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Increase the proportion of children and adolescents who play sports — PA‑12 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
54.6 percent (2022-23)

National Target:
63.2 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
58.3 percent of children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years participated in a sports team or took sports lessons after school or on weekends in the past 12 months in 2016-17 2

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Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Total
58.3
CI 57.2 / 59.4
SE 0.550
56.2
CI 55.2 / 57.3
SE 0.526
50.8
CI 50.0 / 51.7
SE 0.445
54.6
CI 53.9 / 55.4
SE 0.384

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Sex, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Male
61.4
CI 59.9 / 62.9
SE 0.765
59.8
CI 58.3 / 61.2
SE 0.731
53.6
CI 52.3 / 54.8
SE 0.619
59.2
CI 58.1 / 60.2
SE 0.534
Female
55.1
CI 53.5 / 56.6
SE 0.789
52.5
CI 51.0 / 54.0
SE 0.757
48.0
CI 46.8 / 49.3
SE 0.641
49.9
CI 48.8 / 50.9
SE 0.546

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Race/Ethnicity, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
American Indian or Alaska Native only
50.1
CI 39.8 / 60.4
SE 5.321
50.7
CI 41.5 / 59.9
SE 4.747
41.0
CI 34.1 / 48.4
SE 3.669
42.5
CI 36.7 / 48.6
SE 3.065
Asian only
53.9
CI 49.3 / 58.4
SE 2.339
54.1
CI 49.6 / 58.5
SE 2.279
45.5
CI 42.1 / 49.0
SE 1.750
50.0
CI 47.3 / 52.7
SE 1.389
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
44.0
CI 30.3 / 58.7
SE 7.449
41.9
CI 29.5 / 55.4
SE 6.771
30.0
CI 20.7 / 41.3
SE 5.324
36.5
CI 28.6 / 45.2
SE 4.272
Black or African American only
48.5
CI 45.4 / 51.7
SE 1.613
48.0
CI 45.1 / 50.9
SE 1.475
42.3
CI 39.9 / 44.8
SE 1.239
45.0
CI 42.7 / 47.3
SE 1.182
White only
60.8
CI 59.5 / 62.0
SE 0.631
58.2
CI 57.0 / 59.4
SE 0.614
53.3
CI 52.2 / 54.3
SE 0.526
56.7
CI 55.8 / 57.6
SE 0.453
2 or more races
60.5
CI 56.5 / 64.3
SE 2.009
58.5
CI 54.5 / 62.4
SE 2.035
52.7
CI 49.6 / 55.6
SE 1.532
60.7
CI 58.4 / 63.0
SE 1.173
Hispanic or Latino
49.8
CI 46.9 / 52.8
SE 1.523
47.5
CI 44.8 / 50.3
SE 1.405
40.7
CI 38.5 / 43.0
SE 1.149
44.3
CI 42.6 / 46.1
SE 0.908
Not Hispanic or Latino
61.2
CI 60.2 / 62.2
SE 0.507
59.3
CI 58.3 / 60.3
SE 0.496
54.5
CI 53.6 / 55.3
SE 0.428
58.4
CI 57.7 / 59.2
SE 0.395
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
46.0
CI 35.5 / 56.8
SE 5.505
51.6
CI 43.6 / 59.5
SE 4.096
49.8
CI 42.2 / 57.5
SE 3.932
46.3
CI 39.0 / 53.8
SE 3.809
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
55.4
CI 51.1 / 59.6
SE 2.182
54.6
CI 50.3 / 58.9
SE 2.214
45.1
CI 41.6 / 48.6
SE 1.787
49.9
CI 47.1 / 52.7
SE 1.432
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
53.7
CI 37.1 / 69.4
SE 8.545
57.7
CI 38.5 / 74.8
SE 9.687
46.9
CI 34.2 / 60.0
SE 6.756
46.6
CI 34.1 / 59.6
SE 6.653
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
48.2
CI 45.0 / 51.3
SE 1.609
47.3
CI 44.3 / 50.3
SE 1.527
42.3
CI 39.8 / 44.8
SE 1.293
45.0
CI 42.6 / 47.5
SE 1.244
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
65.4
CI 64.4 / 66.4
SE 0.512
63.0
CI 62.0 / 64.0
SE 0.518
58.7
CI 57.8 / 59.7
SE 0.467
62.8
CI 61.9 / 63.6
SE 0.427
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
62.8
CI 59.1 / 66.3
SE 1.835
60.5
CI 56.6 / 64.2
SE 1.935
54.4
CI 51.3 / 57.4
SE 1.558
61.7
CI 59.3 / 64.0
SE 1.208

