Table 3.
Locations Where Children Reported Engaging in Sedentary Behavior for Total Group (N=686) and by Gender (N=308 Boys; N=378 Girls)
| |
Percent reporting where activity was performed |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity | School | Recreation center | Park/playground | Gym | Neighborhood | Home | Car/bus | Church | Other |
| Homework | |||||||||
| Total |
21.6 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
4.4 |
11.8 |
69.6 |
9.6 |
2.2 |
8.8 |
| Boys |
20.6 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
4.0 |
10.3 |
67.7 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
7.2 |
| Girls |
22.4 |
4.0 |
7.2 |
4.7 |
13.0 |
71.1 |
9.4 |
3.2 |
10.1 |
| Listening to music | |||||||||
| Total |
9.8 |
4.1 |
13.4 |
10.3 |
28.3 |
69.9 |
37.3 |
13.9 |
18.9 |
| Boys |
5.7 |
4.4 |
10.9 |
10.5 |
25.3 |
61.1 |
33.2 |
10.9 |
15.3 |
| Girls |
12.7 |
3.9 |
15.1 |
10.2 |
30.4 |
75.9 |
40.1 |
16.0 |
21.4 |
| Music lessons, practicing instrument | |||||||||
| Total |
11.8 |
4.9 |
7.1 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
47.3 |
1.6 |
12.1 |
17.0 |
| Boys |
6.0 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
7.2 |
42.2 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
18.0 |
| Girls |
15.2 |
6.1 |
10.1 |
2.0 |
8.1 |
51.5 |
1.0 |
18.2 |
16.2 |
| Playing video games | |||||||||
| Total |
8.1 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
10.6 |
86.3 |
8.9 |
1.9 |
13.7 |
| Boys |
7.4 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
10.0 |
83.9 |
7.4 |
2.2 |
12.2 |
| Girls |
8.8 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
11.2 |
88.4 |
10.4 |
2.0 |
15.1 |
| Reading | |||||||||
| Total |
44.6 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
1.8 |
10.5 |
66.8 |
18.4 |
9.0 |
16.6 |
| Boys |
41.6 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
7.3 |
60.7 |
16.9 |
5.6 |
14.6 |
| Girls |
46.6 |
2.2 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
12.7 |
70.9 |
19.4 |
11.2 |
17.9 |
| Talking on the phone or texting | |||||||||
| Total |
4.6 |
4.1 |
18.7 |
5.5 |
32.1 |
84.7 |
29.7 |
7.4 |
24.2 |
| Boys |
3.2 |
5.1 |
18.5 |
5.1 |
26.8 |
76.4 |
21.7 |
3.8 |
17.8 |
| Girls |
5.4 |
3.5 |
18.8 |
5.8 |
35.4 |
90.0 |
34.6 |
9.6 |
28.1 |
| Watching TV or a movie | |||||||||
| Total |
14.1 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
10.6 |
87.5 |
7.4 |
3.2 |
16.7 |
| Boys |
13.9 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
10.2 |
89.0 |
5.3 |
2.0 |
15.5 |
| Girls | 14.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 86.4 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 17.6 |
Children could report more than one location for where they did each activity.