Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 6.3: Adult summary activity levels, (age-standardised), 2012 to 2018, by area deprivation and sex
| Base: Aged 16 and over | 2012 - 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult summary activity levelsa | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| Men | Meets MVPA guidelines | 1st (Most deprived) | 56 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 60 | 63 | 57 |
| 2nd | 64 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 68 | 65 | ||
| 3rd | 66 | 74 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 71 | ||
| 4th | 69 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 73 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 76 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 83 | ||
| Some activity | 1st (Most deprived) | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2nd | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 3rd | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 4th | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Low activity | 1st (Most deprived) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2nd | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 4th | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Very low activity | 1st (Most deprived) | 33 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 31 | |
| 2nd | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 22 | ||
| 3rd | 18 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 4th | 19 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 13 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | ||
| Women | Meets MVPA guidelines | 1st (Most deprived) | 52 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 52 |
| 2nd | 52 | 52 | 57 | 53 | 55 | 52 | 58 | ||
| 3rd | 56 | 59 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 62 | ||
| 4th | 60 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 67 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 65 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 71 | 67 | 67 | ||
| Some activity | 1st (Most deprived) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 2nd | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 3rd | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 4th | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | ||
| Low activity | 1st (Most deprived) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2nd | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4th | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Very low activity | 1st (Most deprived) | 32 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | |
| 2nd | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | ||
| 3rd | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | ||
| 4th | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | ||
| All adults | Meets MVPA guidelines | 1st (Most deprived) | 53 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 54 |
| 2nd | 58 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 62 | ||
| 3rd | 61 | 66 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 66 | ||
| 4th | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 70 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 71 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 74 | ||
| Some activity | 1st (Most deprived) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2nd | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | ||
| 3rd | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 4th | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | ||
| Low activity | 1st (Most deprived) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2nd | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4th | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Very low activity | 1st (Most deprived) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 32 | |
| 2nd | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 25 | ||
| 3rd | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 4th | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 16 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | ||
| Men | Unweighted bases | 1st (Most deprived) | 301 | 327 | 336 | 385 | 294 | 236 | 336 |
| 2nd | 386 | 444 | 394 | 440 | 318 | 311 | 418 | ||
| 3rd | 499 | 509 | 477 | 474 | 427 | 360 | 411 | ||
| 4th | 496 | 447 | 444 | 541 | 416 | 372 | 496 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 440 | 402 | 403 | 389 | 419 | 311 | 399 | ||
| Weighted bases | 1st (Most deprived) | 388 | 384 | 411 | 440 | 413 | 292 | 406 | |
| 2nd | 472 | 472 | 428 | 482 | 374 | 368 | 510 | ||
| 3rd | 479 | 491 | 423 | 438 | 442 | 357 | 443 | ||
| 4th | 485 | 459 | 472 | 565 | 382 | 377 | 502 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 482 | 530 | 492 | 458 | 440 | 375 | 439 | ||
| Women | Unweighted bases | 1st (Most deprived) | 428 | 457 | 441 | 486 | 418 | 364 | 449 |
| 2nd | 502 | 554 | 535 | 532 | 432 | 393 | 572 | ||
| 3rd | 617 | 667 | 555 | 585 | 544 | 463 | 519 | ||
| 4th | 592 | 601 | 570 | 657 | 499 | 454 | 641 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 546 | 468 | 480 | 473 | 508 | 409 | 545 | ||
| Weighted bases | 1st (Most deprived) | 477 | 484 | 436 | 503 | 492 | 373 | 440 | |
| 2nd | 499 | 504 | 492 | 518 | 421 | 375 | 525 | ||
| 3rd | 517 | 532 | 463 | 500 | 450 | 387 | 454 | ||
| 4th | 484 | 522 | 532 | 588 | 380 | 369 | 562 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 527 | 500 | 488 | 475 | 471 | 401 | 505 | ||
| All adults | Unweighted bases | 1st (Most deprived) | 729 | 784 | 777 | 871 | 712 | 600 | 785 |
| 2nd | 888 | 998 | 929 | 972 | 750 | 704 | 990 | ||
| 3rd | 1116 | 1176 | 1032 | 1059 | 971 | 823 | 930 | ||
| 4th | 1088 | 1048 | 1014 | 1198 | 915 | 826 | 1137 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 986 | 870 | 883 | 862 | 927 | 720 | 944 | ||
| Weighted bases | 1st (Most deprived) | 865 | 868 | 846 | 944 | 905 | 665 | 846 | |
| 2nd | 971 | 976 | 920 | 999 | 795 | 743 | 1035 | ||
| 3rd | 996 | 1023 | 886 | 939 | 892 | 744 | 898 | ||
| 4th | 970 | 982 | 1004 | 1153 | 762 | 746 | 1064 | ||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 1009 | 1030 | 980 | 933 | 911 | 775 | 944 | ||
a Meets moderate/vigorous physical activity (MVPA) guidelines: at least 150 minutes of moderately intensive physical activity or 75 minutes vigorous activity per week or an equivalent combination of both. Some activity: 60-149 minutes of moderate activity or / 30-74 minutes of vigorous activity or an equivalent combination of these. Low activity: 30-59 minutes of moderate activity or 15-29 minutes of vigorous activity or an equivalent combination of these. Very low activity: Less than 30 minutes of moderate activity or less than 15 minutes of vigorous activity or an equivalent combination of these.
Age-standardisation has been carried out using 2017 mid-year population estimates for private households in Scotland. Please see the technical report for more information.
Please note that in 2018 this table was produced with age-standadisation applied to valid cases only, whereas in previous reports this table was produced with age-standardisation applied to the whole sample.
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