TABLE 4.
Top Five Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity for the Total Sample and by Pubertal Stage, Race, and SES
| Pubertal stage |
Race |
Low SESa |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrier | Total (N = 509) |
Early/mid (n = 300) |
Late (n = 209) |
Black (n = 302) |
White (n = 113) |
Mixed (n = 94) |
No (n = 72) |
Yes (n = 402) |
| Need better skill | 51.5 | 47.7 | 56.9 | 51.0 | 45.1 | -- | 48.6 | 52.5 |
| Hate to sweat | 49.7 | 45.0 | 56.5 | 54.6 | 38.9 | 46.8 | 36.1 | 54.2 |
| Hard to find PA programs | 45.6 | 40.0 | 53.6 | 48.0 | -- | 47.9 | -- | 49.0 |
| Am tired | 42.6 | 41.7 | -- | 41.7 | 44.2 | 43.6 | 37.5 | 44.3 |
| Pain from activity | 41.7 | 41.0 | -- | 40.0 | 44.2 | 43.6 | 37.5 | -- |
| Embarrassed: looks during exercise | -- | -- | 49.3 | -- | 46.9 | 44.7 | 36.1 | 42.8 |
| Other things to do | -- | -- | 46.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Note. Entries are percent responding “somewhat true” or “very true.” The top five most frequently rated items are shown for each group.
SES = socioeconomic status.
a
Participation in free/reduced-price lunch program was used as an indicator for low SES.