Table 5 Physical activity patterns in Norwegian and Tanzanian 9 and 10 year old schoolchildren.

		Norway								Tanzania
		Boys				Girls				Boys				Girls
		n		%		n		%		n		%		n		%
Means of transportation to school
Foot		194		94		183		94		87		90		75		88
Other		11		6		12		6		10		10		10		12
Total		205		100		195		100		97		100		85		100
Travelling time to school, boys* and girls*
<5 min		56		27		60		31		6		6		9		10
5–15 min		114		55		92		47		21		22		16		19
15–30 min		28		14		34		17		33		35		28		32
30–60 min		6		3		7		4		23		24		23		27
>1 hour		1		1		2		1		12		13		10		12
Total		205		100		195		100		95		100		86		100
Participation in outdoor games after school, boys*
Hardly ever or never		38		18		70		36		47		48		34		40
1–2 days/week		67		33		63		32		16		17		18		21
Most days		61		30		49		25		16		17		7		8
Every day		39		19		13		7		18		18		27		31
Total		205		100		195		100		97		100		86		100

*p<0.001 between the Norwegian and Tanzanian values. All other differences were not significant.