Numerator
Number of students who attended physical education (PE) classes on five or more days in an average week when they were in school
Denominator
Number of students in grades 9-12
Methodology
From the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System:
[NUMERATOR:]
In an average week when you are in school, on how many days do you go to physical education (PE) classes?
- 0 days
- 1 day
- 2 days
- 3 days
- 4 days
- 5 dats
Interventions
This review evaluated the effectiveness of enhancing physical education (PE) curricula by making classes longer or having students be more active during class in order to increase the amount of time students spend doing moderate or vigorous activity in PE class.