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Table 1 Parent and child characteristics from the sample population (n = 27)

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