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Children's participation in physical activities, in hours per week, by sex, household population aged 6 to 11, Canada and provinces


                                 Children's participation in physical activities
  Total Less than 7 hours per week 7 to 13 hours per week 14 to 20 hours per week 21 or more hours per week Hours per week not stated
  number number % number % number % number % number %
2004  
Canada 2,327,857 371,962 16.0 953,155 40.9 755,379 32.4 225,042 9.7 22,318 E 1.0 E
Males 1,182,923 154,740 13.1 445,402 37.7 410,022 34.7 157,428 13.3 F F
Females 1,144,934 217,222 19.0 507,753 44.3 345,357 30.2 67,615 5.9 F F
Newfoundland and Labrador 28,563 5,294 E 18.5 E 15,519 54.3 6,588 E 23.1 E F F F F
Males 15,870 F F 8,282 E 52.2 5,159 E 32.5 E F F F F
Females 12,693 F 30.3 E 7,238 E 57.0 F F F F F F
Prince Edward Island 10,859 953 E 8.8 E 4,399 40.5 4,582 42.2 925 E 8.5 E F F
Males 5,510 F F 1,801 E 32.7 E 2,843 E 51.6 F F F F
Females 5,348 F F 2,598 E 48.6 1,739 E 32.5 E F F F F
Nova Scotia 63,598 10,752 E 16.9 E 26,514 41.7 18,536 29.1 6,674 E 10.5 E F F
Males 33,806 F F 13,325 39.4 9,754 E 28.9 4,954 E 14.7 E F F
Females 29,793 5,452 E 18.3 E 13,189 E 44.3 8,782 E 29.5 E F F F F
New Brunswick 54,607 7,619 E 14.0 E 24,065 44.1 16,752 30.7 F F F F
Males 27,801 F F 12,419 E 44.7 E 9,826 E 35.3 E 2,613 E 9.4 E F F
Females 26,806 F F 11,646 E 43.4 E 6,926 E 25.8 E F F F F
Quebec 506,166 133,802 26.4 222,998 44.1 112,116 22.2 36,189 E 7.1 E F F
Males 260,627 46,939 E 18.0 E 122,499 47.0 62,791 24.1 27,670 E 10.6 E F F
Females 245,539 86,863 35.4 100,500 40.9 49,325 E 20.1 8,519 E F F F
Ontario 983,670 131,966 13.4 421,365 42.8 333,155 33.9 85,726 8.7 F F
Males 485,912 54,491 E 11.2 E 195,524 40.2 170,181 35.0 56,878 E 11.7 F F
Females 497,758 77,476 15.6 225,841 45.4 162,974 32.7 28,848 E 5.8 E F F
Manitoba 82,158 10,066 E 12.3 E 32,037 39.0 30,865 37.6 8,971 E 10.9 E F F
Males 43,178 F F 14,573 33.8 19,880 46.0 5,030 E 11.6 E F F
Females 38,979 6,403 E 16.4 E 17,464 44.8 10,984 E 28.2 3,942 E 10.1 E F F
Saskatchewan 67,973 7,738 E 11.4 E 21,248 31.3 29,882 44.0 8,740 E 12.9 E F F
Males 34,120 F F 9,635 E 28.2 E 16,783 E 49.2 4,991 E 14.6 E F F
Females 33,853 F F 11,612 E 34.3 E 13,099 38.7 3,749 E 11.1 E F F
Alberta 246,452 23,205 E 9.4 E 85,738 34.8 103,776 42.1 28,016 E 11.4 E F F
Males 131,463 10,148 E 7.7 E 34,971 26.6 62,993 47.9 20,289 E 15.4 E F F
Females 114,988 13,057 E 11.4 E 50,767 44.1 40,783 35.5 F F F F
British Columbia 283,811 40,567 14.3 99,272 35.0 99,127 34.9 42,470 E 15.0 E F F
Males 144,635 26,771 E 18.5 E 32,374 22.4 49,811 34.4 33,482 E 23.1 E F F
Females 139,177 13,796 E 9.9 E 66,899 48.1 49,316 E 35.4 F F F F

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, Nutrition, 2004
2. Population aged 6 to 11, reporting on the amount of time in hours per week usually spent participating in physical activity at school, in organized and unorganized activities.
3. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
4. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
5. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
6. CANSIM table 105-2003.