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Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 2: technical report

Information on the methodology and fieldwork, including the survey questionnaire.

		% (p) / Mean	Sample size (un-weighted)	True standard error	lower	upper	Design Factor
							2016
		% (p) / Mean	Sample size (un-weighted)	True standard error	95% confidence interval		Design Factor
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
Boys	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
Girls	No sport or exercise	33	679	2.0	29.1	37.0	1.11

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