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Table 2 Description of parent, child, and youth characteristics (N = 1472)

From: Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey

Parent demographic profile

 Age, M (SD)

45.12 (7.55)

 Gender female, n (%)

689 (47.00)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 European

1166 (79.21)

 Asian

194 (13.18)

 Indigenous

61 (4.14)

 Other

51 (3.46)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married or common-law

1239 (84.17)

 Divorced or separated

153 (10.39)

 Single

70 (4.76)

 Widowed

10 (0.68)

Education, n (%)

 High school or less

166 (11.28)

 College/Technical

558 (37.91)

 University

508 (34.51)

 Advanced degree

240 (16.30)

Annual household income, n (%)

  ≤ $50,000

219 (14.88)

 $51,000 to $99,000

499 (33.90)

 $100,000+

586 (39.81)

 Undisclosed

168 (11.41)

Employment status, n (%)

 Full-time (> 30 h/week)

1032 (70.11)

 Part-time

165 (11.21)

 Homemaker

159 (10.80)

 Other

79 (7.32)

Child and youth demographic profile

 Age, M (SD) / n (%)

  5–11 years

8.12 (2.04) / 693 (47.1)

  12–17 years

14.85 (1.68) / 779 (52.9)

Gender female, n (%)

775 (52.6)

Disability, n (%)

127 (8.6)

Household makeup, M (SD)

 Adults

2.10 (0.67)

 Children

1.81 (0.84)

Child’s residence type, n (%)

 House

1062 (72.1)

 Apartment/Townhouse

392 (26.7)

 Other

18 (1.2)

Dog ownership, n (%)

521 (35.4)

Parental assessed child and youth movement behaviours

 Meeting guidelines, n (%)

  Moderate to vigourous physical activity

268 (18.21)

  Sleep (5–13 years) / Sleep (14–17 years)

613 (67.80) / 433 (76.20)

  Screen time

166 (11.30)

  24-h combined

39 (2.60)