Less than one-quarter of California adults walk regularly.

This policy brief presents information about the walking habits of California adults based on data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003). We examine the prevalence of regular walking and no walking by socio-demographic and neighborhood characteristics. Regular walking is defined as walking on at least five separate occasions for a combined total of at least 150 minutes in the previous seven days. This definition is based on the recommendation that adults engage in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes on five or more days of the week. Occasional walking is defined as walking at least once for 10 or more minutes in the previous seven days. No walking is defined as not walking at least once for 10 or more minutes in the previous seven days.