Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 524)
Characteristic | Statistic |
|---|---|
Adolescent’s age, mean (SD) | 15.78 (1.62) |
Adolescent’s sex, % male | 44.5 |
Adolescent’s race/ethnicity, % | |
New Zealand European | 69.9 |
Māori | 3.1 |
Pacific Peoples | 1.5 |
Asian | 12.0 |
Other European | 6.5 |
Other | 6.5 |
Highest educational attainment in household, % | |
Did not complete secondary education | 2.4 |
Secondary – Completed school certificate | 5.8 |
Secondary – completed sixth form certificate | 5.1 |
Secondary – Completed University entrance or NCEA | 7.1 |
Completed national or trade certificate | 12.9 |
Completed and advanced certificate or diploma | 11.2 |
Tertiary – Completed bachelor’s degree | 20.8 |
Tertiary – Completed postgraduate study | 22.6 |
Tertiary – completed doctorate degree | 2.6 |
Marital status of parents/custodians, % | |
Married | 65.9 |
Widowed / divorced / separated | 12.0 |
Single and never married | 4.8 |
Living with partner | 11.3 |
Place of residence (study site), % | |
Auckland | 78.4 |
Wellington | 21.6 |
Adolescents from each stratum, % | |
Low SES/ Low Walkable | 21.8 |
Low SES/ High Walkable | 28.2 |
High SES/ Low Walkable | 26.7 |
High SES/ High Walkable | 23.3 |
Length or residence at current address (years), mean (SD) | 8.09 (7.07) |
Length or residence in neighborhood (years), mean (SD) | 10.92 (8.42) |
Accelerometer wear time (valid days), mean (SD) | 7.37 (0.86) |
Accelerometer wear time (hr/day), mean (SD) | 13.79 (1.38) |
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (average min/day), mean (SD) | 112.14 (36.95) |
Sedentary time (average min/day), mean (SD) | 354.80 (98.84) |