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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 15.
Published in final edited form as: New Dir Youth Dev. 2014 Fall;2014(143):57–78. doi: 10.1002/yd.20104

Table 1. Percentage of Girls and Boys Engaged in Sedentary and MVPA by Scheduled Activity.

Percentage of Girls Sedentary and MVPA by Scheduled Activity Percentage of Boys Sedentary and MVPA by Scheduled Activity


Percent of Total Scansa Sedentary MVPA Sedentary MVPA





Scheduled Activity 2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013 Δ 2011 2012 2013 Δ 2011 2012 2013 Δ 2011 2012 2013 Δ
Enrichment 20.5 16.0 12.6 89.2 84.7 80.1 -9.0 1.5 2.3 3.1 1.6 84.5 81.1 77.7 -6.8 2.9 3.1 3.3 0.5
Physical Activity 56.6 61.4 70.5 65.6 57.1 48.7 -16.9 13.5 15.1 16.8 3.3 57.9 49.2 40.5 -17.4 16.9 18.6 20.4 3.5
  Free playb 48.6 31.2 28.0 70.7 62.1 53.4 -17.3 8.5 15.1 16.2 7.7 61.8 51.8 39.6 -22.2 14.2 16.5 18.8 4.5
  Organizedb 40.5 48.9 56.0 72.0 55.2 48.3 -23.7 6.9 10.9 15.2 8.1 64.2 45.3 39.2 -24.8 12.2 15.4 18.5 6.4
  Swim/waterb 10.9 19.9 16.0 49.3 41.6 33.9 -15.4 36.8 41.3 50.4 13.6 48.3 40.9 33.4 -15.0 37.7 42.3 46.9 9.2
Bathroom/Changingc 13.2 9.6 8.7 83.8 79.0 74.1 -9.7 2.2 2.0 1.6 -0.6 80.3 76.9 73.4 -6.9 2.9 2.6 2.3 -6.9
Assembly 6.\2 3.6 4.2 80.6 71.3 62.1 -18.4 4.4 8.6 16.9 12.6 74.7 67.1 59.5 -15.1 5.1 8.6 12.0 6.9
Other (i.e. devotion, transition) 3.7 9.5 4.1 85.2 85.1 85.1 -0.1 1.5 1.3 0.9 -0.7 87.6 81.0 87.2 -0.4 2.5 3.1 3.7 1.2

Percentages are adjusted means based on multilevel mixed effects linear and non-linear regression nesting scans within groups of children, within sites Based on 12,803 SOSPAN and SOPLAY scans over 98 program days in the Summer of 2011, 2012, and 2013

Statistically significant changes at p<0.05 are bolded

a

Percent of scans that took place in specified context by year

b

Free play, organized, and swim/water activities are sub settings of Physical Activity time.

c

Includes times when children were waiting for other children to use the bathroom (i.e., 5 children enter the bathroom while others wait their turn)