Table 2 Frequencies of parent and peer physical activity support, by demographic characteristics, TX SPAN 8th and 11th grade students, 2009–2011
Perceived Parental Disapproval for not exercising | Parental Physical Activity Support | Peer Physical Activity Support | Screen-time | Moderate Physical Activity | Vigorous PA | Physical Activity Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not Upset | Upset | Mean | Mean | < 2 h/day | ≥ 2 h/day | Less than 5 days/wk | 5 or more days/wk | Less than 3 days/wk | 3 or more days/wk | Mean | |
Gender, % | |||||||||||
Male | 50.4 | 49.6 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 14.8*** | 85.2 | 37.8** | 62.2 | 21.5*** | 78.5 | −13.23 |
Female | 56.0 | 44,0 | 5.44 | 5.6 | 24.4 | 75.6 | 51.4 | 48.6 | 32.7 | 67.3 | −12.36 |
Grade, % | |||||||||||
8th | 45.9*** | 54.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 14.7 | 85.3 | 43.8 | 56.2 | 26.9 | 73.1 | −12.97 |
11th | 62.1 | 37.9 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 25.1 | 74.9 | 45.3 | 54.7 | 27.1 | 72.9 | −12.62 |
Ethnicity, % | |||||||||||
White/Other | 55.8 | 44.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 23.2 | 76.8 | 41.4* | 58.6 | 23.1 | 76.9 | −10.69 |
African-American | 61.0 | 39.0 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 13.6 | 86.4 | 40.3 | 59.7 | 26.6 | 73.4 | −11.56 |
Hispanic | 48.3 | 51.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 18.2 | 81.8 | 48.5 | 51.5 | 30.5 | 69.5 | −15.08 |
BMI Classification, % | |||||||||||
Healthy Weight | 58.8*** | 41.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 20 | 80 | 40.4** | 59.6 | 25.5 | 74.5 | −10.63 |
Overweight | 43.7 | 56.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 19.4 | 80.6 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 27.2 | 72.8 | −13.48 |
Obese | 44.2 | 55.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 18.3 | 81.7 | 53.4 | 46.6 | 30.9 | 69.1 | −18.21 |
Parent Education, % | |||||||||||
Some College or more | 52.5 | 47.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 15.9 | 84.1 | 39.9* | 60.1 | 25.4 | 74.6 | −10.35 |
High School or less | 52.1 | 47.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 14.5 | 85.5 | 50.7 | 49.3 | 29.7 | 70.3 | −14.31 |
Socioeconomic Status, % | |||||||||||
Highest Tertile | 48.5 | 51.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 17.9 | 82.1 | 54.7* | 45.3 | 33.5* | 66.5 | −16.67 |
Middle Tertile | 56.5 | 43.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 23.8 | 76.2 | 39.1 | 60.9 | 23.5 | 76.5 | −9.05 |
Lowest Tertile | 53.2 | 46.8 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 84.5 | 43.1 | 56.9 | 26.1 | 73.9 | −13.75 |
TOTAL | 53.2 | 46.8 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 19.5 | 80.5 | 44.5 | 55.5 | 27.0 | 73.0 | −12.81 |