BR13 Hoops, hurdles and high jumps: Physical activity and bodyweight among 17 year olds (LSAY briefing report no. 13)
Authors:
Catherine Underwood, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Publication date:
1 February 2007
Publication type:
Briefing paper
Theme:
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
This briefing paper, which is based on data from a sample of 17 year-olds in 2005, reports on the participation levels in sport and exercise, their health, their body mass index (BMI) and associations between these and other characteristics. Highlights include: six out of 10 young people play sport or exercise at least once a week; just over seven out of 10 17 year-olds rated their general health as either excellent or very good; one in five 17 year-olds were classified as overweight or obese; 30% of females were classified as underweight compared to 15% of males; and three in four obese males played computer or video games at least once a week.
Briefing paper no.13
This paper, published by the Australian Council for Educational Reasearch (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.
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