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Reduce the proportion of adults who do no physical activity in their free time — PA‑01 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
25.2 percent (2024) *

National Target:
21.8 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
26.1 percent of adults aged 18 years and over engaged in no leisure-time physical activity in 2020 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Total
26.1
CI 25.3 / 26.9
SE 0.421
26.3
CI 25.6 / 27.1
SE 0.406
25.2
CI 24.4 / 26.0
SE 0.409

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Sex, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Male
24.4
CI 23.4 / 25.4
SE 0.537
24.4
CI 23.4 / 25.4
SE 0.508
23.1
CI 22.2 / 24.1
SE 0.491
Female
27.7
CI 26.7 / 28.6
SE 0.528
28.1
CI 27.2 / 29.1
SE 0.527
27.2
CI 26.3 / 28.2
SE 0.530

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Race/Ethnicity, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
39.1
CI 30.2 / 48.6
SE 4.615
32.6
CI 26.3 / 39.4
SE 3.260
32.1
CI 22.6 / 42.9
SE 4.874
Asian only
22.3
CI 19.7 / 25.1
SE 1.366
23.6
CI 21.1 / 26.3
SE 1.310
20.6
CI 18.3 / 23.0
SE 1.158
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
28.8
CI 17.1 / 42.9
SE 6.556
35.7
CI 23.7 / 49.2
SE 6.401
31.4
CI 20.8 / 43.5
SE 5.729
Black or African American only
32.1
CI 29.8 / 34.4
SE 1.218
32.3
CI 30.3 / 34.4
SE 1.088
29.3
CI 27.2 / 31.4
SE 1.102
White only
24.1
CI 23.3 / 24.9
SE 0.451
24.3
CI 23.5 / 25.2
SE 0.472
23.8
CI 23.0 / 24.6
SE 0.446
2 or more races
26.3
CI 21.5 / 31.6
SE 2.437
25.5
CI 20.9 / 30.6
SE 2.420
23.3
CI 19.3 / 27.7
SE 2.077
Hispanic or Latino
34.4
CI 32.1 / 36.7
SE 1.155
35.3
CI 33.5 / 37.1
SE 0.908
33.9
CI 32.0 / 35.8
SE 0.945
Not Hispanic or Latino
24.4
CI 23.7 / 25.2
SE 0.425
24.5
CI 23.7 / 25.3
SE 0.433
23.3
CI 22.6 / 24.1
SE 0.432
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
44.5
CI 35.3 / 54.0
SE 4.734
28.8
CI 21.9 / 36.5
SE 3.521
29.5
CI 18.9 / 42.0
SE 5.619
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
22.5
CI 19.8 / 25.3
SE 1.374
23.7
CI 21.1 / 26.4
SE 1.327
20.7
CI 18.4 / 23.1
SE 1.167
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
21.3
CI 11.0 / 35.2
SE 5.891
31.9
CI 19.7 / 46.3
SE 6.664
33.0
CI 21.4 / 46.4
SE 6.313
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
32.0
CI 29.7 / 34.4
SE 1.240
32.3
CI 30.2 / 34.5
SE 1.113
29.5
CI 27.4 / 31.7
SE 1.137
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
22.8
CI 22.0 / 23.7
SE 0.468
22.8
CI 21.9 / 23.7
SE 0.500
22.2
CI 21.4 / 23.1
SE 0.473
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
25.5
CI 20.7 / 30.8
SE 2.453
26.4
CI 21.3 / 32.0
SE 2.636
24.2
CI 19.8 / 29.1
SE 2.313

