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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 7.7 Children's sedentary time, 2015, by age and sex
| Aged 2-15 | 2015 | |||||
| Sedentary leisure time in hours (TV + non-TV) | Age | Total | ||||
| 2-4 | 5-7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-15 | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | ||||||
| Weekday | ||||||
| Mean | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| Median | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 35 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 25 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 19 | 30 |
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 25 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 23 |
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 15 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 21 |
| Weekend | ||||||
| Mean | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.38 | 0.22 | 0.10 |
| Median | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| % in bottom quartile (≤4.00) | 44 | 38 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 30 |
| % in second quartile (4.01 - 5.50) | 18 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 22 |
| % in third quartile (5.51-7.00) | 27 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 34 | 29 |
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 36 | 19 |
| Girls | ||||||
| Weekday | ||||||
| Mean | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.06 |
| Median | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 33 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 27 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 29 |
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 27 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 25 |
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 13 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 51 | 22 |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Weekend | ||||||
| Mean | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.09 |
| Median | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| % in bottom quartile (≤4.00) | 41 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 30 |
| % in second quartile (4.01 - 5.50) | 29 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 24 |
| % in third quartile (5.51-7.00) | 27 | 25 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 31 |
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 3 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 16 |
| All Children | ||||||
| Weekday | ||||||
| Mean | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| Median | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 34 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 26 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 29 |
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 26 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 24 |
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 14 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 21 |
| Weekend | ||||||
| Mean | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.07 |
| Median | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| % in bottom quartile (≤4.00) | 42 | 37 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| % in second quartile (4.01 - 5.50) | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 23 |
| % in third quartile (5.51-7.00) | 27 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 30 |
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 7 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 36 | 17 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||
| Boys weekday | 121 | 139 | 142 | 83 | 97 | 582 |
| Boys weekend | 133 | 138 | 140 | 81 | 93 | 586 |
| Girls weekday | 147 | 138 | 120 | 77 | 112 | 594 |
| Girls weekend | 153 | 136 | 121 | 78 | 113 | 602 |
| All children weekday | 268 | 278 | 262 | 160 | 209 | 1176 |
| All children weekend | 286 | 274 | 261 | 159 | 207 | 1187 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||
| Boys weekday | 131 | 147 | 146 | 75 | 93 | 592 |
| Boys weekend | 144 | 146 | 145 | 74 | 88 | 597 |
| Girls weekday | 149 | 141 | 116 | 71 | 102 | 579 |
| Girls weekend | 154 | 138 | 117 | 72 | 105 | 586 |
| All children weekday | 280 | 288 | 262 | 146 | 195 | 1171 |
| All children weekend | 298 | 284 | 262 | 146 | 193 | 1183 |
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Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot
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