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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 2: technical report
Details of the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2015.
Table 1.16 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for physical activity variables
| 2015 | |||||||
| % (p) / Mean | Sample size (un-weighted) | True standard error | 95% confidence interval | Design Factor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lower | upper | ||||||
| Proportion of adults meeting physical activity guidelines, 2015 | |||||||
| Men | Meets MVPA guidelines | 67 | 2229 | 1.3 | 64.8 | 70.0 | 1.38 |
| Women | Meets MVPA guidelines | 59 | 2733 | 1.2 | 56.2 | 61.0 | 1.25 |
| Adherence to muscle strengthening and MVPA guidelines, 2015 | |||||||
| Men | Meets MVPA & muscle recommendations | 29 | 2229 | 1.3 | 27.0 | 32.0 | 1.37 |
| Meets MVPA recommendations only | 38 | 2229 | 1.2 | 35.6 | 40.4 | 1.24 | |
| Meets muscle recommendations only | 1 | 2229 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.08 | |
| Meets neither recommendations | 32 | 2229 | 1.3 | 29.1 | 34.4 | 1.40 | |
| Women | Meets MVPA & muscle recommendations | 24 | 2733 | 1.1 | 21.6 | 25.8 | 1.27 |
| Meets MVPA recommendations only | 35 | 2733 | 1.0 | 33.0 | 37.1 | 1.11 | |
| Meets muscle recommendations only | 1 | 2733 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.25 | |
| Meets neither recommendations | 40 | 2733 | 1.2 | 37.5 | 42.4 | 1.28 | |
| Proportion of children meeting physical activity guidelines (including school), 2015 | |||||||
| Boys | Including school | 77 | 625 | 2.0 | 72.9 | 80.9 | 1.20 |
| Girls | Including school | 69 | 604 | 2.6 | 63.4 | 73.4 | 1.36 |
| Proportion of children meeting physical activity guidelines (excluding school), 2015 | |||||||
| Boys | Excluding school | 71 | 625 | 2.3 | 66.0 | 75.0 | 1.24 |
| Girls | Excluding school | 61 | 604 | 2.6 | 55.9 | 66.1 | 1.33 |
| Proportion of children participating in sport, 2015 | |||||||
| Boys | Any sport or exercise | 69 | 635 | 2.3 | 64.1 | 73.2 | 1.24 |
| No sport or exercise | 31 | 635 | 2.3 | 26.8 | 35.9 | 1.24 | |
| Girls | Any sport or exercise | 66 | 612 | 2.3 | 61.6 | 70.6 | 1.21 |
| No sport or exercise | 34 | 612 | 2.3 | 29.4 | 38.4 | 1.21 | |
| Mean sedentary hours for adults, 2015 | |||||||
| Men | Week day | 5.3 | 2227 | 0.07 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 1.22 |
| Weekend | 6.1 | 2221 | 0.08 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 1.34 | |
| Women | Week day | 5.1 | 2736 | 0.06 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 1.12 |
| Weekend | 5.8 | 2729 | 0.07 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 1.27 | |
| Mean sedentary hours for children, 2015 | |||||||
| Boys | Week day | 3.2 | 592 | 0.06 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.22 |
| Weekend | 4.6 | 597 | 0.10 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 1.22 | |
| Girls | Week day | 3.3 | 579 | 0.06 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.10 |
| Weekend | 4.4 | 586 | 0.09 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1.20 | |
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