Disparities Details by Educational Attainment for 2018
PA-2.4 : Adults meeting aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening objectives (age adjusted, percent, 18+ years)
This chart compares rates by population.
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Educational Attainment for PA-2.4
PA-2.4 Increase the proportion of adults who meet the objectives for aerobic physical activity and for muscle-strengthening activity
Adults meeting aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening objectives (age adjusted, percent, 18+ years)
| Educational Attainment | 2018 | Disparity |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced degree | 35.0 CI 33.0/37.0 SE 1.022 |
x 1.000 Best rate |
| 4-year college degree | 30.1 CI 28.6/31.6 SE 0.765 |
x 1.162 CI 1.000/ 1.238 |
| Associates degree | 22.9 CI 20.8/25.0 SE 1.048 |
x 1.528 CI 1.000/ 1.670 |
| Some college | 20.8 CI 19.1/22.5 SE 0.861 |
x 1.683 CI 1.000/ 1.829 |
| High school | 14.6 CI 13.3/16.0 SE 0.683 |
x 2.394 CI 1.000/ 2.621 |
| < High school | 9.8 CI 8.2/11.4 SE 0.811 |
x 3.573 CI 1.000/ 4.128 |
| Average group rate excluding best group rate |
19.6 ... SE 0.942 |
x 1.781 CI 1.000/ 1.954 |
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Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
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- The best group rate for this objective, 35.0% (age adjusted), was attained by persons aged 25 years and over with an advanced degree.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 9.8% (age adjusted), was attained by persons aged 25 years and over with a less than high school education.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 25.2 percentage points.
- The best group rate was 3.573 times the worst group rate.
- The best group rate was 1.781 times the average rate for all other educational attainment groups (excluding the best), 19.6% (age adjusted).
Persons aged 25 years and over with an advanced degree achieved the best group rate for this objective, 35.0% (age adjusted).
The best group rate was:
- 1.162 times the rate among persons aged 25 years and over with a 4-year college degree.
- 1.528 times the rate among persons aged 25 years and over with an associates degree.
- 1.683 times the rate among persons aged 25 years and over with some college education.
- 2.394 times the rate among persons aged 25 years and over with a high school education.
- 3.573 times the rate among persons aged 25 years and over with a less than high school education.
