Table 2.

Responses of children’s’ physical activity to parental support.

Questions		Mother	N	Father	N
How much time do you spend with your child on weekdays?	Low	Less than 5 h	182	Less than 1 h	61
	High	More than 5 h	120	More than 1 h	77
How much time do you spend with your child on weekends?	Low	Less than 5 h	30	Less than 5 h	45
	High	More than 5 h	249	More than 5 h	89
How often do you encourage your child to be physically active?	No	Rarely or Occasionally	140		115
	Yes	Often and Always	161		22
Do you watch your child’s sporting events?	No	Rarely or Occasionally	135		70
	Yes	Often and Always	171		65
Do you think that it is important for you to pay attention to sports?	Unimportant	Unimportant	24		18
	Somewhat important	Somewhat important	89		34
	Important	Important and Very important	189		85
Does your family enjoy sports or physical activities as a family recreational activity?	No	Rarely or Occasionally	204		100
	Yes	Often and Always	102		38