The comparison analyses indicate that engagement in sport and recreation has remained stable when the margin of error for each survey (±2%) is taken into account. In particular, in 2000/01 and 2007/08 a similar percentage of adults had:
- participated in at least one sport or recreation activity per year;
- been sport and recreation volunteers; and
- been members of clubs or centres to participate in sport and recreation activities.
Sport and Recreation Participation
| Percentage of New Zealand adults who ... |
2000/01 NZSPAS |
2007/08 Active NZ |
| participated in at least one sport or recreation activity over 12 months. |
97.9 |
95.8 |
Volunteer Levels
| Percentage of New Zealand adults who … |
2000/01 NZSPAS |
2007/08 Active NZ |
| had been volunteers for a sport or recreation activity over 12 months. |
27.2 |
24.9 |
Member of a Club or Centre
| Percentage of New Zealand adults who ... |
2000/01 NZSPAS |
2007/08 Active NZ |
| had been members of clubs/centres to participate in a sport or recreation activity per month. |
35.1 |
33.7 |
Note: As adjustments were made to the 2007/08 Active NZ dataset to allow comparative analyses, the 2007/08 percentages noted in the tables above differ to those mentioned earlier in this report which were based on the entire sample (equal or > 16 years) and the complete 2007/08 survey activity list.