Table 1 Sample characteristics and percentage of adolescents achieving recommended levels of physical activity
From: Parental influences on adolescent physical activity: a longitudinal study
| Â | Females (N = 6,730) | Males (N = 6,561) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % |
Race-Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
White | 3,654 | 60.8 | 3,541 | 72.7 |
African-American | 1,485 | 49.4 | 1,307 | 74.4 |
Hispanic/Latino | 1,105 | 52.8 | 1,141 | 70.9 |
Asian-American | 486 | 52.5 | 527 | 70.3 |
Immigrant Generation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Third or More | 5,246 | 58.2 | 5,027 | 72.5 |
Second | 965 | 58.9 | 720 | 75.1 |
First | 519 | 47.2 | 493 | 68.7 |
Family Structure | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Two-parent family | 3,573 | 58.9 | 3,516 | 73.5 |
Step-parent family | 1,124 | 60.3 | 1,177 | 71.1 |
Single mother | 1,538 | 55.3 | 1,290 | 73.2 |
Single father | 152 | 59.7 | 238 | 70.2 |
Other | 343 | 42.9 | 295 | 66.4 |
Parent Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
College graduate or more | 2,280 | 61.6 | 2,389 | 77.2 |
Some college | 1,354 | 60.0 | 1,216 | 70.9 |
High school graduate | 1,896 | 55.4 | 1,834 | 71.5 |
Less than high school graduate | 870 | 53.7 | 735 | 67.4 |