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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Physical activity and screen time in outside school hours care services across Australia: current versus best practice

Number of participants

Daily attendance mean (SD)

Provides before-school care (n)

Provides after-school care (n)

SES

(SEIFA mean, SD)

Australia n = 566

56 (48)

491

477

1009 (65)

 Australian Capital Territory (n = 10)

84 (45)

7

9

1073 (18)

 New South Wales (n = 164)

66 (51)

139

143

1020 (67)

 Northern Territory (n = 7)

80 (62)

5

7

981 (11)

 Queensland (n = 109)

69 (60)

100

92

994 (65)

 South Australia (n = 128)

43 (30)

120

113

999 (69)

 Tasmania (n = 10)

38 (21)

9

7

983 (43)

 Victoria (n = 96)

45 (45)

75

72

1012 (60)

 Western Australia (n = 42)

36 (25)

36

34

1021 (43)