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Physically Inactive: Older Adults Prevalence by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2011 to 2020

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  • **Percentages based on fewer than 50 completed surveys and/or RSE > 30% are not shown because they do not meet the standard for data release.
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Why Is This Important?

Physical activity among adults has numerous benefits, including: reducing risk of heart disease and stroke, improving physical fitness, bone health and mental health, preventing high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol, pre-diabetes and diabetes, maintaining health weight and increasing mobility. Among older adults, physical activity is crucial in preventing falls.

Definition

Adults aged 65 years and over who engage in no leisure-time physical activity

Data Notes

No data were collected in 2019.

Data Source

Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health
(http://www.nj.gov/health/chs/njbrfs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of persons aged 65 years and over who report that they never do, or are unable to do, light or moderate physical activity for at least 10 minutes and that they never do, or are unable to do, vigorous physical activity for at least 10 minutes

  • Denominator:

    Number of persons aged 65 years and over

Data Issues

Data from the New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey are intended to be representative of all non-institutionalized adult residents of New Jersey. Due to resource issues, however, adults with limited personal access to phone service or limited command of either English or Spanish are not represented. As with all surveys, also, some error results from nonresponse (e.g., refusal to participate in the survey or to answer specific questions), and faulty measurement (e.g., responses affected by social desirability or recall error). Data collection procedures intended to minimize such errors include the use of strict calling protocols, good questionnaire design, standardization of interviewer behavior, interviewer training, and frequent, on-site interviewer monitoring and supervision. Statistical weighting procedures are also used to minimize the potential impact of disproportionate representation of demographic subgroups defined in terms of age, sex, race, ethnicity, education level, marital status, home ownership, and county of residence. (See also [[a href="query/BRFSSQueryTechNotes.html" Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Data Description and Technical Notes]].)

Related Health Objectives and Indicators



  • Health Initiative: HNJ2020

    Healthy NJ 2020 Objective OA-3

    NJ Target: Increase the proportion of older adults aged 65 years and over who engage in some leisure-time physical activity to 70.6 per 100,000 population for the total population, 75.9% for Asians, 63.7% for Blacks, 63.3% for Hispanics, and 71.8% for Whites by 2020
    https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/older-adults.shtml



Related Risk Factors Indicators:

Health Status Outcomes

Regular physical activity during adulthood can be protective against numerous chronic health conditions.

Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

Health Topic Pages Related to: Physically Inactive: Older Adults Prevalence

Indicator Data Last Updated On 10/16/2023, Published on 07/30/2024
Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, e-mail: chs@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/chs)