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Table 1 Contribution of categories of physical activity among girls and boys by age and socioeconomic status (mean minutes per week; and mean percentage contribution to total weekly physical activity)

From: The physical activity profile of active children in England

  

All physical activity

Sport

Active travel

Active play

Walking

Cycling

Domestic activity

  

Mins

Mins

%

Mins

%

Mins

%

Mins

%

Mins

%

Mins

%

Boys (n)

All (668)

1,229

201

16

71

6

574

48

225

17

144

12

13

1

Age group (n)

5-6 yrs (123)

1,035

85

8

54

6

665

63

141

13

85

9

6

1

 

7-8 yrs (118)

1,083

147

15

66

6

597

55

134

12

131

12

9

1

 

9-10 yrs (131)

1,201

204

15

52

5

605

52

155

12

172

15

13

1

 

11-12 yrs (118)

1,204

204

19

91

7

543

44

203

18

147

12

16

1

 

13-15 yrs (178)

1,498

313

20

88

6

495

34

408

27

173

11

20

1

Girls (n)

All (442)

1,121

118

10

66

6

599

53

249

23

68

5

21

2

Age group (n)

5-6 yrs (97)

1,079

40

4

70

7

732

67

149

15

80

7

8

1

 

7-8 yrs (93)

1,083

86

9

62

6

745

67

125

13

46

4

18

2

 

9-10 yrs (93)

1,086

118

10

43

5

594

54

226

23

93

7

13

1

 

11-12 yrs (74)

1,117

129

12

81

8

474

43

314

28

88

7

31

2

 

13-15 yrs (85)

1,255

231

16

79

7

403

32

468

38

35

3

39

4

Boys (n)

All (668)

1,229

201

16

71

6

574

48

225

17

144

12

13

1

IMD quintile (n)

Least deprived (118)

1,059

212

20

59

6

457

44

217

20

103

9

11

1

 

Q2 (109)

1,269

314

22

67

6

524

44

210

16

139

11

15

1

 

Q3 (136)

1,211

153

13

87

7

589

50

225

18

148

12

9

1

 

Q4 (139)

1,222

178

14

68

5

601

52

187

14

170

13

18

1

 

Most deprived (166)

1,345

178

12

73

5

656

51

271

18

152

13

14

1

Girls (n)

All (442)

1,121

118

10

66

6

599

53

249

23

68

5

21

2

IMD quintile (n)

Least deprived (82)

991

141

14

56

6

496

50

207

22

72

6

18

2

 

Q2 (75)

968

123

13

60

6

552

55

159

18

57

6

19

2

 

Q3 (82)

1,064

123

9

58

6

543

53

248

23

80

7

14

2

 

Q4 (86)

1,150

90

8

65

6

620

56

269

24

90

6

15

1

 

Most deprived (117)

1,331

116

8

84

7

727

54

323

26

49

3

33

3