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Clustering of Five Health-Related Behaviors for Chronic Disease Prevention Among Adults, United States, 2013

ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 13 — May 26, 2016

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Figure 1. Age-adjusted prevalence of engaging in 4 or 5 health-related behaviors among adults aged 21 years or older, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals.

Race/Ethnicity Men, % (95% Confidence Interval) Women, % (95% Confidence Interval) P Value
Non-Hispanic white 27.5 (27.1–27.9) 34.1 (33.6–34.6) <.001
Non-Hispanic black 23.3 (21.8–24.8) 23.0 (21.8–24.2) .78
Hispanic 24.3 (22.6–26.0) 32.4 (30.8–34.0) <.001
American Indian/Alaska Native 22.7 (18.5–26.9) 29.6 (25.9–33.3) .02
Asian American 35.9 (33.0–38.8) 48.0 (44.4–51.6) <.001
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 23.7 (13.7–33.7) 40.8 (31.0–50.6) .02
Multiracial 21.8 (18.8–24.8) 27.3 (23.8–30.8) .02

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Figure 2. Age-adjusted prevalence of adults aged 21 years or older self-reporting 4 or 5 health-related behaviors, by state and quartile, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013. 

State Reporting 4 or 5 Health-Related Behaviors, % Quartile, %
United States, total 30.2 29.5–32.4
Alabama 28.6 27.5–29.4
Alaska 29.7 29.5–32.4
Arizona 33.5 32.5–43.3
Arkansas 25.1 24.8–27.4
California 35.7 32.5–43.3
Colorado 38.2 32.5–43.3
Connecticut 30.3 29.5–32.4
Delaware 27.1 24.8–27.4
District of Columbia 32.4 29.5–32.4
Florida 28.9 27.5–29.4
Georgia 30.4 29.5–32.4
Hawaii 36.3 32.5–43.3
Idaho 34.5 32.5–43.3
Illinois 29.5 29.5–32.4
Indiana 26.1 24.8–27.4
Iowa 27.9 27.5–29.4
Kansas 31.6 29.5–32.4
Kentucky 25.6 24.8–27.4
Louisiana 25.8 24.8–27.4
Maine 29.9 29.5–32.4
Maryland 29.2 27.5–29.4
Massachusetts 31.3 29.5–32.4
Michigan 27.4 24.8–27.4
Minnesota 30.7 29.5–32.4
Mississippi 25.8 24.8–27.4
Missouri 29.4 27.5–29.4
Montana 33.8 32.5–43.3
Nebraska 28.1 27.5–29.4
Nevada 30.3 29.5–32.4
New Hampshire 31.0 29.5–32.4
New Jersey 28.7 27.5–29.4
New Mexico 35.8 32.5–43.3
New York 28.1 27.5–29.4
North Carolina 29.4 27.5–29.4
North Dakota 24.8 24.8–27.4
Ohio 26.6 24.8–27.4
Oklahoma 28.1 27.5–29.4
Oregon 38.2 32.5–43.3
Pennsylvania 27.7 27.5–29.4
Rhode Island 26.4 24.8–27.4
South Carolina 27.3 24.8–27.4
South Dakota 31.7 29.5–32.4
Tennessee 25.5 24.8–27.4
Texas 29.0 27.5–29.4
Utah 43.3 32.5–43.3
Vermont 34.0 32.5–43.3
Virginia 29.9 29.5–32.4
Washington 34.0 32.5–43.3
West Virginia 26.8 24.8–27.4
Wisconsin 28.1 27.5–29.4
Wyoming 34.0 32.5–43.3

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