Table 3 Factors associated with time spent playing outside on bi-variate analysis
Time spent playing outside | Chi-Square P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
> 0.5 hour N (%) | < 0.5 hour N (%) | ||
Independence | |||
Mostly | 427 (53%) | 179 (37%) | 44.58 P < 0.001 |
Sometimes | 273 (34%) | 177 (37%) | |
Never | 103 (13%) | 124 (26%) | |
Neighbourhood Safety | |||
Safe | 494 (61%) | 269 (56%) | 3.42 P = 0.06 |
Not sure or not safe | 320 (39%) | 216 (45%) | |
Child's Gender | |||
Girl | 434 (52%) | 271 (54%) | 0.64 P = 0.43 |
Boy | 405 (48%) | 231 (46%) | |
School Year | |||
Year 5 | 423 (50%) | 265 (53%) | 0.646 P = 0.42 |
Year 6 | 416 (50%) | 238 (47%) | |
Language spoken at home | |||
English | 550 (65%) | 239 (47%) | 40.457 P < 0.001 |
Other | 298 (35%) | 267 (53%) | |
Career | |||
Mother | 668 (80%) | 393 (79%) | 0.781 P = 0.38 |
Father | 153 (18%) | 88 (18%) | |
Other | 13 (2%) | 15 (35) | |
Employment Status | |||
Full-time & part time | 597 (71%) | 311 (62%) | 11.852 P < 0.001 |
Other | 239 (29%) | 188 (38%) | |
Parent Education | |||
Primary and some high school | 108 (11%) | 77 (14%) | 1.545 P = 0.214 |
Completed high school | 227 (22%) | 108 (20%) | |
Technical certificate or diploma | 243 (24%) | 148 (27%) | |
University/other tertiary degree | 436 (43%) | 220 (40%) | |
Living with Partner | |||
Yes | 602 (84%) | 348 (83%) | 0.35 P = 0.56 |
No | 113 (16%) | 72 (17%) | |
Time Living in Area | |||
Less than one year | 88 (11%) | 48 (10%) | 4.14 P = 0.04 |
From 1–2 yrs | 89 (11%) | 65 (13%) | |
From 2–5 yrs | 142 (17%) | 102 (20%) | |
From 5–10 yrs | 190 (235) | 135 (27%) | |
More than 10 yrs | 331 (39%) | 149 (30%) | |
Number of Children | |||
1 | 200 (24%) | 136 (27%) | 3.56 P = 0.06 |
2 | 396 (48%) | 243 (49%) | |
3 | 177 (21%) | 97 (19%) | |
4+ | 54 (7%) | 23 (5%) | |