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

Ratio: Percent of high school students, grades 9-12, who were obese (greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for body mass index).

Definition: Number of high school students whose body mass index was greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for Body Mass Index (BMI) for their age and gender.

Data Source: Student Health Survey, Office of Student Support Services, New Jersey Department of Education