Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Participants According to Leisure-time Physical Activity Pattern, National Health Interview Survey, 1997 to 2013.
| Variable | Pattern of physical activity, No. (%)a | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inactive | Weekend warrior | Regularly active | ||
| Total | 190 080 (52.5) | 9992 (3.0) | 150 906 (44.5) | 350 978 (100.0) |
| Age, y | ||||
| 18-44 | 104 883 (56.8) | 6502 (65.8) | 94 750 (63.8) | 206 135 (60.2) |
| 45-64 | 61 134 (32.9) | 2745 (27.8) | 43 596 (29.4) | 107 475 (31.2) |
| 65-84 | 24 063 (10.4) | 745 (6.4) | 12 560 (6.8) | 37 368 (8.7) |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 77 684 (45.2) | 6521 (69.1) | 74 341 (52.7) | 158 546 (49.3) |
| Women | 112 396 (54.8) | 3471 (31.0) | 76 565 (47.3) | 192 432 (50.8) |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 44 261 (17.2) | 1996 (15.4) | 22 895 (11.2) | 69 152 (14.5) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 32 396 (13.9) | 1344 (11.6) | 18 880 (10.1) | 52 620 (12.1) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 102 711 (63.0) | 5964 (66.8) | 100 757 (73.6) | 209 432 (67.8) |
| Otherb | 10 712 (5.9) | 688 (6.3) | 8374 (5.1) | 19 774 (5.6) |
| Education level | ||||
| <High school degree | 42 522 (19.2) | 1340 (12.1) | 14 930 (9.1) | 58 792 (14.5) |
| High school degree | 59 043 (32.1) | 2746 (28.1) | 33 479 (22.7) | 95 268 (27.8) |
| >High school degree | 87 263 (48.1) | 5876 (59.6) | 102 094 (68.0) | 195 233 (57.3) |
| Incomec | ||||
| Low | 35 289 (14.2) | 1198 (9.3) | 18 284 (9.2) | 54 771 (11.8) |
| Middle | 101 402 (52.6) | 4901 (47.2) | 67 685 (42.9) | 173 988 (48.1) |
| High | 53 389 (33.2) | 3893 (43.5) | 64 937 (48.0) | 122 219 (40.1) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/living with partner | 104 170 (64.8) | 5419 (63.3) | 79 805 (62.3) | 189 394 (63.6) |
| Widowed/divorced/ separated | 43 090 (14.8) | 1747 (10.7) | 27 521 (11.5) | 72 358 (13.2) |
| Never married | 42 277 (20.2) | 2815 (26.0) | 43 288 (26.1) | 88 380 (23.0) |
| BMI | ||||
| ≤18.4 | 3439 (1.9) | 144 (1.3) | 2187 (1.5) | 5770 (1.7) |
| 18.5-24.9 | 66 258 (35.1) | 3753 (36.9) | 63 025 (41.8) | 133 036 (38.1) |
| 25-29.9 | 63 646 (33.4) | 3715 (37.7) | 53 229 (35.3) | 120 590 (34.4) |
| ≥30 | 49 335 (25.8) | 2195 (22.2) | 29 299 (19.4) | 80 829 (22.9) |
| Cigarette smoking status | ||||
| Never | 114 015 (59.5) | 5539 (56.0) | 92 305 (61.6) | 211 859 (60.3) |
| Former | 31 972 (17.2) | 1857 (18.6) | 30 249 (20.1) | 64 078 (18.5) |
| Current | 43 436 (23.0) | 2580 (25.1) | 28 145 (18.2) | 74 161 (20.9) |
| Alcohol intake | ||||
| Lifetime abstainer | 53 900 (27.0) | 1504 (15.4) | 23 825 (15.8) | 79 229 (21.7) |
| Former drinker | 25 889 (13.2) | 1015 (10.1) | 15 227 (9.6) | 42 131 (11.5) |
| Current drinker | 107 569 (58.3) | 7409 (73.9) | 110 841 (74.0) | 225 819 (65.8) |
| Psychological distress | ||||
| No | 182 933 (96.5) | 9749 (97.7) | 147 505 (98.0) | 340 187 (97.2) |
| Yes | 5057 (2.4 | 163 (1.4 | 2336 (1.4 | 7556 (1.9 |
| Chronic condition, No. | ||||
| 0 | 129 620 (69.2) | 7390 (74.3) | 109 655 (73.2) | 246 665 (71.1) |
| 1 | 47 911 (24.7) | 2184 (21.7) | 34 741 (22.7) | 84 836 (23.7) |
| ≥2 | 12 060 (5.9) | 409 (3.9) | 6271 (4.0) | 18 740 (5.0) |
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Excellent | 51 979 (28.9) | 3504 (36.3) | 62 162 (42.9) | 117 645 (35.3) |
| Very good | 64 405 (34.4) | 3654 (36.9) | 53 762 (35.4) | 121 821 (34.9) |
| Good | 54 824 (28.0) | 2363 (22.6) | 29 233 (18.5) | 86 420 (23.6) |
| Fair/poor | 18 798 (8.8) | 468 (4.1) | 5705 (3.3) | 24 971 (6.2) |
| Mobility difficulty | ||||
| None/little | 171 434 (91.1) | 9678 (97.1) | 146 783 (97.6) | 327 895 (94.2) |
| Difficult/very difficult/unable | 16 271 (7.7) | 267 (2.5) | 3666 (2.1) | 20 204 (5.1) |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared).
a
A multistage area probability sampling design was used by the survey. Analyses of percent values were conducted using the adjusted weights. Variable categories may not sum to 100% because of missing data. More details are available in the statistical analysis section of the Methods.
b
This category included American Indian or Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; Asian; Hispanic or Latino; mixed races; refused to respond; or race unknown.
c
Classified according to the federal poverty income scale as high (≥4), middle (<4 to >1), and low (≤1).