This statistic displays the proportion of children aged 5 to 15 years old who met the recommended physical activity guidelines, broken down by parents' activity summary in England from January to December 2012. In that year, 14 percent of girls whose fathers met activity guidelines also met physical activity recommendations.
Share of children meeting physical activity recommendations in England in 2012, by parental activity level
* Weighted bases: n (girls) = 964; n (boys) = 1,034
The source provides the following information about the data: - Meets recommendations: Physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 days per week. - Some activity: Physically active for 30-59 minutes on all 7 days. - Low activity: Fewer than 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity activity on each day, or moderate to vigorous intensity activity of 60 minutes or more on fewer than seven days in the last week.
- Excludes walking or cycling to/from school.
Where the 'total physical activity' variable has been included in the tables, it is an aggregate of the grouped activities listed above.
Walking or cycling to/from school is reported separately from other walking and cycling in these analyses, because active travel to and from school is an important opportunity for physical activity by children.
Meets adult guidlines: At least 150 minute moderately intensive physical activity (MPA) or 75 minutes vigorous activity (VPA) per week (pw) or an equivalent combination of these. - Less active: Less than 150 minutes moderately intensive physical activity (MPA) or 75 minutes vigorous activity (VPA) per week (pw) or an equivalent combination of these.
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 18, 2013). Share of children meeting physical activity recommendations in England in 2012, by parental activity level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/330234/children-at-recommended-physical-activity-levels-by-parental-activity-level-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of children meeting physical activity recommendations in England in 2012, by parental activity level." Chart. December 18, 2013. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330234/children-at-recommended-physical-activity-levels-by-parental-activity-level-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2013). Share of children meeting physical activity recommendations in England in 2012, by parental activity level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330234/children-at-recommended-physical-activity-levels-by-parental-activity-level-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of Children Meeting Physical Activity Recommendations in England in 2012, by Parental Activity Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330234/children-at-recommended-physical-activity-levels-by-parental-activity-level-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Share of children meeting physical activity recommendations in England in 2012, by parental activity level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330234/children-at-recommended-physical-activity-levels-by-parental-activity-level-england/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of children meeting physical activity recommendations in England in 2012, by parental activity level [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, December 18, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/330234/children-at-recommended-physical-activity-levels-by-parental-activity-level-england/