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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005
 
RF18.05 Five-level physical activity category.
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Meet recommendations
for moderate
and vigorous
physical activity
Meet recommendations
for vigorous
physical activity
Meet recommendations
for moderate
physical activity
Insufficient
activity to
meet moderate
or vigorous
recommendations
No moderate
or vigorous
physical activity


Unk/Ref


Total
% % % % % % N
Age Group: 19.2 21.1 13.6 32.3 7.7 6.2 331
      18-24
      25-34 18.7 13.6 16.5 36.4 8.0 6.7 876
      35-44 14.1 13.2 18.9 35.6 9.7 8.4 1,101
      45-54 13.1 8.9 19.9 40.1 11.0 7.1 1,149
      55-64 11.2 8.5 21.0 36.9 16.0 6.4 935
      65-74 9.3 6.0 21.7 36.0 17.6 9.4 685
      75 + 5.3 4.6 18.4 33.6 25.1 13.0 513
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 45
Sex: 15.9 14.2 15.8 35.1 11.7 7.3 2,136
      Male
      Female 12.0 9.2 20.8 37.3 12.4 8.2 3,499
Race/Ethnicity: 14.3 10.7 19.2 37.1 11.6 7.1 4,928
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 9.9 16.6 13.2 34.4 14.8 11.1 311
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       18.8 7.9 16.3 32.6 14.2 10.2 168
      Hispanic 8.6 23.0 11.9 27.7 14.7 14.0 191
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 37
Income Group: 9.3 8.1 16.0 34.4 20.3 11.8 560
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 11.0 10.5 19.7 32.4 16.4 10.0 864
      $25-$49,999 14.5 11.4 19.9 36.9 11.2 6.1 1,545
      $50-$74,999 14.5 11.8 19.5 40.6 8.5 5.1 918
      >=$75,000 18.2 15.8 18.0 37.5 6.1 4.4 1,001
      Unk/Ref 12.4 9.6 14.8 32.9 16.1 14.3 747
Education Level: 9.8 9.0 16.6 29.9 19.9 14.8 549
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 12.0 12.0 19.3 34.2 13.9 8.7 2,070
      Some college/Tech school 16.1 11.3 18.1 37.2 10.9 6.3 1,427
      College graduate 16.4 12.4 18.2 41.0 7.1 5.0 1,582
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 14.2 10.3 18.8 38.5 11.0 7.2 3,203
      Married
      Unmarried 13.4 13.9 17.8 32.5 13.7 8.7 2,412
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 20
Employment Status: 14.9 13.4 17.1 38.3 9.2 7.2 3,377
      Employed
      Not employed 17.7 9.0 19.4 34.0 12.5 7.4 213
      Student/Homemaker 17.0 13.0 21.7 31.9 9.3 7.1 662
      Retired/Unable to work 8.1 6.0 20.2 33.4 22.5 9.9 1,372
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** 11
Grand Totals 13.9 11.6 18.4 36.2 12.0 7.8 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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