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Age group, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
6-9 years
56.8
CI 54.8 / 58.8
SE 1.021
55.1
CI 53.2 / 57.0
SE 0.965
48.6
CI 47.1 / 50.2
SE 0.797
55.7
CI 54.4 / 57.1
SE 0.680
10-13 years
61.6
CI 59.7 / 63.4
SE 0.956
58.8
CI 57.0 / 60.6
SE 0.921
52.0
CI 50.4 / 53.5
SE 0.777
57.6
CI 56.2 / 59.0
SE 0.696
14-17 years
56.5
CI 54.8 / 58.2
SE 0.867
54.6
CI 52.9 / 56.3
SE 0.856
51.8
CI 50.3 / 53.2
SE 0.735
50.7
CI 49.4 / 51.9
SE 0.624

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Educational attainment (of most highly educated adult, 25 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Less than High school
31.4
CI 26.7 / 36.5
SE 2.484
32.7
CI 28.2 / 37.6
SE 2.400
25.8
CI 21.9 / 30.1
SE 2.089
27.0
CI 23.9 / 30.3
SE 1.639
High school
43.0
CI 40.4 / 45.7
SE 1.335
39.5
CI 37.1 / 41.9
SE 1.242
35.4
CI 33.3 / 37.6
SE 1.081
36.0
CI 34.2 / 37.8
SE 0.930
Some college or Associate degree
53.5
CI 51.4 / 55.7
SE 1.091
51.6
CI 49.6 / 53.6
SE 1.011
44.5
CI 42.8 / 46.2
SE 0.884
48.1
CI 46.5 / 49.7
SE 0.824
4-year college degree or more
73.7
CI 72.5 / 74.7
SE 0.564
69.9
CI 68.8 / 71.1
SE 0.593
65.0
CI 64.0 / 65.9
SE 0.495
69.1
CI 68.2 / 69.9
SE 0.435

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
<100
40.8
CI 37.9 / 43.8
SE 1.486
37.1
CI 34.3 / 39.9
SE 1.429
33.7
CI 31.2 / 36.2
SE 1.263
34.8
CI 32.8 / 36.8
SE 1.030
100-199
46.9
CI 44.2 / 49.7
SE 1.396
45.2
CI 42.7 / 47.7
SE 1.269
38.6
CI 36.4 / 40.8
SE 1.122
42.5
CI 40.7 / 44.4
SE 0.934
200-399
61.9
CI 59.8 / 63.9
SE 1.053
58.4
CI 56.6 / 60.2
SE 0.922
52.2
CI 50.6 / 53.9
SE 0.843
55.0
CI 53.5 / 56.5
SE 0.764
400+
75.7
CI 74.4 / 76.9
SE 0.633
73.7
CI 72.2 / 75.0
SE 0.718
67.9
CI 66.6 / 69.1
SE 0.636
72.4
CI 71.4 / 73.4
SE 0.515

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Health insurance status, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Insured
59.4
CI 58.3 / 60.5
SE 0.558
57.3
CI 56.2 / 58.3
SE 0.535
52.1
CI 51.2 / 52.9
SE 0.455
55.9
CI 55.1 / 56.6
SE 0.388
Private
69.9
CI 68.8 / 71.0
SE 0.562
67.3
CI 66.1 / 68.4
SE 0.564
62.2
CI 61.3 / 63.2
SE 0.502
67.1
CI 66.2 / 67.9
SE 0.425
Public
42.3
CI 40.2 / 44.4
SE 1.097
40.2
CI 38.3 / 42.2
SE 1.010
34.8
CI 33.2 / 36.4
SE 0.819
37.5
CI 36.2 / 38.9
SE 0.678
Uninsured
43.9
CI 38.8 / 49.1
SE 2.623
42.4
CI 37.9 / 47.1
SE 2.365
35.8
CI 32.1 / 39.5
SE 1.898
38.2
CI 34.7 / 41.8
SE 1.823

