TABLE 2. Proportion of U.S. men aged ≥18 years who reported recent walking for transportation or leisure, by selected demographic and health characteristics — National Health Interview Survey, 2005–2015.
| Characteristic | %* (95% CI) |
Absolute change from 2010 to 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
||
| (n = 11,942) | (n = 10,579) | (n = 13,315) | ||
|
Total
|
54.3 (53.0–55.5) |
61.8 (60.6–63.0) |
62.8 (61.6–64.1)†,§ |
1.0 |
|
Age group (yrs)
| ||||
| 18–24 |
56.0 (52.5–59.4) |
65.7 (62.2–69.3) |
63.6 (59.8–67.5)†,§ |
−2.1 |
| 25–34 |
52.5 (50.0–55.0) |
63.7 (61.0–66.3) |
64.5 (61.9–67.2)†,§ |
0.8 |
| 35–44 |
54.4 (52.1–56.7) |
61.3 (58.7–63.9) |
62.3 (59.2–65.3)† |
1.0 |
| 45–64 |
54.5 (52.7–56.4) |
61.8 (60.0–63.7) |
62.8 (60.8–64.8)†,§ |
1.0 |
| ≥65 |
54.3 (51.6–56.9) |
57.4 (54.6–60.2) |
61.2 (58.9–63.5)† |
3.8¶ |
|
Race/Ethnicity
| ||||
| White, non-Hispanic |
55.1 (53.6–56.6) |
62.9 (61.5–64.3) |
64.1 (62.4–65.8)†,§ |
1.2 |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
50.8 (47.9–53.7) |
55.5 (52.3–58.7) |
58.3 (55.2–61.4)† |
2.8 |
| Hispanic |
52.5 (49.6–55.3) |
60.1 (57.4–62.8) |
59.6 (56.7–62.5)†,§ |
−0.5 |
| Other race** |
53.8 (48.5–59.1) |
64.5 (60.6–68.4) |
67.6 (64.2–71.1)† |
3.1 |
|
Education level
| ||||
| Less than high school graduate |
46.1 (43.6–48.7) |
53.8 (51.1–56.5) |
53.3 (50.0–56.6)†,§ |
−0.5 |
| High school graduate |
46.5 (44.4–48.5) |
55.5 (53.3–57.6) |
56.2 (53.7–58.6)†,§ |
0.7 |
| Some college |
55.7 (53.7–57.8) |
61.6 (59.5–63.7) |
61.0 (58.8–63.2)†,§ |
−0.6 |
| College graduate |
64.8 (62.4–67.2) |
71.5 (69.3–73.7) |
72.8 (70.8–74.9)† |
1.3 |
|
U.S. Census region
| ||||
| Northeast |
61.8 (58.9–64.6) |
66.2 (63.5–69.0) |
63.7 (60.8–66.6)§ |
−2.6 |
| Midwest |
54.2 (51.7–56.6) |
60.4 (58.0–62.7) |
61.0 (58.5–63.5)†,§ |
0.6 |
| South |
47.8 (45.7–50.0) |
57.5 (55.4–59.6) |
59.6 (57.5–61.7)†,§ |
2.2 |
| West |
58.8 (56.0–61.6) |
66.3 (64.0–68.7) |
68.7 (66.0–71.5)† |
2.4 |
|
Body mass index category††
| ||||
| Underweight/Normal weight |
54.8 (52.7–56.9) |
63.9 (62.0–65.9) |
64.3 (62.0–66.5)†,§ |
0.4 |
| Overweight |
55.8 (54.0–57.6) |
62.8 (61.0–64.6) |
63.0 (61.3–64.8)†,§ |
0.2 |
| Has obesity |
51.8 (49.5–54.1) |
58.2 (56.1–60.4) |
60.8 (58.4–63.2)† |
2.6 |
|
Walking assistance status§§
| ||||
| Does not need assistance |
55.8 (54.5–57.1) |
63.8 (62.6–64.9) |
64.4 (63.1–65.6)†,§ |
0.6 |
| Needs assistance |
26.6 (19.5–33.8) |
26.7 (19.3–34.2) |
29.3 (23.1–35.6)† |
2.6 |
|
Meets aerobic physical activity guideline¶¶
| ||||
| No |
41.0 (39.3–42.6) |
48.4 (46.7–50.1) |
47.5 (45.5–49.4)†,§ |
−0.9 |
| Yes | 70.5 (69.0–71.9) | 74.5 (73.1–76.0) | 76.2 (74.8–77.5)† | 1.7 |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* Weighted percentages, age-standardized to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
† Significant linear trend from 2005 to 2015 (p<0.05), based on trend analyses using logistic regression controlling for age category.
§ Significant deviation from linear trend from 2005 to 2015 (p<0.05), based on trend analyses using logistic regression controlling for age category.
¶ Significant change from 2010 to 2015 (p<0.05).
** “Other race” category includes non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native, and persons reporting more than one race.
†† Body mass index (weight [kg]/height [m2]) estimates were calculated from self-reported weight and height. Underweight and normal weight: <25.0, overweight: 25.0–29.9, and has obesity: ≥30.
§§ Needing walking assistance was defined as being unable or finding it very difficult “to walk one-quarter mile without special equipment.”
¶¶ Meeting the 2008 aerobic physical activity guideline was defined as participating in ≥150 minutes of moderate-intensity equivalent aerobic activity per week (light- to moderate-intensity minutes plus two times vigorous-intensity minutes).