Overall, the percentage of adults aged 18 years or older that walked as a method of transportation increased from 29.4% in 2005 to 32.5% in 2015.
A similar pattern was observed for adults residing in metropolitan locations (31.2% to 34.1%) but there was no change for those residing in nonmetropolitan locations (22.4% to 22.2%).
Regardless of year, adults residing in metropolitan locations were more likely to have walked as a method of transportation than were adults residing in nonmetropolitan locations.
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6620a9.htm
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