Results: Physical Education in Public K-12 schools
1.
1.
Do you think children should be required to complete a physical education class each year of school until they graduate high school? Yes
57%
•
1019 votes
No
26%
•
462 votes
Undecided
17%
•
298 votes
2.
2.
If yes, how much physical education do you think they should be required to complete in any given week? One class period (approximately one hour) per week
19%
•
346 votes
Two-three class periods of approximately one hour per week
28%
•
498 votes
One class period every day
26%
•
456 votes
N/A
27%
•
479 votes
3.
3.
Is lack of exercise a reason for the current epidemic of childhood obesity, or is a bad diet the main culprit? Yes
51%
•
911 votes
No
17%
•
302 votes
Undecided
32%
•
566 votes
4.
4.
Did you have to participate in physical education every day when you were in grade school? Yes
55%
•
971 votes
No
28%
•
491 votes
Undecided
8%
•
142 votes
Not Applicable
10%
•
175 votes
5.
5.
If yes, do you think you gained any benefit from having to do so/ are you healthier now because of it? I feel I am much healthier now because of the p.e. classes I participated in while in school.
22%
•
387 votes
I feel I am a little healthier because of physical education.
24%
•
422 votes
I do not think the physical education I received made any difference in my health.
31%
•
546 votes
N/A
24%
•
424 votes
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