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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 6.8: Adults' sedentary time, 2018, by age and sex
| Base: Aged 16 and over | 2018 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedentary leisure time in hoursa (TV & non-TV) | Age | Total | ||||||||
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| Men | Weekday | Mean | 6.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| SE of the mean | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.06 | ||
| Standard deviation | 2.85 | 2.12 | 2.30 | 3.11 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 2.80 | 2.86 | ||
| Median | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 21 | 36 | 53 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 29 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 19 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 29 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 34 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 23 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 26 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 39 | 19 | ||
| Weekend | Mean | 7.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.1 | |
| SE of the mean | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.06 | ||
| Standard deviation | 3.21 | 2.40 | 2.79 | 3.29 | 2.89 | 2.86 | 3.35 | 3.03 | ||
| Median | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 20 | 35 | 48 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 31 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 14 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 35 | 30 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 31 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 32 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 19 | ||
| Women | Weekday | Mean | 6.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 5.3 |
| SE of the mean | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.05 | ||
| Standard deviation | 2.76 | 2.31 | 2.20 | 2.31 | 2.45 | 2.84 | 2.82 | 2.72 | ||
| Median | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 20 | 46 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 31 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 23 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 29 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 30 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 21 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 27 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 42 | 19 | ||
| Weekend | Mean | 6.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 5.8 | |
| SE of the mean | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.06 | ||
| Standard deviation | 3.04 | 2.69 | 2.49 | 2.63 | 2.61 | 3.07 | 3.06 | 2.88 | ||
| Median | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 23 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 34 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 28 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 34 | 29 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 29 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 17 | ||
| All adults | Weekday | Mean | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 5.3 |
| SE of the mean | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.04 | ||
| Standard deviation | 2.80 | 2.22 | 2.25 | 2.74 | 2.63 | 2.84 | 2.81 | 2.79 | ||
| Median | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 21 | 41 | 52 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 30 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 21 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 29 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 32 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 22 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 26 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 41 | 19 | ||
| Weekend | Mean | 7.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.0 | |
| SE of the mean | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.04 | ||
| Standard deviation | 3.12 | 2.55 | 2.64 | 2.97 | 2.76 | 2.97 | 3.18 | 2.96 | ||
| Median | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 21 | 39 | 47 | 38 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 33 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 31 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 30 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 31 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 18 | ||
| Unweighted bases | Men weekday | 154 | 228 | 277 | 377 | 370 | 391 | 262 | 2059 | |
| Women weekday | 203 | 362 | 407 | 469 | 490 | 465 | 323 | 2719 | ||
| All adults weekday | 357 | 590 | 684 | 846 | 860 | 856 | 585 | 4778 | ||
| Men weekend | 153 | 227 | 275 | 374 | 370 | 389 | 259 | 2047 | ||
| Women weekend | 201 | 357 | 406 | 468 | 486 | 465 | 322 | 2705 | ||
| All adults weekend | 354 | 584 | 681 | 842 | 856 | 854 | 581 | 4752 | ||
| Weighted bases | Men weekday | 297 | 388 | 348 | 414 | 371 | 291 | 190 | 2298 | |
| Women weekday | 295 | 401 | 367 | 441 | 394 | 318 | 265 | 2480 | ||
| All adults weekday | 592 | 788 | 715 | 855 | 764 | 609 | 454 | 4778 | ||
| Men weekend | 292 | 386 | 347 | 409 | 371 | 288 | 188 | 2281 | ||
| Women weekend | 291 | 396 | 366 | 439 | 391 | 318 | 263 | 2465 | ||
| All adults weekend | 583 | 783 | 713 | 848 | 762 | 607 | 451 | 4746 | ||
a Excludes those without a limiting illness or disability who said they were sedentary for > 14 hours a day
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