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Exercise Participation by Age, Gender, and Race across States in the US. Yeelin Tan Source: Participation in Physical Activity by Age, Sex, and Race: States, 1994-2004, National Center for Health Statistics. Exercise Participation Changes Over Time for Ages 25-44.
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Exercise Participation by Age, Gender, and Race across States in the US Yeelin Tan Source: Participation in Physical Activity by Age, Sex, and Race: States, 1994-2004, National Center for Health Statistics
Exercise Participation Changes Over Time for Ages 25-44 • Overall increase in exercise participation. • Low exercise participation in a large collection of states to the west of the Mississippi in 1994-1996 which significantly increased in 2002-2004. • Texas and Nevada suffered declines in exercise participation. • Data unavailable for Hawaii in 2002-2004. 1994-1996 2002-2004
Trends in Exercise Participation in Washington, DC by Age Group • Overall increase in exercise participation. • Exercise participation of people ages 65-74 is declining slightly in recent years.
Exercise Participation in Washington, DC for People Ages 25-44 during 2002-2004 by Race and Gender • Males exercise more than females across the three races. • Female to male exercise participation gap is smallest among Whites. • Exercise participation in Washington, DC is highest among Whites.