From: Parents’ perceptions of their children’s physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic
Characteristic | n (%) |
---|---|
Parent Gender | |
Man | 4 (14.8) |
Woman | 23 (85.2) |
Median Family Income (MFI) | |
Low (< $70 000 CAD) | 9 (33.3) |
Middle ($70 000 – $94 999 CAD) | 6 (22.2) |
Upper/upper-middle (> $95 000 CAD) | 10 (37.0) |
Immigration Status | |
Born in Canada | 20 (74.1) |
≥ 5 years | 3 (11.1) |
< 5 years | 3 (11.1) |
Child Grade | |
5 | 10 (37.0) |
6 | 7 (25.9) |
7 | 7 (25.9) |
8 | 2 (7.4) |
Child Gender | |
Boy | 13 (48.2) |
Girl | 12 (44.4) |
Child Ethnicity | |
White | 13 (48.2) |
Black | 2 (7.4) |
East or Southeast Asian | 3 (11.1) |
Indigenous | 1 (3.7) |
Latin, Central or South American | 1 (3.7) |
Mixed | 4 (14.8) |
Child Physical Activitya | |
Low (0–2 days) | 6 (22.2) |
Moderate (3–5 days) | 10 (37.0) |
High (6–7 days) | 9 (33.3) |
Child Schooling Model | |
In-person learning | 18 (66.7) |
Full remote learning | 6 (22.2) |
Homeschooling | 1 (3.7) |
Data was collected from a survey disseminated to families with the interview consent form. a parents were asked, “over the past 7 days, on how many days was your child physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day?”. Some responses do not add up to 27 due to missing data |