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When opportunity doesn't knock

American Fitness, May-June, 2004

A telephone survey by the Center for Disease Control reveals children in low-income families have fewer opportunities to participate in organized physical activity than their more affluent peers. Survey findings indicate:

* Children of parents who earn $25,000 per year are less likely to participate in organized physical activities (23.5 percent) than children whose families earn more than $50,000 per year (49.1 percent).

* African American (24.1 percent) and Hispanic tweens (25.9 percent) are less likely to participate in organized physical activities than their white counterparts (46.6 percent).

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* Children whose parents have more than a high-school education are more likely to participate in organized physical activities (46.8 percent) than children whose parents have less than a high-school education (19.4 percent).

* Fewer tweens reported involvement in organized sports (38.5 percent) than free-time physical activity (77.4 percent).

* The largest barrier for parents in the lower income bracket was that an organized physical activity costs too much (70.6 percent). Transportation was also a barrier (44.5 percent).

When opportunity doesn't knock

American Fitness, May-June, 2004

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