Table 1 Descriptive statistics of demographic factors and key independent variables
Variable | |
|---|---|
Categorical variables | n (%) |
Child gender | |
Male | 66 (52.0) |
Female | 61 (48.0) |
Primary carer gender | |
Male | 7 (5.4) |
Female | 122 (94.6) |
Primary carer agea | |
20–29 | 17 (13.2) |
30–39 | 90 (69.0) |
40b | 22(17.0) |
Ethnicitya | |
Caucasian | 113 (83.0) |
Other | 20 (16.9) |
Marital statusa | |
Married/defacto/living together | 107 (82.9) |
Single/divorced/separated | 22 (17.1) |
Education level of primary carera | |
High school | 28 (22.0) |
Technical or trade certificate/apprenticeship | 17 (13.4) |
Tertiary education | 82 (64.6) |
Incomea | |
0 - $49,999Per annum | 26 (21.3) |
$50,000 – $89,999 | 22.1 (24.6) |
$90,000–$129,999 | 27.9 (31.1) |
$130,000–$150,000b | 20.6 (23.0) |
Continuous variables | Mean (SD) |
Child age (months) | 49.88 (5.42) |
PA preference (Pre-FPQ) | 3.83 (1.63) |
PA knowledge (Pre-FPQ) | 5.39 (2.03) |
PA preference (Parent questionnaire) | 19.6 (3.02) |
Total hours child PA weekb | 11.9 (8.1) |
Total hours child PA weekendb | 7.41 (4.61) |
Total hours child screen-time weekb | 6.04 (4.39) |
Total hours child screen-time weekendb | 4.21 (2.82) |