| Table 34.
Physical activity among middle school students by gender, race/ethnicity,
grade, and middle school, in percent |
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At Least One Sport Team Participation** |
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Physically Active ≥60 min/day† |
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Watched TV ≥3
hours/day |
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Used Computer ≥3 hours/day§ |
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Female |
Male |
Total |
|
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
| Galveston* |
|
|
Race/ethnicity |
|
|
White |
67.5 |
67.1 |
67.0 |
|
41.1 |
57.8 |
48.9 |
|
38.5 |
42.2 |
39.5 |
|
29.3 |
30.7 |
29.8 |
|
Black |
71.9 |
74.8 |
74.0 |
|
38.5 |
42.7 |
41.0 |
|
54.8 |
62.0 |
64.1 |
|
34.7 |
48.5 |
42.5 |
|
Hispanic |
51.0 |
65.3 |
58.3 |
|
34.3 |
38.3 |
36.4 |
|
47.8 |
50.8 |
49.2 |
|
26.5 |
40.1 |
33.2 |
|
All other |
69.4 |
73.8 |
70.7 |
|
51.8 |
59.0 |
54.7 |
|
48.8 |
49.2 |
50.3 |
|
32.9 |
27.9 |
32.7 |
|
|
|
Grade |
|
|
6 |
52.9 |
64.3 |
58.9 |
|
40.2 |
38.6 |
38.5 |
|
50.2 |
55.3 |
53.3 |
|
25.9 |
34.7 |
31.5 |
|
7 |
68.8 |
76.2 |
72.7 |
|
33.5 |
51.1 |
43.1 |
|
46.6 |
47.1 |
46.7 |
|
29.9 |
39.6 |
34.8 |
|
8 |
67.1 |
68.7 |
67.8 |
|
42.5 |
48.8 |
45.6 |
|
55.7 |
54.7 |
54.6 |
|
33.5 |
44.2 |
38.6 |
|
|
|
|
Middle School |
|
|
Austin |
54.4 |
71.2 |
63.7 |
|
28.2 |
45.0 |
37.5 |
|
53.7 |
60.4 |
57.2 |
|
27.0 |
39.5 |
33.6 |
|
Central |
55.0 |
65.6 |
60.3 |
|
32.0 |
33.6 |
32.9 |
|
55.2 |
52.0 |
53.5 |
|
31.2 |
43.1 |
37.6 |
|
Crenshaw |
79.2 |
75.0 |
78.4 |
|
66.7 |
58.3 |
60.8 |
|
37.5 |
45.8 |
41.2 |
|
8.0 |
20.8 |
15.4 |
|
Weis |
71.7 |
71.8 |
71.3 |
|
47.6 |
55.6 |
51.2 |
|
46.4 |
48.3 |
47.4 |
|
32.1 |
38.6 |
35.6 |
|
|
|
|
2007 Total* |
62.6 |
69.7 |
66.2 |
|
39.0 |
45.9 |
42.5 |
|
50.6 |
52.2 |
51.4 |
|
29.9 |
39.7 |
34.8 |
| Dallas
ISD,TX* |
34.3 |
51.7 |
42.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
66.9 |
64.7 |
65.8 |
|
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| *Youth
Risk Behavior Surveillance survey. Galveston 2007, and Dallas ISD, Texas
2003. |
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| **
Run by their school or community groups during the 12 months preceding the
survey. |
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| †
On ≥ 5 of the past 7 days preceding the survey. |
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| § For something that is not school
work. For example computer/video games or internet. |
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| White = non-Hispanic white, Hispanic = any race, Black =
non-Hispanic black, All other = any
other non-Hispanic |
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| Not
Available |
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