Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 7.5 Children's summary physical activity levelsa (including activity at school), 2012-2015 combined, by parental physical activityb, and sex of child
Aged 2-15 | 2012-2015 combined | |||
Summary activity levels a | Mother's physical activity level b | Father's physical activity level b | ||
Meets recommendations | Does not meet recommendations | Meets recommendations | Does not meet recommendations | |
% | % | % | % | |
Boys | ||||
Meets recommendations | 82 | 71 | 81 | 75 |
Some activity | 12 | 18 | 13 | 15 |
Low activity | 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 |
Girls | ||||
Meets recommendations | 73 | 65 | 69 | 70 |
Some activity | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Low activity | 10 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
All children | ||||
Meets recommendations | 78 | 68 | 75 | 72 |
Some activity | 14 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
Low activity | 8 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
Bases (weighted): | ||||
Boys | 945 | 365 | 594 | 178 |
Girls | 899 | 375 | 608 | 178 |
All children | 1844 | 740 | 1201 | 357 |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||
Boys | 915 | 360 | 576 | 180 |
Girls | 909 | 376 | 617 | 173 |
All children | 1824 | 736 | 1193 | 353 |
a Meets recommendations (children) = 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 (adults) = 30 minutes or more on at least 5 days a week
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