Table 2.
Descriptive data for outcome variables (N = 457) regarding what activities adolescents would like to try or do more often and with who, when and where adolescents would like to do more physical activity
|
Which of these activities or sports would you |
N Yes |
% Yes |
|---|---|---|
| like to try or do more often? | ||
| Team sports (e.g. rugby, netball) |
229 |
50.1 |
| Fitness classes (e.g. aerobics, pilates, yoga) |
128 |
28.0 |
| Racquet sports (e.g. badminton, squash) |
192 |
42.0 |
| Dance (e.g. hip hop, ballet, ballroom) |
139 |
30.4 |
| Martial arts (e.g. judo, karate, aikido) |
94 |
20.6 |
| Using a gym (e.g. treadmills, weights) |
258 |
56.5 |
| Other |
78 |
17.1 |
| None (I don’t want to do any more physical activities or sports) |
47 |
10.3 |
|
Number of activities |
N |
% |
| 0 |
47 |
10.3 |
| 1 |
63 |
13.8 |
| 2 |
135 |
29.5 |
| 3 |
114 |
25.0 |
| 4 |
75 |
16.4 |
| 5 |
17 |
3.7 |
| 6 |
4 |
0.9 |
| 7 |
2 |
0.4 |
| ≥1 |
410 |
89.7 |
| |
Mean |
SD |
| Total number of activities |
2.5 |
1.3 |
|
I would like to do more physical activities |
N agree |
% agree |
|
or sports… |
|
|
|
With (Co-participation) |
|
|
| With my friends |
406 |
88.8 |
| With my family |
290 |
63.5 |
|
When (Timing) |
|
|
| During school |
337 |
73.7 |
| At weekends |
346 |
75.7 |
| After school |
345 |
75.5 |
|
Where (Location) |
|
|
| At home/in the garden |
320 |
70.0 |
| At a local community centre |
194 |
42.5 |
| At a local park |
290 |
63.5 |
| In school grounds |
291 |
63.7 |
| At a gym/leisure centre | 370 | 81.0 |
N Yes: number of participants answering yes to that question.
Number of activities: Number of separate yes responses to types of activities participants wanted to try or participate in more often.
Total number of activities: Mean (SD) of number of activities.
N agree: number of participants answering agree or strongly agree.
%: Percentage of sample responding yes or agreeing to questionnaire responses.