Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of secondary school students in Palestine (n = 1140)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Districts | ||
North | 624 | 54.7% |
Middle | 376 | 33.0% |
South | 140 | 12.3% |
Gender | ||
Male | 267 | 23.4% |
Female | 873 | 76.6% |
Grade | ||
10th Grade | 561 | 49.2% |
11th Grade | 579 | 50.8% |
The field for 11th -grade students (n = 579) | ||
Scientific | 350 | 61.3% |
Art | 159 | 27.8% |
Others† | 62 | 10.9% |
Academic performance | ||
Excellent (90–100) | 531 | 46.6% |
Very good (80–89) | 308 | 27.0% |
Good (70–79) | 185 | 16.2% |
Intermediate or acceptable (< 70) | 116 | 10.2% |
Smoking | ||
Yes | 122 | 10.7% |
No | 1016 | 89.3% |
Duration of exercise | ||
< 1 h per week | 657 | 57.6% |
1–2 h per week | 272 | 23.9% |
2–3 h per week | 97 | 8.5% |
≥ 3 h per week | 114 | 10.0% |