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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report

Published
20 September 2016
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care
ISBN
9781786524614

Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.

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Table 7.3 Adults' sedentary time, 2015, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over 2015
Sedentary leisure time in hours (TV & non-TV)a Age             Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
  % % % % % % % %
Men
Weekday
Mean 5.8 4.6 4.1 4.7 5.5 6.8 7.2 5.3
Standard error of the mean 0.21 0.16 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.20 0.07
Median 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 5
% in bottom quartile (≤3.50) 20 38 48 37 26 8 7 29
% in second quartile (3.51-5.00) 34 33 32 36 32 26 22 32
% in third quartile (5.01-7.00) 22 16 12 17 22 32 29 20
% in top quartile (≥7.01) 24 12 8 10 20 34 41 19
Weekend
Mean 6.2 5.9 5.1 5.7 6.2 7.0 7.5 6.1
Standard error of the mean 0.24 0.18 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.23 0.08
Median 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 6
% in bottom quartile (≤4.00) 28 30 45 40 28 19 17 31
% in second quartile (4.01 - 5.50) 32 33 29 25 34 28 27 30
% in third quartile (5.51-7.00) 19 18 16 18 16 26 24 19
% in top quartile (≥7.01) 20 18 9 16 21 28 32 19
Women
Weekday
Mean 5.5 4.3 3.8 4.3 5.5 6.5 7.2 5.1
Standard error of the mean 0.18 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.13 0.14 0.16 0.06
Median 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 5
% in bottom quartile (≤3.50) 22 42 54 42 27 12 6 32
% in second quartile (3.51-5.00) 32 34 28 36 30 25 19 30
% in third quartile (5.01-7.00) 25 15 13 12 24 29 31 20
% in top quartile (≥7.01) 21 9 5 10 19 33 44 18
Weekend
Mean 6.2 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.9 6.6 7.4 5.8
Standard error of the mean 0.25 0.16 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.15 0.16 0.07
Median 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 6
% in bottom quartile (≤4.00) 29 44 44 42 30 23 13 34
% in second quartile (4.01 - 5.50) 32 28 34 31 36 28 26 31
% in third quartile (5.51-7.00) 21 16 14 16 20 27 31 20
% in top quartile (≥7.01) 18 12 8 11 14 22 30 16
All Adults
Weekday
Mean 5.6 4.4 4.0 4.5 5.5 6.6 7.2 5.2
Standard error of the mean 0.14 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.11 0.13 0.05
Median 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 5
% in bottom quartile (≤3.50) 21 40 51 40 27 11 7 30
% in second quartile (3.51-5.00) 33 34 30 36 31 25 21 31
% in third quartile (5.01-7.00) 24 16 13 14 23 31 30 20
% in top quartile (≥7.01) 22 11 6 10 20 34 43 19
Weekend
Mean 6.2 5.6 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.8 7.4 5.9
Standard error of the mean 0.19 0.13 0.11 0.12 0.11 0.12 0.15 0.06
Median 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 6
% in bottom quartile (≤4.00) 29 37 45 41 29 21 15 33
% in second quartile (4.01 - 5.50) 32 30 32 28 35 28 26 30
% in third quartile (5.51-7.00) 20 17 15 17 18 26 28 19
% in top quartile (≥7.01) 19 15 9 14 18 25 31 17
Bases (weighted):
Men weekday 339 383 372 442 374 280 190 2380
Men weekend 328 385 372 442 373 282 190 2371
Women weekday 333 405 396 470 393 317 270 2583
Women weekend 329 403 397 469 394 318 268 2578
All adults weekday 672 788 768 912 767 598 460 4963
All adults weekend 657 788 769 911 766 600 457 4949
Bases (unweighted):
Men weekday 194 240 313 404 408 390 278 2227
Men weekend 187 241 313 403 407 392 278 2221
Women weekday 211 348 391 485 487 457 357 2736
Women weekend 209 344 392 484 488 458 354 2729
All adults weekday 405 588 704 889 895 847 635 4963
All adults weekend 396 585 705 887 895 850 632 4950

a Excludes those without a limiting illness or disability who said they were sedentary for > 14 hours a day

Contact

Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot

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