Table 3.

Ethnic differences in potential predictors of change in sports participation (N=483) (means and SD, unless otherwise stated).

Potential predictor	All participants	Latino	Non- Latino	P value for ethnic differences
Total parental rules (% >6 rules)	62.1	64.7	60.3	0.33
Parental encouragement for PA (days/week)	3.36 (1.79)	3.02 (1.79)	3.57 (1.61)	<0.001
Parental encouragement for less inactivity (days/week)	3.79 (2.48)	4.09 (2.42)	3.59 (2.50)	0.03
Total physical activity equipment at home (n available)	3.99 (1.94)	3.01 (1.78)	4.63 (1.78)	<0.001
(% available and use)
Bike, tricycle etc.	79.5	71.2	84.9	<0.001
Basketball hoop	28.0	15.7	36.0	<0.001
Balls, Racquets, Bats, Frisbees etc.	73.7	59.7	82.9	<0.001
Roller skates, blades, skateboard etc.	66.7	53.4	75.3	<0.001
Loose equipment (e.g. jump rope, hula hoop)	58.2	41.9	68.8	<0.001
Fixed equipment (e.g. swing set, play house)	37.9	27.2	44.9	<0.001
Water equipment (e.g. canoe, surf board)	23.0	11.0	30.8	<0.001
Swimming pool	31.9	20.4	39.4	<0.001
Child physical activity location (Mean days/week)
Number of activity locations used ≥ once a week (Mean±SD)	4.05 (2.04)	3.64 (2.14)	4.32 (0.93)	<0.001
Nearest Recreation Centre	0.83 (1.22)	0.87 (1.36)	0.80 (1.13)	0.52
Other Public Facility (e.g. YMCA, Boys and Girls Club)	0.51 (1.12)	0.43 (1.08)	0.57 (1.14)	0.19
Commercial facility (e.g. Gym, Batting cages)	0.42 (0.85)	0.26 (0.78)	0.53 (0.88)	<0.001
School grounds (after-school only)	1.45 (2.03)	1.32 (1.98)	1.54 (2.07)	0.26
School grounds (weekends only)	0.32 (0.89)	0.39 (1.05)	0.27 (0.77)	0.13
Parks or playgrounds	1.57 (1.28)	1.54 (1.38)	1.59 (1.21)	0.70
Walking/hiking/biking trails	1.11 (1.42)	1.16 (1.48)	1.08 (1.38)	0.56
Beach or lake	0.64 (0.81)	0.55 (0.87)	0.71 (0.77)	0.04
Neighbourhood (e.g. vacant lot/field)	1.03 (1.75)	0.86 (1.60)	1.13 (1.83)	0.10