Table 1
Description of sample, by child and biological parent characteristics, household population, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013
Characteristics | Child | Parent | ||||||
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Sample size | Weighted estimate (mean or %) | 95% confidence interval | Sample size | Weighted estimate (mean or %) | 95% confidence interval | |||
from | to | from | to | |||||
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 674 | 53.2 | 49.6 | 56.7 | 558 | 41.1 | 37.6 | 44.7 |
Female | 654 | 46.8 | 43.3 | 50.4 | 770 | 58.9 | 55.3 | 62.4 |
Average age (years) | 1,328 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 1,328 | 39.1 | 38.5 | 39.7 |
Lone-parent household | 206 | 16.2 | 12.5 | 20.8 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Parent's highest level of education | ||||||||
Secondary school graduation or less | 265 | 20.9 | 17.4 | 24.8 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Postsecondary below bachelor's degree | 557 | 42.8 | 38.7 | 47.0 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Bachelor's degree or more | 499 | 36.3 | 30.9 | 42.1 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Screen time (hours per day) | ||||||||
Total | 1,324 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1,327 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
TV | 1,325 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1,328 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Computer | 1,324 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1,327 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
Lessons, league or team sports participation | ||||||||
Never | 375 | 28.3 | 24.3 | 32.7 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Less than 2 hours per week | 283 | 21.5 | 18.1 | 25.5 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
2 to 3 hours per week | 407 | 30.8 | 26.8 | 35.1 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
4 to 6 hours per week | 185 | 14.9 | 11.5 | 19.0 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
7 or more hours per week | 74 | 4.4Note E: Use with caution | 3.1 | 6.4 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Fruit and vegetable consumption (times per day) | 1,323 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1,324 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
Child exposed to second-hand smoke at home | 75 | 6.6Note E: Use with caution | 4.6 | 9.3 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Parent is smoker | 223 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 18.2 | ... | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Physical activity | ||||||||
All days | ||||||||
Sedentary (minutes per day) | 1,328 | 461 | 454 | 467 | 1,328 | 575 | 568 | 583 |
MVPA (minutes per day) | 1,328 | 60 | 56 | 64 | 1,328 | 21 | 19 | 23 |
Steps per day | 1,328 | 11,901 | 11,419 | 12,383 | 1,328 | 8,765 | 8,384 | 9,147 |
Weekends | ||||||||
Sedentary (minutes per day) | 1,264 | 456 | 449 | 462 | 1,266 | 559 | 551 | 567 |
Light activity (minutes per day) | 1,264 | 284 | 277 | 290 | 1,266 | 250 | 242 | 259 |
MVPA (minutes per day) | 1,264 | 48 | 45 | 52 | 1,266 | 17 | 15 | 19 |
Steps per day | 1,264 | 10,806 | 10,262 | 11,350 | 1,266 | 8,122 | 7,711 | 8,533 |
Weekdays after 3 p.m. | ||||||||
Sedentary (minutes per day) | 1,328 | 185 | 181 | 189 | 1,328 | 225 | 222 | 228 |
Light activity (minutes per day) | 1,328 | 124 | 121 | 127 | 1,328 | 98 | 94 | 102 |
MVPA (minutes per day) | 1,328 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 1,328 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Steps per day | 1,328 | 5,182 | 4,894 | 5,470 | 1,328 | 3,366 | 3,183 | 3,550 |
... not applicable E use with caution MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity Source: 2007 to 2009, 2009 to 2011, and 2012 to 2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined. |
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