State-Specific Estimates of Health Behavior among U.S. Youtha and Adultsb
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| State | U.S. Youth | U.S. Adults | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % obesec 2009 |
% physically inactived 2009 |
% obesee 2010 |
% physically inactivef 2010 |
|
| Alabama | 13.5 | 22.4 | 30.9 | 29.8 |
| Alaska | 11.8 | 16.2 | 24.3 | 22.6 |
| Arizona | 13.1 | 15.6 | 23.8 | 19.5 |
| Arkansas | 14.4 | 19.5 | 30.2 | 29.1 |
| California | 23.9 | 20.6 | ||
| Colorado | 7.1 | 11.3 | 20.7 | 18.3 |
| Connecticut | 10.4 | 14 | 22.1 | 20.3 |
| Delaware | 13.7 | 19.7 | 27.7 | 23.6 |
| District of Columbia | 21.5 | 19.6 | ||
| Florida | 10.3 | 19.4 | 25.9 | 22.7 |
| Georgia | 12.4 | 17.6 | 28 | 25.7 |
| Hawaii | 14.5 | 18.3 | 23.2 | 18.9 |
| Idaho | 8.8 | 10.8 | 26.1 | 19.8 |
| Illinois | 11.9 | 16.5 | 27.5 | 25.4 |
| Indiana | 12.8 | 19.5 | 29.1 | 26.3 |
| Iowa | 28 | 24.2 | ||
| Kansas | 12.4 | 14.4 | 29 | 23.6 |
| Kentucky | 17.6 | 17 | 30.7 | 28.6 |
| Louisiana | 14.7 | 18.5 | 31 | 30 |
| Maine | 12.5 | 18 | 26.4 | 21.9 |
| Maryland | 12.2 | 18.5 | 26.7 | 22.9 |
| Massachusetts | 10.9 | 23.3 | 21.9 | 20 |
| Michigan | 11.9 | 14.2 | 30.6 | 23.1 |
| Minnesota | 24.6 | 19 | ||
| Mississippi | 18.3 | 21.2 | 33.8 | 32.5 |
| Missouri | 14.4 | 14.7 | 30.1 | 26.7 |
| Montana | 10.4 | 13.4 | 22.4 | 21 |
| Nebraska | 26.6 | 24.4 | ||
| Nevada | 11 | 14.2 | 22 | 22.9 |
| New Hampshire | 12.4 | 13.2 | 24.4 | 19.7 |
| New Jersey | 10.3 | 18.3 | 23 | 26.2 |
| New Mexico | 13.5 | 15.5 | 25.4 | 21.3 |
| New York | 11 | 17 | 23.4 | 23.3 |
| North Carolina | 13.4 | 15.4 | 27.5 | 25.4 |
| North Dakota | 11 | 13.7 | 27.3 | 24.4 |
| Ohio | 28.6 | 25.5 | ||
| Oklahoma | 14.1 | 16.3 | 30 | 29.4 |
| Oregon | 26.3 | 17.2 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 11.8 | 13.1 | 27.6 | 24.6 |
| Rhode Island | 10.4 | 13.3 | 25.6 | 23.8 |
| South Carolina | 16.7 | 21.3 | 31.6 | 27 |
| South Dakota | 9.6 | 14 | 27.2 | 24.2 |
| Tennessee | 15.8 | 17.7 | 29.6 | 28.8 |
| Texas | 13.6 | 16 | 30.2 | 26.5 |
| Utah | 6.4 | 10.5 | 23.1 | 18.4 |
| Vermont | 12.2 | 13.2 | 22.9 | 17.4 |
| Virginia | 25.4 | 23.1 | ||
| Washington | 25.1 | 18.2 | ||
| West Virginia | 14.2 | 17.3 | 32.6 | 32.1 |
| Wisconsin | 9.3 | 12.9 | 25.5 | 22.8 |
| Wyoming | 9.8 | 13.6 | 24.8 | 21.8 |
Footnotes
n/a indicates not available
a Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) - United States, 2009; state percentages are from state YRBSS surveys.
b Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - United States, 2010; unadjusted data.
c Students who were ≥ 95th percentile for body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared), by age and sex, based on the 2000 CDC BMI-for-age growth charts.
d Percentage of students in grades 9-12 who did not participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on 0 days during the 7 days before the survey. Physical activity was defined as students doing any kind of physical activity that increased heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time.
e Adults who had body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2.
f Adults who did not participate in any moderate or vigorous-intensity aerobic activity for at least 10 minutes at a time.
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