Table 2 Children’s physical activity preference, knowledge, screen-time and outdoor play by demographic factors

Weekend outdoor play^a

7.65 (4.1)

5.46 (7.5)

1.73

0.08

7.60 (4.6)

7.20 (4.7)

.379

0.71

7.46 (3.66)

7.51 (5.05)

6.95 (3.2)

.130

.878

5.50 (4.28)

6.84 (2.97)

8.15 (4.87)

3.57

0.03^***

weekday outdoor play^a

12.68 (8.0)

6.00 (6.1)

3.08

0.00^***

12.1 (4.7)

12.02 (8.5)

0.31

0.97

12.9 (8.26)

11.58 (8.13)

12.6 (8.4)

.291

.748

8.64 (6.69)

10.1 (5.07)

13.52 (8.78)

4.28

0.01^**

Weekend screen-time^a

6.22 (4.5)

8.03 (10.5)

−0.66

0.23

4.74 (3.2)

3.71 (2.4)

2.00

0.04^*

3.53 (1.97)

3.71 (2.47)

4.21 (2.8)

1.11

.331

4.90 (3.98)

4.43 (2.30)

4.22 (2.84)

1.20

0.30

Weekday screen-time^a

4.10 (2.6)

5.26 (3.8)

−1.13

0.13

6.3 (4.9)

5.91 (3.8)

0.443

.658

6.59 (5.38)

6.14 (4.36)

5.21 (3.7)

0.51

.597

6.64 (5.50)

6.46 (4.17)

5.85 (4.09)

0.368

0.69

Child PA preference (Pre-FPQ)

3.92 (1.6)

3.00 (1.3)

.132

0.03^*

4.12 (1.6)

3.35 (1.5)

2.59

0.01^**

4.57 (1.28)

3.81 (1.64)

3.40 (1.6)

2.24

.110

4.11 (1.69)

3.80 (1.82)

3.74 (1.58)

0.500

0.60

Child PA knowledge (Pre-FPQ)

5.42 (2.0)

4.9 (1.9)

.828

0.40

5.18 2.0)

5.53 (2.0)

−.907

.367

5.00 (2.07)

5.47 (2.03)

5.27 (2.1)

.357

.70

5.29 (1.93)

5.46 (2.53)

5.37 (2.03)

0.034

0.96

Child PA preference (Parent questionnaire)

19.64 (3.06)

19.26 (2.78)

.499

.645

19.7 (3.20)

19.53 (2.91)

0.318

0.75

21.6 (2.52)

19.54 (2.95)

18.5 (3.0)

4.93

0.01^**

20.4 (2.63)

19.1 (2.87)

19.4 (3.17)

1.419

0.24