Table 5.
Frequency and Percent of Girls in 5th to 7th Grade Cohort Reporting Specific Locations for Common Physical Activities during the Past 5 Days
| Physical Activities | Locations 5th Grade | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | School | Rec | Park | Gym | Church | Neigh | Home | |
| Calisthenics/ Exercise | 273 | 72 (26.4) | 9 (3.3) | 35 (12.8) | 56 (20.5) | 6 (2.2) | 43 (15.8) | 182 (66.7) |
| Running, jogging | 238 | 89 (37.4) | 18 (7.6) | 60 (25.2) | 28 (11.8) | 11 (4.6) | 96 (40.3) | 128 (53.8) |
| Basketball | 143 | 29 (20.3) | 7 (4.9) | 37 (25.9) | 24 (16.8) | 10 (7.0) | 37 (25.9) | 81 (56.6) |
| Playing with younger children | 259 | 39 (15.1) | 8 (3.1) | 47 (18.1) | 5 (1.9) | 34 (13.1) | 81 (31.1) | 163 (62.9) |
| Dancing | 252 | 52 (20.6) | 16 (6.3) | 25 (9.9) | 17 (6.7) | 22 (8.7) | 48 (19.0) | 171 (67.9) |
| Walking for exercise | 211 | 54 (26.6) | 10 (4.7) | 45 (21.3) | 18 (8.5) | 10 (4.7) | 83 (39.3) | 115 (54.5) |
| Locations 7th Grade | ||||||||
| n | School | Rec | Park | Gym | Church | Neigh | Home | |
| Calisthenics/ Exercise | 140 | 1 (1.0) | 7 (5.0) | 12 (8.6) | 22 (15.7) | 4 (2.9) | 14 (10.0) | 70 (50.0) |
| Running, jogging | 116 | 43 (37.1) | 2 (1.7) | 17 (14.7) | 15 (12.9) | 3 (2.6) | 36 (31.0) | 59 (50.9) |
| Basketball | 71 | 3 (4.2) | 1 (1.4) | 12 (16.9) | 14 (19.7) | 7 (9.9) | 20 (24.7) | 45 (63.4) |
| Playing with younger children | 149 | 10 (6.7) | 2 (1.3) | 24 (16.1) | 5 (3.4) | 19 (12.8) | 38 (25.5) | 125 (83.9) |
| Dancing | 136 | 2 (1.5) | 5 (3.7) | 11 (8.1) | 8 (5.9) | 14 (10.3) | 19 (14.0) | 96 (70.6) |
| Walking for exercise | 91 | 0 (0) | 2 (2.2) | 15 (16.5) | 11 (12.1) | 3 (3.3) | 40 (44.0) | 50 (54.9) |
Note: Rec=recreation center and Neigh=neighborhood
Highlighted areas= ≥ 20% respondents reporting physical activity in this setting