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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableWHTACT11
LabelOther activity code (1)
Responses
1 Swimming 1
2 Cycling 0
3 Workout at a gym / Exercise bike / Weight training 5
4 Aerobics/keep fit/gymnastics/dance for fitness 1
5 Any other types of dancing 5
6 Running/jogging 3
7 Football/rugby 1
8 Badminton/tennis 0
9 Squash 0
10 Exercises (eg press-ups sit-ups) 7
11 Abseiling/ Paraseiling 2
12 Adventure playground 0
13 Aquarobics 4
14 American football 0
15 Archery 5
16 Assault course 2
17 Back packing 1
18 Baseball/softball 1
19 Basketball 13
20 Battle re-enactment 0
21 Bowls - indoor outdoor crown green Petanque 93
22 Boxing 4
23 Canal cruising (if resp responsible for working locks) 1
24 Canoeing 0
25 Circuit training 1
26 Climbing 12
27 Cricket 3
28 Croquet 0
29 Curling 13
30 Darts 4
31 Diving 0
32 Dog training 1
33 Drumming (in a group) 1
34 Fell walking 1
35 Fencing 2
36 Field athletics 4
37 Fishing/ Fly fishing 23
38 Fives 0
39 Golf 223
41 Hang gliding/parachuting 1
42 Hiking 21
43 Hitting punch sack 2
44 Hockey 7
45 Horse riding 34
46 Ice skating/ Ice dancing 2
47 Juggling 0
48 Kabadi 0
49 Kick boxing 2
50 Lacrosse 0
51 Marathon running 2
52 Martial arts (Karate, Tai Chi etc) 26
53 Motor sports (ie Motor-cross go-karting jet-skiing etc) 9
54 Netball/handball 7
55 Orienteering 0
56 Polo 1
57 Post natal exercise 0
58 Power boat 0
59 Racketball 0
60 Rambling 0
61 Riding 4
62 Roller skating 2
63 Rounders 0
64 Rowing (inc machine) 7
65 Sailing (inc dingy) 12
66 Scuba/subaqua diving 1
67 Shooting 6
68 Skateboarding 3
69 Skiing/dry slope skiing 19
70 Skipping 4
71 Skirmishing (war games) 0
72 Skittles 0
73 Snooker 6
74 Snorkelling 0
75 Sumo wrestling 0
76 Surfing 2
77 Swing ball 0
78 Table tennis 4
79 Tenpin bowling 2
80 Territorial Army 0
81 Toning table/bed 0
82 Trampolining 7
83 Volley ball 9
84 Walking on a jogging machine/treadmill 7
85 Water skiing 0
86 Weight lifting 0
87 Wind surfing 0
88 Wrestling 0
89 Yoga 39
90 Other light exercise 15
91 Other moderate exercise 11
92 Other vigorous exercise 4
98 Other - dont know energy level 36
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 1750
-1 Item not applicable 5713
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE FOR NAME OF SPORT OR EXERCISE. WRITE IN.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland between January 2008 and March 2009
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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