This section presents the key results for all adults and all young people, for each of the 1997/98, 1998/1999 and 2000/01 surveys.
Trend tables for young people
| |
All Young people |
Boys |
Girls |
| 97/8 |
98/9 |
00/1 |
97/8 |
98/9 |
00/1 |
97/8 |
98/9 |
00/1 |
| % |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| No activity in last 2 weeks – sedentary |
7.9* |
9.1* |
12.8 |
6.1* |
9.2 |
11.6 |
9.8* |
9.1* |
14.1 |
| Up to <2.5 hours – relatively inactive |
23.1 |
22.2 |
20.7 |
19.9 |
17.8 |
17.9 |
26.4 |
26.8 |
23.4 |
| Inactive young people |
31.1 |
31.3 |
33.5 |
26.0 |
27.0 |
29.5 |
36.2 |
35.9 |
37.6 |
| 2.5 hours-<5 hours – relatively active |
24.8 |
24.4 |
23.5 |
21.3 |
22.8 |
20.9 |
28.3 |
26.1 |
26.1 |
| 5 + hours – highly active |
44.2 |
44.3 |
43.0 |
52.7 |
50.2 |
49.6 |
35.5 |
38.1 |
36.3 |
| Active young people |
68.9 |
68.7 |
66.5 |
74.0 |
73.0 |
70.5 |
63.8 |
64.1 |
62.4 |
| Interested in doing new sports/ activities |
63.9* |
62.1 |
58.0 |
63.6 |
62.8 |
59.8 |
64.2* |
61.3 |
56.1 |
| Participate in sport and active leisure overall |
93.0* |
91.9* |
88.5 |
94.7* |
91.9 |
89.9 |
91.2* |
92.0* |
87.0 |
| Participate at school |
75.7* |
69.2 |
67.2 |
75.3* |
67.7 |
66.2 |
76.0* |
70.8 |
68.2 |
| Participate during school hours |
72.6* |
66.2 |
65.3 |
72.6* |
63.7 |
64.6 |
72.5* |
68.8 |
66.0 |
| Participate before/after school hours |
24.4* |
19.5 |
17.4 |
25.6* |
19.8 |
16.4 |
23.2* |
19.2 |
18.5 |
| Participate with a club |
33.7 |
32.7 |
34.3 |
39.2 |
37.1 |
39.9 |
28.0 |
28.2 |
28.4 |
| Participate with family friends |
65.3* |
69.2 |
69.3 |
68.8 |
74.2 |
72.9 |
61.6 |
64.0 |
65.4 |
| Are coached |
63.4* |
62.8* |
58.7 |
66.3 |
68.7* |
63.0 |
60.3* |
56.6 |
54.2 |
| Number of young people surveyed |
1731 |
1366 |
981 |
898 |
699 |
530 |
833 |
667 |
451 |
* Denotes a significant difference from the 2000/2001 survey results at the 95% confidence level.
Trend tables for adults
| |
All Adults |
men |
women |
97/
98 |
98/
99 |
00/
01 |
97/
98 |
98/
99 |
00/
01 |
97/
98 |
98/
99 |
00/
01 |
| % |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| No activity in last 2 weeks – sedentary |
9.5 |
11.4* |
9.3 |
9.2 |
12.1* |
8.9 |
9.8 |
10.8 |
9.6 |
| Up to <2.5 hours – relatively inactive |
23.6* |
20.9 |
20.9 |
22.2 |
18.0* |
21.0 |
25.0* |
23.6* |
20.7 |
| Inactive adults |
33.1* |
32.3 |
30.2 |
31.4 |
30.1 |
30.0 |
34.8* |
34.4* |
30.4 |
| 2.5 hours-<5 hours – relatively active |
15.0 |
16.3 |
15.9 |
13.8 |
14.9 |
13.3 |
16.0 |
17.5 |
18.3 |
| 5 + hours – highly active |
51.9 |
51.4* |
54.0 |
54.8 |
55.0 |
56.7 |
49.2 |
48.0* |
51.4 |
| Active adults |
66.9* |
67.7 |
69.8 |
68.6 |
69.9 |
70.0 |
65.2* |
65.6* |
69.6 |
| Active for 5+ days in a week |
40.1 |
38.1 |
38.7 |
38.6 |
36.8 |
37.8 |
41.5 |
39.3 |
39.4 |
| Want to spend more time being active |
57.2 |
57.1 |
56.1 |
57.5 |
57.0 |
59.1 |
57.0* |
57.2* |
53.4 |
| Participate in sport and active leisure |
97.5 |
97.9 |
97.9 |
97.7 |
97.6 |
98.1 |
97.2 |
98.2 |
97.8 |
| Participate in sporting activities |
82.9 |
82.9 |
83.6 |
88.3 |
87.7 |
88.4 |
77.8 |
78.4 |
79.2 |
| Play sport with a club |
35.9 |
35.9 |
35.1 |
41.1 |
40.8 |
40.6 |
31.0 |
31.5 |
30.0 |
| Take part organised competition |
26.2 |
26.4 |
24.4 |
34.7 |
36.7* |
32.5 |
18.2 |
17.1 |
16.8 |
| Are coached |
22.0 |
25.1* |
21.6 |
23.0 |
25.8* |
22.6 |
20.9 |
24.4* |
20.7 |
| Take part as volunteer |
27.1 |
27.2 |
27.2 |
26.6 |
29.8 |
27.6 |
27.5 |
24.7 |
26.8 |
| Number of adults surveyed |
5471 |
4046 |
3052 |
2358 |
1869 |
1401 |
3113 |
2177 |
1651 |