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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
Table 7.5 Proportion of children meeting physical activity guideline over course of week (including and excluding activity at school), 2017, by age and sex
| Aged 5 - 15 | 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion meeting guidelinea,b,c | Age | Total | |||
| 5-7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-15 | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | |||||
| Excluding activity at school | 42 | 42 | 31 | 22 | 35 |
| Including activity at school | 42 | 43 | 34 | 24 | 36 |
| Girls | |||||
| Excluding activity at school | 44 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 29 |
| Including activity at school | 48 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 31 |
| All children | |||||
| Excluding activity at school | 43 | 37 | 25 | 18 | 32 |
| Including activity at school | 45 | 38 | 28 | 18 | 33 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Boys | 163 | 148 | 90 | 158 | 558 |
| Girls | 170 | 138 | 112 | 110 | 530 |
| All children | 333 | 286 | 202 | 268 | 1088 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Boys | 175 | 151 | 85 | 139 | 550 |
| Girls | 156 | 122 | 104 | 100 | 482 |
| All children | 331 | 273 | 189 | 239 | 1032 |
a At least 60 minutes of activity on all 7 days in previous week
b Children aged 2-3 were not asked about school activities, children aged 4 were included if they had started school
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