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Age group, 2020-2024 † ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
18-44 years
20.8
CI 19.7 / 22.0
SE 0.572
21.2
CI 20.1 / 22.3
SE 0.538
20.8
CI 19.8 / 21.9
SE 0.526
18-24 years
19.8
CI 17.4 / 22.5
SE 1.287
19.7
CI 17.5 / 22.1
SE 1.151
19.2
CI 17.1 / 21.4
SE 1.073
25-44 years
21.2
CI 20.0 / 22.4
SE 0.591
21.7
CI 20.5 / 22.8
SE 0.587
21.4
CI 20.2 / 22.5
SE 0.579
45-64 years
28.1
CI 26.9 / 29.4
SE 0.637
28.9
CI 27.7 / 30.1
SE 0.611
27.1
CI 25.9 / 28.4
SE 0.633
45-54 years
26.3
CI 24.6 / 28.1
SE 0.902
26.6
CI 25.0 / 28.3
SE 0.854
25.4
CI 23.8 / 27.1
SE 0.853
55-64 years
29.8
CI 28.3 / 31.3
SE 0.777
31.0
CI 29.4 / 32.6
SE 0.808
28.7
CI 27.1 / 30.4
SE 0.832
65 years and over
38.5
CI 37.2 / 39.9
SE 0.703
37.3
CI 36.0 / 38.7
SE 0.693
35.6
CI 34.3 / 36.9
SE 0.645
65-74 years
32.9
CI 31.3 / 34.6
SE 0.844
31.7
CI 30.1 / 33.3
SE 0.827
30.6
CI 29.1 / 32.2
SE 0.784
75-84 years
43.8
CI 41.4 / 46.2
SE 1.211
41.9
CI 39.6 / 44.2
SE 1.173
38.2
CI 36.1 / 40.3
SE 1.065
85 years and over
56.5
CI 52.7 / 60.2
SE 1.867
58.0
CI 54.2 / 61.8
SE 1.922
54.4
CI 50.7 / 58.1
SE 1.849

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Less than High school
48.5
CI 45.9 / 51.2
SE 1.576
50.2
CI 47.7 / 52.6
SE 1.440
46.9
CI 44.3 / 49.5
SE 1.519
High school
35.0
CI 33.5 / 36.5
SE 0.837
36.7
CI 35.2 / 38.3
SE 0.859
36.2
CI 34.8 / 37.7
SE 0.781
Some college or Associate degree
26.0
CI 24.8 / 27.3
SE 0.643
26.9
CI 25.6 / 28.2
SE 0.681
25.3
CI 24.1 / 26.6
SE 0.662
4-year college degree or more
13.7
CI 12.9 / 14.6
SE 0.410
14.0
CI 13.2 / 14.8
SE 0.405
14.1
CI 13.3 / 14.9
SE 0.415

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
<100
44.3
CI 41.6 / 47.1
SE 1.405
44.5
CI 42.1 / 46.9
SE 1.223
42.2
CI 39.8 / 44.6
SE 1.238
100-199
37.9
CI 36.0 / 39.9
SE 1.062
36.8
CI 35.0 / 38.5
SE 0.940
36.5
CI 34.7 / 38.3
SE 0.993
200-399
27.9
CI 26.7 / 29.2
SE 0.686
29.9
CI 28.6 / 31.2
SE 0.689
27.1
CI 25.8 / 28.3
SE 0.670
400+
15.6
CI 14.8 / 16.5
SE 0.445
16.2
CI 15.4 / 17.0
SE 0.453
16.1
CI 15.3 / 17.0
SE 0.474

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Insured
21.7
CI 20.8 / 22.6
SE 0.451
22.7
CI 21.9 / 23.6
SE 0.436
21.8
CI 20.9 / 22.6
SE 0.452
Private
18.1
CI 17.2 / 19.0
SE 0.474
18.7
CI 17.9 / 19.6
SE 0.434
18.5
CI 17.7 / 19.4
SE 0.452
Public
35.3
CI 33.3 / 37.4
SE 1.077
36.6
CI 34.7 / 38.5
SE 0.983
34.1
CI 32.1 / 36.1
SE 1.007
Uninsured
34.7
CI 32.1 / 37.4
SE 1.362
33.8
CI 31.2 / 36.4
SE 1.335
33.2
CI 30.8 / 35.7
SE 1.241

