Range of Activity of Children in Rural Areas

Action and play areas of children in two rural municipalities. Topics: age and sex of children growing up in the household; size of household; length of residence in city as well as in residence; age of father and mother; judgement on the range of activity of the children in the immediate vicinity of the residence and desired changes; preferred places for the child to play; areas close to nature useable as play areas in the residential surroundings; use habits and play conducted in these areas close to nature; barns, stalls or attics and playmates within reach in the vicinity; frequency of participation of child in events or courses outside of school; transport to these events by adults or travel by the child himself; afternoon child care in kindergarten or privately organized; division of time budget of child among selected activities; characterization of intellectual and social abilities as well as dexterity of the child. Written recording of the inventory of the residential surroundings by observers: type of building and manner of construction; number of parties in the building; location of residence in the building; presence of secondary structures such as barn or stall; description of the zone within 50 meters of the building regarding width of sidewalk, type of street, traffic calming and parking spaces or presence of a yard in front of the building; description of the vicinity within 200 meters of the house regarding primary type of use of construction in the residential area; information on areas close to nature, possible places with water, playgrounds or accessible school yards and sport fields.