Scottish Health Survey - topic report: physical activity

Footnotes

vi. 2012 data - new definition, includes walking definition for those aged 65+
vii. 2011 data - old definition
viii. Binary variable created from response to level of activity at work (only those in paid work in past 4 weeks).
ix. excludes those <18.5 as there was only 4 respondents
x. The wemwbs scale comprises 14 positively worded statements with a five item scale ranging from '1 - None of the time' to '5 - All of the time'. The lowest score possible is 14 and the highest is 70. The 14 items are designed to assess positive affect (optimism, cheerfulness, relaxation); and satisfying interpersonal relationships and positive functioning (energy, clear thinking, self-acceptance, personal development, mastery and autonomy). More information is available at . www.wellscotland.info. The original SHeS variable was recalculated for men and women (wemwbsM_D and wemwbsF_D). All wemwbs variables were dichotomised using the mean minus 1 SD for the cut-off point. It was calculated by all respondents, men and women separately and by year.

vi. the variable with the highest significant chi-squared value is entered into each step. It may not be significant at the end of the model due to latter variables being included.