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. 2015 Apr 16;12:E50. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.140560

Table 3. Among Districts With a Formal Joint Use Agreement,a Prevalence of the Uses Related to Indoor Recreation Facilities, Outdoor Recreation Facilities, and Library Services, School Health Policies and Practices Study, 2012.

District Characteristics Indoor Recreation Facilities
Outdoor Recreation Facilities
Library Services
% (95% CI) χ2 (P Value) % (95% CI) χ2 (P Value) % (95% CI) χ2 (P Value)
Total 82.1 (77.7–85.8) 84.3 (80.3–87.5) 23.9 (19.7–28.8)
Percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch
0–32 88.0 (81.1–92.6) 3.9 (.02) 87.7 (80.9–92.3) 1.5 (.24) 16.2 (10.8–23.5) 3.0 (.049)
33–65 80.4 (73.3–86.0) 82.8 (76.5–87.8) 28.1 (21.5–35.8)
66–100 69.9 (57.3–80.1) 78.1 (65.4–87.1) 23.4 (14.3–36.0)
Percentage of white students
0–32 81.9 (69.3–90.1) 0.0 (.99) 84.9 (72.8–92.2) 0.6 (.53) 26.5 (16.0–40.6) 0.3 (.75)
33–65 81.1 (69.6–89.0) 88.5 (77.9–94.4) 25.9 (16.4–38.4)
66–100 82.1 (76.3–86.7) 83.2 (78.0–87.3) 22.4 (17.6–28.1)
Metropolitan status
Central city 84.5 (69.9–92.8) 2.5 (.04) 77.2 (62.4–87.3) 7.0 (<.001) 22.2 (11.8–37.7) 1.3 (.25)
Urban fringe of central city 91.1 (83.7–95.3) 92.4 (83.8–96.9) 18.4 (11.7–27.7)
Urban fringe of midsized city or large town 85.7 (74.3–92.6) 98.0 (87.2–99.7) 16.1 (7.7–30.7)
Small town 78.8 (64.3–88.5) 79.8 (66.2–88.8) 29.1 (17.7–44.9)
Rural 75.9 (67.3–82.8) 77.0 (69.8–83.0) 28.1 (21.4–35.8)
Number of students in the district
≤299 58.7 (39.0–76.0) 1.9 (.12) 60.9 (46.0–74.1) 3.5 (.008) 44.2 (30.3–59.0) 1.9 (.11)
300–999 82.9 (74.1–89.2) 83.9 (75.1–90.0) 22.9 (15.0–33.4)
1,000–2,499 86.3 (76.4–92.5) 84.6 (75.2–90.9) 19.4 (12.2–29.5)
2,500–4,999 86.4 (76.7–92.5) 91.7 (83.5–96.0) 17.7 (10.7–27.8)
≥5,000 85.4 (75.3–91.9) 89.2 (79.6–94.6) 24.3 (15.7–35.7)
Region
West 80.1 (68.0–88.4) 4.4 (.005) 84.0 (74.4–90.5) 1.1 (.37) 28.5 (18.7–40.8) 0.4 (.78)
Midwest 79.8 (71.3–86.3) 80.8 (73.3–86.6) 22.6 (15.8–31.2)
South 78.7 (69.3–85.8) 84.6 (76.3–90.4) 24.6 (16.9–34.5)
Northeast 93.7 (86.1–97.3) 90.0 (79.9–95.3) 21.1 (13.4–31.6)

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

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Among the 61.6% (n = 385) of districts with a formal joint use agreement. A formal joint use agreement is an agreement, such as a memorandum of agreement or understanding, between the school district and another public or private entity to jointly use or share either school facilities or community facilities to share costs and responsibilities.