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Geographic location, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Metropolitan
25.1
CI 24.2 / 25.9
SE 0.452
25.4
CI 24.6 / 26.2
SE 0.432
24.2
CI 23.4 / 25.0
SE 0.437
Non-metropolitan
32.9
CI 30.6 / 35.3
SE 1.396
32.0
CI 29.7 / 34.3
SE 1.313
31.7
CI 29.4 / 34.0
SE 1.302

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Marital status, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
24.4
CI 23.5 / 25.4
SE 0.610
24.1
CI 23.2 / 25.0
SE 0.551
24.2
CI 23.3 / 25.1
SE 0.565
Divorced, separated, widowed
32.5
CI 31.4 / 33.5
SE 1.898
30.7
CI 29.5 / 31.9
SE 1.931
26.2
CI 24.9 / 27.6
SE 0.973
Never married
28.7
CI 27.0 / 30.5
SE 0.935
29.6
CI 28.0 / 31.2
SE 0.875
29.0
CI 27.5 / 30.6
SE 0.841

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Country of birth, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
US
25.0
CI 24.0 / 26.0
SE 0.510
24.9
CI 24.0 / 25.7
SE 0.453
23.7
CI 22.9 / 24.5
SE 0.435
Outside US
32.1
CI 29.9 / 34.4
SE 1.219
31.6
CI 29.9 / 33.4
SE 0.946
30.9
CI 29.3 / 32.6
SE 0.874

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Veteran
20.4
CI 18.7 / 22.1
SE 1.204
22.9
CI 20.9 / 25.0
SE 1.372
22.9
CI 21.1 / 24.8
SE 1.358
Non-veteran
26.6
CI 25.8 / 27.5
SE 0.443
26.8
CI 26.0 / 27.6
SE 0.426
25.5
CI 24.7 / 26.3
SE 0.426

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Disability status, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
People with disabilities
53.3
CI 51.0 / 55.6
SE 1.837
48.9
CI 46.6 / 51.2
SE 1.697
45.3
CI 43.3 / 47.4
SE 1.452
People without disabilities
23.6
CI 22.8 / 24.4
SE 0.429
23.9
CI 23.1 / 24.7
SE 0.410
22.9
CI 22.1 / 23.7
SE 0.412

Adults engaging in no leisure-time physical activity by Sexual orientation, 2020-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2020 2022 2024
Straight
26.0
CI 25.2 / 26.8
SE 0.434
25.9
CI 25.2 / 26.7
SE 0.418
25.0
CI 24.3 / 25.8
SE 0.416
Straight, Male
24.5
CI 23.4 / 25.5
SE 0.556
24.2
CI 23.2 / 25.2
SE 0.524
23.0
CI 22.1 / 24.0
SE 0.504
Straight, Female
27.4
CI 26.4 / 28.4
SE 0.549
27.7
CI 26.7 / 28.7
SE 0.548
27.1
CI 26.1 / 28.1
SE 0.549
Gay/​Lesbian
22.4
CI 18.2 / 27.0
SE 2.205
22.6
CI 18.6 / 27.0
SE 2.066
24.1
CI 20.2 / 28.4
SE 2.022
Gay, Male
20.9
CI 15.7 / 26.9
SE 2.735
21.7
CI 16.8 / 27.2
SE 2.620
22.8
CI 17.8 / 28.5
SE 2.603
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
23.9
CI 17.7 / 30.9
SE 3.143
23.5
CI 17.4 / 30.5
SE 3.131
26.7
CI 20.5 / 33.6
SE 3.288
Bisexual
29.8
CI 24.0 / 36.0
SE 3.660
29.9
CI 25.4 / 34.8
SE 3.054
24.6
CI 20.6 / 29.0
SE 2.898
Bisexual, Male
20.9
CI 12.2 / 32.0
SE 5.645
21.3
CI 13.6 / 30.8
SE 4.548
25.1
CI 18.0 / 33.2
SE 4.370
Bisexual, Female
33.8
CI 27.1 / 41.0
SE 4.621
33.7
CI 28.5 / 39.3
SE 3.900
24.6
CI 20.1 / 29.6
SE 3.764

Disparity