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Sample characteristics and percentage of adolescents achieving recommended levels of physical activity |
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| Females (N = 6,730) |
Males (N = 6,561) |
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| N |
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N |
% |
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| Race-Ethnicity |
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| White |
3,654 |
60.8 |
3,541 |
72.7 |
| African-American |
1,485 |
49.4 |
1,307 |
74.4 |
| Hispanic/Latino |
1,105 |
52.8 |
1,141 |
70.9 |
| Asian-American |
486 |
52.5 |
527 |
70.3 |
| Immigrant Generation |
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| Third or More |
5,246 |
58.2 |
5,027 |
72.5 |
| Second |
965 |
58.9 |
720 |
75.1 |
| First |
519 |
47.2 |
493 |
68.7 |
| Family Structure |
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| Two-parent family |
3,573 |
58.9 |
3,516 |
73.5 |
| Step-parent family |
1,124 |
60.3 |
1,177 |
71.1 |
| Single mother |
1,538 |
55.3 |
1,290 |
73.2 |
| Single father |
152 |
59.7 |
238 |
70.2 |
| Other |
343 |
42.9 |
295 |
66.4 |
| Parent Education |
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| College graduate or more |
2,280 |
61.6 |
2,389 |
77.2 |
| Some college |
1,354 |
60.0 |
1,216 |
70.9 |
| High school graduate |
1,896 |
55.4 |
1,834 |
71.5 |
| Less than high school graduate |
870 |
53.7 |
735 |
67.4 |
Ornelas et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:3 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-3 |
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