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Increase the proportion of adolescents who do enough aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity — PA‑08 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
16.5 percent (2023)

National Target:
24.1 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
20.0 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 were physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 days of the past week and participated in muscle-strengthening activity on 3 or more days of the past week in 2017

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Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Total
20.0
CI 17.2 / 23.0
SE 1.433
16.5
CI 14.6 / 18.6
SE 0.994
16.0
CI 14.2 / 17.9
SE 0.892
16.5
CI 14.0 / 19.3
SE 1.341

Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity by Sex, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Male
28.5
CI 25.5 / 31.6
SE 1.517
23.1
CI 20.4 / 26.0
SE 1.384
22.9
CI 20.5 / 25.4
SE 1.215
23.5
CI 20.2 / 27.1
SE 1.725
Female
12.1
CI 9.8 / 14.9
SE 1.248
10.1
CI 8.7 / 11.6
SE 0.706
8.8
CI 7.3 / 10.6
SE 0.826
9.4
CI 7.7 / 11.3
SE 0.898

Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-2023  1
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
24.6
CI 19.6 / 30.3
SE 2.635
18.8
CI 13.8 / 25.2
SE 2.811
24.1
CI 14.1 / 38.0
SE 5.949
13.4
CI 8.5 / 20.5
SE 2.961
Asian only
13.8
CI 9.6 / 19.5
SE 2.428
8.9
CI 5.8 / 13.5
SE 1.853
13.6
CI 7.7 / 22.7
SE 3.624
9.1
CI 6.5 / 12.7
SE 1.554
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
20.4
CI 13.8 / 29.1
SE 3.763
17.9
CI 11.9 / 26.0
SE 3.446
15.1
CI 11.1 / 20.2
SE 2.249
21.9
CI 14.9 / 31.0
SE 4.029
Black or African American only
17.5
CI 14.1 / 21.5
SE 1.831
14.4
CI 10.7 / 19.0
SE 2.034
10.6
CI 8.5 / 13.1
SE 1.142
12.4
CI 9.5 / 16.1
SE 1.643
White only
20.9
CI 17.7 / 24.6
SE 1.688
18.0
CI 15.8 / 20.6
SE 1.182
17.6
CI 15.0 / 20.5
SE 1.352
18.6
CI 15.7 / 21.8
SE 1.537
2 or more races
20.8
CI 16.2 / 26.3
SE 2.497
13.6
CI 9.9 / 18.5
SE 2.106
13.8
CI 11.2 / 16.8
SE 1.385
21.5
CI 17.6 / 25.9
SE 2.100
Hispanic or Latino
20.0
CI 17.4 / 22.9
SE 1.361
16.0
CI 13.7 / 18.6
SE 1.208
13.4
CI 11.7 / 15.4
SE 0.903
14.4
CI 11.1 / 18.4
SE 1.816
Not Hispanic or Latino
20.1
CI 17.0 / 23.5
SE 1.610
16.8
CI 14.5 / 19.4
SE 1.204
16.8
CI 14.7 / 19.0
SE 1.050
17.5
CI 14.5 / 20.9
SE 1.606
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
29.4
CI 19.7 / 41.5
SE 5.435
19.1
CI 11.4 / 30.3
SE 4.654
29.9
CI 15.1 / 50.5
SE 9.062
14.3
CI 9.1 / 21.9
SE 3.174
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
12.7
CI 9.1 / 17.4
SE 2.029
8.5
CI 5.5 / 12.8
SE 1.750
13.5
CI 7.9 / 22.1
SE 3.467
9.1
CI 6.3 / 12.9
SE 1.630
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
23.7
CI 15.0 / 35.3
SE 5.023
DSU
15.0
CI 10.9 / 20.4
SE 2.338
27.3
CI 17.9 / 39.1
SE 5.374
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
17.7
CI 14.1 / 22.1
SE 1.956
13.4
CI 9.5 / 18.4
SE 2.181
10.8
CI 8.4 / 13.7
SE 1.303
12.2
CI 9.2 / 16.0
SE 1.698
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
20.8
CI 17.4 / 24.7
SE 1.785
18.4
CI 15.8 / 21.4
SE 1.393
18.6
CI 15.8 / 21.8
SE 1.479
19.5
CI 16.1 / 23.3
SE 1.804
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
21.9
CI 16.7 / 28.0
SE 2.778
13.6
CI 9.5 / 19.1
SE 2.362
13.4
CI 10.5 / 17.1
SE 1.642
20.4
CI 16.1 / 25.5
SE 2.371

Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity by Family income, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity by Health insurance status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity by Geographic location, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity by Country of birth, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Country of birth
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity by Disability status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity by Sexual orientation, 2017-2023  2
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Straight
DNA
DNA
19.2
CI 17.1 / 21.4
SE 1.076
20.3
CI 17.4 / 23.4
SE 1.501
Straight, Male
DNA
DNA
24.8
CI 22.2 / 27.5
SE 1.290
26.0
CI 22.5 / 29.9
SE 1.849
Straight, Female
DNA
DNA
10.7
CI 8.7 / 13.2
SE 1.094
12.0
CI 9.9 / 14.4
SE 1.137
Gay/​Lesbian
DNA
DNA
6.2
CI 3.9 / 9.8
SE 1.428
10.4
CI 7.1 / 15.2
SE 2.016
Gay, Male
DNA
DNA
3.4
CI 1.1 / 9.8
SE 1.836
12.2
CI 6.8 / 20.8
SE 3.420
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DNA
DNA
7.3
CI 3.9 / 13.3
SE 2.237
9.7
CI 6.2 / 14.8
SE 2.130
Bisexual
DNA
DNA
6.7
CI 4.9 / 9.0
SE 1.007
5.7
CI 4.0 / 7.9
SE 0.945
Bisexual, Male
DNA
DNA
8.9
CI 5.6 / 13.8
SE 2.009
8.6
CI 4.6 / 15.5
SE 2.645
Bisexual, Female
DNA
DNA
6.2
CI 4.5 / 8.6
SE 0.993
4.8
CI 3.1 / 7.4
SE 1.060

Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity by Obesity status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
With obesity
14.6
CI 12.3 / 17.3
SE 1.236
13.3
CI 11.2 / 15.7
SE 1.122
10.7
CI 8.9 / 12.8
SE 0.983
11.1
CI 8.7 / 14.0
SE 1.313
Without obesity
21.2
CI 18.3 / 24.3
SE 1.491
17.6
CI 15.5 / 19.9
SE 1.088
17.8
CI 15.5 / 20.3
SE 1.173
18.3
CI 15.5 / 21.4
SE 1.463

Adolescents meeting Federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity by Grade or Grade level, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
9th grade
23.2
CI 19.9 / 26.9
SE 1.731
19.7
CI 17.4 / 22.2
SE 1.185
17.3
CI 15.4 / 19.4
SE 0.988
17.5
CI 14.4 / 20.9
SE 1.625
10th grade
20.1
CI 17.3 / 23.2
SE 1.457
15.9
CI 13.5 / 18.7
SE 1.275
16.7
CI 14.5 / 19.1
SE 1.152
18.2
CI 14.6 / 22.4
SE 1.950
11th grade
19.5
CI 15.7 / 23.9
SE 2.007
16.1
CI 13.7 / 18.9
SE 1.280
15.6
CI 13.5 / 18.0
SE 1.097
16.2
CI 13.0 / 19.9
SE 1.725
12th grade
16.7
CI 14.4 / 19.4
SE 1.223
14.0
CI 11.6 / 16.9
SE 1.294
13.9
CI 11.7 / 16.4
SE 1.169
14.0
CI 11.3 / 17.2
SE 1.461

Disparity