Item | Total (N) | Sex | Test X2 | |||
Male | Female | |||||
N | % | % | % | |||
Physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day during the past seven days 0 days 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days 7 days |
125 111 88 89 57 83 46 151 |
16.7 14.8 11.7 11.9 7.6 11.1 6.1 20.1 |
12.3 11.5 10.1 15.2 8.6 13.3 5.3 23.7 |
21.1 18.1 13.3 8.5 6.7 8.8 6.9 16.5 | X2 = 32.95 p = 0.00* | |
Exercises to strengthen or tone muscles, such as pushups, sit-ups, or weight lifting during the past seven days 0 days 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days 7 days |
407 72 56 51 35 38 13 78 |
54.2 9.6 7.5 6.8 4.7 5.1 1.7 10.4 |
37.6 9.1 8.3 10.7 7.2 8.3 3.5 15.5 |
70.9 10.1 6.7 2.9 2.1 1.9 0 5.3 | X2 = 112.73 p = 0.00* | |
Hours of watching T.V on an average school day Do not watch TV Less than 1 hour per day 1 hour per day 2 hours per day 3 hours per day 4 hours per day 5 or more hours per day |
36 105 88 165 164 75 117 |
4.8 14.0 11.7 22.0 21.9 10.0 15.6 |
4.8 13.3 7.7 21.1 24.3 9.9 18.9 |
4.8 14.7 15.7 22.9 19.5 10.1 12.3 | X2 = 5.01 p = 0.54 | |
Play video or computer games or use a computer for something thatis not school work on an average school day Do not play Less than 1 hour per day 1 hour per day 2 hours per day 3 hours per day 4 hours per day 5 or more hours per day |
0 128 195 224 93 40 70 |
0 17.1 26.0 29.9 12.4 5.3 9.3 |
0 14.9 23.7 31.5 12.8 5.9 11.2 |
0 19.2 28.3 28.3 12.0 4.8 7.5 | X2 = 7.42 p = 0.19 | |
Time usually taken each day to get to and from school during the past seven days Less than 10 minutes per day 10 to 19 minutes per day 20 to 29 minutes per day 30 to 39 minutes per day 40 to 49 minutes per day 50 to 59 minutes per day 60 or more minutes per day |
211 249 128 73 22 13 54 |
28.1 33.2 17.1 9.7 3.0 1.7 7.2 |
29.6 30.4 16.3 9.3 3.7 1.9 8.8 |
26.7 36.0 17.9 10.1 2.1 1.6 5.6 | X2 = 7.13 p = 0.31 | |