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HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN: WHO COLLABORATIVE CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY (HBSC) 2014 SURVEY IN SCOTLAND NATIONAL REPORT LEISURE TIME VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS) As for MVPA, participation in vigorous physical activity is higher among boys than girls. Over half of boys (56%) and 42% of girls take part in vigorous exercise four times or more per week in their free time (Figure 7.3). Frequency of vigorous activity is highest at age 11 (65% of boys and 56% of girls), particularly compared with 15-year olds, when 46% of boys and 31% of girls are vigorously active four or more times a week. While the frequency of participation decreases with age, the amount of time that young people spend doing vigorous activity shows a different relationship with age. Duration of vigorous exercise remains stable with age amongst boys, but declines between the ages of 11 and 15 for girls (Figure 7.4). In 2014, 65% of boys and 55% of girls exercise vigorously for two or more hours a week in their free time. Overall, the proportion of girls participating in vigorous physical activity outside school has increased since 1990, but there has been little change among boys (Figures 7.5 and 7.6). The gender difference in vigorous physical activity has remained since 1990, with a greater frequency and duration of participation among boys than girls in each survey year. TRAVEL TO SCHOOL Approximately half (46%) of young people in Scotland report that they usually walk to school (Figure 7.7). Cycling to school is rare with only 4% of boys and 1% of girls reporting that they travel this way. Twenty six percent (26%) usually travel to school by bus or train and 25% by car. Walking to school is more common among primary school children compared to those from secondary school (Figure 7.8). In relation to passive forms of transport, a higher proportion of primary school pupils travel to school by car whereas secondary pupils are more likely to travel to school by bus or train. TRAVEL TIME TO SCHOOL Most young people (91%) report that it takes 30 minutes or less to travel to school from home (Figure 7.9). One quarter (23%) travel 15-30 minutes to get to school, less than half (43%) travel for 5-15 minutes and about a quarter (25%) travel for less than five minutes. For around one in ten pupils (9%), the journey time to school is over 30 minutes. Pupils aged 13 and 15 years are less likely than those aged 11 to have a journey of less than five minutes but more likely to have a journey of over 15 minutes. These age-related differences are likely to be due to the increased catchment area of secondary schools. TIME SPENT WATCHING TELEVISION Around two-thirds of young people (64%) watch television for two or more hours daily during the school week and this figure is greater at ages 13 and 15 (both 68%) compared with age 11 (57%; Figure 7.10). Boys are significantly more likely than girls to watch television for two or more hours daily in all three age groups. The proportion of young people watching TV is higher at weekends than on weekdays, with 79% watching two or more hours of TV per day at the weekend. TV viewing at the weekend is lower among 11-year olds than among the older age groups. TV viewing on school days has decreased since 2002 (Figure 7.11). The proportion of young people watching TV for two hours or more on weekdays fell from 75% to 64%. However, TV viewing at the weekend has increased slightly since 2006, when 75% of young people reported watching TV for 2 or more hours at the weekend, to 79% in 2014. TIME SPENT PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES During the school week, boys are more likely to play computer games for at least two hours a day (65% compared with 46% of girls) (Figure 7.12). This gender difference is seen within each age group. Playing computer games on weekdays has increased among girls since 2010. In 2014, 46% of girls played computer games for at least two hours a day, compared to 29% in 2010. No change was seen in the proportion of boys playing computer games during weekdays. 44
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN: WHO COLLABORATIVE CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY (HBSC) 2014 SURVEY IN SCOTLAND NATIONAL REPORT Figure 7.6: DURATION OF LEISURE TIME VIGOROUS EXERCISE 1990 – 2014 % who report vigorous exercise 2 or more hours/week 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Figure 7.7: MODE OF TRAVEL TO SCHOOL % who use this mode of travel to school 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1990 † 1994 † 1998 † 2002 † 2006 † 2010 † 2014 † 71 67 60 58 60 63 65 55 51 53 53 48 44 41 46 46 Figure 7.8: MODE OF TRAVEL TO SCHOOL BY AGE % who use this mode of travel to school 26 25 Boys HBSC Scotland 1990 – 2014 Surveys 4 1 2
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