Table 1.
Weighted Estimates of Demographic Characteristics of Students by Sex and Grade, School Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey, Texas, 2004-2005a
| Characteristic | Girls, % (95% CI)a | Boys, % (95% CI)a | ||||
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| 4th Grade (n = 3,951) | 8th Grade (n = 4,499) | 11th Grade (n = 3,249) | 4th Grade (n = 3,956) | 8th Grade (n = 4,328) | 11th Grade (n = 3,207) | |
| Major racial/ethnic groups | ||||||
| African American | 13.4 (10.5-17.0) | 14.9 (10.3-20.9) | 14.7 (9.7-21.6) | 13.5 (8.8-20.1) | 14.6 (9.0-22.8) | 13.8 (9.0-20.5) |
| Hispanic | 44.7 (37.5-52.1) | 41.7 (34.6-49.2) | 36.9 (29.9-44.4) | 44.5 (38.2-51.0) | 41.6 (31.8-52.1) | 37.0 (31.4-42.9) |
| White/otherb | 41.9 (34.3-49.8) | 43.4 (36.9-50.2) | 48.4 (38.1-58.9) | 42.0 (36.6-47.6) | 43.8 (33.0-55.2) | 49.3 (41.6-57.0) |
| Weight statusc | ||||||
| Underweight/normal | 60.6 (58.3-62.9) | 65.1 (60.6-69.4) | 72.0 (67.5-76.2) | 55.2 (52.0-58.5) | 63.9 (57.3-70.0) | 60.9 (54.9-66.6) |
| Overweight | 18.7 (14.4-23.9) | 18.7 (16.4-21.3) | 16.0 (13.1-19.5) | 18.6 (14.8-23.2) | 17.4 (13.6-21.9) | 16.5 (12.9-20.8) |
| Obese | 20.7 (16.4-25.7) | 16.2 (12.8-20.3) | 11.9 (8.8-16.1) | 26.2 (23.2-29.3) | 18.7 (15.3-22.7) | 22.6 (19.5-26.1) |
| Language spoken at home | ||||||
| English | 69.3 (59.1-77.9) | 74.3 (69.3-78.7) | 82.6 (77.0-87.1) | 69.0 (58.9-77.6) | 75.2 (68.0-81.2) | 77.7 (71.7-82.8) |
| Spanish | 25.4 (16.9-36.2) | 21.8 (17.5-26.8) | 15.7 (11.3-21.3) | 25.8 (16.5-37.9) | 22.2 (15.6-30.6) | 18.1 (14.0-23.1) |
| Other language | 5.3 (3.8-7.4) | 3.9 (1.9-8.0) | 1.7 (0.9-3.4) | 5.2 (2.0-12.6) | 2.6 (0.8-7.9) | 4.2 (2.1-8.3) |
| Age, mean, y | 9.7 (9.6-9.8) | 13.7 (13.6-13.8) | 16.7 (16.6-16.8) | 9.8 (9.7-9.9) | 13.8 (13.7-13.8) | 16.8 (16.7-16.8) |
| Economically disadvantaged studentsd (mean) | 64.7 (56.9-72.5) | 56.9 (49.8-64.0) | 42.9 (35.3-50.5) | 62.1 (55.7-68.6) | 57.2 (49.9-64.6) | 44.4 (38.2-50.6) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
The n values are the sample size. The total estimated student populations using the sampling weights for girls are 4th grade, N = 121,542; 8th grade, N = 143,561; 11th grade, N = 115,818; and for boys, 4th grade, N = 127,296; 8th grade, 148,111; and 11th grade, N = 117,935.
White/other category includes non-Hispanic white, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, and "other."
Weight categories by sex and age: underweight, body mass index (BMI) less than the 5th percentile; normal weight, BMI 5th-84th percentile; at risk for overweight, BMI 85th-94th percentile; overweight, BMI 95th or greater percentile.
Calculated as the sum of the students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or eligible for other public assistance, divided by the total number of students times 100.