Participation in Physical Activity for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of all study variables.
Characteristics (%)
Overall
NDD
EBP
BOTH
HEALTHY
Child is school-aged
67
83*
69
89*
66
Child is male
49
65*
53*
73*
48
Child lives with a single parent
14
24*
19*
24*
13
Parent’s educational attainment (>high school)
72
61*
68*
54*
74
Household income
Low income
15
24*
20*
28*
14
Moderate income
35
37
38*
27
34
High income
50
39*
42*
45
52
Child lives in a CMA or CA
81
82
80
83
81
Child participates in organized sports or physical activities at least once a week
70
55*
66*
50*
71
Child participates in unorganized sports or physical activities at least once a week
71
73
72
63
71
*The superscript indicates group differences, with the reference group being HEALTHY at the level. CMA: census metropolitan area. CA: census agglomeration. Source: National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth 2006-2007, Statistics Canada.
