This statistic displays the mean daily sedentary hours of children on weekdays and weekend days over one week, by gender and BMI (Body Mass Index) in 2008 and 2012, in England. In the year 2008, both boys and girls who were not overweight or obese spent 2.9 hours being sedentary on weekdays.
Daily sedentary time of children on weekdays and weekend days in England in 2008 and 2012, by gender and body mass index
(in hours)
Characteristic
Weekdays
Weekend days
Girls 2012 overweight or obese
2.7
3.7
Boys 2012 overweight or obese
3
4.1
Girls 2012 not overweight or obese
2.9
3.7
Boys 2012 not overweight or obese
2.8
3.7
Girls 2008 overweight or obese
3.3
4
Boys 2008 overweight or obese
3.3
3.9
Girls 2008 not overweight or obese
2.9
3.7
Boys 2008 not overweight or obese
2.9
3.6
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 18, 2013). Daily sedentary time of children on weekdays and weekend days in England in 2008 and 2012, by gender and body mass index (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/332221/children-s-sedentary-time-by-gender-bmi-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Daily sedentary time of children on weekdays and weekend days in England in 2008 and 2012, by gender and body mass index (in hours)." Chart. December 18, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332221/children-s-sedentary-time-by-gender-bmi-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2013). Daily sedentary time of children on weekdays and weekend days in England in 2008 and 2012, by gender and body mass index (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332221/children-s-sedentary-time-by-gender-bmi-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Daily Sedentary Time of Children on Weekdays and Weekend Days in England in 2008 and 2012, by Gender and Body Mass Index (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332221/children-s-sedentary-time-by-gender-bmi-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Daily sedentary time of children on weekdays and weekend days in England in 2008 and 2012, by gender and body mass index (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332221/children-s-sedentary-time-by-gender-bmi-in-england/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Daily sedentary time of children on weekdays and weekend days in England in 2008 and 2012, by gender and body mass index (in hours) [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, December 18, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/332221/children-s-sedentary-time-by-gender-bmi-in-england/
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