England | Health Survey for England | 7-day recall period with activities reported on specific days Domain specific, including activity at school Asked of all 2–15 years, proxy report up to age 12 Children 2–4 years old analysed separately against the under 5s recommendation
| Children 2–4 years old: 9% B: 10% G: 9% Children 5–15 years old: 21% B: 24% G: 18% (2015)27 |
Active Lives: Children and Young People Survey | Adaptive recall period 7 days/4 weeks to suit frequency Activities in past week reported on specific days Asked of years 1–11 (approximately 5–15 years) Questionnaire adapted to age of child Supplementary information from parents and teacher questionnaires
| Children 5–16 years old: B: 20% G: 14% (2017/2018)68 |
Northern Ireland | Young Persons’ Behaviour and Attitudes Survey | | Children 11–16 years old: 13% B: 17% G: 8% (2016)69 |
Continuous Household Survey | Single item on time spent in other sport and exercise activities per day Unanchored recall period (‘on average’) Detailed active travel questions not included in prevalence estimate Asked of school children aged 4–19 years, parental proxy report for younger children
| Primary school: 39% Post-primary school: 26% (2016/2017)70 |
Scotland | Scottish Health Survey | 7-day recall period, with activities reported on specific days Domain specific, including activity at school Asked of all 2–15 years, parent proxy report for younger children Headline figures reported for children 5–15 years old (and 4-year-olds at school) No reporting on the under 5s recommendation
| Children 5–15 years old: 33% B: 36% G: 31% (2017)71 |
Wales | National Survey for Wales | | Children 3–7 years old: 51% B: 55%, G: 47% (2016–2017)67 |
England, Scotland, Wales | Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children | Single-item question where respondents report the days in last seven when undertaken ≥60 min MVPA Children 11, 13, 15 years old, school-based survey
| 15%–19% B: 20%–22% G: 11%–15% (2014)24–26 |