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Table 2 Comparison of Activities reported during after school time by home alone categories

From: The relationship between unsupervised time after school and physical activity in adolescent girls

Home alone after school

Hours per weekday × days per week

 

0

≤ 1 – 2

2 or >

Total

 
 

(n = 569)

(n = 574)

(n = 279)

(n = 1422)

Diff >

Activity

%

(n)

%

(n)

%

(n)

%

(n)

(p < .05)

Homework

63.3

(360)

59.1

(339)

53.1

(148)

59.6

(847)

Yes

Eating

57.6

(328)

59.2

(340)

44.4

(124)

55.7

(806)

Yes

Riding in car/bus

56.6

(322)

58.0

(333)

48.0

(134)

55.5

(789)

Yes

TV

52.6

(299)

56.1

(322)

59.9

(167)

55.4

(788)

No

Hanging around

26.7

(152)

28.7

(165)

25.8

(72)

27.4

(389)

No

Telephone

21.1

(120)

26.3

(151)

35.5

(99)

26.0

(270)

Yes

Bathing

23.2

(132)

20.9

(120)

22.2

(62)

22.1

(314)

No

Snacking

22.0

(125)

22.5

129

20.1

(56)

21.8

(310)

No

House chores

18.5

(105)

20.5

(118)

18.6

(52)

19.3

(275)

No

Travel walking

17.6

(100)

18.9

(108)

20.4

(57)

18.6

(265)

No

Listening to music

12.0

(68)

17.6

(101)

20.8

(58)

15.6

(227)

Yes

Video games

14.6

(83)

16.5

(95)

15.8

(44)

16.6

(222)

No

Reading

16.3

(93)

14.5

(83)

14.3

(40)

15.2

(216)

No

Basketball

11.8

(67)

11.3

(65)

13.3

(37)

11.9

(169)

No

Dancing

9.3

(53)

10.5

(60)

14.0

(39)

10.7

(152)

No

Music lesson

9.0

(51)

10.5

(60)

4.7

(13)

8.7

(124)

Yes

Playing with younger children

7.4

(42)

8.9

(51)

7.2

(20)

8.0

(113)

No

Sleeping

7.2

(41)

5.9

(34)

12.5

(35)

7.7

(110)

No

Running/jogging

5.6

(32)

8.5

(49)

8.2

(23)

7.3

(104)

No

Walking for exercise

6.5

(37)

5.7

(33)

9.0

(25)

6.7

(95)

No

Bicycling

5.3

(30)

2.8

(16)

3.6

(10)

3.9

(95)

No

  1. * Data from 3 day Physical Activity Self-reported instrument (3DPAR) corresponding to after school time periods.