Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep (PASS) Indicators
- Last updated: 2023-03-27
The PASS Indicators are grouped by movement behaviours and broken down by individual, family/social and built/society environment.
(NEW) Percentage (%) of youth who report that most of their close friends are involved in physical activity on a regular basis
| Definition | Peers can influence each others' physical activity behaviours. This indicator captures the percentage of youth who report that most or all of their close friends play sports or are involved in physical activity on a regular basis. |
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| Data Source | Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY), Statistics Canada |
| Population | Population aged 12 to 17 years |
| Data Available | Sex, gender, age group (5 year), province/territory, population centre/rural area, household income adequacy, highest level of education (household), Indigenous status, and immigrant status (person most knowledgeable) |
| Estimate Calculation | Numerator: Number of youth who, when thinking about their close friends, report that "most of them" or "all of them" play sports or are involved in physical activity on a regular basis. Denominator: Total population, aged 12 to 17 years. This indicator is based on the variable "Num of friends - physically active (FND_025)". |
| Additional Remarks | The PASS 2021 Edition and prior, utilized data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. Therefore, estimates are not directly comparable with previous PASS editions. Youth aged 12 to 17 years self-reported their responses. Sex is based on reported sex at birth and is drawn from the varibale DHH_SEX. Gender refers to current gender which may be different from sex assigned at birth and may be different from what is indicated on legal documents. Gender is based on self-report for youth aged 12 to 17 years on variable SBG_010, or PMK for youth who did not self-report gender. The three response options for gender are "male", "female", or "please specify". Those who specified a gender other than male or female are categorized as non-binary. |
Suggested Citation
Center for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep (PASS) Indicators, 2023 Edition. Public Health Infobase. Ottawa (ON): Public Health Agency of Canada, 2023.