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Participation in school sports for youth aged 12-17 by household income.
SOURCE: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, 2012. 
Figure 6-7.eps
When combined with the cost of equipment, uniforms, and additional team 
fees, the average total cost for a child’s participation in sports was $381. 
Nineteen percent of families making under $60,000 reported that costs had 
led to at least one of their children being unable to participate in sports. 
Figure 6-7 shows the study results regarding participation in school sports 
among youth aged 12-17 by household income. The study found further 
that
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More than 60 percent of children who played school sports were 
subject to a pay-to-play fee; only 6 percent received waivers for the 
fee.
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Only one-third of lower-income parents reported that their child