Active People Survey 4
The fourth year of the survey, Active People Survey 4,
started in mid October 2009 and ran continuously for 12 months
until the middle of October 2010.
The full year results were published on 16 December 2010.
Headline results can be found below. More detailed
sport specific results are also
available to view.
Key highlights from Active People
Survey 4:
- During 2009/10, 6.938 million adults
(aged 16 and over) participated in sport three times a week for 30
minutes at moderate intensity (16.5% of the adult population in
England). This is 123,000 more adult participants than the 2007/08
baseline.
- Compared with Active People Survey 2,
sports participation among non-white adults has increased by
64,100, from 722,800 (16.1%) to 786,900 (17.3%).
- Since 2007/08, participation in
athletics (including running and jogging) has grown by 263,400 to
1.876 million adults (4.5%) in 2009/10.
- Cycling has grown from 1.767 million
adults (4.3%) in 2007/8 to 1.866 million adults (4.4%) in 2009/10,
an increase of 99,200 participants.
During the course of 2010, quarterly
results based on the most recent 12 month rolling period
(Active People Survey 3 and 4 data) were published. Quarterly
results remain available to view:
To view a detailed technical report which outlines the
methodology, sampling, weighting and fieldwork administration
related to Active People Survey 4, click
here.
Documents
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A summary of headline results from the period October 2009-October 2010 (Active People Survey 4), for adult sport participation, at least three sessions a week, 30 minutes, moderate intensity (the 'one million sport indicator'). Includes data for England by key demographic groups. Published December 2010
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16 December 2010
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Results from the period October 2009-October 2010 (Active People Survey 4), for adult sport participation, at least three sessions a week, 30 minutes, moderate intensity (the 'one million sport indicator'). Published December 2010.
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16 December 2010
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A map of adult sport participation, at least three sessions a week, 30 minutes, moderate intensity (the 'one million sport indicator') based on data from October 2009 to October 2010 (Active People Survey 4). Published December 2010
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16 December 2010
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A summary of results from the period October 2009-October 2010 (Active People Survey 4), for once a week sport participation rates, for Sport England's NGB funded sports. Published December 2010.
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16 December 2010
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Results from the period October 2009-October 2010 (Active People Survey 4), for weekly participation rates (at least four days in the last 28 days), by sport, for Sport England's NGB funded sports. Published December 2010.
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16 December 2010
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Results for participation in sport and active recreation based on data from Active People Survey 3 (2008/09) and 4 (2009/10) shown against the baseline data from 2005/6 (Active People Survey 1). Published December 2010.
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01 February 2011
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A map of participation in sport and active recreation (NI8) across England, based on data from Active People Surveys 3 and 4. Published December 2010.
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01 February 2011
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Results for participation in sport and active recreation based on data from Active People Survey 3 (2008/09) and 4 (2009/10), broken down by frequency of participation and key demographic groups. Published January 2011.
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01 February 2011
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Results from the period October 2009-October 2010 (Active People Survey 4), for monthly participation rates, by sport. Published December 2010.
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16 December 2010
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Results from the period October 2009-October 2010 (Active People Survey 4), for club membership, (the percentage of adults who are a member of a sports club to play the sport) by sport, for Sport England's NGB funded sports. Published December 2010.
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16 December 2010