Table 3.
Prevalence of Participation in Specific Leisure-Time Physical Activities in the Past 30 Days and Average Time (Minutes/Week) Spent in Each Activity Among Those Reporting the Corresponding Activity, Overall and by Sex, NHANES 1999–2006
| Participationa
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Minutes/week among those reporting each activity
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| Total
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Male
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Female
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Total
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Male
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Female
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| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |
| Bicyclingb,c | 11.6 | (10.6–12.6) | 13.8 | (12.8–15.0) | 9.5 | (8.4–10.8) | 108 | (98–119) | 126 | (109–143) | 84 | (75–94) |
| Bicyclingb,c | 11.6 | (10.6–12.6) | 13.8 | (12.8–15.0) | 9.5 | (8.4–10.8) | 108 | (98–119) | 126 | (109–143) | 84 | (75–94) |
| Conditioning exercisesb | 10.9 | (10.1–11.8) | 9.6 | (8.6–10.6) | 12.2 | (11.3–13.2) | 109 | (96–121) | 110 | (87–132) | 108 | (95–121) |
| Stair climbing | 4.5 | (4.1–4.9) | 4.2 | (3.8–4.8) | 4.7 | (4.2–5.3) | 125 | (98–152) | 135 | (88–183) | 117 | (90–144) |
| Treadmillb,c | 7.8 | (7.1–8.5) | 6.5 | (5.7–7.4) | 9.0 | (8.2–9.8) | 80 | (74–86) | 73 | (67–79) | 85 | (77–94) |
| Dancing/aerobicsb | 13.9 | (13.1–14.8) | 9.0 | (8.2–9.8) | 18.5 | (17.4–19.6) | 116 | (108–124) | 111 | (99–123) | 118 | (109–128) |
| Aerobicsb | 7.1 | (6.5–7.7) | 3.4 | (2.9–3.8) | 10.6 | (9.7–11.5) | 111 | (104–118) | 109 | (95–122) | 112 | (104–120) |
| Danceb | 8.3 | (7.6–9.0) | 6.2 | (5.6–7.0) | 10.2 | (9.2–11.1) | 100 | (88–111) | 102 | (86–117) | 99 | (86–112) |
| Fishing/huntingb | 3.6 | (3.1–4.2) | 6.3 | (5.5–7.3) | 1.1 | (0.8–1.4) | 263 | (227–298) | 268 | (235–302) | 232 | (154–309) |
| Fishingb | 2.8 | (2.4–3.3) | 4.8 | (4.1–5.6) | 1.0 | (0.8–1.3) | 238 | (203–272) | 240 | (209–271) | 228 | (147–308) |
| Huntingb | 1.1 | (0.8–1.4) | 2.1 | (1.6–2.8) | 0.1 | (0–0.2) | 254 | (198–310) | 255 | (197–313) | –e | – |
| Lawn/gardenb,c,d | 13.0 | (10.6–15.9) | 15.0 | (12.3–18.2) | 11.2 | (8.8–14.1) | 204 | (181–226) | 235 | (198–271) | 166 | (137–194) |
| Gardeningd | 4.9 | (3.8–6.3) | 4.1 | (3.0–5.6) | 5.6 | (4.2–7.5) | 171 | (130–212) | 217 | (129–304) | 140 | (112–168) |
| Yard workb,c,d | 10.5 | (8.5–13.1) | 13.3 | (10.8–16.2) | 8.0 | (6.2–10.4) | 172 | (154–190) | 199 | (166–232) | 131 | (111–151) |
| Running/joggingb | 11.2 | (10.3–12.1) | 14.5 | (13.4–15.8) | 8.1 | (7.3–9.1) | 99 | (93–106) | 103 | (95–111) | 93 | (82–105) |
| Joggingb | 5.6 | (5.1–6.1) | 6.7 | (6.0–7.4) | 4.5 | (4.0–5.2) | 82 | (73–91) | 87 | (77–96) | 75 | (61–89) |
| Runningb | 7.5 | (6.8–8.3) | 10.4 | (9.4–11.5) | 4.8 | (4.2–5.5) | 88 | (82–94) | 88 | (81–96) | 87 | (76–98) |
| Sportsb,c | 19.4 | (18.3–20.4) | 28.3 | (26.7–29.9) | 11.1 | (10.3–12.0) | 214 | (201–226) | 241 | (225–256) | 151 | (135–166) |
| Baseball/softballb | 2.5 | (2.2–2.8) | 3.9 | (3.4–4.4) | 1.2 | (0.9–1.6) | 162 | (137–186) | 168 | (138–197) | 143 | (77–208) |
| Basketballb,c | 5.9 | (5.3–6.6) | 10.2 | (9.2–11.4) | 1.9 | (1.6–2.2) | 133 | (120–146) | 141 | (126–156) | 94 | (69–119) |
