Table 2

Average use per piece of equipment observed in 16 randomly selected schools in the city of Brisbane with number of uses observed per day, and the distribution of equipment over the 16 schools

EquipmentNo of pieces of equipment in sampleTotal number of uses per dayAverage use per day for each piece of equipment
*Average use not calculated as the number of pieces of equipment was small and track ride use was considered abnormal.
Horizontal ladder172309136
Climbing equipment72376252
Slide1485661
Track ride1*333*
Swing3*9*
Total1077269*