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Table 3 Associations (Beta coefficients and P-values) of selected economic variables with children’s engagement in sports activities, and with consumption of soft drinks and fruit juice

From: Micro-level economic factors and incentives in Children’s energy balance related behaviours - findings from the ENERGY European cross-section questionnaire survey

 

Sports activity (hours per week)

Soft drink consumption (ml per week)

Fruit juice consumption (ml per week)

 

Beta-coeff.

P-value

Beta-coeff.

P-value

Beta-coeff.

P-value

Economic variables

On average how much money do you give to your child to buy foods and drinks per week?

  

21.034

0.004

10.573

0.062

I pay for my child to take part in sports

0.419

<0.001

    

I let my child participate in sports less than I would like, because it is too expensive

- I fully disagree

0.604

<0.001

    

- I disagree a bit

0.444

0.001

    

- I agree a bit

0.104

0.474

    

- I fully agree

0.289

0.084

    

How often do you spend your own money on fizzy drinks or fruit squash?

- Never

  

-1480.0

<0.001

-486.7

<0.001

- Not often

  

-986.5

<0.001

-280.2

0.021

- Often

  

1303.4

<0.001

48.1

0.835

- Always

  

648.3

0.234

-85.4

0.840

I don’t give my child some foods because they cost too much

- I fully disagree

  

29.971

0.833

-53.432

0.636

- I disagree a bit

  

-28.820

0.860

-132.386

0.312

- I agree a bit

  

-147.352

0.388

-6.694

0.961

- I fully agree

  

238.461

0.216

-33.215

0.829

R2

0.19

 

0.26

 

0.09

 

Economic variables’ share of total explained variation

0.28

 

0.28

 

0.12