This statistic displays the results of a survey on the share of children meeting physical activity guidelines (including and excluding school) in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender. In the year 2015, 77 percent of boys and 69 percent of girls met the physical activity guidelines of at least 60 minutes of activity on all seven days in the previous week, including activity in school.
Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender
* Weighted bases: n (2008)=1,487, n (2009)=2,227, n (2010)=1,505, n (2011)=1,667, n (2012)=1,527, n (2013)=1,568, n (2014)=1,444, n (2015)=1,229, n (2016)=1,325. The source provides the following information: Physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 days per week.
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Scottish Government. (September 26, 2017). Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender." Chart. September 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2017). Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Share of Children Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government, Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of children meeting physical activity guidelines in Scotland from 2008 to 2016, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, September 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373650/children-meeting-activity-guidelines-by-gender-in-scotland/
