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Increase the proportion of adolescents who do enough aerobic physical activity — PA‑06 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
24.6 percent (2023)

National Target:
30.6 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
26.1 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 were physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 days of the past week in 2017

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Total
26.1
CI 24.1 / 28.3
SE 1.044
23.2
CI 21.9 / 24.6
SE 0.654
23.9
CI 22.8 / 25.0
SE 0.556
24.6
CI 22.8 / 26.5
SE 0.925

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Male
35.3
CI 33.4 / 37.3
SE 0.978
30.9
CI 28.9 / 33.1
SE 1.035
31.8
CI 30.4 / 33.3
SE 0.717
32.2
CI 30.0 / 34.4
SE 1.084
Female
17.5
CI 15.5 / 19.6
SE 1.019
15.4
CI 14.2 / 16.6
SE 0.610
15.7
CI 14.1 / 17.4
SE 0.826
16.6
CI 15.0 / 18.3
SE 0.840

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
28.4
CI 23.7 / 33.7
SE 2.471
23.0
CI 17.4 / 29.9
SE 3.099
30.6
CI 19.7 / 44.2
SE 6.167
21.3
CI 14.6 / 30.0
SE 3.853
Asian only
18.8
CI 13.7 / 25.3
SE 2.852
16.3
CI 13.2 / 20.1
SE 1.697
19.8
CI 14.5 / 26.5
SE 2.962
16.0
CI 12.1 / 20.8
SE 2.184
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
24.5
CI 18.0 / 32.3
SE 3.529
22.6
CI 16.4 / 30.3
SE 3.442
20.3
CI 15.1 / 26.8
SE 2.906
23.5
CI 16.3 / 32.6
SE 4.094
Black or African American only
24.1
CI 21.5 / 26.9
SE 1.345
21.7
CI 18.4 / 25.3
SE 1.695
19.5
CI 17.7 / 21.4
SE 0.926
21.2
CI 19.1 / 23.5
SE 1.107
White only
27.3
CI 24.6 / 30.3
SE 1.392
24.9
CI 23.6 / 26.2
SE 0.660
26.1
CI 23.9 / 28.5
SE 1.156
27.5
CI 25.6 / 29.5
SE 0.981
2 or more races
27.5
CI 23.2 / 32.3
SE 2.250
22.2
CI 17.9 / 27.3
SE 2.325
21.0
CI 17.8 / 24.5
SE 1.652
27.8
CI 24.0 / 31.8
SE 1.973
Hispanic or Latino
25.8
CI 23.3 / 28.5
SE 1.283
21.0
CI 18.6 / 23.7
SE 1.266
18.9
CI 17.4 / 20.5
SE 0.769
20.1
CI 17.2 / 23.3
SE 1.527
Not Hispanic or Latino
26.4
CI 24.1 / 28.8
SE 1.161
24.0
CI 22.6 / 25.5
SE 0.729
25.5
CI 23.9 / 27.2
SE 0.817
26.5
CI 24.3 / 28.8
SE 1.124
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
32.8
CI 23.5 / 43.6
SE 5.017
26.5
CI 19.6 / 34.8
SE 3.767
40.0
CI 22.6 / 60.4
SE 9.841
31.9
CI 14.5 / 56.4
SE 11.087
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
17.8
CI 13.1 / 23.9
SE 2.652
15.3
CI 12.2 / 19.1
SE 1.713
19.4
CI 14.5 / 25.4
SE 2.686
15.6
CI 11.6 / 20.7
SE 2.291
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
27.6
CI 17.8 / 40.3
SE 5.605
DSU
23.2
CI 16.1 / 32.2
SE 3.989
29.3
CI 19.1 / 42.1
SE 5.846
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
24.5
CI 21.5 / 27.7
SE 1.508
21.1
CI 17.6 / 25.2
SE 1.884
19.7
CI 17.6 / 22.1
SE 1.102
21.5
CI 19.3 / 24.0
SE 1.174
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
27.1
CI 24.3 / 30.2
SE 1.458
25.6
CI 24.1 / 27.2
SE 0.774
27.7
CI 25.2 / 30.4
SE 1.289
29.0
CI 26.7 / 31.4
SE 1.181
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
28.3
CI 23.8 / 33.3
SE 2.334
21.4
CI 16.8 / 27.0
SE 2.520
21.2
CI 17.8 / 25.1
SE 1.803
26.3
CI 21.6 / 31.5
SE 2.491

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

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

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

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

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

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

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Straight
DNA
DNA
27.6
CI 26.3 / 29.0
SE 0.689
28.8
CI 26.9 / 30.7
SE 0.942
Straight, Male
DNA
DNA
33.8
CI 32.3 / 35.4
SE 0.750
34.7
CI 32.5 / 37.0
SE 1.139
Straight, Female
DNA
DNA
18.3
CI 16.3 / 20.4
SE 1.034
19.9
CI 17.9 / 22.2
SE 1.086
Gay/​Lesbian
DNA
DNA
9.7
CI 6.5 / 14.3
SE 1.910
16.8
CI 12.2 / 22.6
SE 2.598
Gay, Male
DNA
DNA
8.7
CI 4.4 / 16.6
SE 2.896
20.6
CI 13.7 / 29.6
SE 3.977
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DNA
DNA
9.4
CI 5.7 / 15.3
SE 2.323
14.3
CI 9.9 / 20.1
SE 2.544
Bisexual
DNA
DNA
12.6
CI 10.3 / 15.3
SE 1.243
11.3
CI 9.2 / 13.7
SE 1.123
Bisexual, Male
DNA
DNA
16.4
CI 11.5 / 22.8
SE 2.774
14.8
CI 10.0 / 21.3
SE 2.813
Bisexual, Female
DNA
DNA
11.8
CI 9.3 / 14.9
SE 1.385
10.2
CI 8.0 / 12.9
SE 1.225

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
With obesity
20.0
CI 17.9 / 22.2
SE 1.054
17.9
CI 15.7 / 20.2
SE 1.113
18.1
CI 15.9 / 20.5
SE 1.129
18.4
CI 16.4 / 20.7
SE 1.076
Without obesity
27.4
CI 25.2 / 29.7
SE 1.112
24.7
CI 23.3 / 26.2
SE 0.722
26.3
CI 24.8 / 27.9
SE 0.763
26.7
CI 24.7 / 28.7
SE 1.009

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
9th grade
30.6
CI 27.6 / 33.7
SE 1.505
27.2
CI 24.9 / 29.6
SE 1.151
25.7
CI 23.8 / 27.8
SE 0.998
26.9
CI 24.4 / 29.6
SE 1.311
10th grade
25.6
CI 23.5 / 27.9
SE 1.066
22.9
CI 20.8 / 25.2
SE 1.097
25.2
CI 23.1 / 27.3
SE 1.053
26.4
CI 23.5 / 29.6
SE 1.520
11th grade
24.9
CI 21.9 / 28.2
SE 1.556
22.3
CI 20.5 / 24.3
SE 0.931
23.4
CI 21.5 / 25.5
SE 0.975
23.7
CI 21.1 / 26.4
SE 1.329
12th grade
22.9
CI 20.7 / 25.2
SE 1.106
20.0
CI 17.8 / 22.5
SE 1.161
20.8
CI 18.9 / 23.0
SE 1.008
21.0
CI 18.3 / 24.1
SE 1.473

Disparity