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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 1995

Variable Details

Variableactiva01
LabelActivities in average week (1)
Responses
1 Cycling/exercise bike 1065
2 Exercises (press ups, sit ups etc) 704
3 Aerobics/keep fit/gymnastics/dance for fitness 452
4 Other types of dancing 217
5 Weight training 104
6 Swimming 704
7 Running/jogging 85
8 Football/rugby 190
9 Badminton/tennis 67
10 Squash 29
11 Golf/hillwalking 321
12 Other walking of 1 mile or more 2120
14 None of these 1758
15 Abseiling 0
16 Adventure playground 0
17 Aquarobics 1
18 American football 0
19 Archery 0
20 Assault Course 0
21 Back packing 0
22 Baseball 0
23 Basketball 3
24 Battle Re-enactment 0
25 Bowls 42
26 Boxing 1
27 Canal cruising 0
28 Canoe 0
29 Circuits 0
30 Climbing 0
31 Cricket 2
32 Croquet 0
33 Curling 2
34 Darts 0
35 Diving 0
36 Dog training 0
37 Drums 0
38 Fell walking 0
39 Fencing 0
40 Field athletics 0
41 Fishing 7
42 Fives 0
43 Gymnastics 0
44 Hang gliding 0
45 Hiking 0
46 Punch sack 0
47 Hockey 3
48 Riding 10
49 Ice skating 0
50 Juggle 0
51 Kabadi 0
52 KickBox 2
53 Lacrosse 0
54 Marathon 0
55 Martial arts 5
56 Motor sports 1
57 Netball 0
58 Orienteering 0
59 Polo 0
60 Post Natal 0
61 Power Boat 0
62 Racketball 0
63 Rambling 0
64 Roller-skating 1
65 Rounders 0
66 Rowing 1
67 Sailing 1
68 Scuba 0
69 Shooting 4
70 Skateboarding 0
71 Skiing 1
72 Skipping 0
73 Skirmish 0
74 Skittles 0
75 Snooker 0
76 Snorkel 0
77 Sumo 0
78 Surfing 0
79 Swing ball 0
80 Table tennis 1
81 Tenpin bowling 3
82 Territorial Army 0
83 Toning table 1
84 Trampolining 0
85 Volley ball 0
86 Walking on a jogging machine 0
87 WaterSki 0
88 Anaerobic Weights 1
89 WindSurf 0
90 Wrestling 0
91 Yoga 9
92 Other light exercise 3
93 Other moderate exercise 3
94 Other vigorous exercise 2
95 Other anaerobic exercise 0
96 Other - don't know level of exercise 6
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 1995
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