Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report
Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 3.7 Proportion of children meeting physical activity guideline over an average week, (including and excluding activity at school), 2016, by area deprivation and sex
Aged 2 - 15 | 2016 | ||||
Proportion meeting guidelinea,b | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
% | % | % | % | % | |
Boys | |||||
Excluding activity at school | 74 | 73 | 80 | 74 | 63 |
Including activity at school | 84 | 77 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
Girls | |||||
Excluding activity at school | 66 | 57 | 74 | 64 | 59 |
Including activity at school | 75 | 66 | 78 | 74 | 68 |
All children | |||||
Excluding activity at school | 70 | 65 | 77 | 69 | 61 |
Including activity at school | 79 | 71 | 81 | 77 | 70 |
Bases (weighted): | |||||
Boys | 145 | 146 | 131 | 108 | 146 |
Girls | 152 | 131 | 144 | 108 | 130 |
All children | 297 | 278 | 275 | 217 | 277 |
Bases (unweighted): | |||||
Boys | 137 | 143 | 130 | 100 | 143 |
Girls | 155 | 143 | 142 | 108 | 124 |
All children | 292 | 286 | 272 | 208 | 267 |
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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