TABLE 5.

Percentage of participants answering all questions correctly and mean score on pre- and posttest by sex, self-identified primary role, and sport coached, NFHS/CDC’s “Concussion in Sports: What You Need to Know,” November 2012 to July 2013

		% Answering all questions correctly			Mean score
	n	Pretest	Posttest	Difference	Pretest	Posttest	Difference
Overall	133 764	21%	60%	39%	80	91	11
Sex
Female	31 147	21%	59%	38%	78	91	13
Male	90 770	20%	60%	40%	80	91	11
Unknown	11 847	27%	63%	36%	83	92	9
Primary rolea
Assistant Principal	151	25%	67%	42%	81	93	12
Athletic Director	1 233	27%	62%	35%	83	92	9
Athletic trainer	427	41%	69%	28%	85	93	9
Coach	83 179	21%	60%	40%	80	91	11
Counselor	790	18%	59%	41%	77	91	14
Official	16 748	19%	57%	38%	80	91	11
Other school personnel	772	25%	60%	35%	80	91	10
Parent	6 696	25%	65%	40%	81	92	12
Principal	200	25%	65%	40%	83	92	9
Student	6 403	17%	48%	32%	75	88	13
Teacher	6 864	24%	65%	41%	82	93	11
Other	7 361	20%	58%	38%	79	91	12
Un reported	2 940	24%	60%	36%	82	91	9
Sport coachedb
Baseball	32 815	20%	60%	40%	80	91	11
Basketball—boys	12 734	21%	60%	39%	81	91	11
Basketball—girls	9 716	21%	60%	39%	80	91	11
Bowling	450	23%	57%	35%	80	90	10
Cross Country—boys	2 907	26%	66%	40%	82	92	10
Cross Country—girls	2 839	27%	66%	40%	82	93	11
Field hockey	762	34%	66%	33%	84	93	9
Flag football	1 636	21%	62%	41%	81	92	11
Football	23 254	20%	58%	37%	81	91	10
Golf—boys	1 667	26%	64%	38%	82	92	10
Golf—girls	1 141	25%	64%	39%	82	92	10
Gymnastics—boys	333	27%	59%	32%	81	91	11
Gymnastics—girls	1 067	24%	63%	40%	79	92	13
Ice hockey	1 298	33%	66%	33%	84	93	8
Lacrosse—boys	3 371	27%	65%	38%	82	92	10
Lacrosse—girls	1 796	30%	65%	35%	83	92	10
Rugby	1 181	21%	64%	43%	81	92	11
Soccer—boys	17 108	22%	63%	41%	80	92	12
Soccer—girls	15 984	23%	64%	41%	81	92	12
Softball	16 581	20%	59%	39%	79	91	12
Spirit	1 490	17%	55%	38%	77	90	13
Swim/dive	2 805	23%	63%	41%	80	92	12
Tennis—boys	1 641	25%	63%	38%	82	92	10
Tennis—girls	1 768	25%	62%	37%	81	92	10
Track and field—boys	7 247	23%	62%	39%	81	92	11
Track and field—girls	6 865	24%	64%	40%	81	92	11
Volleyball	7 428	20%	59%	39%	80	91	12
Water polo—boys	2 381	23%	64%	41%	81	92	12
Water polo—girls	2 384	23%	64%	41%	81	92	12
Wrestling	3 008	22%	60%	38%	81	91	10
Other	6 715	21%	58%	37%	79	91	12
No sport coached	8 955	22%	59%	37%	79	91	12

^aPrimary role is self-identified by participant.

^bParticipants select sport(s) coached from a list provided at registration. Participants may indicate that they coach more than 1 sport.