	North Dakota Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (EXERCISE MODULE)

R4: At Risk For No Leisure Physical Activity

Respondents At Risk For Rec. Physical Activity, 2004
Characteristics	# of respondents	# at risk for rec. physical activity	Percent of respondents at risk	95% Confidence Interval
Total	3042	707	21.3	19.7-23.0

Age Group (years)
18 – 24	200	31	15.5	9.5-21.5
25 – 34	422	66	14.5	11.0-17.9
35 – 44	576	102	16.4	13.2-19.5
45 – 54	663	135	19.5	16.2-22.7
55 – 64	461	108	22.6	18.6-26.7
65+	703	260	37.2	33.3-41.2

Sex
Male	1309	336	23.5	20.8-26.1
Female	1733	371	19.2	17.2-21.2

Race
White	2840	639	20.4	18.8-22.0
Amer. Indian	80	17	22.4	7.8-36.9
Other	94	33	35.8	23.3-48.2

Education
Less than H.S.	259	106	38.6	31.0-46.2
H.S. Grad	900	263	27.2	23.9-30.6
Some College	995	206	18.3	15.7-20.9
College Grad	882	130	13.6	11.2-16.0

Household Income
$0 – 14,999	263	109	33.5	26.5-40.4
$15,000 – 24,999	491	163	32.4	27.5-37.2
$25,000 – 49,999	1021	219	20.3	17.5-23.0
$50,000 – 74,999	503	75	14.3	11.0-17.5
$75,000+	393	49	10.4	7.5-13.4

Marital Status
Married	1811	343	18.7	16.8-20.6
Divorced	370	115	32.1	26.7-37.5
Widowed	353	140	42.4	36.7-48.0
Separated	25	5	24.8	3.4-46.3
Never Married	418	90	16.9	12.2-21.7
Member of Unmarried Couple	57	11	20.8	7.4-34.1

Employment
Employed	2034	393	18.2	16.3-20.1
Not Employed	73	25	37.5	19.4-55.5
Student/Homeworker	279	52	13.9	9.9-17.8
Retired/Unable to Work	646	231	35.5	31.5-39.5

Health Plan
Health Coverage	2685	604	20.2	18.6-21.8
Don’t Have Coverage	342	98	29.0	22.6-35.4

Other variables
Disability
Yes	503	215	40.0	35.3-44.7
No	2472	473	18.0	16.3-19.8

Current Smoking
Yes	2455	522	19.3	17.6-21.0
No	580	182	28.2	23.9-32.5

Overweight or Obese
Yes	1851	470	24.0	21.7-26.3
No	1039	198	16.6	14.0-19.1

Current Asthma
Yes	322	97	25.2	19.9-30.5
No	2714	610	20.9	19.1-22.6

General Health
Excellent, very good, or good	2634	516	18.3	16.6-20.0
Fair or poor	403	188	42.5	37.0-47.9

Percent of Respondents At Risk For No Leisure Physical Activity, 1996-2004
Characteristics		# of respondents	# at risk for rec. physical activity	Percent of respondents at risk	% Confidence Interval
Total		8545	1985	22.1	21.1-23.0

Race
White	8113		1864	21.7	20.7-22.7
Amer. Indian	259		74	27.6	20.5-34.7
Other	135		35	28.9	19.2-38.7

Table Type	Percentage with risk factor
Definition:	R1: At Risk For No Leisure Activity: Respondents who reported that during the past month other than their regular job that they did not participate in any physical activity.
Denominator:	All respondents



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