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The Scottish Health Survey 2011: Volume 1 - Adults
Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on adult health
Table 6.3 Adult summary activity levels, 2011, (age-standardised), by NS-SEC of household reference person and sex
Aged 16 and over
2011
| Summary activity levelsa | NS-SEC of household reference person | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managerial & professional | Intermediate | Small employers & own account workers | Lower supervisory & technical | Semi-routine & routine | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Meets recommendations | 45 | 39 | 49 | 51 | 45 |
| Some activity | 30 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Low activity | 25 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 35 |
| Women | |||||
| Meets recommendations | 36 | 31 | 40 | 31 | 30 |
| Some activity | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Low activity | 29 | 34 | 27 | 38 | 41 |
| All adults | |||||
| Meets recommendations | 40 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 37 |
| Some activity | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Low activity | 27 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 38 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 1397 | 282 | 366 | 472 | 979 |
| Women | 1465 | 395 | 346 | 412 | 1183 |
| All adults | 2862 | 677 | 712 | 884 | 2162 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 1211 | 243 | 364 | 439 | 931 |
| Women | 1511 | 426 | 394 | 463 | 1328 |
| All adults | 2722 | 669 | 758 | 902 | 2259 |
a Meets recommendations= 30 minutes or more on at least 5 days a week; Some activity= 30 minutes or more on 1 to 4 days a week; Low activity= fewer than 30 minutes of moderate or vigorous activity a week (these categories were described in previous reports as "high", "medium" and "low", the labels have changed but the definitions for the categories remain the same).
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