Table 2.

Health behaviours as reported by children themselves and as reported by their parents

	Children (%)	Parents (%)
Health behaviours	N = 1998	N = 1998
Breakfast consumption: daily	95.7%	97.3%
Family dinner
5 days a school week	77.6%	85.2%
3-4 days a school week	17.3%	13.3%
0-2 days a school week	5.1%	1.7%
Outside play; frequency:
5 days a school week	48.7%	21.5%
3-4 days a school week	37.2%	48.9%
0-2 days a school week	14.0%	28.6%
Outside play; duration: >  1 h per day	48.2%	56.4%
Television viewing, frequency:
5 days a school week	55.3%	70.9%
3-4 days a school week	26.1%	16.5%
0-2 days a school week	18.6%	12.6%
Television viewing, duration: >  2 h a day	7.4%	7.9%
Means of transportation to school
Cycling	76.4%	76.7%
Walking	17.2%	18.1%
Other (by car, bus)	6.5%	5.2%