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Geographic location, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Metropolitan
58.6
CI 57.4 / 59.8
SE 0.605
56.4
CI 55.3 / 57.6
SE 0.581
50.8
CI 49.9 / 51.8
SE 0.489
54.8
CI 54.0 / 55.6
SE 0.419
Non-metropolitan
56.1
CI 54.1 / 58.1
SE 1.030
54.8
CI 52.8 / 56.9
SE 1.052
50.9
CI 48.9 / 52.8
SE 0.986
53.4
CI 51.6 / 55.2
SE 0.917

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Marital status (of parents, 18 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Married/​Cohabiting partner
61.5
CI 60.2 / 62.8
SE 0.655
60.0
CI 58.8 / 61.2
SE 0.617
54.4
CI 53.4 / 55.4
SE 0.526
58.4
CI 57.5 / 59.2
SE 0.446
Divorced, separated, widowed
54.4
CI 51.7 / 57.1
SE 1.395
48.6
CI 45.9 / 51.3
SE 1.402
45.3
CI 42.9 / 47.7
SE 1.208
47.2
CI 45.1 / 49.4
SE 1.099
Never married
48.0
CI 43.6 / 52.5
SE 2.263
41.9
CI 37.9 / 45.9
SE 2.055
35.6
CI 32.5 / 38.9
SE 1.621
40.7
CI 37.8 / 43.7
SE 1.515

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Country of birth (of parents), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
US
62.8
CI 61.7 / 63.8
SE 0.537
59.5
CI 58.4 / 60.6
SE 0.558
55.2
CI 54.3 / 56.1
SE 0.476
59.2
CI 58.3 / 60.1
SE 0.436
Outside US
51.5
CI 48.8 / 54.2
SE 1.380
50.8
CI 48.3 / 53.3
SE 1.277
43.3
CI 41.2 / 45.3
SE 1.051
47.0
CI 45.4 / 48.6
SE 0.834

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Veteran status (of parents, 20 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Veteran
DNA
59.5
CI 56.3 / 62.8
SE 1.662
55.9
CI 53.1 / 58.7
SE 1.421
57.8
CI 55.1 / 60.4
SE 1.361
Non-veteran
DNA
56.9
CI 55.7 / 58.0
SE 0.573
51.4
CI 50.5 / 52.4
SE 0.487
55.4
CI 54.6 / 56.2
SE 0.417

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Disability status, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Disability status
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Sexual orientation (of mother), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Sexual orientation (of mother)
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Obesity status, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
With obesity
47.9
CI 45.0 / 50.9
SE 1.518
45.6
CI 42.8 / 48.4
SE 1.430
39.0
CI 36.9 / 41.2
SE 1.082
44.4
CI 42.4 / 46.3
SE 0.993
Without obesity
62.4
CI 61.1 / 63.5
SE 0.611
59.8
CI 58.7 / 60.9
SE 0.573
54.4
CI 53.4 / 55.4
SE 0.496
57.7
CI 56.9 / 58.6
SE 0.425

Children and adolescents who participated in sports teams or lessons in the past 12 months by Special health care needs, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Yes
49.8
CI 47.9 / 51.6
SE 0.926
50.5
CI 48.9 / 52.2
SE 0.847
44.4
CI 43.0 / 45.9
SE 0.739
46.5
CI 45.3 / 47.7
SE 0.629
No
61.8
CI 60.5 / 63.1
SE 0.674
58.6
CI 57.3 / 59.9
SE 0.662
53.5
CI 52.4 / 54.5
SE 0.551
58.3
CI 57.4 / 59.2
SE 0.477

Disparity