Abstract
Objectives: The main goal of the present study is to detect the relationship between youth's leisure time physical activity and a set of sociodemographic (age, gender, family stucture) and socioeconomic variables (SES and parental schooling). Methods: Data were collected among Hungarian youth (middle and high school students, N = 1662) aged between 10-20 years using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Our findings did not indicate gender differences during the years of middle school, whereas gender differences became significant during the years of high school. In multivariate analyses, parental schooling played a decisive role in youth's physical activity, wheres SES self-assessment did not remain significant. Conclusion: These findings provide some useful information on characteristics of the target groups for health education programs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 306-310 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Journal of Public Health |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Health inequalities
- Leisure time physical activity
- Sociodemographics
- Youth