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About the National Data
Data
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
Baseline: 31.9 percent of adults aged 18 years and over performed muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days of the week during leisure time in 2020
Target: 36.6 percent
Methodology
Questions used to obtain the national baseline data
From the 2020 National Health Interview Survey:
Numerator:
How often do you do LEISURE-TIME physical activities specifically designed to STRENGTHEN your muscles such as lifting weights or doing calisthenics? (Include all such activities even if you have mentioned them before.) [If necessary, prompt with:] How many times per day, per week, per month, or per year do you do these activities?- Never
- Unable to do this type activity
- _____ times per day/week/month/year
- Refused
- Don't know
Methodology notes
For this indicator, adults were classified as doing strengthening activities if they responded that they did these activities 2 to 28 times per week during their leisure time.
Age-adjustment notes
This Indicator uses Age-Adjustment Groups:
- Total: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Sex: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Race/Ethnicity: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Educational Attainment: 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Family Income (percent poverty threshold): 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Family Type: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Country of Birth: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Disability Status: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Geographic Location: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Health Insurance Status: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64
- Sexual orientation: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
- Marital Status: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+
History
- Revised.
In 2022, this objective was revised due to the 2019 NHIS redesign. The baseline was revised from 27.6% in 2018 to 31.9% in 2020. The target setting method was changed from projection to percentage point improvement. The target was revised from 32.1% to 36.6% using the new target setting method
- Revised.
In 2024, the following categories were recalculated with the use of a newer variable: Never married, American Indian or Alaska Native only, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, 2 or more races only, Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native only, Not Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, Not Hispanic or Latino 2 or more races only. Estimates from data year 2022 or earlier may vary slightly from estimates previously reported. The baseline, baseline year and target were not affected.