Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth

Indicator 34: Extracurricular Activities

Table 34. Percentage of high school seniors who participated in various school-related extracurricular activities, by sex: Various years, 1990 to 2001
Year and sex	Newspaper/ yearbook	Music/ performing arts	Athletic teams	Academic clubs	Student council/ government	Other school clubs/ activities
Total
1990	9.3	22.0	35.9	13.3	11.0	34.6
1995	10.4	23.3	37.2	13.3	10.4	31.8
1999	10.9	27.2	39.1	13.8	11.2	33.0
2000	11.0	27.6	37.0	17.1	10.9	33.1
2001	10.0	25.3	38.6	15.3	10.8	34.7
Male
1990	6.3	16.5	43.2	11.7	8.9	28.2
1995	7.5	17.0	44.2	9.4	6.9	23.8
1999	7.1	20.0	47.8	11.2	8.8	25.6
2000	6.6	22.2	45.7	15.2	7.5	24.7
2001	6.3	19.3	45.3	11.8	8.1	26.4
Female
1990	12.7	28.8	27.9	15.3	13.6	42.1
1995	13.2	29.3	31.6	16.4	13.4	39.6
1999	14.7	34.0	31.1	16.2	13.8	40.1
2000	15.0	32.5	30.1	20.2	14.3	41.7
2001	12.9	30.8	32.1	19.2	13.3	43.5
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 NCES statistical standards.
SOURCE: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future, various years.