Excess weight in 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 children (as measured in children in Reception and Year 6 respectively: 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 Reception and Year 6 children respectively, is included in the dataset. ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY The following analysis was carried out using data for Reception and Year 6 children independently: Each MSOA was given a relative score between 1 and 0 (1 = worst, 0 = best) based on: A) the NUMBER of children in that year group with excess weight and; B) the PERCENTAGE of children in that year group 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 children with excess weight, compared to other MSOAs, within that year group. 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. The scores for the Reception and Year 6 analyses were added together then converted to relative scores between 1- 0 (1 = high levels of excess weight in children in both Reception and Year 6, 0 = very low levels of excess weight in either school year). The greater the total score, the greater the levels of excess weight in children within the local population, and the greater the benefits that could be achieved by investing in measures to reduce this issue in those areas. The data overall scores for Reception and Year 6 children, respectively, can be viewed via the following datasets: Excess weight in Reception children, England (three year average: academic years 2016-19) Excess weight in Year 6 children, England (three year average: academic years 2016-19) 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.