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Table 2 Number of barriers to support reported by each participant by child health behavior

From: Exploring parent-reported barriers to supporting their child’s health behaviors: a cross-sectional study

Reported barriers per participant (#)

Barriers to supporting child physical activity (%(n))

Barriers to supporting child screen time reduction (%(n))

Barriers to supporting child healthy eating (%(n))

Barriers to supporting child sleep (%(n))

None

26.9 (307)

30.5 (348)

27.3 (312)

29.7 (339)

1

49.8 (568)

50.5 (576)

55.5 (633)

54.5 (621)

2

17.7 (202)

14.7 (168)

13.5 (154)

12.6 (144)

3

4.4 (50)

3.6 (41)

2.2 (25)

2.7 (31)

4

0.9 (10)

0.4 (4)

1.3 (15)

0.4 (4)

5 or more

0.3 (3)

0.3 (3)

0.1 (1)

0.1 (1)