Bolton Adult Activity Levels November 2019-20

Bolton Overview

The latest Active Lives data shows that there has been a significant decline in activity levels across Bolton. 61.5% of adults in Bolton are now moving (active and fairly active), this equates to 138,800 adults. Since Active Lives launched, November 2015-16, the inactivity rate has increased by 9.4%, meanwhile in Greater Manchester the rate has increased by 2.6%.

Demographic data

	The inactivity gender gap in Bolton is 2.6% Since November 15/16 the gender gap has decrease by 2.8% , however, the gap is now inverted with women having lower inactivity rates than men. The change has been driven by an increase in male inactivity (+13.4%) and a smaller increase in female inactivity (+5.5%). Learn more about activity levels related to gender here
	The inactivity socio-economic gap in Bolton is 33.3% Since November 15/16 the socio-economic gap has increased by 14.9%. This change is due to increasing inactivity amongst all socio-economic groups, however, it has risen faster amongst lower social groups (+17.6%), NS SEC 6-8, than higher social groups (+2.7%), NS SEC 1-2. Learn more about activity levels related to socio-economic status here
	The inactivity disability gap in Bolton is 18.0% Since November 15/16 the disability gap has decreased by 0.6%. Inactivity has risen amongst both those with a long term limiting disability and those without. However the rate of increase has been greater amongst those without a long term limiting disability (+9.0%) than in those with a long term limiting disability (+8.3%). Learn more about activity levels related to disability and long term health conditions here
	The inactivity age gap in Bolton is 32.2% Since November 15/16 the age gap has decreased by 2.9%. This change is a result of a larger increase in inactivity amongst 16 to 34 year olds (+18.4%) than amongst the over 75's (+15.4%). Learn more about activity levels related to age here
	Ethnicity Due to limited sample sizes we have limited ethnicity data across the Greater Manchester boroughs. In Bolton 33.8% of those from a White British background are inactive whilst the rate amongst South Asians is 54.8%. Learn more about activity levels related to ethnicity here

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All data is rounded to one decimal point, you can access the raw data here.

Published June 2021