Boys from low income families move less
Parents’ income and educational level are associated with their children’s physical activity and screen time, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Lower income and educational levels were associated with less supervised physical activity in particular. In boys, these were also associated with more screen time.The study analysed various components of children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour, and their associations with parents’ income and educational level. The study included 238 girls and 248 boys, all of them 6-8 years old, whose physical activity
