10.48349/ASU/D4FR67Poulos, AllisonAllisonPoulos0000-0002-9645-7691Arizona State UniversityWilson, KylieKylieWilson0000-0002-5066-4337Arizona State UniversityASU Library Research Data Repository2023Medicine, Health and Life SciencesPhysical ExertionExerciseChildPhysical Education and TrainingHealth PolicySchoolsSchool recess breaksPoulos, AllisonAllisonPoulosArizona State UniversityActive Schools & Communities LabArizona State UniversityCollege of Health SolutionsArizona State University2022-12-132023-01-182025-06-202022-04-07/2022-10-31survey data10.1186/s12889-024-19271-610.1186/s12889-023-17605-445572251text/plaintext/tab-separated-values3.1CC0 1.0<p>Data were collected using direct observation with the System for Observing Play and Leisure in Youth. This file includes information about four school sites where data were collected and movement information averaged by school.</p> <p>Methods for processing the data:<br> Original data were entered by hand onto paper recording sheets and then transferred to an online Excel sheet for data management and analysis. The final data were averaged across all observation periods to represent mean contextual and behavioral information.</p> README documentation file provides a variable list and additional information.Microsoft Excel, Office 2019Phoenix, Arizona, USA