Sociodemographic and socioeconomic variations in leisure time physical activity in a sample of Hungarian youth

Bettina F. Piko, Noémi Keresztes

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)306-310
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Public Health
Volume53
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Health inequalities
  • Leisure time physical activity
  • Sociodemographics
  • Youth

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