Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of secondary school students in Palestine (n = 1140)
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Districts | ||
| North | 624 | 54.7% |
| Middle | 376 | 33.0% |
| South | 140 | 12.3% |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 267 | 23.4% |
| Female | 873 | 76.6% |
| Grade | ||
| 10th Grade | 561 | 49.2% |
| 11th Grade | 579 | 50.8% |
| The field for 11th -grade students (n = 579) | ||
| Scientific | 350 | 61.3% |
| Art | 159 | 27.8% |
| Others† | 62 | 10.9% |
| Academic performance | ||
| Excellent (90–100) | 531 | 46.6% |
| Very good (80–89) | 308 | 27.0% |
| Good (70–79) | 185 | 16.2% |
| Intermediate or acceptable (< 70) | 116 | 10.2% |
| Smoking | ||
| Yes | 122 | 10.7% |
| No | 1016 | 89.3% |
| Duration of exercise | ||
| < 1 h per week | 657 | 57.6% |
| 1–2 h per week | 272 | 23.9% |
| 2–3 h per week | 97 | 8.5% |
| ≥ 3 h per week | 114 | 10.0% |
†Others include industrial, agricultural, commercial, and nursing and hotel fields.