (17.7–38.9) | 5.5 | 8 |
| Virginia | 1,849 | 24.2 (22.0–26.6) | 1.2 | 18 |
| Washington | 1,338 | 29.8 (26.7–33.0) | 1.6 | 4 |
| West Virginia | 519 | 17.9 (14.0–22.5) | 2.2 | 41 |
| Wisconsin | 1,617 | 25.0 (23.0–27.1) | 1.0 | 16 |
| Wyoming | 154 | 24.9 (16.8–35.3) | 4.7 | 17 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SE, standard error; NA, not applicable.
a
Moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day on 5 or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for at least 20 minutes per day on 3 or more days per week.
b
States with the same ranking indicate identical prevalence estimates; in these instances, the subsequent state skips a number in ranking and continues.