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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
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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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
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