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Hobbies & activities

Underage participants were asked several questions regarding their hobbies and activities (section: lifestyle & environment).
Note that sports were assessed separately here.
A subcohort of adult participants answered some more detailed questions on daily activities in an additional questionnaire, ACTQ.

Young participants were asked the following questions:

Questions English	Questions Dutch	Variable	Assessment	Age
How often did you do this activity in a normal week? (Number of times + hours and minutes per time)	Hoe vaak heb je deze activiteit in die normale week gedaan? (Aantal keer + aantal uren en minuten per keer)
Walking to school or work (going to and coming back counts as two)	Lopend naar je opleiding of werk gaan (heen en terug telt als 2 keren)	ACHACTIVE7A-C	1A	13-17
Cycling to school or work (going to and coming back counts as two)	Fietsend naar je opleiding of werk gaan (heen en terug telt als 2 keren)	ACHACTIVE8A-C	1A	13-17
Going to school or work by motorised means (e.g. moped, bus, car or train) (going to and coming back counts as two)	Gemotoriseerd (met bijv. bromfiets, bus, auto of trein) naar je opleiding of werk gaan (heen en gemiddeld terug telt als 2 keren)	ACHACTIVE9A-C	1A	13-17
Hobbies (e.g. reading, making music)	Hobby’s (bijv. lezen, muziek maken).	ACHACTIVE10A-C	1A	13-17
Walking in your free time	Wandelen in je vrije tijd	ACHACTIVE11A-C	1A	13-17
Bicycling in your free time	Fietsen in je vrije tijd	ACHACTIVE12A-C	1A	13-17
Studying, other than at school or at home	Studeren, buiten de lessen op school of thuis	ACHACTIVE13A-C	1A	13-17
Gambling	Gokken	ACHACTIVE14A-C	1A	13-17
Using the computer	Achter de computer zitten
Using the internet	Op internet zitten
Watching television or a video/DVD	Televisie of video/dvd kijken
Calling or being called on mobile phone	Bellen of gebeld worden met een mobiele telefoon
Socialising with friends at my home or their home	Met vriend(inn)en zijn bij jou of hen thuis	ACHACTIVE19A-C	1A	13-17
Socialising with friends outside the home	Op straat zijn met vriend(inn)en	ACHACTIVE20A-C	1A	13-17
Going to a youth centre	Naar een jongerencentrum gaan	ACHACTIVE21A-C	1A	13-17
Going to church or mosque	Kerk of moskee bezoeken	ACHACTIVE22A-C	1A	13-17
Shopping	Winkelen	ACHACTIVE23A-C	1A	13-17
Doing odd jobs or household chores	Klusjes en huishouden doen	ACHACTIVE24A-C	1A	13-17
Visiting family	Familie bezoeken	ACHACTIVE25A-C	1A	13-17
Going out	Uitgaan	ACHACTIVE26A-C	1A	13-17
When you go out, where do you usually go?	Als je uitgaat, waar ga je dan meestal heen?
I (almost) never go out	Ik ga (bijna) nooit uit	ACHACTIVE27A	1A	13-17
Bar	Café	ACHACTIVE27B	1A	13-17
Coffee shop	Coffeeshop	ACHACTIVE27C	1A	13-17
Disco	Discotheek	ACHACTIVE27D	1A	13-17
Festival/rock concert	Festival/popconcert	ACHACTIVE27E	1A	13-17
Cinema	Bioscoop	ACHACTIVE27F	1A	13-17
House party or dance party	Houseparty of danceparty	ACHACTIVE27G	1A	13-17
Pool room/pool café	Poolroom/poolcafé	ACHACTIVE27H	1A	13-17
Amusement arcade/gaming house	Speelhal/gokhal	ACHACTIVE27I	1A	13-17
Sports cafeteria	Sportkantine	ACHACTIVE27J	1A	13-17
Theatre	Theater/schouwburg	ACHACTIVE27K	1A	13-17
Other	Anders	ACHACTIVE27L	1A	13-17

Parents of child participants were asked the following questions about the hobbies and activities of their children

