Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report
Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 3.6 Proportion of children meeting physical activity guideline over an average week, (including and excluding activity at school), 2016, by age and sex
Aged 2-15 | 2016 | |||||
Proportion meeting guidelinea,b | Age | Total | ||||
2-4 | 5-7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-15 | ||
% | % | % | % | % | % | |
Boys | ||||||
Excluding activity at school | 77 | 77 | 73 | 78 | 58 | 73 |
Including activity at school | 77 | 83 | 81 | 86 | 72 | 79 |
Girls | ||||||
Excluding activity at school | 77 | 71 | 73 | 53 | 36 | 64 |
Including activity at school | 77 | 81 | 80 | 66 | 49 | 72 |
All children | ||||||
Excluding activity at school | 77 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 48 | 68 |
Including activity at school | 77 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 61 | 76 |
Bases (weighted): | ||||||
Boys | 144 | 151 | 156 | 96 | 130 | 677 |
Girls | 152 | 157 | 147 | 98 | 113 | 666 |
All children | 295 | 308 | 303 | 194 | 243 | 1343 |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||
Boys | 136 | 160 | 154 | 87 | 116 | 653 |
Girls | 167 | 164 | 138 | 93 | 110 | 672 |
All children | 303 | 324 | 292 | 180 | 226 | 1325 |
a At least 60 minutes of activity on all 7 days in previous week
b Children aged 2-3 were not asked about school activities, children aged 4 were included if they had started school
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