Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

All Ireland Traveller Health StudyTable 99: Has your 9-year-old child ever smoked tobacco? (Questionnaire item B3_4)ROIYes No n Yes No nTotal 2.4% 97.6% 379 3.1% 96.9% 65Male 3.7% 96.3% 189 2.5% 97.5% 40Female 1.1% 98.9% 190 4.0% 96.0% 25Table 100: How often does your 9-year-old child use a seatbelt when they sit in a car?(Questionnaire item B3_5)No seatbeltRarely orneverSometimes Often Always Never travelby carTotal ROI 1.3% 1.0% 6.0% 6.0% 84.9% 0.8% 385NI 1.6% 3.1% 18.8% 7.8% 65.6% 3.1% 64Male ROI 1.6% 0.5% 7.3% 6.2% 82.9% 1.6% 193NI 0.0% 5.0% 15.0% 7.5% 70.0% 2.5% 40Female ROI 1.0% 1.6% 4.7% 5.7% 87.0% 0.0% 192NI 4.2% 0.0% 25.0% 8.3% 58.3% 4.2% 24Around one fifth (22.9% ROI and 18.5% NI) had access to a computer, most of these, both male andfemale, used it a little of the time only.Table 101: Does your 9-year-old child have a computer at home? (Questionnaire item B3_6)ROINIYes No n Yes No nTotal 22.9% 77.1% 385 18.5% 81.5% 65Male 20.1% 79.9% 194 20.0% 80.0% 40Female 25.7% 74.3% 191 16.0% 84.0% 25Table 102: How often does your 9-year-old child use this computer? For the respondents whosay their 9 year old child has a computer. ROI and NI combined. (Questionnaire item B3_7)Not at all A little A lot nTotal 11.2% 65.3% 23.5% 98Male 4.3% 68.1% 27.6% 47Female 17.6% 62.7% 19.6% 51(for those who have home computers only)There was wide variability in the number of days in which children were active for at least an hour dailyin the week preceding the survey. Just under half in ROI (48.6%) and a quarter in NI (25.4%) were active7 days a week.NIn108