Questions English	Questions Dutch	Variable	Assessment	Age
On how many days a week did your child walk or cycle to school (or work) at the age of 4/5/6…/17 years old?	Hoeveel dagen per week ging uw kind op leeftijd van 4/5/6…./17 jaar lopend of fietsend naar school (of werk)?	CHACTIVE2A-N1	1A	4-17
How far away was your child's school (or work) from its home at the age of 4/5/6…./17 years old?	Hoe groot is de afstand tussen de school (of het werk) en het huis van uw kind op leeftijd van 4/5/6…17 jaar?	CHACTIVE2A-N2	1A	4-17
The following questions are asked for different age periods: 4 / 8 / 13 years old until the present	De volgende vragen gaan over drie leeftijdsperioden: van 4 jaar tot nu, van 8 jaar tot nu, en van 13 jaar tot nu
Was your child physically more active, equally active or less active than other children of its own age		CH4/8/13YACTIVE1	1A	4-17
Was your child member of a sports club	Was uw kind lid van een sportclub	CH8/13YACTIVE3A	1A	8-17
Did your child play any other sport (other than as part of a team)	Deed uw kind buiten clubverband aan sport	CH8/13YACTIVE3B	1A	8-17
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend watching TV/video/DVDs	Hoeveel uur per week besteedde uw kind gemiddeld aan tv/video/DVD-kijken	CH8/13YACTIVE5A	1A	8-17
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend on the computer (including games computer, game boy, PlayStation etc.)	Hoeveel uur per week was uw kind gemiddeld met de computer bezig (ook spelcomputer, gameboy, playstation e.d.)	CH8/13YACTIVE5B	1A	8-17
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend reading	Hoeveel uur per week besteedde uw kind gemiddeld aan lezen	CH8/13YACTIVE5C	1A	8-17
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend on the telephone or texting	Hoeveel uur per week besteedde uw kind gemiddeld aan telefoneren, SMS-en	CH8/13YACTIVE5D	1A	8-17
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend playing outside	Hoeveel uur per week besteedde uw kind gemiddeld aan buitenspelen	CH8/13YACTIVE5E	1A	8-17
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend playing sports	Hoeveel uur per week besteedde uw kind gemiddeld aan sporten	CH8/13YACTIVE5F	1A	8-17
The following questions are asked for different age periods: between 6m and 3 / 4 and 7 / between 8 and 12 years old until the present	De volgende vragen gaan over drie leeftijdsperioden: tussen 6m en 3 jaar / tussen 4 en 7 jaar / tussen 8 en 12 jaar
Was your child physically more active, equally active or less active than other children of its own age?	Was uw kind lichamelijker actiever, net zo actief of minder actief dan zijn/haar leeftijdsgenootjes?	CH6M_3/4_7Y/8_12YACTIVE1	1A	0-12
Was your child member of a sports club	Was uw kind lid van een sportclub	CH4_7Y/8_12YACTIVE3A	1A	4-12
Did your child play any other sport (other than as part of a team)	Deed uw kind buiten clubverband aan sport	CH4_7Y/8_12YACTIVE3B	1A	4-12
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend watching TV/video/DVDs	Hoeveel uur per week besteedde uw kind gemiddeld aan tv/video/DVD-kijken	CH4_7Y/8_12YACTIVE5A	1A	4-12
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend on the computer (including games computer, game boy, PlayStation etc.)?	Hoeveel uur per week was uw kind gemiddeld met de computer bezig (ook spelcomputer, gameboy, playstation e.d.)	CH4_7Y/8_12YACTIVE5B	1A	4-12
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend reading	Hoeveel uur per week besteedde uw kind gemiddeld aan lezen	CH4_7Y/8_12YACTIVE5C	1A	4-12
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend on the telephone or texting	Hoeveel uur per week besteedde uw kind gemiddeld aan telefoneren, SMS-en	CH4_7Y/8_12YACTIVE5D	1A	4-12
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend playing outside	Hoeveel uur per week besteedde uw kind gemiddeld aan buitenspelen	CH4_7Y/8_12YACTIVE5E	1A	4-12
How many hours a week, on average, did your child spend playing sports	Hoeveel uur per week besteedde uw kind gemiddeld aan sporten	CH4_7Y/8_12YACTIVE5F	1A	4-12
	Gaat uw kind naar de buitenschoolse opvang?	CHSCHOOL11	2A	4-12

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