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Table 2 Student PA and health-related behavior survey

From: Needs assessment of school and community physical activity opportunities in rural West Virginia: the McDowell CHOICES planning effort

 

5thGrade (%)

8thGrade (%)

 

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Physically active for at least 60 minutes every day

34.6

29.6

34.9

14.3

Attends PE classes at least 5 times in an average week

36.1

35.7

69.9

61.6

Definitely will be physically active for at least 60 min tomorrow

33.6

38.8

51.9

24.7

Definitely will be physically active for at least 60 minutes per day during 5 days or more next week

25.0

34.0

33.3

17.8

Plays video/computer games for 3 or more hours on an average school day

43.5

42.8

39.8

41.7

Watches TV for 3 hours or more on an average school day

36.1

40.8

32.5

36.3

  1. Selected results (N = 442).