Active People Survey Research Paper

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2 Active People Survey 2007/08 participation at least once in the last month Individual sports participation The Active People Survey measures participation across over 250 different sports and recreational activities. This document highlights changes in participation from 2005/6 to 2007/8 among the top 80 participant sports and recreational activities. In the two-year period between 2005/6 (Active People Survey 1) and 2007/8 (Active People Survey 2), approximately 40 sports have grown in participant numbers. Participation at least once in the last four weeks Participation in each sport and activity is defined as the percentage of the adult population (age 16 and over) who have participated at least once in the…show more content…
• Athletics participation has grown by 460,000 participants, from 2.04 million adult participants (5.0%) to 2.50 million adults (6.0%). This includes athletics track/field, running and jogging. • Participation in golf has increased from 1.46 million adults (3.6%) to 1.54 million adults (3.7%), an increase of 87,000 participants. • Tennis participation has grown from 874,000 adults (2.1%) to 940,000 adults (2.3%), an increase of 66,000 participants. • Between 2005/6 and 2007/8, the following sports have declined in terms of numbers of participants doing the sport at least once in the last four weeks: swimming, fishing, snooker, ten pin bowling, darts, pool and american football. • Swimming participation (indoor and outdoor) has declined by 64,000 participants, from 5.63 million (13.8%) to 5.57 million adults (13.4%). 1 Sport and active recreation participation: at least once in the last four weeks APS 1 (2005/06) Active People Survey (APS) APS 2 (2007/08) Change % Walking (moderate intensity, 30 mins) Swimming (all) Gym Cycling (moderate intensity, 30 mins) Football (all) Athletics (all) Golf/Pitch and Putt/ Putting

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