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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	Code	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	Lopend naar je opleiding of werk gaan	commute_walking_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE7A-C	1A	13-17
Cycling to school or work	Fietsend naar je opleiding of werk gaan	commute_cycling_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE8A-C	1A	13-17
Going to school or work by motorised means (e.g. moped, bus, car or train)	Gemotoriseerd (met bijv. bromfiets, bus, auto of trein) naar je opleiding of werk gaan	commute_motorized_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE9A-C	1A	13-17
Hobbies (e.g. reading, making music)	Hobby’s (bijv. lezen, muziek maken).	hobbies_normalweek_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE10A-C	1A	13-17
Walking in your free time	Wandelen in je vrije tijd	walking_normalweek_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE11A-C	1A	13-17
Bicycling in your free time	Fietsen in je vrije tijd	cycling_normalweek_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE12A-C	1A	13-17
Studying, other than at school or at home	Studeren, buiten de lessen op school of thuis	studying_normalweek_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE13A-C	1A	13-17
Gambling	Gokken	gambling_normalweek_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE14A-C	1A	13-17
Using the computer	Achter de computer zitten	computer_normalweek_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE15A-C	1A	13-17
Using the internet	Op internet zitten	online_normalweek_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE16A-C	1A	13-17
Watching television or a video/DVD	Televisie of video/dvd kijken	television_normalweek_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE17A-C	1A	13-17
Calling or being called on mobile phone	Bellen of gebeld worden met een mobiele telefoon	calling_normalweek_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE18A-C	1A	13-17
Socialising with friends at my home or their home	Met vriend(inn)en zijn bij jou of hen thuis	friendshome_normalweek_ach_q_1a-c	ACHACTIVE19A-C	1A	13-17
Socialising with friends outside the home	Op straat zijn met vriend(inn)en	friendsout_normalweek_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE20A-C	1A	13-17
Going to a youth centre	Naar een jongerencentrum gaan	youthcentre_normalweek_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE21A-C	1A	13-17
Going to church or mosque	Kerk of moskee bezoeken	religion_normalweek_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE22A-C	1A	13-17
Shopping	Winkelen	shopping_normalweek_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE23A-C	1A	13-17
Doing odd jobs or household chores	Klusjes en huishouden doen	chores_normalweek_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE24A-C	1A	13-17
Visiting family	Familie bezoeken	visitfamily_normalweek_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE25A-C	1A	13-17
Going out	Uitgaan	goingout_normalweek_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE26A-C	1A	13-17
I (almost) never go out	Ik ga (bijna) nooit uit	goingout_never_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27A	1A	13-17
Bar	Café	goingout_bar_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27B	1A	13-17
Coffee shop	Coffeeshop	goingout_coffeeshop_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27C	1A	13-17
Disco	Discotheek	goingout_disco_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27D	1A	13-17
Festival/rock concert	Festival/popconcert	goingout_livemusic_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27E	1A	13-17
Cinema	Bioscoop	goingout_cinema_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27F	1A	13-17
House party or dance party	Houseparty of danceparty	goingout_danceparty_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27G	1A	13-17
Pool room/pool café	Poolroom/poolcafé	goingout_poolhall_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27H	1A	13-17
Amusement arcade/gaming house	Speelhal/gokhal	goingout_arcade_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27I	1A	13-17
Sports cafeteria	Sportkantine	goingout_sportshall_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27J	1A	13-17
Theatre	Theater/schouwburg	goingout_theatre_ach_q_1	ACHACTIVE27K	1A	13-17
Other	Anders	goingout_other_ach_q_1	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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