Fig. 1.

Change in time spent outdoors and in outdoor play among children and youth across Canada during COVID-19 restrictions. a Average (±SE) change in time spent outdoors within each region of Canada. b Average (±SE) change in outdoor play within each region of Canada. Behaviour change scores range from 1 (much less outdoor time or play) to 5 (much more outdoor time or play) with 3 representing no change. Data represent average change scores from 1472 parents of children and youth aged 5–17 years from across the country (British Columbia (n = 196), The Prairies (n = 292), Ontario (n = 585), Quebec (n = 268), Atlantic Canada (n = 131)). Asterisk indicates significantly different from Ontario at p < 0.001