Adult physical activity behaviour – gender

Key Highlights

• Inactivity is generally higher across all groups of women
• Women with a limiting illness or disability, over 55 and in lower socio-economic groups are all more likely to be inactive than the average for Tees Valley
• The proportion of women in higher socio-economic groups that experience inactivity compares unfavourably to national
• The inequality between men and women seems to kick in around the age of 50 whereas nationally its around 60

The larger inequality gaps start younger in Tees Valley, inequality gap of 4% at age 60, compared to 4.2% at 70 in England

Inequality gap

• 16-19 3.1%
• 20-24 -0.3%
• 25-29 3.2%
• 30-34 -1.8%
• 35-39 1.9%
• 40-44 3.7%
• 45-49 -0.5%
• 50-54 -2.3%
• 55-59 -3.4%
• 60-64 -4.0%
• 65-69 -6.5%
• 70-74 -6.1%
• 75-79 -4.8%
• 80-84 -14.0%
• 85+ -6.4%

England inequality gap

• 16-19 0.5%
• 20-24 0.0%
• 25-29 0.0%
• 30-34 0.5%
• 35-39 0.1%
• 40-44 0.0%
• 45-49 0.7%
• 50-54 0.1%
• 55-59 0.4%
• 60-64 1.3%
• 65-69 1.8%
• 70-74 4.2%
• 75-79 7.4%
• 80-84 11.2%
• 85+ 8.8%