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VERTICAL BAR CHART: Physical Activity Among High
School Students, by Race/Ethnicity: 2005
(Percent)
Met Currently Recommended Levels of Physical Activity*
Total 35.8, Non-Hispanic White 38.7, Non-Hispanic Black
29.5, Hispanic 32.9
Met Previously Recommended Levels of Physical Activity**
Total 68.7, Non-Hispanic White 70.2, Non-Hispanic Black
62.0, Hispanic 69.4
No Vigorous or Moderate Physical Activity
Total 9.6, Non-Hispanic White 8.1, Non-Hispanic Black
14.4, Hispanic 10.6
*Participation in physical activity for a total of 60 minutes
or more per day on 5 or more of the past 7 days. **Participation
in at least 20 minutes of vigorous physical activity on
3 or more of the past 7 days and/or at least 30 minutes
of moderate physical activity on 5 or more of the past 7
days.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Youth risk behavior surveillance: United States, 2005. MMWR,
Vol. 55, No. SS-5; 2006.
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