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STATE-LEVEL COMPARISON · 50 STATES + D.C.
How Do U.S. States Differ in Physical Activity and Smoking?
Explore state-level survey estimates of physical activity, inactivity, and smoking alongside heart-disease mortality. Associations are descriptive and do not show that one behavior causes another.
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Physical activity vs. smoking
Physical inactivity vs. smoking
Physical activity vs. heart-disease mortality
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Sources and method
Physical activity and inactivity estimates are from CDC BRFSS state-level survey data. Meeting the aerobic guideline means at least 150 minutes of moderate activity, 75 minutes of vigorous activity, or an equivalent combination per week. Inactivity means no leisure-time physical activity. Current smoking is self-reported adult cigarette smoking (currently smokes every day or some days and has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime). Activity and inactivity are shown for 2023 and 2022 respectively; smoking is shown for the year selected in each comparison. The mortality layer measures heart disease, a subset of cardiovascular disease: it is an age-adjusted three-year average for 2021–2023, published as 2022, per 100,000 population.
The 2023 activity-guideline file has estimates for 49 of 51 jurisdictions; Kentucky and Pennsylvania are left blank rather than filled with another year's data. The 2022 inactivity, smoking, and mortality measures cover all 50 states and D.C. Percentages are state-level estimates, not individual-level records. Correlations are unweighted across states and describe association only.
Sources: CDC BRFSS Physical Activity and Nutrition , CDC BRFSS Prevalence Data , and CDC Heart Disease Mortality Data . State boundaries: U.S. states GeoJSON from PublicaMundi .