Publication - Statistics
Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 2: technical report
Information on the methodology and fieldwork, including the survey questionnaire.
Table 1.12: True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for physical activity variables
| 2016 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (p) / Mean | Sample size (un-weighted) | True standard error | 95% confidence interval | Design Factor | |||
| lower | upper | ||||||
| Proportion of adults meeting physical activity guidelines | |||||||
| Men | Meets MVPA guidelines | 69 | 1874 | 1.3 | 66.3 | 71.5 | 1.30 |
| Women | Meets MVPA guidelines | 59 | 2401 | 1.2 | 57.0 | 61.8 | 1.18 |
| Proportion of children meeting physical activity guidelines (including school) | |||||||
| Boys | Including school | 79 | 653 | 1.9 | 75.4 | 82.7 | 1.18 |
| Girls | Including school | 72 | 672 | 2.0 | 68.1 | 75.9 | 1.14 |
| Proportion of children meeting physical activity guidelines (excluding school) | |||||||
| Boys | Excluding school | 73 | 653 | 2.0 | 68.5 | 76.3 | 1.16 |
| Girls | Excluding school | 64 | 672 | 2.2 | 59.7 | 68.4 | 1.18 |
| Proportion of children participating in sport | |||||||
| Boys | Any sport or exercise | 70 | 666 | 2.1 | 65.6 | 73.7 | 1.17 |
| No sport or exercise | 30 | 666 | 2.1 | 26.3 | 34.4 | 1.17 | |
| Girls | Any sport or exercise | 67 | 679 | 2.0 | 63.0 | 70.9 | 1.11 |
| No sport or exercise | 33 | 679 | 2.0 | 29.1 | 37.0 | 1.11 | |
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