Physical Activity Among Cancer Survivors

In 2009, about one-third (31.5%) of cancer survivors had not participated in any leisure-time physical activity during the past 30 days (see map below). The highest proportion of cancer survivors reporting no leisure-time physical activity lived in the South (34.3%), followed by the Midwest (32.5%), Northeast (31.3%), and West (25.5%).

Percentage of Cancer Survivors Aged 18 or Older Who Reported No Leisure-Time Physical Activity During the Past 30 Days, United States, 2009

*The sample size of the numerator was less than 50, or the half-width of the confidence interval was greater than 10.
Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.¹¹