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Changes in the weight status of children
Dataset
Documentation
Description:
This report examines how individual children’s body mass index (BMI) has changed between their measurements in reception at age 4 to 5 years and their measurements in year 6 at age 10 to 11 years.
Data is reported for children who are underweight, healthy weight, overweight, living with obesity (excluding severe obesity) and living with severe obesity. How children move between BMI weight categories in reception to year 6 is examined by sex, ethnic group, deprivation, and geographic region to see if the patterns differ within these groupings.
Spatial Coverage:
England
Data Use Limitations:
NO RESTRICTION
Coverage
Spatial
Geographical Levels:
postcode - full
Temporal
Start Date:
01 September 2013
End Date:
31 August 2020
Frequency:
STATIC
Distribution Release Date:
28 September 2022
Provenance
Purpose:
This report examines how individual children’s body mass index (BMI) has changed
between their measurements in reception at age 4 to 5 years and their
measurements in year 6 at age 10 to 11 years. Data is reported for children who
are underweight, healthy weight, overweight, living with obesity (excluding
severe obesity) and living with severe obesity. How children move between BMI
weight categories in reception to year 6 is examined by sex, ethnic group,
deprivation, and geographic region to see if the patterns differ within these
groupings.
Collection Situation:
State funded schools in England
Access and Governance
Usage
Data Use Requirements:
NO REQUIREMENTS
Access
Data Controller:
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
Format and Standards
Languages:
ENGLISH
Data Format:
- Unstructured text
- Database
Additional Information Governance
Confidentiality Risk:
Low risk
Availability Risk:
Low risk
Integrity Risk:
Low risk
Origin
Name:
Data Catalogue