Fysisk aktivitet: en enkätstudie om deltagande i ämnet idrott och hälsa samt fysisk aktivitetsnivå

The purpose of this study is to survey the level of the participation among 9th grade students in physical education classes as well as their level of physical activity. A questionnaire was sent to a total of 261 9th grade students. Seventyeight percent or 203 of the ones asked participated in the study. The results showed that 91% of the students admitted to participating in physical education classis on a weekly basis. No significant difference between the sexes was found. With regard to total level of physical activity, 50% of the students surveyed were found to be physically active more than the recommended 30 minutes a day. A significant difference between the sexes was seen here with boys being more active than girls. No significant difference in the level of total physical activity was found between the students with or without physical disabilities. Only 12% of the students who participated in the study admitted being active seven days a week. The results of this study show a high level of participation of 9th grade students in physical education classes. It was, however, shown that only every second student achieved the recommended level of physical activity of 30 minutes a day.