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The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children
Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on child health.
Table 4.7 Children's summary physical activity levelsa (including activity at school), 2008-2011 combined, by parental physical activityb and sex of child
| Aged 2-15 | 2008-2011 combined | |||
| Summary activity levelsa | Mother's physical activity levelb | Father's physical activity levelb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meets recommendations | Does not meet recommendations (some or low activity) | Meets recommendations | Does not meet recommendations (some or low activity) | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | ||||
| Meets recommendations | 80 | 72 | 77 | 75 |
| Some activity | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Low activity | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Girls | ||||
| Meets recommendations | 71 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Some activity | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
| Low activity | 11 | 17 | 12 | 14 |
| All children | ||||
| Meets recommendations | 75 | 67 | 73 | 70 |
| Some activity | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
| Low activity | 9 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||
| Boys | 1005 | 1362 | 726 | 689 |
| Girls | 1006 | 1250 | 661 | 595 |
| All children | 2010 | 2612 | 1387 | 1283 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||
| Boys | 980 | 1355 | 728 | 669 |
| Girls | 974 | 1243 | 669 | 593 |
| All children | 1954 | 2598 | 1397 | 1262 |
a Meets recommendations=at least 60 minutes of activity on all 7 days in previous week; some activity=30-59 minutes of activity on all 7 days; low activity=lower level of activity (these categories were described in previous reports as "high", "medium" and "low", the labels have changed but the definitions for the categories remain the same).
b Meets recommendations= 30 minutes or more on at least 5 days a week; some activity= 30 minutes or more on 1 to 4 days a week; low activity= fewer than 30 minutes of moderate or vigorous activity a week.
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