The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children

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


Table 4.2 Proportions of children meeting the physical activity recommendationsa (including activity at school), 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, by age and sex

Aged 2-15 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Proportion meeting recommendationsa Age Total
2-4 5-7 8-10 11-12 13-15
% % % % % %
Boys
2008 77 81 82 77 69 77
2009 68 75 81 84 70 75
2010 70 75 85 69 75 75
2011 68 82 82 81 69 76
Girls
2008 64 74 77 70 39 64
2009 68 76 80 65 42 66
2010 69 71 83 79 48 70
2011 72 78 80 70 48 70
All Children
2008 71 77 79 73 54 71
2009 68 75 80 75 56 71
2010 70 73 84 74 62 72
2011 70 80 81 75 59 73
Bases (weighted):
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 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 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 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 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 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, including activities at school.

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