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Name Name Name Name
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Year_____________________________________________________________ Year_____________________________________________________________ Year_____________________________________________________________ Year_____________________________________________________________

School___________________________________________________ School___________________________________________________ School___________________________________________________ School_________________________________________________________ ______ ______ ______

LouiseLHardy
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,MichaelLBooth
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,AnthonyDOkely
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NSWCentreforOverweightandObesity,SchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSydney,NSW
louiseh@health.usyd.edu.au
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SchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSydney,NSW

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FacultyofEducation,ChildObesityResearchCentre,UniversityofWollongongNSW
tokely@uow.edu.au
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First,afewquestionsaboutyou First,afewquestionsaboutyou First,afewquestionsaboutyou First,afewquestionsaboutyou

1 11 1 Whatisyourdateofbirth? Whatisyourdateofbirth? Whatisyourdateofbirth? Whatisyourdateofbirth?

DayMonthYear


2 22 2 Areyouaboyoragirl? Areyouaboyoragirl? Areyouaboyoragirl? Areyouaboyoragirl?

Boy
Girl


3 33 3 Whatlanguagedoyouspeakmostathome? Whatlanguagedoyouspeakmostathome? Whatlanguagedoyouspeakmostathome? Whatlanguagedoyouspeakmostathome?

English
Anotherlanguage
(pleasewriteithere) ________________


4 44 4 AreyouanAborigi AreyouanAborigi AreyouanAborigi AreyouanAboriginalorTorresStraitIslander? nalorTorresStraitIslander? nalorTorresStraitIslander? nalorTorresStraitIslander?

Yes

No


5 55 5 Whatsuburbdoyoulivein?__________________________ Whatsuburbdoyoulivein?__________________________ Whatsuburbdoyoulivein?__________________________ Whatsuburbdoyoulivein?__________________________


6 66 6 Whatisthepostcodewhereyoulive?___________________ Whatisthepostcodewhereyoulive?___________________ Whatisthepostcodewhereyoulive?___________________ Whatisthepostcodewhereyoulive?___________________

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7. 7. 7. 7. Thinkabou Thinkabou Thinkabou Thinkaboutanormal tanormal tanormal tanormalschoolweek schoolweek schoolweek schoolweek,andwritedownhowlongyouspenddoingthefollowing ,andwritedownhowlongyouspenddoingthefollowing ,andwritedownhowlongyouspenddoingthefollowing ,andwritedownhowlongyouspenddoingthefollowing
activitiesbeforeandafterschooleachday. activitiesbeforeandafterschooleachday. activitiesbeforeandafterschooleachday. activitiesbeforeandafterschooleachday.Youcanwritefractionslikehouror30mins

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

WatchingTV?
Watchingvideos/DVDs?
Usingthecomputerforfun?
Usingthecomputerfordoing
homework?

Doinghomeworknotonthe
computer?

Readingforfun?
Beingtutored?
Travel(car/bus/train)?
Doingcraftsorhobbies?
Sittingaround(chattingwith
friends/onthephone/chilling)?

Playing/practicingamusical
instrument?

8. 8. 8. 8. Thinkabouta Thinkabouta Thinkabouta Thinkaboutanormalweekend, normalweekend, normalweekend, normalweekend,writedownhowlongyouspend writedownhowlongyouspend writedownhowlongyouspend writedownhowlongyouspend doingthefollowingactivities doingthefollowingactivities doingthefollowingactivities doingthefollowingactivities
onthe onthe onthe ontheweekend. weekend. weekend. weekend.Youcanwritefractionslikehouror30mins

Saturday Sunday
WatchingTV?
Watchingvideos/DVDs?
Usingthecomputerforfun?
Usingthecomputerfordoinghomework?
Doinghomeworknotonthecomputer?
Readingforfun?
Beingtutored?
Travel(car/bus/train)?
Doingcraftsorhobbies?
Sittingaround(chattingwithfriends/onthe
phone/chilling)?

Playing/practicingamusicalinstrument?
GoingtochurchorSaturdayschool?

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