Table 1.

Weighted descriptive percents and unweighted N’s at the state (N=47), district (N=690), and school levels (N=1761)^*

	N	Percent Yes
State-level factors (N=47 States)
No state daily recess law	39	83.0
State law suggesting daily recess	5	11.0
State law requiring daily recess	3	6.0
No state PE time-related law	24	51.0
State law suggesting 150 min PE/weekly or requiring <150 min/weekly	17	36.0
State law requiring 150 min PE/weekly	6	13.0
Region
Northeast	9	19.0
Midwest	12	26.0
South	16	34.0
West	10	21.0
District-level factors (N=690)
No district recess policy	442	64.0
District policy suggesting daily recess	117	17.0
District policy requiring daily recess	131	19.0
No district PE policy	462	67.0
District policy suggesting 150 min PE/weekly or requiring <150 min/weekly	200	29.0
District policy requiring 150 min PE/weekly	28	4.0
School-level factors (N=1761)
Outcomes
Recess at least 20 minutes daily	1192	69.9
PE 150 minutes or more weekly	323	17.9
Barriers
PE: Lack of staff	327	18.6
PE: Lack of indoor facilities	329	18.9
PE: Lack of outdoor facilities	164	9.6
PE: Competing demands	424	23.4
PE: PE not a school priority	98	5.7
PE: No PE policy	48	2.5
PE: Financial constraints	288	16.6
Recess: Lack of resources	30	1.7
Recess: Time demands	168	8.8
Controls
Locale
City	496	29.9
Suburban	634	31.8
Rural	410	26.5
Township	221	11.9
Racial Composition
Majority White	873	50.4
Majority Black	136	8.1
Majority Hispanic	240	12.8
No majority race	512	28.6
Free-reduced lunch
First tertile	609	32.4
Second tertile	643	37.8
Third tertile	509	29.8
School year
2006-2007	515	33.1
2007-2008	670	33.6
2008-2009	576	33.2

^*Data are weighted using school-based sampling weights.

^&There are no statistically significant differences in the sample across years.

^*Length of school day: mean is 6.6 hours (SD 0.40) with a range of 5.5 to 8.7 hours in length.