Healthy People 2010 Goal Used in Modeling

22-2.  Increase the proportion of adults who engage regularly, preferably daily, in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day.

• Healthy People 2010 Objective
  • Target: 30 percent.
  • Baseline: 15 percent of adults aged 18 years and older engaged in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes 5 or more days per week in 1997 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
• Midcourse Review Modification
  • Target: 50 percent
  • Baseline: 32 percent of adults aged 18 years and older engaged in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day or vigorous physical activity for at least 20 minutes per day in 1997 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
• Target setting method: Better than the best.
• Data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.
• Reference: Healthy People 2010 Operational Definition