Table 5.
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, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity, NHANES 1999–2006
| Participation
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Minutes/week among those reporting each activity
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White
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Non-Hispanic Black
|
Mexican American
|
Non-Hispanic White
|
Non-Hispanic Black
|
Mexican American
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| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |
| Males | ||||||||||||
| Bicycling | 15.6* | (14.3–17.0) | 10.1† | (8.7–11.6) | 6.4‡ | (5.2–7.9) | 119† | (100–139) | 206* | (132–280) | 129† | (95–163) |
| Conditioning exercises | 10.4* | (9.2–11.7) | 8.5* | (6.9–10.5) | 5.1† | (4.0–6.6) | 105 | (77–133) | 135 | (96–174) | 152 | (80–225) |
| Dancing/aerobics | 7.9† | (6.9–8.9) | 11.0* | (9.3–12.9) | 11.9* | (10.2–13.8) | 101 | (86–116) | 129* | (101–156) | 100† | (81–119) |
| Fishing/hunting | 7.6* | (6.5–8.8) | 2.5† | (1.9–3.3) | 1.8† | (1.2–2.6) | 268 | (234–302) | 247 | (180–314) | 267 | (179–354) |
| Lawn/gardena | 17.7* | (14.3–21.6) | 5.4† | (4.2–6.8) | 7.8† | (4.8–12.4) | 241 | (197–284) | –b | – | 234 | (137–330) |
| Running/jogging | 14.3 | (12.9–15.8) | 16.0* | (14.1–18.1) | 12.0† | (10.4–13.9) | 94† | (85–102) | 174* | (140–208) | 97† | (77–118) |
| Sports | 28.8* | (26.9–30.8) | 29.2* | (26.7–31.9) | 24.2† | (21.5–27.2) | 235† | (217–253) | 301* | (257–344) | 186‡ | (166–207) |
| Walking/hiking | 35.2* | (33.4–37.1) | 22.3† | (20.5–24.3) | 19.7† | (17.3–22.3) | 202† | (180–224) | 253* | (223–283) | 196† | (146–246) |
| Water activities | 9.5* | (8.1–11.2) | 3.9† | (3.2–4.9) | 1.6‡ | (1.0–2.3) | 100* | (81–119) | 109* | (72–146) | 60† | (44–76) |
| Winter activities | 1.3 | (0.9–1.7) | – | – | – | – | 169 | (102–235) | – | – | – | – |
| Females | ||||||||||||
| Bicycling | 11.1* | (9.7–12.7) | 5.7† | (4.6–7.0) | 4.8† | (3.8–6.0) | 80 | (69–90) | 94 | (69–119) | 68 | (56–81) |
| Conditioning exercises | 13.2* | (11.9–14.5) | 10.2† | (8.7–11.9) | 7.4‡ | (5.8–9.3) | 107 | (91–124) | 123 | (89–157) | 106 | (85–127) |
| Dancing/aerobics | 17.7† | (16.4–19.1) | 22.0* | (19.8–24.3) | 18.8† | (17.0–20.8) | 105† | (96–114) | 146* | (128–165) | 118† | (99–138) |
| Fishing/hunting | 1.2* | (0.9–1.7) | 0.3† | (0.2–0.6) | - | - | 237 | (141–334) | – | – | – | – |
| Lawn/gardena | 14.0* | (10.7–18.1) | 3.5† | (2.3–5.2) | 5.4† | (3.5–8.2) | 164 | (133–194) | – | – | 212 | (119–305) |
| Running/jogging | 8.5 | (7.4–9.7) | 6.9 | (5.7–8.3) | 7.0 | (5.7–8.6) | 89 | (77–101) | 95 | (78–111) | 93 | (74–113) |
| Sports | 12.7* | (11.7–13.9) | 7.0† | (5.6–8.8) | 6.3† | (5.1–7.8) | 148 | (132–165) | 163 | (123–203) | 150 | (93–207) |
| Walking/hiking | 44.0* | (41.9–46.0) | 29.5† | (27.3–31.7) | 31.4† | (28.7–34.2) | 151† | (139–164) | 207* | (182–231) | 155† | (134–177) |
| Water activities | 8.2* | (6.9–9.7) | 2.0† | (1.4–3.0) | 1.7† | (1.1–2.5) | 105 | (93–117) | 78 | (54–103) | 94 | (54–134) |
| Winter activities | 1.2 | (0.9–1.6) | – | – | – | – | 98 | (66–131) | – | – | – | – |
Abbreviations: NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; CI, confidence interval.
Note. * Significantly greater than †; † significantly greater than ‡ (P < .05).
a
Data from NHANES 1999–2002.
b
A dash indicates estimate statistically unreliable for relative standard error (RSE) > 30%, and/or sample size < 30 for mean, or RSE > 30% for percentage.