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Table A-27-1. Percentage of high school students who participated in various extracurricular activities, by type of activity, grade level, and sex: Selected years, 1990 through 2010
Sex and year Newspaper/
yearbook
  Music/
performing arts
  Athletic teams   Academic clubs   Student council/
government
  Other school clubs/
activities
10th grade 12th grade   10th grade 12th grade   10th grade 12th grade   10th grade 12th grade   10th grade 12th grade   10th grade 12th grade
Total                                  
1990 9.2   22.1   35.9   13.2   11.0   34.6
1995 5.7 10.4   25.8 23.3   45.0 37.2   13.3   10.4   32.5 31.8
2000 5.3 11.0   25.8 27.6   44.6 37.0   17.1   11.0   33.0 33.1
2005 4.2 10.7   25.2 24.5   45.4 38.6   12.8   10.5   28.1 33.2
2006 4.1 10.1   23.8 26.8   46.0 37.9   14.0   9.1   27.5 32.5
2007 4.1 9.1   22.7 25.7   44.9 35.7   14.5   9.1   27.2 32.6
2008 3.6 9.1   23.2 25.8   44.6 37.7   12.2   9.2   29.2 32.9
2009 4.0 8.7   21.2 23.9   43.7 38.4   14.1   9.6   28.5 31.8
2010 4.2 9.6   23.1 22.9   43.4 39.7   14.5   9.3   27.8 32.0
                                   
Male                                  
1990 6.4   16.5   43.3   11.7   8.9   28.2
1995 4.0 7.5   19.0 16.9   50.0 44.1   9.4   6.9   24.4 23.7
2000 3.6 6.6   18.4 22.1   48.5 45.7   14.1   7.5   24.5 24.5
2005 2.6 6.2   18.0 18.2   50.9 42.9   10.2   6.7   19.4 24.8
2006 2.7 4.8   16.7 20.5   49.5 41.5   10.4   5.5   21.7 24.1
2007 2.7 4.4   16.2 21.2   49.4 40.0   10.1   6.4   20.2 25.4
2008 2.6 5.6   17.5 21.5   48.7 43.3   8.2   7.4   22.1 26.6
2009 2.8 5.8   15.2 17.8   48.5 46.0   11.6   5.9   21.2 23.6
2010 2.9 6.3   16.5 17.9   48.1 44.0   10.8   6.0   20.0 23.9
                                   
Female                                  
1990 12.7   28.7   27.9   15.2   13.6   42.1
1995 7.3 13.2   32.5 29.3   40.3 31.5   16.4   13.4   40.2 39.6
2000 6.8 15.0   32.3 32.5   41.3 29.9   20.1   14.3   40.8 41.7
2005 5.6 14.9   32.1 30.4   40.1 34.0   15.7   14.3   36.5 42.0
2006 5.5 15.0   30.8 33.2   42.6 34.0   17.6   12.8   33.4 41.0
2007 5.2 12.9   29.0 29.2   40.6 31.5   18.2   11.6   34.0 39.5
2008 4.5 11.8   28.3 29.9   41.0 32.4   15.7   10.5   35.8 37.4
2009 5.0 11.3   26.6 30.0   39.5 31.3   16.5   13.1   35.2 40.0
2010 5.5 12.6   29.7 27.7   39.0 36.0   18.3   12.2   35.3 40.8
— Not available.
NOTE: Percentages reflect the proportion of seniors who responded that they participated in these activities "to a considerable extent" or "to a great extent." The response rates for this survey do not meet National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) standards. The 10th- and 12th-grade data for "other school clubs/activities" are not comparable because the available response alternatives were not the same. For more information on Monitoring the Future, see Appendix B – Guide to Sources.
SOURCE: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future, selected years, 1990-2010.
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