| Characteristics |
Met currently recommended levels
of physical activity1 |
Met previously recommended levels
of physical activity2 |
No vigorous or moderate physical
activity3 |
|
All students
|
35.8%
|
68.7%
|
9.6%
|
| Male |
43.8 |
75.8 |
7.9 |
| Grade 9 |
42.8 |
78.4 |
7.2 |
| Grade 10 |
46.8 |
77.8 |
7.5 |
| Grade 11 |
41.9 |
74.2 |
8.4 |
| Grade 12 |
41.9 |
71.9 |
8.4 |
| Female |
27.8 |
61.5 |
11.3 |
| Grade 9 |
30.8 |
68.4 |
8.2 |
| Grade 10 |
30.0 |
63.0 |
10.3 |
| Grade 11 |
25.1 |
60.7 |
12.4 |
| Grade 12 |
24.0 |
51.7 |
15.2 |
| White, non-Hispanic |
38.7 |
70.2 |
8.1 |
| Male |
46.9 |
77.0 |
6.9 |
| Female |
30.2 |
63.3 |
8.1 |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
29.5 |
62.0 |
14.4 |
| Male |
38.2 |
71.7 |
10.2 |
| Female |
21.3 |
53.1 |
18.2 |
| Hispanic |
32.9 |
69.4 |
10.6 |
| Male |
39.0 |
76.0 |
8.9 |
| Female |
26.5 |
62.6 |
12.3 |
1. Were physically active doing any kind
of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them
breathe hard some of the time for a total of at least 60 minutes/day on
≥5 of the 7 days preceding the survey.
2. Participated in at least 20 minutes of
vigorous physical activity (i.e., physical activity that made them sweat
and breathe hard on ≥3 of the 7 days preceding the survey and/or at
least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity (i.e., physical activity
that did not make them sweet and breathe hard) on ≥5 of the 7 days
preceding the survey.
3. During the 7 days preceding the
survey.
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2005,
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 55, No. SS 05, May 25,
2006.
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