TABLE 2. Information on sedentary behavior from national health surveys in South American countries.
|
Country |
Year |
Survey |
Sedentary behavior questions |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Argentina |
2005 |
1a Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo |
Typically, how much time per day do you spend sitting, for example at home, at work or in class? |
|
Argentina |
2009 |
2a Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo |
Typically, how much time per day do you spend sitting, for example at home, at work or in class? |
|
Argentina |
2013 |
3a Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo |
Typically, how much time per day do you spend sitting, for example at home, at work or in class? |
|
Argentina |
2018 |
4a Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo |
Typically, how much time per day do you spend sitting, for example at home, at work or in class? |
|
Bolivia |
2008 |
Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud ENDSA |
How many days a week do you read a newspaper? Every day 1, Some days a week 2, Once a week 3, Some days a month 4, Never 5. How many days a week do you listen to the radio? Every day 1, Some days a week 2, Once a week 3, Some days a month 4, Never 5. How many days a week do you watch TV? Every day 1, Some days a week 2, Once a week 3, Some days a month 4, Never 5. How many hours do you spend sitting daily? |
|
Bolivia |
2016 |
Encuesta de demografía y salud ENDSA |
How many hours do you spend sitting daily? |
|
Brazil |
2008 |
Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios |
In the last 30 days, on average, how many hours a day did you sit watching TV outside of work? In the last 30 days, on average, how many hours a day did you use your computer or play video games outside of work? |
|
Brazil |
2013 |
Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde |
On average, how many hours a day do you watch TV? |
|
Brazil |
2013 |
Pesquisa Nacional sobre o Acesso, Utilização, e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos no Brasil |
How much time do you usually spend sitting or reclining on a typical day? |
|
Brazil |
2019 |
Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde |
On average, how many hours a day do you watch TV? |
|
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|
|
During a day, how many hours of your free time (excluding work) do you usually spend on a computer, tablet or cellphone for leisure such as on social networks, news, videos, play? |
|
Chile |
2016–2017 |
Encuesta Nacional de Salud |
How much time do you usually spend sitting or reclining on a typical day? |
|
Colombia |
2015 |
Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional en Colombia |
In the last 7 days, how much time did you spend sitting on a weekday? In the last 7 days, how much time did you spend sitting on a weekend? |
|
Ecuador |
2018 |
Ecuador Encuesta STEPS 2018 |
How much time do you usually spend sitting or reclining on a typical day? |
|
Guyana |
2016 |
STEPS survey |
How much time do you usually spend sitting or reclining on a typical day? |
|
Paraguay |
2011 |
Primera Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo de Enfermedades No Transmisibles |
How much time do you usually spend sitting or reclining on a typical day? |
|
Peru |
2009–2010 |
Encuesta Nacional de Hogares |
Sitting time on a day of the week and sitting time on a day of the weekend (hours/day -minutes/day) |
|
Peru |
2011 |
Encuesta Nacional de Hogares |
Sitting time on a day of the week and sitting time on a day on the weekend (hours/day -minutes/day) |
|
Peru |
2011 |
Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar |
On Sundays, how many hours do you usually watch TV or movies? 1 I don't watch TV or movies, 2 Fewer than 3 hours, 3 Three or more hours |
|
Peru |
2012 |
Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar |
On Sundays, how many hours do you usually watch TV or movies? 1 I don't watch TV or movies, 2 Fewer than 3 hours, 3 Three or more hours |
|
Peru |
2013 |
Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar |
On Sundays, how many hours do you usually watch TV or movies? 1 I don't watch TV or movies, 2 Fewer than 3 hours, 3 Three or more hours |
|
Suriname |
2013 |
The Suriname Health Study |
In 1 day, how many minutes do you sit? |
|
Uruguay |
2006 |
1a Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo de Enfermedades Crónicas No Transmisible |
How much time do you usually spend sitting or reclining on a typical day? |
|
Uruguay |
2013 |
2a Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo de Enfermedades no Transmisibles |
How much time do you usually spend sitting or reclining on a typical day? |
|
Uruguay |
2014 |
1a Encuesta Nacional de Salud |
Time spent watching TV; Time spent on the computer or video games |
|
Venezuela |
2015–2017 |
Estudio Venezolano de Salud Cardio-Metabólica |
In the last 7 days, how much time did you spend sitting on a weekday? |
|
Venezuela |
2020 |
Estudio Venezolano de Salud Cardio-Metabólica |
In the last 7 days, how much time did you spend sitting on a weekday? |
|
Multicountry surveys |
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Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela |
2014–2015 |
Estudio Latinoamericano de Nutrición y Salud |
In the last 7 days, how much time did you spend sitting on a weekday? In the last 7 days, how much time did you spend sitting on a weekend? In the last 7 days, how many days did you use the (…)a? On average, how many minutes did it take you to use the (…) on the days previously mentioned? |
TV, television; CD, compact disc.
This question was used as proxy of sedentary behavior and asked about the following activties: (i) computer use at home; (ii) video game use; (iii) reading (books/magazines); (iv) socializing with friends or family or listening to music/CDs/radio; (v) talking on the telephone; (vi) watching TV at home; and (vii) time spent inside a motor vehicle (car, motorcycle, train or bus).
Source: Prepared by authors based on official surveys reports.