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. 2016 Aug 15;13(8):823. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13080823

Table 2.

Student’s perceived acceptability of standing desks.

Questions Students (n = 993)
Have you ever taken a college class in which standing desks options were made available? (% Yes) 2.8%
On average, what percent of class time do you currently spend standing?
0% of the time 82.9%
25% of the time 11.4%
50% of the time 1.9%
75% of the time 1.2%
100% of the time 2.6%
If given the option by your instructor would you prefer to sit or stand during class?
Sit entire class time 34.5%
Sit part of the time and stand part of the time 60.8%
Stand entire class time 4.6%
* If standing desks were made available in a class you were taking, what percentage of class time do you predict you would stand on average?
0% of the time 23.4%
25% of the time 34.5%
50% of the time 26.2%
75% of the time 12.3%
100% of the time 3.6%

Student data was reported as percentages.* Students’ index measure for being in favor of introducing standing desks in college classroom.