The Research
Narrowing and ultimately overcoming the inequities we find in the levels of participation in sport by different groups in society is a high policy priority for Sport England and for many, if not all of its partner agencies.

To assess the extent of inequity and the progress that is being made towards ‘social inclusion in sport’ requires empirical evidence of where we are now and the ability to assess what we have achieved.

The Sports Equity Index has been formulated to provide the evidence-base to underpin sports equity policy and initiatives in England. It has been devised to:

• Assist all those involved in sports development to better understand the levels of inequity that currently exist in sports participation in England
  
• Provide the evidence base for determining policy priorities, setting targets and measuring achievements.

The Sports Equity Index does this by providing an analysis of the relative propensity of different groups within the population to take part in sport. The analysis is based on national sports participation data taken from the General Household Survey (2002) and Sport England’s Young People and Sport Survey (2002). The socio-demographic groups included in the analysis are gender, ethnicity, disability, socio-occupational group, age and for young people key learning stage.

Reports
Sports Equity Index 2002