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. 2021 Dec 16;55:115. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055003377

Table 3. Characterization of school physical activity environments for all Brazilian schools according to location and administrative dependence. Brazil, 2015.

Variables Brazil Administrative dependence Location

Capital Other cities



Public Private Public Private Public Private







% 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI
Structures and materials availability
Sports courts 72.8 (70.4–75.1) 69.2 (66.4–71.9) 94.1 (91.2–96.0) 80.2 (76.1–83.7) 95.8 (93.3–97.4) 66.5 (63.3–69.6) 92.8 (87.8–95.8)
Indoor sports courts (considering only schools that reported having a court) 83.9 (81.1–86.4) 83.3 (80.2–86.1) 86.5 (79.5–91.4) 81.0 (76.0–85.2) 94.0 (89.4–96.7) 84.0 (80.3–87.2) 80.6 (68.8–88.7)
Running/athletics tracks 2.5 (1.5–4.1) 1.6 (0.7–3.6) 7.8 (4.8–12.3) 1.4 (0.8–2.5) 6.9 (2.8–15.9) 1.7 (0.1–4.4) 8.4 (5.0–14.0)
Swimming pools 5.9 (4.7–7.5) 1.2 (0.7–1.9) 34.1 (27.3–41.7) 2.4 (0.9–6.0) 36.8 (29.3–44.9) 0.9 (0.5–1.5) 32.2 (21.8–44.6)
Halls 49.9 (46.4–53.3) 48.4 (44.5–52.3) 58.2 (50.6–65.4) 50.9 (44.6–57.2) 53.7 (45.2–62.0) 47.8 (43.3–52.4) 61.6 (50.0–72.1)
Sports or games equipment 92.0 (90.1–93.6) 90.7 (88.4–92.5) 99.8 (99.0–100.0) 92.9 (90.1–94.9) 99.5 (97.8–99.9) 90.1 (87.4–92.3) 100.0
Changing rooms 28.7 (25.7–32.0) 22.2 (19.0–25.7) 67.5 (60.6–73.8) 23.5 (19.2–28.5) 70.1 (62.3–76.8) 21.8 (18.1–26.1) 65.6 (54.4–75.3)