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Percentage of U.S. Adults Engaging in Leisure Time, Transportation-Related, and Household-Related Physical Activity, 2003

Characteristic	Persons who meet recommended activity¹	Persons not meeting recommended activity²	Persons who are physically inactive³
Total	46.0%	54.0%	24.3%
Male	48.2	51.8	22.0
Female	44.0	56.0	26.3
White, non-Hispanic	49.0	51.0	20.9
Black, non-Hispanic	36.3	63.7	32.7
Hispanic	37.5	62.5	36.0
Other	43.5	56.5	25.2
Males:
18 to 29 years old	57.8	42.2	17.1
30 to 44 years old	48.7	51.3	20.7
45 to 64 years old	43.2	56.8	24.4
65 to 74 years old	45.7	54.3	24.9
75 years old and over	36.7	63.3	31.0
Females:
18 to 29 years old	50.1	49.9	21.9
30 to 44 years old	47.7	52.3	23.4
45 to 64 years old	42.6	57.4	26.7
65 to 74 years old	37.1	62.9	31.2
75 years old and over	27.6	72.4	42.0
School years completed:
Less than 12 years	33.8	66.2	45.7
12 years	43.1	56.9	30.5
Some college (13 to 15 years)	47.5	52.5	21.0
College (16 or more years)	51.9	48.1	13.1
Household income:
Less than $10,000	34.7	65.3	42.2
$10,000 to $19,999	37.0	63.0	38.9
$20,000 to $34,999	43.6	56.4	29.4
$35,000 to $49,999	47.3	52.7	21.9
$50,000 and over	53.6	46.4	13.6

1. Recommended activity is physical activity at least 5 times/week x 30 minutes/time or vigorous physical activity for 20 minutes at a time at least 3 times/week.

2. Persons whose reported physical activity does not meet recommended level or report no leisure-time, transportation-related, or household-related physical activity.

3. Persons with no reported physical activity.

Source: U.S. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, “Nutrition and Physical Activity,” and unpublished data. From Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2006.

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