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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
RF18.03 Three-level moderate physical activity category.
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Meet recommendations
for moderate
physical activity
Insufficient
activity to
meet moderate
recommendations
No moderate
physical activity
 

Unk/Ref
 

Total
% % % % N
Age Group: 32.7 49.7 12.8 4.9 331
      18-24
      25-34 35.3 47.3 10.8 6.6 876
      35-44 33.0 47.9 11.4 7.7 1,101
      45-54 32.9 47.3 13.5 6.3 1,149
      55-64 32.3 43.2 18.2 6.3 935
      65-74 31.0 40.5 19.4 9.1 685
      75 + 23.7 37.1 26.7 12.5 513
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 45
Sex: 31.8 47.0 14.8 6.4 2,136
      Male
      Female 32.9 44.8 14.4 8.0 3,499
Race/Ethnicity: 33.5 46.0 13.8 6.7 4,928
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 23.1 48.3 18.3 10.3 311
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       35.1 38.9 20.5 5.4 168
      Hispanic 20.6 46.2 20.5 12.8 191
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 37
Income Group: 25.4 41.7 23.1 9.8 560
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 30.7 39.9 20.6 8.9 864
      $25-$49,999 34.4 45.9 14.0 5.7 1,545
      $50-$74,999 34.0 51.0 9.9 5.1 918
      >=$75,000 36.1 51.3 8.1 4.4 1,001
      Unk/Ref 27.2 40.9 18.6 13.4 747
Education Level: 26.4 36.2 23.9 13.4 549
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 31.3 43.7 17.4 7.7 2,070
      Some college/Tech school 34.2 47.3 12.7 5.8 1,427
      College graduate 34.6 51.6 8.6 5.2 1,582
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 33.0 47.0 13.1 6.9 3,203
      Married
      Unmarried 31.2 44.2 17.1 7.6 2,412
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 32.0 49.5 12.0 6.5 3,377
      Employed
      Not employed 37.2 40.5 15.3 7.0 213
      Student/Homemaker 38.7 43.2 11.3 6.8 662
      Retired/Unable to work 28.3 37.7 24.5 9.4 1,372
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 32.3 45.9 14.6 7.2 5,635

SOURCE: 2005 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

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