RI Department of Health

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

 

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PREVALENCE OF REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY* BY GENDER

RHODE ISLAND ADULTS AGES 18 AND OLDER, 1998 & 2000

l

    Gender

 

Physically Active

Not Physically Active

    Female

%
n

22
973

78
3378

   Male

 %
  n

23
622

77
2163

                                  

   % = Percentage.   Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.  

   n  = Cell size.  Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.             

              

  *Engages in light or moderate physical activity 30 minutes or more per day, 

   5 days or more per week.

Data Source: 1998 & 2000 Rhode Island Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 

Office Of Health Statistics