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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume 2: technical report
Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2017 and includes the survey questionnaire.
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Table 1.16: True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for physical activity variables
| 2017 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (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 | 71 | 1590 | 1.4 | 68.1 | 73.5 | 1.28 |
| Women | Meets MVPA guidelines | 60 | 2083 | 1.2 | 57.4 | 62.2 | 1.09 |
| Proportion of children meeting physical activity guidelines (including school) | |||||||
| Boys | Including school | 39 | 691 | 2.3 | 56.6 | 65.5 | 1.22 |
| Girls | Including school | 35 | 661 | 2.1 | 60.8 | 69.2 | 1.16 |
| Proportion of children meeting physical activity guidelines (excluding school) | |||||||
| Boys | Excluding school | 38 | 701 | 2.4 | 33.5 | 42.7 | 1.28 |
| Girls | Excluding school | 33 | 666 | 2.2 | 29.3 | 37.8 | 1.19 |
| Proportion of children participating in sport | |||||||
| Boys | Any sport or exercise | 67 | 707 | 2.1 | 63.0 | 71.3 | 1.20 |
| No sport or exercise | 33 | 707 | 2.1 | 28.7 | 37.0 | 1.20 | |
| Girls | Any sport or exercise | 66 | 673 | 2.1 | 61.5 | 69.8 | 1.15 |
| No sport or exercise | 34 | 673 | 2.1 | 30.2 | 38.5 | 1.15 | |