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The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children
Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on child health.
Table 4.4 Children's summary physical activity levelsa (including activity at school), 2008-2011 combined, by equivalised household income quintile and sex
| Aged 2-15 | 2008-2011 combined | ||||
| Summary activity levelsa | Equivalised annual household income quintile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (highest) |
2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th (lowest) |
|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | |||||
| Meets recommendations | 80 | 76 | 73 | 78 | 76 |
| Some activity | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Low activity | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| Girls | |||||
| Meets recommendations | 71 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 64 |
| Some activity | 18 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 |
| Low activity | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
| All children | |||||
| Meets recommendations | 76 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 70 |
| Some activity | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Low activity | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Boys | 579 | 673 | 608 | 660 | 668 |
| Girls | 539 | 664 | 613 | 588 | 633 |
| All children | 1117 | 1338 | 1221 | 1247 | 1301 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Boys | 562 | 710 | 618 | 654 | 634 |
| Girls | 537 | 680 | 615 | 590 | 584 |
| All children | 1099 | 1390 | 1233 | 1244 | 1218 |
a Meets recommendations=at least 60 minutes of activity on all 7 days in previous week; some activity=30-59 minutes of activity on all 7 days; low activity=lower level of activity (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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