22-9. | Increase the proportion of adolescents who participate in daily school physical education. |
Target: 50 percent.
Baseline: 29 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 participated in daily school physical education 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 |
Daily School Physical Education |
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22-9. |
Females* |
Males* |
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Percent |
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TOTAL |
29 |
26 |
32 |
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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 |
28 |
25 |
33 |
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White |
28 |
26 |
31 |
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Hispanic or Latino |
40 |
36 |
45 |
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Not Hispanic or Latino |
28 |
25 |
30 |
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Black or African American |
29 |
26 |
33 |
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White |
28 |
26 |
31 |
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Parents’ education level |
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Less than high school |
29 (1997) |
28 (1997) |
30 (1997) |
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High school graduate |
24 (1997) |
22 (1997) |
27 (1997) |
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At least some college |
28 (1997) |
25 (1997) |
30 (1997) |
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Select populations |
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Grade levels |
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9th grade |
42 |
40 |
44 |
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10th grade |
30 |
28 |
33 |
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11th grade |
20 |
17 |
24 |
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12th grade |
20 |
17 |
24 |
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.