Table 2
2a: Physical activity level and socio-demographic factors in ethnic Norwegian and ethnic minority boys. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys (1112*) | Physical activity at age 15 years | Physical activity at age 18 years | ||||||||||
Ethnic Norwegian (900) | Ethnic minority (211) | Ethnic Norwegian (900) | Ethnic minority (211) | |||||||||
Socio-demographic factors | M° | SD° | p | M° | SD° | p | M° | SD° | p | M° | SD° | p |
Income father # | 0.12 | 0.69 | 0.91 | 0.17 | ||||||||
Low | 3.98 | 3.30 | 4.80 | 3.54 | 4.03 | 3.34 | 5.37 | 3.34 | ||||
Medium | 4.50 | 3.31 | 5.14 | 3.23 | 4.75 | 3.57 | 5.43 | 3.52 | ||||
High | 6.04 | 3.88 | 4.46 | 3.33 | 4.65 | 3.38 | 5.32 | 3.36 | ||||
Education mother # | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.16 | ||||||||
Compulsory | 4.43 | 3.64 | 5.34 | 3.51 | 3.92 | 3.69 | 4.50 | 3.31 | ||||
Intermediate | 5.36 | 3.63 | 4.43 | 3.37 | 4.59 | 3.62 | 4.04 | 3.50 | ||||
Tertiary | 5.44 | 3.25 | 5.28 | 3.21 | 4.69 | 3.37 | 5.47 | 3.26 | ||||
Perceived family economy | 0.01 | 0.54 | 0.22 | 0.74 | ||||||||
Poor | 3.56 | 3.34 | 6.86 | 3.34 | 3.83 | 3.61 | 3.71 | 4.37 | ||||
Moderate | 5.03 | 3.61 | 4.91 | 3.75 | 4.38 | 3.50 | 4.11 | 3.20 | ||||
Good | 5.41 | 3.30 | 4.94 | 3.18 | 4.62 | 3.38 | 4.62 | 3.42 | ||||
Very good | 5.96 | 3.54 | 5.05 | 3.42 | 5.10 | 3.83 | 4.21 | 3.44 | ||||
Parents marital status | 0.08 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.29 | ||||||||
Married or cohabiting | 5.49 | 3.39 | 5.06 | 3.35 | 4.71 | 3.52 | 4.25 | 3.35 | ||||
Other § | 5.05 | 3.48 | 4.80 | 3.46 | 4.38 | 3.42 | 4.95 | 3.40 | ||||
Residence in Oslo | 0.15 | 0.79 | 0.01 | 0.93 | ||||||||
East | 5.54 | 3.65 | 4.94 | 3.43 | 4.99 | 3.78 | 4.27 | 3.31 | ||||
West | 5.20 | 3.24 | 5.13 | 2.77 | 4.38 | 3.24 | 4.34 | 3.73 | ||||
° Values are expressed as Mean (M) and Standard Deviation (SD). * Some participants have missing information on some of the background characteristics. # Information collected by Statistics Norway (2002). § Parents divorced or separated, or one or both parents dead. | ||||||||||||
2b: Physical activity level and socio-demographic factors in ethnic Norwegian and ethnic minority girls | ||||||||||||
Girls (1377*) | Physical activity at age 15 years | Physical activity at age 18 years | ||||||||||
Ethnic Norwegian (1081) | Ethnic minority (296) | Ethnic Norwegian (1081) | Ethnic minority (296) | |||||||||
Socio-demographic factors | M° | SD° | p | M° | SD° | p | M° | SD° | p | M° | SD° | p |
Income father # | 0.02 | 0.45 | 0.05 | 0.05 | ||||||||
Low | 3.36 | 2.92 | 2.25 | 2.08 | 3.10 | 3.09 | 1.71 | 2.19 | ||||
Medium | 4.00 | 3.04 | 2.40 | 2.52 | 3.55 | 3.02 | 2.00 | 2.24 | ||||
High | 4.18 | 2.90 | 3.00 | 2.20 | 3.83 | 2.92 | 3.08 | 2.11 | ||||
Education mother # | 0.74 | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.12 | ||||||||
Compulsory | 3.80 | 3.04 | 2.48 | 2.46 | 2.74 | 2.62 | 1.69 | 1.86 | ||||
Intermediate | 4.07 | 2.96 | 2.29 | 2.20 | 3.55 | 3.05 | 2.35 | 2.66 | ||||
Tertiary | 3.97 | 3.01 | 2.93 | 2.48 | 3.73 | 2.99 | 2.16 | 2.09 | ||||
Perceived family economy | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.001 | 0.54 | ||||||||
Poor | 3.30 | 2.80 | 2.21 | 3.25 | 2.25 | 2.58 | 1.07 | 0.73 | ||||
Moderate | 3.56 | 2.99 | 2.07 | 1.91 | 3.13 | 2.90 | 1.94 | 2.33 | ||||
Good | 4.11 | 2.92 | 2.48 | 2.34 | 3.73 | 2.99 | 2.17 | 2.23 | ||||
Very good | 4.53 | 3.20 | 3.16 | 2.70 | 4.19 | 3.21 | 1.82 | 2.35 | ||||
Parents marital status | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.01** | 0.14** | ||||||||
Married/cohabiting | 4.10 | 2.97 | 2.33 | 2.24 | 3.77 | 3.00 | 1.88 | 2.31 | ||||
Other § | 3.79 | 3.00 | 2.85 | 2.51 | 3.24 | 2.98 | 2.36 | 1.93 | ||||
Residence in Oslo | 0.12 | 0.87 | 0.53 | 0.03 | ||||||||
East | 4.15 | 3.09 | 2.42 | 2.36 | 3.65 | 3.13 | 1.89 | 2.17 | ||||
West | 3.86 | 2.89 | 2.49 | 1.92 | 3.54 | 2.91 | 2.76 | 2.63 | ||||
° Values are expressed as Mean (M) and Standard Deviation (SD). * Some participants have missing information on some of the background characteristics. ** Interaction term = 0.02 (marital status, ethnicity, and physical activity). # Information collected by Statistics Norway (2002). § Parents divorced or separated, or one or both parents dead. | ||||||||||||