Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample (n = 15,216)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Boys | 7,822 | 51.4 |
| Girls | 7,394 | 48.6 |
| Age | ||
| 6–8 | 3,612 | 23.7 |
| 9–11 | 3,683 | 24.2 |
| 12–14 | 3,970 | 26.1 |
| 15–17 | 3,951 | 26.0 |
| Geographical area | ||
| North-western regions | 2,788 | 18.3 |
| North-eastern regions | 2,781 | 18.3 |
| Central regions | 2,366 | 15.6 |
| Southern regions | 5,328 | 35.0 |
| Insular regions | 1,953 | 12.8 |
| Perceived health status | ||
| Less than good | 767 | 5.0 |
| Good or very good | 14,449 | 95.0 |
| Parental educational levela | ||
| Low | 5,396 | 35.5 |
| Middle | 7,339 | 48.2 |
| High | 2,481 | 16.3 |
| Parental employmenta | ||
| Administrative/professional | 6,599 | 44.3 |
| Self-employed | 3,511 | 23.6 |
| Manual | 4,186 | 28.1 |
| Unemployed/housewife | 480 | 3.2 |
| Retired | 110 | 0.7 |
| Material resources | ||
| Less than good | 2,938 | 19.7 |
| Good | 10,699 | 71.8 |
| Very good | 1,271 | 8.5 |
| Practice of moderate or vigorous physical activity | ||
| No | 9,748 | 35.9 |
| Yes | 5,468 | 64.1 |
| Father’s practice of moderate physical activity | ||
| No | 9,911 | 72.2 |
| Yes | 3,815 | 27.8 |
| Mother’s practice of moderate physical activity | ||
| No | 11,964 | 81.0 |
| Yes | 2,811 | 19.0 |
aThe highest level in one of the parents