Indicator 45: Exercise

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Table 45. Percentage of high school students who participated in various levels of physical activities, by sex, race/ethnicity, and grade: Various years, 1993 to 2003
			1997			1999			2001			2003
Race/ethnicity and grade	1993 Total	1995 Total	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Participated in vigorous physical activity1
Total2	66	64	64	72	54	65	72	57	65	73	57	63	70	55
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	68	67	67	73	58	67	75	60	67	74	60	65	72	58
Black, non-Hispanic	60	53	54	67	41	56	65	47	60	72	48	55	65	45
Hispanic	59	57	60	69	50	61	72	50	61	69	52	59	67	52
Grade
9	75	72	73	79	66	73	77	68	72	77	67	69	73	64
10	70	69	66	74	56	65	73	56	67	74	60	65	72	58
11	63	60	60	69	49	58	67	49	61	72	51	60	70	49
12	58	55	58	68	44	61	71	52	56	66	45	55	64	46
Participated in strengthening exercises3
Total2	52	50	51	58	43	54	64	44	53	63	45	52	60	43
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	54	53	53	58	46	56	65	46	55	63	47	54	61	46
Black, non-Hispanic	46	41	47	59	35	45	58	33	48	61	35	45	60	31
Hispanic	50	47	53	62	43	53	66	39	51	60	42	52	59	44
Grade
9	61	57	58	63	52	59	68	50	59	66	53	56	63	48
10	55	56	51	57	45	55	64	45	54	63	45	55	60	49
11	49	47	52	59	43	50	61	38	51	63	40	51	62	40
12	45	42	46	55	34	50	60	40	48	58	38	45	55	34
Enrolled in physical education class
Total2	52	60	49	52	45	56	61	52	52	56	48	56	59	53
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	51	63	50	52	47	56	60	52	48	52	45	54	56	52
Black, non-Hispanic	56	50	46	54	39	53	59	47	61	67	54	56	63	49
Hispanic	54	51	52	53	50	59	65	54	58	62	55	59	61	56
Grade
9	77	81	69	70	69	79	82	76	74	74	73	71	71	71
10	57	72	53	56	50	61	65	57	54	58	50	61	63	58
11	41	47	39	44	34	41	45	37	39	47	32	46	51	41
12	36	42	36	42	28	37	44	29	31	37	26	40	45	35
1Activities that caused sweating and hard breathing for 20 minutes or more on 3 or more of the 7 days preceding the survey.
2Includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown.
3For example, push-ups, sit-ups, or weightlifting on 3 or more of the 7 days preceding the survey.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003.

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