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Table 1 Grade 8 students' interests in and preferences for school physical activity

From: Physical environmental characteristics and individual interests as correlates of physical activity in Norwegian secondary schools: The health behaviour in school-aged children study

Interest variables

Gender

Strongly agree (%)

Agree (%)

Neither agree nor disagree (%)

Disagree (%)

Strongly disagree (%)

I would like various physical activities to be offered during recesses or lunch breaks

Boys**

28.3

30.2

29.2

5.6

6.7

 

Girls

17.9

31.2

35.4

8.6

6.9

I would like more PE classes at school

Boys**

52.4

22.5

13.9

6.0

5.1

 

Girls

31.2

23.9

22.1

14.1

8.8

I am not interested in being more physically active during the school day

Boys**

5.5

10.0

16.0

23.9

44.6

 

Girls

5.1

11.3

23.9

29.1

30.7

I would like various physical activities to be offered after school

Boys*

26.8

26.7

29.8

8.6

8.0

 

Girls

19.4

29.3

33.2

12.1

6.0

I want to have more school

Boys**

29.4

30.1

23.7

6.7

10.0

classes outdoors

Girls

16.1

24.4

15.1

15.1

11.5

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001 between boys and girls, Pearson's chi-square test of significance.