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Statistics on Obesity, PA & Diet: England, Jan 08 i. Compiled by Sally Cornfield on behalf of PAN-WM. Headline Findings. PA Headline Statements (Children 2-15yrs). In 2006 70% of boys & 59% of girls achieved the current PA recommendations (1hr a day) ii . (Figure 1)
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Statistics on Obesity, PA & Diet: England, Jan 08i Compiled by Sally Cornfield on behalf of PAN-WM Headline Findings
PA Headline Statements (Children 2-15yrs) • In 2006 70% of boys & 59% of girls achieved the current PA recommendations (1hr a day)ii. (Figure 1) • The HSE records activities that children ‘chose’ to do i.e. out-of-school PA, sports & exercise, active play & walking. Also housework & gardening is included for children aged 8 & over. (See Appendix A) • A further 15% of boys & 19% of girls participated in PA for at least 30 but less than 60 minutes on 7 days in the week. Low levels of PA (less than 30 mins or not at all) were reported by 15% of boys and 22% of girls. (Figure 1) • For girls, high levels of PA declined from age 8 onwards, while boys levels remained similar across the age groups. (Figures 2 & 3)
Figure 1 Children’s PA levels by gender, 2006 Office of National Statistics (2008) Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity & Diet: England. January, 2008. The Information Centre, Lifestyle Statistics. Available at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/opan08/OPAD%20Jan%202008%20final.pdf
Figures 2 & 3 Health Survey for England 2006. The Information Centre, 2008. Available at: www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/hse06cvdandriskfactors
PA Headline Statements (Children 2-15yrs) • Trend data from 2002iii – 2006ii reveal that PA levels have remained similar. (Figure 4) • In 2006 99% of boys & girls reported doing some type of PA on at least one day in the past weekii. • 95% of boys & 92% of girls reported participation in some activity on 5 or more dates in the last weekii. • The most common PA for boys (at least once in the previous week) was active play (93%) followed by walking (90%). 70% participating in active play on 5 or more days followed by walking (65%)ii. (Figure 5) • 22% of boys took part in sport & exercise on 5 or more days but only 4% (8yrs+) participated in housework or gardeningii. (Figure 5)
Figure 4 Boys 2002 Boys 2006 Girls 2002 Girls 2006 The Health Survey for England 2002. The Department of Health, 2003. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_4078027 Health Survey for England 2006. The Information Centre, 2008. Available at: www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/hse06cvdandriskfactors
Figure 5 Children’s participation on or more days in the last week in different activities by gender, 2006 Office of National Statistics (2008) Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity & Diet: England. January, 2008. The Information Centre, Lifestyle Statistics. Available at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/opan08/OPAD%20Jan%202008%20final.pdf
PA Headline Statements (Children 2-15yrs) • For girls walking was the most common PA with 91% walking (at least once in the previous week) & 63% walking on at least 5 days in the last weekii. (Figure 5) • Only 14% of girls took part in sport & exercise on 5 or more days but 59% participated in active play on the same number of occasionsii. (Figure 5) • 6% of girls (8yrs+) participated in housework or gardening on 5 or more daysii. (Figure 5) • Parental PA levels are associated with children’s PA levels. In households where parental PA participation is high, children in all age & gender groups report higher PA levels than children in households where only one parent had high PA levelsii. (Figure 6 & 7)
Figures 6 & 7 Health Survey for England 2006. The Information Centre, 2008. Available at: www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/hse06cvdandriskfactors
PA Headline Statements (Children 2-15yrs) • Generally a greater proportion of children of fathers with low PA levels had either medium or low PA levels compared with children of fathers with high PA levelsii. (Figures 6 & 7) • Almost half (47%) of girls aged 11-15yrs whose fathers had low activity levels has had low PA levelsii. (Figure 7) • The same association was found between children's and mothers’ activity levels with the difference most pronounced in girls 11-15yrs (35%)ii. (Figure 7) • Equivalised household income has little if any effect on the level of a child’s participation in PA. However patterns for sport & exercise & equivalised household did emerge. (Figure 8)
Figure 8 Health Survey for England 2006. The Information Centre, 2008. Available at: www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/hse06cvdandriskfactors
PA Headline Statements (Children 2-15yrs) • Participation in sport & exercise on at least one day in the week increased with equivalised household income for boys aged 2-10 & girls in both the 2-10yrs & 11-15yrs group. (Figure 8) • Among boys aged 11-15yrs there was a similar pattern with lower participation among those in the lowest two quintiles than in the upper three. (Figure 8) • Among boys the proportion doing 60 or more minutes of PA on all 7 days ranged from 76% in the East Midlands to 66% in London & the East of England. (Figure 9) • Among girls, 65% in the North East were meeting the hour a day recommendation, compared to 52% in London. (Figure 9)
Figure 9 37.2% 29.7% 9.2% 8.7% 3.5% Health Survey for England 2006. The Information Centre, 2008. Available at: www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/hse06cvdandriskfactors
PA Headline Statements (Children 2-15yrs) • 74% of boys & 63% of girls from Scotlandiv reported meeting the PA recommendation compared to 70% of boys and 61% of girls in Englandiii. (Figure 10) • The School Sport Survey shows that in 2006/07 86% of pupils in partnership schools participated in at least two hours of high quality PE & School Sport in a typical weekv. (Figure 11) • This compares to 62% in 2003/04, 69% in 2004/05 & 80% in 2005/06v. • 91% of pupils in primary school, 80% in secondary school & 88% in special school reported participated in at least two hours of high quality PE & School Sport in a typical weekv. • Year 1 has seen the largest increase from 51% in 2004/05 to 87% in 2006/07v.
