Parental influences on child physical activity and screen viewing time: a population based study

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Adjusted percentage of parents reporting low self-efficacy to influence physical activity by child age group and demographic characteristics

Reason for low self-efficacy	Total	Age group				Household income				Maternal education				Locality
		Pre-school	Young	Older	p*	< 40 k	40- < 100 k	100 k+	p*	Lower	Intermediate	Higher	p*	Urban	Rural	p*
Not much time	34.3	38.7	33.5	34.3	.47	35.8	33.6	33.5	.74	35.1	31.4	37.8	.12	34.9	33.9	.71
Child watching TV	27.3	14.0	18.9	31.7	< .01	27.6	27.2	28.4	.93	30.3	23.9	28.4	.08	27.8	27.0	.74
Feeling stressed	41.6	42.9	38.7	42.7	.10	46.5	40.7	37.9	.03	41.3	41.3	42.8	.84	41.2	41.9	.77
Child has no friend to play with	29.6	15.5	25.1	32.5	< .01	33.2	30.2	24.3	.03	32.9	29.1	27.6	.06	32.0	27.9	.06
Can't suggest activity	39.4	31.1	33.8	42.3	< .01	38.5	39.2	38.8	.98	43.3	36.9	38.6	.04	40.7	38.5	.33
Child not interested	51.9	44.4	47.8	54.2	< .01	53.8	52.1	50.6	.69	51.1	53.6	51.5	.64	53.5	51.0	.32
Can't join in	30.7	31.3	27.2	32.1	.03	30.8	30.9	27.1	.41	34.7	28.1	27.9	.03	33.0	28.9	.09
Activity too expensive	44.5	44.2	45.7	44.1	.64	57.6	45.5	26.4	< .01	48.9	44.8	37.3	< .01	45.9	43.5	.42
Self-efficacy score (percentiles)
≤ 25^th	33.2	26.9	28.7	35.4	< .01	38.7	32.8	26.6	.01	37.1	32.4	29.4	.09	35.2	31.8	.23
25-75^th	31.2	34.5	31.8	30.8		30.4	31.2	32.5		28.8	33.4	33.8		29.4	32.4
≥ 75^th	35.6	38.6	39.4	33.8		30.9	35.9	40.9		34.2	34.5	36.8		35.4	35.8

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