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Children's daily participation in activities during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Reading books or stories Screen time Games Music, drama or visual arts Physical activities Developing other skills 0 20 40 60 80 100 % Preschool-aged childrenPreschool-aged children Only young school-aged childrenOnly young school-aged children Only older school-aged childrenOnly older school-aged children Children of mixed agesChildren of mixed ages
Note(s):
Percentage calculations exclude both "not applicable" and "not stated" responses. The pattern of results was similar when "not applicable" responses were included.
Source(s):
Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians - Parenting During the Pandemic: Data Collection Series (5323).

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Children's daily participation in activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, %
  Preschool-aged children Only young school-aged children Only older school-aged children Children of mixed ages
Reading books or stories 84.9 59.8 22.4 58.6
Screen time 74.8 92.6 96.2 91.8
Games 35.9 20.3 11.9 20.3
Music, drama or visual arts 32.7 17.9 16.5 18.4
Physical activities 74.5 58.5 33.6 59.9
Developing other skills 23.2 16.5 12.4 17.0
Note(s):
Percentage calculations exclude both "not applicable" and "not stated" responses. The pattern of results was similar when "not applicable" responses were included.
Source(s):
Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians - Parenting During the Pandemic: Data Collection Series (5323).
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