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  Multiple Risk Factors
  Physical Activity
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  Introduction
  Policy context
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  Data introduction
  Adults by age and gender
  Adults by SIMD quintile
Adults by NHS board
  Adults comparison with England
  Adults European comparison
  Adults active living / commuting
  Children by age and gender
  Children European comparison
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Physical activity: adults achieving the recommended level by NHS board

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The percentage of adults achieving the recommended level of physical activity varies geographically across Scotland. Chart 1 shows this variation by NHS board based on the 2003 Scottish Health Survey. The highest percentage was in Fife (44.8%) and the lowest in the Islands (Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles) (27.6%).

Chart 1

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