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Adolescent Physical Activity at Public Schools, Private Schools, and Homeschools, United States, 2014

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Figure 1.

Physical activity mean scores (95% confidence interval), by school type, for 3 contexts: during school hours, weekday outside of school hours, and weekends, stratified by school level, FLASHE Study, 2014. During school hours was the mean score of activity to and from school, during PE class, during recess, and during lunch (scored from 0, “didn’t have activity,” to 6, “[running or moving] almost all of the time”). Outside of school hours was the mean score of activities outside of school: before and after school and activity on weeknights (scored from 0 [never] to 5 [4 to 5 days or most every day]). Weekend was the mean score of activity on Saturday and Sunday (scored from 1 [no activity] to 5 [large amounts of activity, 2 hours of activity]). Values are mean (95% confidence interval); bars indicate confidence intervals. Post-hoc contrast between middle-school, public-school, and homeschool students, P
= .03. Abbreviation: FLASHE, Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating; PE, physical education.

Physical activity mean scores (95% confidence interval), by school type, for 3 contexts: during school hours, weekday outside of school hours, and weekends, stratified by school level, FLASHE Study, 2014. During school hours was the mean score of activity to and from school, during PE class, during recess, and during lunch (scored from 0, “didn’t have activity,” to 6, “[running or moving] almost all of the time”). Outside of school hours was the mean score of activities outside of school: before and after school and activity on weeknights (scored from 0 [never] to 5 [4 to 5 days or most every day]). Weekend was the mean score of activity on Saturday and Sunday (scored from 1 [no activity] to 5 [large amounts of activity, 2 hours of activity]). Values are mean (95% confidence interval); bars indicate confidence intervals. Post-hoc contrast between middle-school, public-school, and homeschool students, P = .03. Abbreviation: FLASHE, Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating; PE, physical education.
School type During School Hours Outside of School Hours Weekend
Physical Activity Level, Mean Score (95% Confidence Interval)
Middle school
Public 2.0 (1.9–2.1) 2.8 (2.7–2.9) 3.1 (3.0–3.2)
Private 2.0 (1.8–2.2) 2.8 (2.5–3.1) 3.3 (2.9–3.7)
Home 1.6 (1.2–2.1) 3.1 (2.7–3.5) 3.3 (2.9–3.7)
High school
Public 1.7 (1.6–1.8) 2.7 (2.6–2.7) 3.0 (3.0–3.1)
Private 1.7 (1.5–1.9) 2.8 (2.5–3.0) 3.2 (2.9–3.4)
Home 1.4 (1.2–1.6) 2.5 (2.2–2.9) 2.7 (2.3–3.0)

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Figure 2.

Physical activity means (95% confidence interval) by school type for the 5 during school hours contexts, FLASHE, 2014. Days of physical activity per week while traveling to school and from school, and frequency of physical activity level during physical education class, recess, and lunch. Bars indicate confidence intervals. Abbreviation: FLASHE, Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating.

Physical activity means (95% confidence interval) by school type for the 5 during school hours contexts, FLASHE, 2014. Days of physical activity per week while traveling to school and from school, and frequency of physical activity level during physical education class, recess, and lunch. Bars indicate confidence intervals. Abbreviation: FLASHE, Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating.
Activity Location Public School Private School Home
Mean Days of Physical Activity (95% Confidence Interval)
Middle school
Physical education 4.2 (4.0–4.4) 4.5 (4.0–5.0) 2.6 (1.9–3.2)
To school 0.8 (0.6–0.9) 0.3 (0.0–0.6) 0.8 (0.3–1.3)
From school 0.9 (0.8–1.1) 0.3 (0.0–0.6) 0.7 (0.2–1.2)
Recess 2.3 (2.2–2.4) 2.5 (2.1–3.0) 2.4 (1.8–2.9)
Lunch 3.0 (2.8–3.1) 3.2 (2.8–3.7) 2.6 (2.1–3.2)
High school
Physical education 3.3 (3.2–3.5) 3.3 (2.8–3.8) 2.4 (1.8–2.9)
To school 0.6 (0.5–0.7) 0.4 (0.1–0.7) 0.5 (0.1–0.8)
From school 0.8 (0.7–0.8) 0.6 (0.2–0.9) 0.5 (0.1–0.8)
Recess 2.1 (2.0–2.2) 2.4 (2.0–2.7) 2.3 (1.8–2.7)
Lunch 2.7 (2.7–2.8) 2.6 (2.3–2.9) 2.5 (2.1–2.8)

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