Table 6.5 Children's summary physical activity levels a (including activity at school), 2008/2009 combined, by age and sex
Aged 2-15
2008/2009 combined
Summary activity levels a | Age | Total |
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2-4 | 5-7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-15 |
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% | % | % | % | % | % |
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Boys |
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Meets recommendations | 72 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 76 |
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Some activity | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 15 |
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Low activity | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
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Girls |
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Meets recommendations | 67 | 75 | 79 | 67 | 41 | 67 |
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Some activity | 17 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 19 |
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Low activity | 16 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 14 |
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All Children |
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Meets recommendations | 69 | 76 | 80 | 74 | 56 | 72 |
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Some activity | 16 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 17 |
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Low activity | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 12 |
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Bases (weighted): |
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Boys | 412 | 473 | 429 | 254 | 346 | 1915 |
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Girls | 382 | 430 | 436 | 237 | 328 | 1813 |
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All children | 795 | 903 | 865 | 491 | 675 | 3728 |
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Bases (unweighted): |
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Boys | 397 | 399 | 400 | 292 | 404 | 1892 |
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Girls | 409 | 345 | 380 | 288 | 400 | 1822 |
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All children | 806 | 744 | 780 | 580 | 804 | 3714 |
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a Meets recommendations=at least 60 minutes of activity on all 7 days in previous week; some activity=30-59 minutes of activity on all 7 days; low activity=lower level of activity (these categories were described in previous reports as "high", "medium" and "low", the labels have changed but the definitions for the categories remain the same)