The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children

Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on child health.


Table 4.1 Proportions of children meeting the physical activity recommendationsa (excluding activity at school), 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, by age and sex

Aged 2-15 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Proportion meeting recommendationsa Age Total
2-4 5-7 8-10 11-12 13-15
% % % % % %
Boys
1998 66 77 77 70 67 72
2003 77 75 77 78 68 74
2008 76 74 76 73 62 72
2009 67 67 77 74 61 69
2010 70 65 76 60 65 68
2011 68 74 73 71 59 69
Girls
1998 69 68 64 57 36 59
2003 70 75 75 57 41 63
2008 64 67 60 57 33 56
2009 68 66 72 53 31 58
2010 68 63 75 70 36 62
2011 72 67 72 56 41 62
All Children
1998 68 73 71 64 52 65
2003 73 75 76 67 55 69
2008 71 70 68 65 48 64
2009 68 67 74 64 47 64
2010 69 64 75 65 51 65
2011 70 71 72 64 50 65
Bases (weighted):
Boys 1998 219 241 238 159 230 1088
Boys 2003 278 309 312 252 327 1478
Boys 2008 170 156 165 121 164 776
Boys 2009 240 236 233 182 251 1142
Boys 2010 169 175 165 113 162 784
Boys 2011 191 203 159 131 183 867
Girls 1998 206 228 225 152 222 1032
Girls 2003 275 321 290 235 303 1424
Girls 2008 142 143 156 118 162 721
Girls 2009 236 214 248 167 231 1096
Girls 2010 167 156 155 112 154 743
Girls 2011 182 166 181 125 176 830
All children 1998 425 469 463 312 452 2120
All children 2003 553 629 603 487 630 2903
All children 2008 312 298 321 240 326 1497
All children 2009 477 450 480 349 481 2237
All children 2010 336 331 320 225 316 1527
All children 2011 372 369 340 256 359 1697
Bases (unweighted):
Boys 1998 419 422 420 286 425 1972
Boys 2003 298 308 289 220 313 1428
Boys 2008 170 148 159 114 159 750
Boys 2009 227 251 241 178 245 1142
Boys 2010 188 190 170 104 159 811
Boys 2011 201 208 154 112 166 841
Girls 1998 395 390 410 261 425 1881
Girls 2003 289 321 297 233 304 1444
Girls 2008 151 135 147 133 171 737
Girls 2009 258 210 233 155 229 1085
Girls 2010 174 143 132 100 145 694
Girls 2011 213 160 175 110 168 826
All children 1998 814 812 830 547 850 3853
All children 2003 587 629 586 453 617 2872
All children 2008 321 283 306 247 330 1487
All children 2009 485 461 474 333 474 2227
All children 2010 362 333 302 204 304 1505
All children 2011 414 368 329 222 334 1667

a At least 60 minutes of activity on all 7 days in previous week, not including activities at school.

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