Table 1 Mean scores for students selecting “motion” or “sport enjoyment” and comparison between the groups regarding demographics, general health perceptions and physical activity habits

Age (years)^a

16.1 (0.6)

16.2 (0.7)

16.0 (0.5)

.229

Boys

33 (21 %)

12 (11 %)

21 (44 %)

< .001

Girls

123 (79 %)

96 (89 %)

27 (56 %)

Vocational programs^b

 Health Care, Childhood and Youth Development

73 (47 %)

58 (54 %)

15 (33 %)

.004

 Design, Arts and Crafts

41 (27 %)

30 (28 %)

11 (24 %)

 Restaurant and Food Processing

40 (26 %)

20 (18 %)

20 (43 %)

Education level^c

 Father above 13 years

27 (19 %)

16 (15 %)

10 (24 %)

.421

 Father under 13 years

57 (39 %)

41 (40 %)

16 (39 %)

 Father “don’t know”

61 (42 %)

46 (45.0 %)

15 (37 %)

 Mother above 13 years

31 (20 %)

16 (16 %)

14 (37 %)

.042

 Mother under 13 years

59 (41 %)

44 (48 %)

14 (34 %)

 Mother “don’t know”

55 (39 %)

43 (42 %)

12 (29 %)

 General health perception

3.8 (0.9)

3.6 (0.9)

4.1 (0.9)

.011

Physical activity habits

 Physical activity level in leisure (number/day)

2.3 (2.0)

2.0 (2.0)

2.9 (1.8)

.013

 Physical activity level in leisure (hours/day)

2.7 (1.5)

2.4 (1.4)

3.5 (1.7)

.001

 Like PE

4.3 (2.0)

3.8 (1.9)

5.4 (1.7)

< .001

 Screen time (hours)

4.9 (1.5)

5.1 (1.3)

4.2 (1.7)

.005

 Grade; PE

3.3 (1.6)

3.1 (1.5)

3.8 (1.7)

.035

 Stage of change

3.0 (1.3)

2.8 (1.2)

3.7 (1.4)

< .001