The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 3: technical report

Annual Report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Technical Report.

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Table 1.18 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for physical activity variables (adults)

2011

% (p) / Mean Sample size (un-weighted) True standard error 95% confidence interval Deft
Lower Upper
Men
Meets recommendations (%)a 45.3 3274 1.01 43.3 47.3 1.22
Some activity (%)a 25.2 3274 0.92 23.4 27.0 1.27
Low activity (%)a 29.5 3274 1.00 27.6 31.6 1.32
Women
Meets recommendations (%)a 32.9 4253 0.88 31.2 34.7 1.17
Some activity (%)a 32.5 4253 0.86 30.8 34.2 1.15
Low activity (%)a 34.6 4253 0.84 33.0 36.3 1.11

a 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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