SPARC Trends in Participation in Sport and Active Leisure 1997 - 2001
Definitions of terms used in this fact sheet
- Ethnicity
- The ethnicity question in the Sport and Physical Activity Survey is based on self-identification with an ethnic group. The four categories are: a New Zealander of Maori descent or part-Maori; a New Zealander of European descent/other European; a person of Pacific descent, or Other ethnic group (i.e. those people who have not identified as Maori, European or Pacific people and include young people and adults from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and other countries)
- Sport and leisure activities
- This definition includes over 100 different activities, which people do in their leisure time, ranging from gardening to New Zealand’s popular national sports – rugby and netball.
- Participation
- Means actively taking part in sport and active leisure
- Participants
- Are people who play/take part in sport and active leisure
- Inactive people
- Are those taking part in less than 2.5 hours of sport and active leisure in the 7 days before the interview
- Active people
- Are those taking part in 2.5 or more hours of sport and active leisure in the 7 days before the interview
- Clubs
- Include sport and leisure activity clubs and associations, gyms and fitness centres, workplace and social clubs, and any 'other' clubs people belong to in order to take part in a sport and active leisure. Only people who are 'active' members, i.e. play or take part in a sport/activity at a club are counted.
- Organised sport/ active leisure competition
- For adults this includes participation in any organised competition, at any level from a local league to international competition
- Coaching/instruction
- Refers to coaching, training, or instruction to improve participants' performance in a chosen sport/leisure activity
- Couch Potato Index (CPI)
- Measures the number of days in the last week that adults participate in a sport or active leisure for 30 minutes or more, which tells us the proportion of adults who meet the physical activity guidelines (that is those who do at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity 5 days or more).
- Other Profiles –
- Includes individual profiles on New Zealand Europeans, Maori, Pacific and people from Other ethnic groups as well as profiles on older adults, people with disabilities and volunteers. Individual sports and regional sports trusts profiles are also available. The report that looks at overall participation is SPARC Facts.
- Regional Sports Trust areas
- See following map for the definition of RST areas.