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Table 1 Overview of concepts in the child questionnaire

From: Active Living: development and quasi-experimental evaluation of a school-centered physical activity intervention for primary school children

Theme/concept

N items

Example of items

Demographics

9

Gender; Date of birth; Home address

Transportation options

3

How did you come to school this morning? (MC-9)

PA & SB

12

On how many days per week do you play outdoors? (Open) + duration question

Neighborhood perceptions

7

There is heavy traffic in our local streets (Lik-4)

Rules and practices at home

4

At home we have rules about using the computer or watching TV (Lik-4)

PA preferences

28

Visualized comparisons, e.g. outdoor play vs. reading

Impulsivity

13

I often rush into new things (Lik-5)

Process

4

On a scale from 1–10, how much fun do you think Active Living was to participate in? (SC)

  1. MC-9 Multiple Choice (9 options), Lik-X X-points Likert Scale, SC Scale