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CARB Study on Children's Activities

California Air Resources Board
1800 15th St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 322- 7145
Conducted Spring 1989- Winter 1990

This study documents the amount of time California children spend in various activities and locations. It was the first major study of children's activity patterns to obtain detailed location data and information about many potential sources of pollutants. Data were collected from telephone interviews conducted with 1,200 English-speaking Californians 11 years of age and younger.

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Related ReportsSilvers A, Florence, T, et al. "How Children Spend Their Time: A Sample Survey for Use in Exposure and Risk Assessments," Risk Analysis, 1994, 14(6): 931-44. This study documents findings of a survey of 1,000 households in six states in varied geographic regions. The results closely match those of the CARB study.
ReportsWiley JA. "Study of Children's Activity Patterns," Final Report prepared for Research Division, California Air Resources Board, 1800 15th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (1991).


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