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Table 3. Physical education school requirement and participation in interscholastic/varsity sports by socio-economic status.

Data presented represent U.S. 8^th-, 10^th- and 12^th-graders as broken down by socioeconomic status (SES), with 1 being lower SES, and 5 being higher SES. Data presented as percentages.

Student Socioeconomic Status
Variable	1 (Low)	2	3	4	5 (High)
% of students for whom PE required	49.6	51.8	50.2	55.2	59.2^**
% Boys participating in scholastic/varsity sports	31.7	35.9	37.1	39.1	39 7^***
% Girls participating in scholastic/varsity sports	27.4	31.9	33.0	35.0	35.6 ^***

Significance of linear association shown.

^**

P<0.01,

^***

P<0.001. Data from Johnston LD, Delva J, O’Malley PM. Sports participation and physical education in American secondary schools: current levels and racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities. Am J Prev Med. Oct 2007;33(4 Suppl):S195–208.