Consultant: Office for National Statistics (ONS)

The Research
This study provides the latest national sports participation data. The data comes from the 2002 General Household Survey (GHS) which is based on a sample of the adult population (aged 16 or over) resident in private households in Great Britain. Face-to-face interviews took place in the home, involving 17,463 adults in 12,159 households. Previously, questions on sport were most recently included in the 1996. The questions provide information on the level of participation in sport overall and within individual sports. In 2002 questions were also asked about volunteering and activities that people don't currently do but would like to.  Analysis is available by gender, age group and socioeconomic group.

Reports

Factsheet  - Participation in Sport in England: 2002 (119 Kb) PDF

Tables - Participation in sport in England 2002 (800Kb) PDF

Factsheet - Participation in Sport in England: Trends 1987-2002  (90)Kb) PDF

Factsheet - Participation in Sport in England: Sport and the Family 2002 (available end of 2005)

Factsheet - Participation in Sport in England: Sports Equity Index 2002 (134Kb) PDF

Great Britain results - briefing note for GHS

An analysis of adult participation from the 2002 GHS: the impact of family on sports participation

Further Information: For further information about the General Household Survey visit the ONS website