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Health Survey Findings
Those physically active for at least an hour daily on 7 days were 39.6% in ROI and 15.7% in NI. As
In the younger age groups, boys were more likely to be active than girls. A majority in both jurisdictions
of both boys and girls watched television (including videos and DVDs) for between 1-5 hours daily.
Table 122: Over the past week, on how many days was your 14-year-old child physically
active for a total of at least an hour per day? (Questionnaire item B4_7)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 n
Total ROI 3.8% 3.6% 8.2% 11.4% 9.1% 15.8% 8.5% 39.6% 449
NI 2.0% 2.0% 17.6% 25.5% 13.7% 17.6% 5.9% 15.7% 51
Male ROI 4.5% 4.5% 5.4% 11.7% 7.2% 14.3% 8.1% 44.4% 223
NI 4.2% 0.0% 8.3% 29.2% 16.7% 12.5% 4.2% 25.0% 24
Female ROI 3.1% 2.7% 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 17.3% 8.8% 35.0% 226
NI 0.0% 3.7% 25.9% 22.2% 11.1% 22.2% 7.4% 7.4% 27
Table 123: How many hours a day does your 14-year-old child watch TV (including videos and
DVDs) in their free time? During weekdays. (Questionnaire item B4_8_a)
None 1-5 hrs 6-10 hrs 11-15 hrs 16+ hours n
Total ROI 1.6% 84.6% 12.2% 0.9% 0.7% 449
NI 0.0% 89.6% 8.3% 2.1% 0.0% 48
Male ROI 2.3% 84.5% 11.8% 1.4% 0.0% 220
NI 0.0% 87.5% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 24
Female ROI 0.9% 84.7% 12.7% 0.4% 1.3% 229
NI 0.0% 91.7% 4.2% 4.2% 0.0% 24
Table 124: How many hours a day does your 14-year-old child watch TV (including videos and
DVDs) in their free time? During weekends. (Questionnaire item B4_8_b)
None 1-5 hrs 6-10 hrs 11-15 hrs 16+ hours n
Total ROI 2.0% 78.0% 18.4% 1.1% 0.5% 441
NI 0.0% 84.9% 15.1% 0.0% 0.0% 53
Male ROI 2.3% 77.5% 18.8% 1.4% 0.0% 218
NI 0.0% 84.6% 15.4% 0.0% 0.0% 26
Female ROI 1.8% 78.5% 17.9% 0.9% 0.9% 223
NI 0.0% 85.2% 14.8% 0.0% 0.0% 27
In ROI 39.6% and in NI 31.1% reported no regular daily access to a computer.
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