Active People Survey
View Press Release HERE
Sport England's Active People Survey Results are now out and Hampshire is confirmed as one of the most active counties in England.
Find out what Sport Hampshire & IOW and partners are doing to increase activity levels HERE.
Top 10 activities |
Number (national) |
|---|---|
|
Walking |
8.1 million |
|
Swimming |
5.6 million |
|
Gym (including exercise bikes & rowing) |
4.7 million |
|
Recreational cycling |
3.2 million |
|
Football |
2.9 million |
|
Jogging/running |
1.8 million |
|
Golf/pitch and putt/putting |
1.4 million |
|
Badminton |
0.9 million |
|
Tennis |
0.87 million |
|
Aerobics |
0.6 million |
What information does the survey provide?
Country, county and Local Authority area information for:
- Activity levels in sport and active recreation
- Levels of volunteering in sport
- Satisfaction levels for available sports opportunities
What is the survey?
- The largest single survey of sport and active recreation ever undertaken in Europe
- Provides greater details about sports participation than any previous research
- Over 350,000 people surveyed between Oct 05 and Oct 06 including at least 1,000 people in each of the Local Authorities in Hampshire
- Commissioned by Sport England and conducted by Ipsos MORI
What will we do with the results?
The results provide:
- New and accurate baseline measures for levels of participation in sport and active recreation and volunteering
- An accurate indication over time of how sporting Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is (n.b. the Survey will be repeated in 2008/09 and again in 2011/12)
The results will enable us to:
- Target our resources and monitor the effectiveness of our work more strategically
- Identify any gaps in provision
- Address any barriers to access