Ratio: Percent of public high school students surveyed who exercised or participated in physical activity.
Definition: The percentage of public high school students who participated in physical activities that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on five or more of the past seven days.
Data Sources:
(1) Student Health Survey, Office of Student Support Services, New Jersey Department of Education;
(2) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention