Hoops, hurdles and high jumps: physical activity and bodyweight among 17 year-olds

Underwood, Catherine

Hoops, hurdles and high jumps: physical activity and bodyweight among 17 year-olds

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 per cent of females were classified as underweight compared to 15 per cent of males; and three in ... Show more

Authors: Underwood, Catherine

Published: Camberwell, Victoria, Australian Council for Educational Research, 2007

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 6 p.

Access item: http://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/1957.html

Series: LSAY briefing paper; no. 13

Statement of responsibility: [prepared by Catherine Underwood]

Notes: ‘LSAY briefing’, produced by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), is a series which aims to provide summaries of findings from ACER research and to identify some of the implications for policy and further research. It is based on data from ACER’s Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) project and key LSAY reports.

Document number: TD/TNC 91.558

Subjects: Youth Participation Gender Industry Equity

Keywords: Socioeconomic background

Geographic subjects: Oceania Australia

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