Physical activity statistics 2012 - British Heart Foundation

74 Physical Activity Statistics, 2012Table 6.3Knowledge of amount of physical activity in recommendations in children, by sex and age, England 2007Age (years)All children 11 12 13 14 15BoysSame as recommendations 10 11 13 11 7 10More than recommendations 8 7 5 8 9 10Less than recommendations 81 82 83 80 83 79GirlsSame as recommendations 10 12 12 12 9 7More than recommendations 3 2 3 4 3 1Less than recommendations 87 85 85 84 88 91BaseBoys 1,288 255 252 285 261 235Girls 1,222 221 260 283 236 222Notes:Children aged 11 to 15 years. Bases weighted on knowledge of number of days and non-response. Children aged 11-12 were asked about the amountof physical activity ‘children your age’ should take, and children aged 13-15 were asked about ‘young people’. Those children reported as ‘Less thanrecommendations’ thought the recommended levels of physical activity were lower than they were. Recommendations for children in 2007 were at least60 minutes of at least moderate intensity activity on all 7 days. Bases vary but are of similar sizes; those shown are for knowledge of number of days.Source:Joint Health Surveys Unit (2008). Health Survey for England 2007: Healthy lifestyles: knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. The Information Centre: Leeds.Copyright © 2010, Re-used with the permission of The Health and Social Care Information Centre. All rights reserved.Figure 6.3Knowledge of physical activity recommendations in children, by sex and age, England 20071008060Percentage40200Same as recommendations More than recommendations Less than recommendationsBoysGirls