Community Assessment and Health Promotion
    1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Planning District, Nashville/Davidson County

Exercise
Q66. During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
YES 80% 78% 77% 84% 69% 83% 82% 87% 66% 74% 80% 79% 82% 80% 86% 81%
NO 20% 22% 23% 16% 31% 17% 18% 13% 34% 26% 20% 21% 18% 20% 14% 19%
Q67. How many times per week or per month did you take part in this activity during the past month? (asked of those who acknowledged participation in any physical activity - n=2474 respondents)
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
1-10 DAYS PER MONTH 53% 62% 59% 58% 67% 56% 57% 64% 54% 57% 61% 66% 62% 59% 59% 55%
11-20 DAYS PER MONTH 35% 27% 32% 28% 23% 33% 30% 26% 35% 27% 28% 24% 25% 29% 25% 30%
21-31 DAYS PER MONTH 12% 11% 10% 14% 10% 11% 13% 10% 11% 16% 11% 9% 13% 12% 16% 15%
Q68. And when you took part in this activity, for how many minutes did you usually keep it up?  (asked of those who acknowledged participation in any physical activity - n=2427 respondents)
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
30 MIN OR LESS 49% 39% 43% 44% 47% 44% 40% 46% 50% 44% 44% 42% 46% 37% 35% 44%
31 MIN-1 HOUR 35% 37% 38% 41% 38% 39% 39% 41% 35% 42% 39% 38% 38% 42% 41% 43%
>1 HOUR-2 HOURS 10% 19% 13% 12% 9% 9% 18% 7% 11% 12% 14% 14% 6% 15% 18% 9%
2+ HOURS 6% 5% 5% 3% 6% 8% 3% 5% 4% 3% 3% 6% 10% 5% 6% 5%
Q68A. At risk due to low exercise rates.
Response 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 10a 10b 11 12 13 14
AT RISK 76% 77% 79% 75% 81% 76% 68% 75% 77% 76% 76% 81% 78% 76% 69% 75%
NOT AT RISK 24% 23% 21% 25% 19% 24% 32% 25% 23% 24% 24% 19% 22% 24% 31% 25%


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