| Bowlingb | 1.8 | (1.5–2.1) | 2.0 | (1.6–2.4) | 1.6 | (1.3–1.9) | 118 | (91–145) | 109 | (74–144) | 129 | (84–173) |
| Boxingb | 0.4 | (0.3–0.5) | 0.8 | (0.6–1.0) | 0.1 | (0.1–0.2) | 110 | (53–166) | 116 | (51–182) | 69 | (34–104) |
| Footballb | 1.6 | (1.4–1.8) | 2.7 | (2.4–3.2) | 0.5 | (0.4–0.8) | 110 | (88–132) | 116 | (93–139) | – | – |
| Frisbeeb,c | 0.8 | (0.6–1.1) | 1.2 | (0.9–1.6) | 0.5 | (0.3–0.8) | 52 | (39–65) | 62 | (43–80) | 30 | (18–42) |
| Golfb,c | 5.7 | (5.1–6.3) | 9.5 | (8.5–10.6) | 2.2 | (1.8–2.6) | 251 | (221–281) | 265 | (232–298) | 196 | (161–231) |
| Hockey | 0.3 | (0.2–0.5) | 0.6 | (0.4–1.1) | - | - | 98 | (72–124) | 95 | (67–123) | – | – |
| Horseback riding | 0.6 | (0.4–0.8) | 0.5 | (0.3–0.8) | 0.7 | (0.5–0.9) | 183 | (115–251) | 193 | (80–307) | 176 | (90–262) |
| Martial artsb | 0.7 | (0.6–0.9) | 1.1 | (0.9–1.4) | 0.4 | (0.2–0.5) | 176 | (139–213) | 181 | (136–225) | 162 | (106–217) |
| Racquetballb | 0.6 | (0.4–0.7) | 1.0 | (0.8–1.3) | 0.2 | (0.1–0.3) | 98 | (76–120) | 105 | (80–130) | – | – |
| Skating/rollerbladingc | 1.6 | (1.3–1.9) | 1.7 | (1.4–2.2) | 1.5 | (1.2–1.9) | 97 | (76–117) | 121 | (85–158) | 70 | (52–89) |
| Soccerb,c | 1.8 | (1.6–2.1) | 3.0 | (2.6–3.5) | 0.7 | (0.5–1.0) | 104 | (86–121) | 112 | (92–133) | 70 | (47–94) |
| Tennisb | 1.8 | (1.5–2.1) | 2.1 | (1.8–2.5) | 1.4 | (1.2–1.8) | 123 | (94–153) | 134 | (94–173) | 109 | (65–153) |
| Volleyball | 1.2 | (1.0–1.5) | 1.4 | (1.1–1.8) | 1.1 | (0.9–1.4) | 103 | (83–123) | 104 | (76–132) | 102 | (81–123) |
| Wrestling | 0.5 | (0.4–0.6) | 0.8 | (0.6–1.0) | – | – | 108 | (77–138) | 101 | (63–138) | – | – |
| Walking/hikingb,c | 36.4 | (35.1–37.8) | 32.1 | (30.6–33.7) | 40.4 | (38.9–42.0) | 179 | (167–191) | 204 | (185–222) | 161 | (146–175) |
| Hikingb | 5.1 | (4.3–6.0) | 5.9 | (5.0–7.0) | 4.3 | (3.5–5.4) | 140 | (110–171) | 131 | (99–163) | 152 | (103–202) |
| Walkingb,c | 33.9 | (32.6–35.2) | 29.1 | (27.6–30.6) | 38.4 | (36.9–39.9) | 171 | (160–182) | 198 | (180–217) | 152 | (139–165) |
| Water activitiesb | 7.3 | (6.3–8.4) | 7.9 | (6.8–9.2) | 6.7 | (5.7–7.8) | 102 | (91–113) | 100 | (83–117) | 104 | (93–115) |
| Kayakingb | 0.8 | (0.5–1.1) | 0.9 | (0.6–1.4) | 0.6 | (0.4–0.9) | 74 | (59–89) | 76 | (58–93) | 71 | (45–98) |
| Rowingb | 0.6 | (0.5–0.8) | 0.8 | (0.6–1.1) | 0.4 | (0.3–0.6) | 69 | (47–90) | 74 | (49–100) | 57 | (23–90) |
| Swimmingb | 6.3 | (5.4–7.3) | 6.7 | (5.7–7.8) | 6.0 | (5.0–7.0) | 102 | (91–114) | 98 | (80–117) | 106 | (95–117) |
| Winter activitiesc | 1.0 | (0.8–1.2) | 1.0 | (0.7–1.3) | 1.0 | (0.8–1.3) | 126 | (88–163) | 161 | (99–223) | 92 | (65–120) |
| Skiingc | 1.0 | (0.8–1.2) | 1.0 | (0.7–1.3) | 1.0 | (0.8–1.3) | 126 | (88–163) | 161 | (99–223) | 92 | (65–120) |
Abbreviations: NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; CI, confidence interval.
a
Percentages of individual activities may not sum to category total because some participants may have reported more than 1 activity within a category.
b
Prevalence of participation is significantly different between males and females (P < .05).
c
Average time spent in specific activity is significantly different between males and females (P < .05).
d
Data from NHANES 1999–2002.
e
A dash indicates estimate statistically unreliable for relative standard error (RSE) (100% * [SE/statistic]) > 30%, and/or sample size < 30 for mean, or RSE > 30% for percentage.