Table E-16-2.  Percentage of 9th-grade students participating in various non-school-sponsored activities, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2009

Sex and race/ethnicity	Activity														Number of non-school-sponsored activities
	Performing arts1		Organized sports		Religious youth group or instruction		Scouting or other youth organization		Academic instruction2		Math or science camp		Another camp		At least one of these activities	More than one of these activities		None of these activities
Total3	34.6		54.9		51.4		22.8		17.7		4.1		23.8		85.7	61.9		14.3
Sex
Male	27.9		59.8		49.5		21.6		17.5		4.1		23.2		86.1	60.3		13.9
Female	41.3		50.0		53.4		24.1		17.9		4.0		24.4		85.4	63.4		14.6
Race/ethnicity
White	36.8		60.5		56.7		24.0		13.2		2.7		30.6		89.7	67.8		10.3
Black	33.8		49.1		52.3		26.3		32.8		7.4		14.8		84.9	61.9		15.1
Hispanic	27.5		46.9		39.1		16.6		18.6		3.6		14.5		76.9	48.1		23.1
Asian	44.4		38.5		38.8		25.8		31.1		15.0		16.2		82.1	57.3		17.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	20.0	!	48.8		42.3		31.6		16.8		‡		19.1	!	78.9	52.2		21.1
Two or more races	36.4		55.8		53.6		24.9		15.4		3.4		21.2		86.8	62.6		13.2
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	29.1		63.3		54.5		23.2		14.2		2.8		29.6		89.0	65.0		11.0
Black	27.4		58.2		49.0		21.0		31.1		7.5		14.6		87.3	60.7		12.7
Hispanic	22.4		54.4		37.1		15.3		16.9		2.9	!	13.1		78.4	47.1		21.6
Asian	36.9		42.9		32.8		26.1		31.0		18.4		20.3		78.9	57.1		21.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	18.8	!	49.9		38.2		31.3		‡		‡		‡		78.4	49.1		21.6	!
Two or more races	29.9		59.2		56.9		26.2		16.0		3.4	!	20.4		88.6	65.1		11.4
Female
White	44.9		57.5		59.0		24.8		12.1		2.7		31.7		90.4	70.7		9.6
Black	39.0		41.8		55.0		30.5		34.2		7.3		14.9		83.0	62.8		17.0
Hispanic	32.9		39.0		41.1		17.9		20.3		4.4		16.0		75.4	49.0		24.6
Asian	51.8		34.2		44.8		25.6		31.2		11.7		12.2		85.3	57.6		14.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	21.4	!	47.4		47.0		32.0		‡		‡		‡		79.5	55.7		20.5	!
Two or more races	42.4		52.5		50.4		23.7		14.8		3.4	!	22.0		85.1	60.2		14.9

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met. There are either too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Includes music, dance, art, or theater.

2 Includes academic instruction outside of school such as from a Saturday academy, learning center, personal tutor, or summer school program.

3 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table.

NOTE: Data are based on parent responses. Parent reports about non-school-sponsored activities refer to the last 12 months. Data weighted by W1PARENT. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, Base-Year Public-Use Data File.