Sport, Recreation & Physical Activity Participation Among NZ Adults
Number of Sport and Recreation Activities
Percentage of adults who took part in…
| |
One sport or recreation activity
% |
Two sport or recreation activities
% |
Three or more sport or recreation activities
% |
|
Average number of sport and recreation activities
|
| Total Population |
96.0 |
84.7 |
69.3 |
|
4.6 |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
| Men |
95.7 |
84.9 |
71.1 |
|
5.0 |
| Women |
96.3 |
84.6 |
67.7 |
|
4.2 |
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| 16-24 |
97.2 |
90.3 |
81.5 |
|
6.5 |
| 25-34 |
97.0 |
89.3 |
79.3 |
|
5.4 |
| 35-49 |
96.7 |
85.7 |
74.2 |
|
4.8 |
| 50-64 |
96.0 |
81.9 |
60.7 |
|
3.6 |
| ≥ 65 |
92.8 |
76.3 |
49.3 |
|
2.7 |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Māori |
97.2 |
83.6 |
70.1 |
|
5.2 |
| Asian |
97.2 |
80.4 |
57.1 |
|
3.8 |
| NZ European |
96.0 |
86.4 |
71.9 |
|
4.7 |
| Pacific |
92.1 |
75.6 |
60.8 |
|
4.0 |
| Other |
95.4 |
82.5 |
69.0 |
|
4.4 |
Over 12 months:
- 85 percent of adults participated in at least two different sport and recreation activities;
- men and women participated in a similar number of activities;
- fewer people in the older age groups (50 years and over) participated in at least three sport or recreation activities;
- the average number of activities participated in over 12 months decreased with increasing age, from 6.5 for 16 to 24 year olds to 2.7 for those aged 65 years and over; and
- compared with the total population, all ethnic groups achieved a similar percent estimate for participation in at least one sport or recreation activity, but participation in three or more activities was lower among Pacific and Asian adults.