Table 1. Demographic Characteristicsa of Students Aged 5 Through 18 Years Whose Weight Status Was Assessed, Philadelphia School District, 2006–2010.
| Characteristic | School Year, n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2007 | 2007–2008 | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 | |
| Total | 114,721 (100.0) | 119,793 (100.0) | 121,413 (100.0) | 121,798 (100.0) |
| Grade | ||||
| K-5 | 57,222 (50.1) | 59,568 (49.9) | 60,342 (49.9) | 61,940 (51.0) |
| 6-8 | 28,724 (25.1) | 28,331 (23.8) | 26,825 (22.2) | 27,436 (22.6) |
| 9-12 | 28,322 (24.8) | 31,404 (26.3) | 33,856 (28.0) | 31,984 (26.4) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 58,679 (51.2) | 61,152 (51.1) | 61,940 (51.0) | 62,223 (51.1) |
| Female | 56,042 (48.8) | 58,641 (49.0) | 59,473 (49.0) | 59,575 (48.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| African American | 68,310 (59.5) | 71,629 (59.8) | 72,911 (60.1) | 72,182 (59.3) |
| Hispanic | 19,485 (17.0) | 20,305 (17.0) | 20,514 (16.9) | 20,375 (16.7) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 18,111 (15.8) | 18,084 (15.1) | 17,554 (14.5) | 17,330 (14.2) |
| Asian | 7,263 (6.3) | 7,849 (6.6) | 8,105 (6.7) | 8,774 (7.2) |
| Other | 1,552 (1.4) | 1,926 (1.6) | 2,329 (1.9) | 3,137 (2.6) |
| Eligiblility for free/reduced-price meals | ||||
| Eligible | 58,296 (50.8) | 59,542 (49.7) | 71,184 (58.6) | 72,484 (59.5) |
| Not eligible | 56,425 (49.2) | 60,251 (50.3) | 50,229 (41.4) | 49,314 (40.5) |
Abbreviation: K, kindergarten.
a Values may not sum to total due to missing data.