Table 5 Physical activity behaviors of the Swiss sample stratified by gender, parental education and ethnicity
Physical activity behavior | Total | Gender | Parental education | Language spoken at home | Country of birth of parents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Low | High | Non-native | Native | Non-native | Native | ||
N=596 | N=311 | N=285 | N=175 | N=381 | N=139 | N=455 | N=201 | N=359 | |
Total active commuting (days/week) | 4.7 (1.5) | 4.6 (1.6) | 4.8 (1.4) | 4.6 (1.6) | 4.7 (1.5) | 4.6 (1.8) | 4.7 (1.4) | 4.6 (1.8) | 4.7 (1.3) |
Total active commuting (min/week) | 71 (54) | 68 (52) | 74 (55) | 70 (54) | 73 (53) | 64 (51) | 73 (54) | 62 (49)*** | 78 (56) |
Active commuting 24h recall (min/day) | 13.7 (11.4) | 12.7 (10.8)* | 14.7 (12.0) | 12.9 (11.0) | 14.6 (11.9) | 11.4 (10.4)** | 14.3 (11.6) | 11.0 (9.6)*** | 15.6 (12.4) |
Cycling to school (days/week) | 1.2 (2.0) | 1.3 (2.0) | 1.2 (1.9) | 1.1 (1.9) | 1.3 (2.0) | 1.0 (1.8) | 1.3 (2.0) | 0.9 (1.7)** | 1.4 (2.1) |
Cycling to school (min/week) | 20.0 (41.8) | 19.6 (39.8) | 20.4 (44) | 20.1 (46.8) | 21.0 (41.3) | 15.6 (36.4) | 21.0 (42.5) | 13.1 (31)** | 24.9 (47.9) |
Walking to school (days/week) | 3.5 (2.0) | 3.4 (2.1) | 3.7 (2.0) | 3.6 (2.0) | 3.5 (2.1) | 3.6 (1.9) | 3.5 (2.1) | 3.7 (1.9) | 3.4 (2.1) |
Walking to school (min/week) | 51 (51) | 49 (49) | 54 (52) | 50 (48) | 52 (52) | 49 (43) | 52 (53) | 49 (45) | 53 (55) |
Sport participation(min/week) | 164 (105) | 190 (105)** | 135 (98) | 164 (109) | 164 (102) | 165 (116) | 164 (102) | 159 (107) | 167 (102) |