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. 2008 Dec 15;6(1):A21.

Table 2.

Self-Reported Sedentary Behavior Measures for 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-Grade Students, School Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (SPAN) Questionnaire, Texas, 2004-2005

4th-Grade Students κa,b 8th- and 11th-Grade Students κb,c
Watching television/video movies Watching television/video movies
Yesterday, how many hours did you watch TV or video movies away from school? (Responses options: I didn't watch TV yesterday, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 5 h, 6 h or more) 0.82 How many hours per day do you usually watch TV or video movies away from school? (Response options: I don't watch TV or video movies, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 5 h, 6 h or more) 0.51
Computer/video game playing Computer/video game playing
How many hours per day do you usually play video games like Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, Xbox, GameBoy or arcade games away from school? (Response options: I don't play video games, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 5 h, 6 h or more) 0.83 (Same as 4th grade) 0.71
a

Penkilo et al (19).

b

κ statistics based on a test-retest administration of questionnaire on the same day of the survey, with a time interval of ≥2 hours.

c

Hoelscher et al (20).