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Table 1 Descriptive analysis of participant and school characteristics

From: Evaluation of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) policy implementation in Ontario: surveys of elementary school administrators and teachers

Characteristic

% School Administratorsa (n) b

% Teachersa (n) b

Participant Characteristics

  

Gender

  

 Female

67.9 (125)

71.9 (197)

 Male

32.1 (59)

28.1 (77)

Year of experience in current role

  

 5 years or less

28.1 (52)

14.9 (41)

 6 to 15 years

59.0 (109)

49.6 (137)

 16 years or more

13.0 (24)

35.5 (98)

Level of HPE training

  

 University-level training

13.6 (25)

9.8 (27)

 Other training (e.g., workshops, coaching certification)

10.3 (19)

9.4 (26)

 Little to no training

76.2 (141)

80.8 (223)

Priority level of physical activity in daily life

  

 High

60.2 (112)

62.5 (172)

 Moderate

28.5 (53)

30.9 (85)

 Low

11.3 (21)

6.6 (18)

School Characteristics

  

School board language

  

 English

94.3 (197)

94.1 (289)

 French

5.7 (12)

5.9 (18)

School board type

  

 Public

71.8 (150)

68.4 (210)

 Catholic

28.2 (59)

31.6 (97)

School location (based on postal code)

  

 Urban

74.2 (155)

72.0 (221)

 Rural

25.8 (54)

28.0 (86)

School size

  

 Small (≤295 students)

50.7 (106)

50.5 (155)

 Large (≥296 students)

49.3 (103)

49.5 (152)

  1. aPercentage totals may not equal 100 % due to rounding
  2. bCount totals (n) may not equal total sample (n = 209 for school administrators; n = 307 for teachers), and differ between variables, due to missing values