16. Percentage of U.S. High School Students Who Attended Physical Education Classes Daily, 1991 - 2001 Source: CDC, National Youth Risk Behavior Survey
17. Percentage of Schools that Require Physical Education, by Grade CDC, School Health Policies and Programs Study, 2000 40 51 51 51 52 50 32 26 25 13 10 6 5 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Percent of schools
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19. Percentage of U.S. Children and Adolescents Who Were Overweight* Ages 12-19 Ages 6-11 5 4 * > 95th percentile for BMI by age and sex based on 2000 CDC BMI-for-age growth charts **Data are from 1963-65 for children 6-11 years of age and from 1966-70 for adolescents 12-17 years of age Source: National Center for Health Statistics
20. Percentage of U.S. Children and Adolescents Who Were Overweight* Ages 12-19 Ages 6-11 5 4 16 15 * > 95th percentile for BMI by age and sex based on 2000 CDC BMI-for-age growth charts **Data are from 1963-65 for children 6-11 years of age and from 1966-70 for adolescents 12-17 years of age Source: National Center for Health Statistics