Excess weight in Year 6 children, England (three year average: academic years 2016-19)

SUMMARY Identifies Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) with the greatest levels of excess weight in Year 6 age children (three year average between academic years 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19). Although this layer is symbolised based on an overall score for excess weight, the underlying data, including the raw data for Year 6 children, is included in the dataset. ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY Each MSOA was given a relative score between 1 and 0 (1 = worst, 0 = best) based on: A) the NUMBER of Year 6 children with excess weight and; B) the PERCENTAGE of Year 6 children with excess weight. An average of scores A & B was taken, and converted to a relative score between 1 and 0 (1= worst, 0 = best). The closer to 1 the score, the greater both the number and percentage of Year children with excess weight, compared to other MSOAs. In other words, those are areas where a large number of children have excess weight, and where those children make up a large percentage of the population of that age group, suggesting there is a real issue with childhood obesity in that area that needs addressing. DATA SOURCES National Child Measurement Programme: Copyright © 2020, Health and Social Care Information Centre. The Health and Social Care Information Centre is a non-departmental body created by statute, also known as NHS Digital. MSOA boundaries: © Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. COPYRIGHT NOTICE Based on data: Copyright © 2020, Health and Social Care Information Centre. The Health and Social Care Information Centre is a non-departmental body created by statute, also known as NHS Digital.; © Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data analysed and published by Ribble Rivers Trust © 2021. CaBA HEALTH & WELLBEING EVIDENCE BASE This dataset forms part of the wider CaBA Health and Wellbeing Evidence Base.