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TABLE 12-10 Percentage of Students in Grades 9 Through 12 Who Reported Enrollment in Physical Education Classes, Attendance in Physical Education Classes Daily, and Spending More Than 20 Minutes Exercising During Class, by Demographic Groupa
Demographic Group
Enrolled in Physical Education Classes
Attended Physical Education Classes Daily
Exercised More Than 20 Min per Classb
Overall total
56.1 (48.9–63.3)
29.1 (19.7–38.5)
76.3 (72.6–80.0)
Gender
Females
51.5 (43.8–59.2)
26.3 (17.3–35.3)
69.6 (65.6–73.6)
Males
60.7 (53.7–67.7)
31.9 (21.9–41.9)
82.1 (77.5–86.7)
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic
Total
56.1 (46.3–65.9)
28.3 (15.5–41.1)
78.7 (74.3–83.1)
Females
51.7 (40.5–62.9)
25.8 (13.3–38.3)
72.4 (67.0–77.8)
Males
60.2 (51.0–69.4)
30.8 (17.5–41.1)
83.8 (79.3–88.3)
Black, non-Hispanic
Total
52.9 (39.1–66.7)
29.2 (19.3–39.1)
67.8 (64.3–71.3)
Females
47.1 (34.1–60.1)
25.5 (17.0–34.0)
55.8 (50.2–61.4)
Males
59.2 (43.4–75.0)
33.1 (20.4–45.8)
78.4 (74.3–82.5)
Hispanic
Total
59.3 (52.3–66.3)
40.4 (31.5–49.3)
75.5 (70.5–80.5)
Females
53.6 (44.5–62.7)
36.2 (25.9–46.5)
70.8 (63.9–77.7)
Males
65.1 (58.1–72.1)
44.6 (35.9–53.3)
79.6 (73.5–85.7)
Grade in school
9th
Total
78.9 (73.0–84.8)
42.1 (29.6–54.6)
78.7 (74.5–82.9)
Females
75.6 (69.0–82.2)
40.3 (28.1–52.5)
72.5 (65.6–79.4)
Males
82.3 (76.4–88.2)
44.0 (30.8–57.2)
84.4 (80.1–88.7)
10th
Total
60.9 (49.0–72.8)
30.4 (20.7–40.1)
75.1 (69.9–80.3)
Females
56.6 (43.1–70.1)
27.9 (17.7–38.1)
70.2 (64.6–75.8)
Males
65.3 (54.1–76.5)
32.8 (22.6–43.0)
79.4 (72.8–86.0)
11th
Total
40.7 (31.5–49.9)
20.0 (11.7–28.3)
75.7 (70.9–80.5)
Females
36.8 (27.6–46.0)
16.6 (8.2–25.0)
68.0 (61.2–74.8)
Males
44.6 (34.5–54.7)
23.5 (15.0–32.0)
82.0 (76.0–88.0)
12th
Total
36.6 (25.6–47.6)
20.1 (10.2–30.0)
73.4 (63.3–83.5)
Females
29.4 (17.6–41.2)
16.6 (8.5–24.7)
60.1 (51.9–68.3)
Males
43.8 (32.7–54.9)
23.6 (11.4–35.8)
82.3 (71.1–93.5)
a
b
SOURCE: CDC. 2000. 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
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