Poll: More men than women have positive memories of phys. ed.

Whether it's something you looked forward to or dreaded at the time, whether memories of it send you in adult life to a gym or a therapist, everybody seems to have an opinion about physical education class, even decades after the original experience.

About two-thirds of readers look back on the experience of phys. ed. class as positive:

In a significant gender divide, though, more women than men said they saw the experience negatively, on balance:

Age makes no significant difference:

Perhaps not surprisingly, there's a correlation between positive association with phys. ed. back in the day and being a sports fan now, and vice-versa:

People educated in the separate school system are more likely to have negative memories of phys. ed. class:

Across several poll cross-references, there is a clear association between positive memories of phys. ed. and conservative or right-of-centre political views: