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Increase the proportion of adolescents who do enough muscle-strengthening activity — PA‑07 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
51.1 percent (2023)

National Target:
56.1 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
51.1 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 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 muscle-strengthening activity, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Total
51.1
CI 47.5 / 54.7
SE 1.783
49.5
CI 47.6 / 51.3
SE 0.934
44.9
CI 42.5 / 47.2
SE 1.161
51.1
CI 48.0 / 54.1
SE 1.524

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Male
62.1
CI 59.2 / 64.8
SE 1.375
59.0
CI 56.8 / 61.0
SE 1.037
56.6
CI 54.4 / 58.8
SE 1.098
63.8
CI 60.7 / 66.8
SE 1.534
Female
40.8
CI 36.3 / 45.4
SE 2.232
39.7
CI 37.2 / 42.4
SE 1.288
32.3
CI 29.7 / 35.1
SE 1.354
37.2
CI 34.3 / 40.2
SE 1.479

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
61.9
CI 56.9 / 66.7
SE 2.405
51.9
CI 37.9 / 65.7
SE 7.042
51.3
CI 41.5 / 60.9
SE 4.885
50.4
CI 43.4 / 57.4
SE 3.522
Asian only
46.7
CI 40.3 / 53.1
SE 3.186
42.8
CI 38.7 / 46.9
SE 2.016
42.6
CI 35.4 / 50.2
SE 3.680
44.2
CI 38.3 / 50.3
SE 3.042
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
56.9
CI 47.6 / 65.7
SE 4.524
56.0
CI 42.9 / 68.3
SE 6.411
52.9
CI 35.9 / 69.3
SE 8.614
56.6
CI 46.7 / 66.0
SE 4.884
Black or African American only
51.0
CI 47.2 / 54.7
SE 1.869
47.5
CI 43.6 / 51.5
SE 1.934
41.7
CI 37.3 / 46.2
SE 2.218
48.3
CI 44.3 / 52.4
SE 2.044
White only
51.0
CI 46.1 / 55.9
SE 2.413
49.9
CI 47.5 / 52.3
SE 1.177
46.0
CI 42.8 / 49.4
SE 1.638
53.0
CI 49.1 / 56.9
SE 1.959
2 or more races
50.7
CI 45.0 / 56.4
SE 2.806
49.0
CI 44.1 / 53.8
SE 2.401
41.1
CI 37.6 / 44.7
SE 1.749
56.9
CI 50.9 / 62.7
SE 2.966
Hispanic or Latino
52.3
CI 49.2 / 55.3
SE 1.509
48.1
CI 44.5 / 51.9
SE 1.829
44.2
CI 41.9 / 46.5
SE 1.152
48.8
CI 45.2 / 52.4
SE 1.803
Not Hispanic or Latino
50.8
CI 46.4 / 55.1
SE 2.138
50.0
CI 47.9 / 52.2
SE 1.063
45.2
CI 42.6 / 47.9
SE 1.321
52.3
CI 48.4 / 56.2
SE 1.951
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
54.8
CI 39.2 / 69.5
SE 7.723
44.2
CI 31.2 / 58.1
SE 6.910
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
46.2
CI 39.6 / 53.0
SE 3.337
42.4
CI 38.6 / 46.2
SE 1.901
41.7
CI 35.2 / 48.5
SE 3.307
45.6
CI 39.5 / 51.7
SE 3.080
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
43.2
CI 31.6 / 55.6
SE 6.063
52.6
CI 39.1 / 65.7
SE 6.840
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
51.0
CI 47.0 / 55.0
SE 1.978
47.0
CI 42.7 / 51.2
SE 2.110
40.7
CI 36.1 / 45.4
SE 2.309
46.7
CI 42.5 / 51.0
SE 2.156
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
50.6
CI 45.2 / 56.0
SE 2.661
50.8
CI 48.2 / 53.4
SE 1.283
47.0
CI 43.3 / 50.6
SE 1.812
54.3
CI 49.5 / 59.0
SE 2.411
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
51.2
CI 44.4 / 57.9
SE 3.335
51.5
CI 44.8 / 58.2
SE 3.335
39.4
CI 35.1 / 43.7
SE 2.133
56.2
CI 49.8 / 62.5
SE 3.213

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Straight
DNA
DNA
50.7
CI 48.3 / 53.1
SE 1.182
57.7
CI 54.5 / 60.9
SE 1.595
Straight, Male
DNA
DNA
59.5
CI 57.5 / 61.4
SE 0.977
67.9
CI 64.8 / 71.0
SE 1.550
Straight, Female
DNA
DNA
36.9
CI 33.3 / 40.6
SE 1.799
42.3
CI 38.6 / 46.1
SE 1.892
Gay/​Lesbian
DNA
DNA
30.8
CI 24.4 / 38.1
SE 3.414
33.7
CI 27.2 / 40.9
SE 3.446
Gay, Male
DNA
DNA
28.1
CI 21.1 / 36.3
SE 3.786
28.1
CI 19.9 / 38.0
SE 4.561
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DNA
DNA
32.7
CI 24.0 / 42.8
SE 4.721
37.9
CI 29.5 / 47.2
SE 4.472
Bisexual
DNA
DNA
27.1
CI 23.2 / 31.4
SE 2.012
31.1
CI 26.8 / 35.7
SE 2.233
Bisexual, Male
DNA
DNA
36.6
CI 29.3 / 44.6
SE 3.801
37.1
CI 28.9 / 46.2
SE 4.369
Bisexual, Female
DNA
DNA
25.1
CI 20.7 / 30.1
SE 2.333
29.3
CI 24.8 / 34.3
SE 2.389

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
With obesity
44.6
CI 39.9 / 49.5
SE 2.376
42.6
CI 39.3 / 46.0
SE 1.648
37.3
CI 34.6 / 40.1
SE 1.373
43.0
CI 38.1 / 48.0
SE 2.508
Without obesity
53.0
CI 49.2 / 56.7
SE 1.867
51.8
CI 49.7 / 53.8
SE 1.019
47.7
CI 44.9 / 50.6
SE 1.417
54.1
CI 51.0 / 57.2
SE 1.574

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

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
9th grade
57.6
CI 53.7 / 61.5
SE 1.941
52.4
CI 49.1 / 55.6
SE 1.608
48.1
CI 44.8 / 51.4
SE 1.646
55.3
CI 51.5 / 59.1
SE 1.912
10th grade
51.5
CI 47.3 / 55.6
SE 2.055
48.9
CI 46.1 / 51.7
SE 1.384
48.9
CI 45.2 / 52.6
SE 1.839
52.1
CI 47.5 / 56.6
SE 2.305
11th grade
48.2
CI 43.8 / 52.7
SE 2.202
50.0
CI 46.8 / 53.3
SE 1.610
42.0
CI 39.5 / 44.5
SE 1.240
48.8
CI 44.0 / 53.6
SE 2.416
12th grade
46.0
CI 41.2 / 50.8
SE 2.382
45.9
CI 43.1 / 48.6
SE 1.356
40.4
CI 37.6 / 43.3
SE 1.418
47.9
CI 44.0 / 51.7
SE 1.940

Disparity