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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 6.9: Childrens' sedentary time, 2015 to 2018, by sex
| Base: Aged 2-15 | 2015 - 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedentary leisure time in hoursa (TV & non-TV) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
| Boys | Weekday | Mean | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| SE of the mean | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | ||
| Standard deviation | 1.26 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.41 | ||
| Median | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 26 | 29 | 37 | 27 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 30 | 20 | 16 | 27 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 20 | 25 | 23 | 24 | ||
| Weekend | Mean | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | |
| SE of the mean | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.08 | ||
| Standard deviation | 2.03 | 1.90 | 2.12 | 2.11 | ||
| Median | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 31 | 30 | 27 | 30 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 22 | 21 | 26 | 21 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 29 | 33 | 23 | 29 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 18 | 15 | 23 | 20 | ||
| Girls | Weekday | Mean | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| SE of the mean | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | ||
| Standard deviation | 1.35 | 1.23 | 1.34 | 1.29 | ||
| Median | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 24 | 31 | 32 | 24 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 29 | 19 | 17 | 27 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 26 | 30 | 25 | 26 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 22 | 20 | 25 | 23 | ||
| Weekend | Mean | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | |
| SE of the mean | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.09 | ||
| Standard deviation | 1.88 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 2.02 | ||
| Median | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 30 | 26 | 27 | 31 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 24 | 24 | 30 | 19 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 30 | 31 | 23 | 32 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | ||
| All children | Weekday | Mean | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| SE of the mean | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | ||
| Standard deviation | 1.30 | 1.27 | 1.33 | 1.36 | ||
| Median | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 25 | 30 | 35 | 26 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 29 | 19 | 17 | 27 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | ||
| Weekend | Mean | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | |
| SE of the mean | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.07 | ||
| Standard deviation | 1.96 | 1.93 | 2.04 | 2.07 | ||
| Median | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | ||
| % in bottom quartile (≤3.50) | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | ||
| % in second quartile (3.51-5.00) | 23 | 23 | 28 | 20 | ||
| % in third quartile (5.01-7.00) | 30 | 32 | 23 | 30 | ||
| % in top quartile (≥7.01) | 17 | 17 | 22 | 19 | ||
| Bases | Unweighted bases | Boys weekday | 592 | 621 | 651 | 873 |
| Girls weekday | 579 | 623 | 627 | 728 | ||
| All children weekday | 1171 | 1244 | 1278 | 1601 | ||
| Boys weekend | 597 | 627 | 655 | 871 | ||
| Girls weekend | 586 | 639 | 635 | 740 | ||
| All children weekend | 1183 | 1266 | 1290 | 1611 | ||
| Weighted bases | Boys weekday | 582 | 616 | 654 | 845 | |
| Girls weekday | 594 | 651 | 644 | 779 | ||
| All children weekday | 1176 | 1268 | 1297 | 1623 | ||
| Boys weekend | 586 | 625 | 660 | 846 | ||
| Girls weekend | 602 | 663 | 652 | 791 | ||
| All children weekend | 1187 | 1288 | 1312 | 1636 | ||
a Excludes those without a limiting illness or disability who said they were sedentary for > 14 hours a day.
The time series can only be compared back to 2015 due to changes in the derivation of the sedentary time variables in 2015
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