Figure 10 Proportion meeting the current PA recommendations, England & Scotland by gender Office of National Statistics (2008) Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity & Diet: England. January, 2008. The Information Centre, Lifestyle Statistics. Available at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/opan08/OPAD%20Jan%202008%20final.pdf
Figure 11 Pupils who participated in at least 2hrs of high quality PE & school sport in a typical week, by school type, 2004/05 to 2006/07 Office of National Statistics (2008) Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity & Diet: England. January, 2008. The Information Centre, Lifestyle Statistics. Available at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/opan08/OPAD%20Jan%202008%20final.pdf
PA Headline Statements (Children 2-15yrs) • The School Sport Survey shows that pupils spent an average of almost 2hrs in a typical week (115minutes) on curriculum PEv. • Year 7 spent the most time (126 minutes) in curriculum PE and Year 11 spent the least time (94 minutes) v. (Figure 12) • Pupils in special schools spent the most time taking part in curriculum PE (133 minutes) compared to primary schools (117 minutes) & secondary schools (112 minutes)v. (Figure 13) • Curriculum time is important to support high PA levels for children as overall 70% of all children achieved the target the curriculum time alone in 2006/07v. (61% in 2005/06v). (Figure 14) • Year 7 have the highest proportion achieving the target through curriculum time alone 84%, while years 10 & 11 report the lowest proportion through curriculum time alone (38% & 35% respectively)v. (Figure 14)
Figure 12 The 2006/07 School Sport Survey. The Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2007. Available at: https://dservuk.tns-global.com/schoolsports2007/DownloadableDocuments/2006-07%20School%20Sport%20Survey%20Report.pdf
Figure 13 The 2006/07 School Sport Survey. The Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2007. Available at: https://dservuk.tns-global.com/schoolsports2007/DownloadableDocuments/2006-07%20School%20Sport%20Survey%20Report.pdf
Figure 14 How 2hrs PE & school sport is achieved by year group, 2006/07 Office of National Statistics (2008) Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity & Diet: England. January, 2008. The Information Centre, Lifestyle Statistics. Available at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/opan08/OPAD%20Jan%202008%20final.pdf
PA Headline Statements (Children 2-15yrs) • In 2006 just over half (52%) of trips to school by children 5-10yrs were made on foot, similar to the proportion in 1995/97 (53%)vi. • While the proportion travelling to school by foot is lower among older children aged 11-16 (41%) the levels among this age groups has also remained similar since 1995/97 (42%)vi. • Walking is the most popular mode of transport to school for children aged 5-16yrs (2006)vi . (Figure 15)
Figure 15 Trips to school for children aged 5-16 by mode of transport, 2006 Office of National Statistics (2008) Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity & Diet: England. January, 2008. The Information Centre, Lifestyle Statistics. Available at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/opan08/OPAD%20Jan%202008%20final.pdf
Appendix A • Sports and exercise included physical activities such as swimming, football, tennis, gymnastics and covered more organised structured sporting activities. • Active play included activities such as riding a bike, kicking a ball around, running about, playing active games and jumping around. • Information on walking was collected for those children who had done any continuous walks of at least 5 minutes duration. • Housework and gardening was collected for those children aged 8 and over and included activities that involved pulling or pushing and lasted at least 15 minutes, such as vacuuming or cleaning a car.
References • i Office of National Statistics (2008) Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity & Diet: England. January, 2008. The Information Centre, Lifestyle Statistics. Available at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/opan08/OPAD%20Jan%202008%20final.pdf • ii Health Survey for England 2006. The Information Centre, 2008. Available at: www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/hse06cvdandriskfactors • iii The Health Survey for England 2002. The Department of Health, 2003. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_4078027 • iv The Scottish Health Service 2003. Scottish Executive Health Department, 2005 Available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/11/25145024/50251 • v The 2006/07 School Sport Survey. The Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2007. Available at: https://dservuk.tns-global.com/schoolsports2007/DownloadableDocuments/2006-07%20School%20Sport%20Survey%20Report.pdf • vi Transport Statistics Bulletin. National Travel Survey: 2006. Department for Transport, 2007. Available at: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/personal/ mainresults/nts2006/