This statistic depicts the physical activity level among children in Italy in selected years between 2008 and 2016. According to data, the share of children not practicing any physical activity the day before the data collection generally decreased up to 2014, while it slightly increased in 2016. The percentage of children going to and from school on foot or bicycle was quite stable over the years of consideration. Lastly, the share of children watching TV or using electronic devices for two hours per day and more, declined from 47 percent in 2008-09 to 41 percent in 2016.
Physical activity level among children in Italy in selected years between 2008 and 2016
Characteristic
2008-2009
2010
2012
2014
2016
Two hours per day and above watching TV or using electronic devices
47%
38%
36%
35%
41%
Going to and from school on foot or by bicycle
27%
26%
27%
28%
27%
No physical activity the day before the data collection
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Ministero della Salute. (May 11, 2017). Physical activity level among children in Italy in selected years between 2008 and 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/811960/physical-activity-level-among-children-in-italy-2008-2016/
Ministero della Salute. "Physical activity level among children in Italy in selected years between 2008 and 2016." Chart. May 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/811960/physical-activity-level-among-children-in-italy-2008-2016/
Ministero della Salute. (2017). Physical activity level among children in Italy in selected years between 2008 and 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/811960/physical-activity-level-among-children-in-italy-2008-2016/
Ministero della Salute. "Physical Activity Level among Children in Italy in Selected Years between 2008 and 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/811960/physical-activity-level-among-children-in-italy-2008-2016/
Ministero della Salute, Physical activity level among children in Italy in selected years between 2008 and 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/811960/physical-activity-level-among-children-in-italy-2008-2016/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Physical activity level among children in Italy in selected years between 2008 and 2016 [Graph], Ministero della Salute, May 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/811960/physical-activity-level-among-children-in-italy-2008-2016/