MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly RepMMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. RepWRMMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report0149-21951545-861XCenters for Disease Control and Prevention285421185657877mm6620a910.15585/mmwr.mm6620a9Quick StatsQuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Walked ≥10 Minutes as a Method of Transportation,† by Location of Residence§ — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2005, 2010, and 2015¶Reported by: Lindsey I. Black, MPH, lblack1@cdc.gov, 301-458-4548.265201726520176620547547All material in the MMWR Series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.
Overall, the percentage of adults aged ≥18 years that walked as a method of transportation increased from 29.4% in 2005 to 32.5% in 2015. A similar pattern was observed for adults residing in metropolitan locations (31.2% to 34.1%) but there was no change for those residing in nonmetropolitan locations (22.4% to 22.2%). Regardless of year, adults residing in metropolitan locations were more likely to have walked as a method of transportation than were adults residing in nonmetropolitan locations.
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2005, 2010, 2015 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
Percentages shown with 95% confidence intervals.
Based on the response of “yes” to the survey question, “During the past 7 days, did you walk to get some place that took you at least 10 minutes?” This was the first of a series of questions that asked about walking for transportation. Questions about walking for other reasons like relaxation or exercise were asked separately and were not included in these estimates.
Based on the household residence location. Metropolitan is located within a metropolitan statistical area, defined as a county or group of contiguous counties that contains at least one urbanized area of ≥50,000 population. Surrounding counties with strong economic ties to the urbanized area also are included. Nonmetropolitan areas do not include a large urbanized area and are typically thought of as more rural.
Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population and are derived from the National Health Interview Survey.