Physical activity behaviors of adolescents in public and private high schools.
OBJECTIVE
To examine physical activity differences between public (PUBHS) and private (PVTHS) high school students (n = 6,627).


METHODS
The 1995 SC Youth Risk Behavior Survey was utilized. Chi-square analyses compared PVTHS and PUBHS students.


RESULTS
PVTHS school students reported greater involvement in regular exercise programs (p < .001) and participation on school-based sport teams (p < .001). However, PUBHS school students reported greater participation in physical education (p < .001). PUBHS males participated in more community-based sport programs than did PVTHS males (p <.001); however, PVTHS females participated in more community-based sports than PUBHS males did (p < .001).


CONCLUSIONS
Significantly different physical activity behaviors exist between PVTHS and PUBHS students in South Carolina.
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Department of Health & Exercise Science, Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013022:South Carolina; D013177:Sports; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*