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As Childhood Obesity Rates Rise, Youth Outdoor Participation Declines
Date:1/12/2009

oor activities is lower among Hispanics and African Americans than Caucasians, those who do participate get outside and make more outings than Caucasians.

Gender

  • Among males, participation in outdoor activities exceeds participation in indoor activities and team ball sports for ages 25 to 65.
  • Among females, although indoor fitness activities are more popular than team ball sports and outdoor activities for age groups 18 and under, participation in outdoor activities increases among female participants between 18 and 44.

Over the next four weeks, The Outdoor Foundation will release additional in-depth analysis of each segment studied in the report.

A full copy of the 2008 Outdoor Recreation Participation Report can be downloaded from The Outdoor Foundation website at http://www.outdoorfoundation.org/research.

About The Outdoor Foundation

The Outdoor Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization established by the Outdoor Industry Association Board of Directors to inspire and grow future generations of outdoor Americans. Learn more about The Foundation at www.outdoorfoundation.org or email at info@outdoorfoundation.org or call 303.444.3353.


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