Adult lifestyles by age and gender, 2016-17 to 2019-20

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Area code

Area

Measure

Year

Measure1

Gender

Age

Age 1

Age 2

Variable

Variable 1

Persons

Male

Female

All aged 16+

All aged 16+

16-44

45-64

65+

16-44

45-64

65+

16-44

45-64

65+

Smoking & e-cigarette use

Smoker

Ex-smoker

106

Never smoked

115

106

113

102

100

118

109

107

112

E-cigarette user

Alcohol

Average weekly alcohol consumption - none (may include some people who do sometimes drink)

Average weekly alcohol consumption - some, up to 14 units (moderate drinkers)

128

121

108

121

124

110

103

114

133

131

113

127

Average weekly alcohol consumption - hazardous (over 14 units, up to 50 (m) / 35 (f))

Average weekly alcohol consumption - harmful (over 50 (m) / 35 (f) units)

Average weekly alcohol consumption - above 14 units (over guidelines)

Average annual alcohol consumption (units) - drinkers only mean not %

946

1,216

1,072

1,069

1,110

1,513

1,393

1,313

781

917

764

824

Fruit & vegetables

Ate no fruit & veg the previous day

Ate some but less than 5 portions fruit & veg the previous day

129

136

147

136

130

139

146

137

128

133

148

135

Ate at least 5 portions fruit & veg the previous day

Physical activity

Active less than 30 minutes in previous week

Active 30-149 minutes in previous week

Active at least 150 minutes in previous week

120

107

106

133

114

116

108

100

Body mass index

BMI under 18.5 (underweight)

BMI 18.5 - under 25 (healthy weight)

BMI 25 - under 30 (overweight but not obese)

BMI 30+ (obese)

BMI 25+ (overweight or obese)

108

137

118

120

121

150

131

133

124

106

107

Combined healthy lifestyles

Fewer than 2 healthy behaviours

2 or more healthy behaviours

183

173

185

180

169

181

176

186

177

189

184

Metadata

General description

Information on health related lifestyle among adults in Wales by age and gender.

Data collection and calculation

Information is collected via the National Survey for Wales. Based on a sample survey. Sample sizes for some groups are relatively small, and the results should be treated with caution. 95% confidence intervals and sample sizes are also shown to give an indication of the precision of results. See weblinks.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data is shown from 2016-17 onwards

Users, uses and context

See weblinks.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

See weblinks.

Title

National Survey for Wales – adult lifestyle by age and gender

Last update

July 2020

Next update

None

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

National Survey for Wales, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

See weblinks.

Weblinks

National Survey for Wales:
http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/national-survey/?lang=en
Revisions, errors and postponements
http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/about/statement-of-compliance/revisions-errors-postponements/
Well-being of Wales:
https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/well-being-wales/?lang=en

Keywords

National Survey for Wales; National Survey; Future Generations; National Indicators; Well-being; Health; Lifestyle

Name

hlth5000