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Table 1 Sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics of participants

From: Does home equipment contribute to socioeconomic gradients in Australian children’s physical activity, sedentary time and screen time?

Characteristic

n; total n = 427 (%)

Gender, n (% boys)

193 (45 % boys)

Age, years (SD)

10.3 (0.5)

Parents in household, n (%)

≤1

74 (17)

 

2

353 (83)

Number of siblings, n (%)

0

30 (7)

 

1

195 (46)

 

2

119 (28)

 

≥3

83 (19)

Highest parental education, n (%)

≤ High school

79 (19)

 

Diploma

162 (38)

 

Bachelor

105 (25)

 

Graduate/professional degree

81 (19)

Household Annual Incomea, n (%)

< AUD50,000

86 (20)

 

AUD50,000-89,999

138 (32)

 

AUD90,000- 139,999

109 (26)

 

AUD140,000+

94 (22)

Active play equipment score, mean (SD)

6.0 (1.5)

Sedentary electronic equipment score, mean (SD)

2.4 (1.2)

Daily MVPA index, mean min (SD)

65.3 (23)

Daily sedentary time index, mean min (SD)

476 (60)

Daily screen time index, min (SD)

169 (105)

  1. MVPA Moderate to vigorous physical activity
  2. aAt the time of data collection, 1AUD was equal to approximately 0.95USD