An exploration of Early Childhood Education students’ knowledge and preparation to facilitate physical activity for preschoolers: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 ECE students’ demographic information and physical activity experience ( n = 1113)

Participant characteristic	N	%
Sex
Male	32	2.90
Female	1079	96.90
Age
19 years or less	312	28.10
20-29 years	605	54.30
30-39 years	94	8.40
40+	76	7.00
Ethnicity
Caucasian	850	76.40
African Canadian	24	2.20
Aboriginal	32	2.90
Hispanic	25	2.20
Asian	90	8.10
Arab	18	1.60
Other	50	4.50
Enrollment status
Full-time	1055	94.80
Part-time	55	4.90
Year of study
1	580	52.10
2	490	44.00
Other (e.g., accelerated or intensive)	41	3.70
Accumulated minutes of MVPA during a typical week
<30	222	19.90
30-59	286	25.70
60-89	232	20.80
90-119	149	13.40
120-149	100	9.00
150+	117	10.50
Number of physical activity or physical education courses completed
No courses completed	802^a	72.10
1 course	174^a	15.60
2 courses	49^a	4.40
3 or more courses	27^a	2.40

^aResponse rates for paper surveys are based on the number of ECE students that the college granted access to (i.e., the proportion of students who completed the survey out of the total number of students in attendance from the participating classrooms) and not representative of the total amount of ECE students in the program.
Note. Column totals per section may not always match the total number of participants due to skipped questions; ECE = early childhood education; MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

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