22-6.
Increase the proportion of adolescents who engage in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes on 5 or more of the previous 7 days.
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22-6. | |
Increase the proportion of adolescents who engage in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes on 5 or more of the previous 7 days. |
Target: 35 percent.
Baseline: 27 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 engaged in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes on 5 or more of the previous 7 days in 1999.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP.
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Students in Grades 9 |
Moderate Physical Activity |
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22-6. |
Females* |
Males* |
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Percent |
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TOTAL |
27 |
24 |
29 |
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Race and ethnicity |
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American Indian or Alaska |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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Asian or Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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Asian |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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Black or African American |
17 |
17 |
24 |
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White |
27 |
27 |
31 |
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Hispanic or Latino |
21 |
17 |
26 |
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Not Hispanic or Latino |
27 |
25 |
30 |
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Black or African American |
21 |
18 |
24 |
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White |
29 |
26 |
32 |
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Parents’ education level |
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Less than high school |
25 (1997) |
25 (1997) |
24 (1997) |
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High school graduate |
21 (1997) |
20 (1997) |
21 (1997) |
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At least some college |
20 (1997) |
19 (1997) |
20 (1997) |
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Select populations |
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Grade levels |
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9th grade |
28 |
26 |
31 |
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10th grade |
26 |
25 |
27 |
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11th grade |
25 |
21 |
29 |
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12th grade |
27 |
24 |
29 |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not
collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
*Data for females and males are displayed to further
characterize the issue.