Scottish Parents' Survey 2021 - children and young people's play: results

2. Children’s outdoor play in last year

Parents were asked how often their child had played outside in the last year on average.

Over half of parents (57%) reported that their child played outside on most days or every day during the past year. One in ten parents (9%) said their child played outside less than once a week, including 3% saying their child never played outside. Figure 2.1 shows the responses to this question.

Base: 1004

As Figure 2.2 shows, there is a clear pattern in the frequency of outdoor play by age of the child. Children aged between 0-11 were more likely to play outside every day or most days compared with young people aged between 12 and 17.

Base: 1004