Physical activity

Physical activity assesses the frequency and duration of a child commuting, playing outside and participating in sports.

Questions in different waves are not identical. For detailed information, please refer to the corresponding questionnaires in Generation R Wiki.

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Constructs
Waves
  • Generation R

  • 5-6 years
    •   P1C
    4.9 - 9.1 years   From 2008-01-01 to 2012-12-31
  • 9-10 years
    •   P1C CC
    8.7 - 12.5 years   From 2012-01-01 to 2016-12-31
  • 17-18 years
    •   CC
    17.0 - 18.0 years   From 2020-10-01 (ongoing)
    Mode of collection SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name Physical activity
    Measure name Outdoor activity
    References
    Veldhuis, L., Struijk, M. K., Kroeze, W., Oenema, A., Renders, C. M., Bulk-Bunschoten, A. M., HiraSing, R. A., & Raat, H. (2009). “Be active, eat right”, evaluation of an overweight prevention protocol among 5-year-old children: design of a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-177
    You can also access this dataset using the API (see API Docs).