Active People Survey 5

The fifth year of the survey, Active People Survey 5, started in mid October 2010 and ran continuously for 12 months until the middle of October 2011.

The full year results were published on 8 December 2011.  Headline results can be found below. More detailed sport specific results are also available.

Highlights from Active People Survey 5:

  • During the period October 2010 to October 2011, 6.927 million adults (aged 16 and over) participated in sport three times a week for 30 minutes at moderate intensity;
  • 14.759 million adults (aged 16 and over) participated in sport at least once a week for 30 minutes at moderate intensity during the period October 2010 to October 2011;
  • Comparison of the 2007/8 (Active People Survey 2) and the latest results to October 2011 (Active People Survey 5), shows four sports (athletics, boxing, table tennis and mountaineering) have seen a statistically significant increase in participation rates.

During the course of 2011, interim results based on 12 month rolling data were published. These results are available to view:

Quarter 2 (April 2010 – April 2011)

Quarter 1 (January 2010 – January 2011)

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