Publication - Statistics publication
Scottish health survey 2017: volume one - main report
Published:
25 Sep 2018
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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Scottish health survey 2017: volume one - main report
Table 7.7 Proportion of children meeting physical activity guidelines (including and excluding activity at school), 2017, by area deprivation and sex
Table 7.7 Proportion of children meeting physical activity guidelines (including and excluding activity at school), 2017, by area deprivation and sex
| Aged 5 - 15 | 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion meeting guidelinea,b | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | |||||
| Meets guidelines excluding activity at schoola | 38 | 40 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
| Meets guidelines including activity at schoola,b | 39 | 43 | 36 | 29 | 31 |
| Girls | |||||
| Meets guidelines excluding activity at schoola | 30 | 28 | 34 | 26 | 27 |
| Meets guidelines including activity at schoola,b | 35 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 27 |
| All children | |||||
| Meets guidelines excluding activity at schoola | 35 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 29 |
| Meets guidelines including activity at schoola,b | 37 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 29 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Boys | 121 | 103 | 120 | 97 | 118 |
| Girls | 96 | 111 | 104 | 113 | 105 |
| All children | 218 | 214 | 224 | 210 | 222 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Boys | 115 | 112 | 120 | 97 | 106 |
| Girls | 88 | 111 | 101 | 100 | 82 |
| All children | 203 | 223 | 221 | 197 | 188 |
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