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Questionnaire development: Overview of survey content by phase and mode

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Overview of survey content by phase and mode

As explained in the previous sections, the survey was conducted in two modes (online and paper).

The table below summarises the questions asked and data available from each mode in each phase.

In addition, owing to the required questionnaire content being greater than could be included in a single interview, there were two routes through the questionnaire with the sample split into two groups (determined at the moment they entered the questionnaire), each of which took one of the routes through the questionnaire.

Questionnaire content of the adult survey in order of questions

Topic Online group 1 Online group 2 Paper

Cultural Activities

      
Cultural activities in last year Yes Yes Yes

Sport and Physical Activities

      
Walking, cycling, dance, and gardening in the last year Yes Yes Yes
Sports and activities in the last year Yes Yes Yes
Which period in the last year activities were done in (for all activities reported in last year) Yes Yes No
Whether activities done in the last 28 days (for all activities reported in last year) Yes Yes Yes
Number of days/sessions of activities in the last 28 days (for all activities reported in last 28 days) Yes Yes Yes
Time spent doing activity in each session (for all activities reported in last 28 days) Yes Yes Yes
Intensity of activities done (for all activities reported in last 28 days unless intensity is assumed) Yes Yes Yes
Whether activity was enough to make muscles feel tension, shake or feel warm (for all activities reported in last 28 days unless intensity is assumed) Yes Yes No
Settings in which the activities are done (for all activities reported in last 28 days unless setting is assumed) No Yes No
Membership of clubs for each activity (for all activities reported in last year) Yes No No

Feelings About Sport and Activities

      
Agreement to statements about habit about up to two specific activities (see questionnaire for routing rules) Yes Yes No
Agreement to statements about readiness for sport/physical activity in terms of ability and opportunity (see questionnaire for routing rules) Yes Yes Yes
Agreement to statements about motivation (see questionnaire for routing rules)3 Yes Yes Yes
Agreement to statements about inclusivity of physical activity Yes Yes No

General lifestyle

      
Factors limiting available time Yes Yes No

Volunteering

      
Which of 7 volunteering activities have been done in last 12 months Yes Yes No
How often volunteered in last 12 months Yes Yes No
Whether volunteered/How often volunteered in last 4 weeks Yes Yes No
How long a usual session of volunteering is Yes Yes No
How many years been volunteering Yes Yes No

Travel to community sport

      
Transport mode used to travel to activity Yes Yes No
Fuel used when traveling by car, van or motorbike Yes Yes No
Travel time to get to and from place of activity Yes Yes No

Diet

      
Fruit and vegetable consumption4 Yes Yes Yes

Demographics

      
Gender Yes Yes Yes
Sexual identity Yes Yes No
Age Yes Yes Yes
Number of adults in household Yes Yes Yes
Number of children in household Yes Yes Yes
Age of children in household Yes Yes Yes
Presence of 16-24-year-olds in household Yes Yes No
Household living arrangements (Relationship to people in household and whether children have left home) Yes Yes Yes
Ethnicity Yes Yes Yes
Religion Yes Yes No

Health and Disability

      
Height and weight Yes Yes Yes
Disability (conditions lasting 12 months or more, whether limiting, and area which disability affects) Yes Yes Yes
Wellbeing questions (ONS) No Yes No
Loneliness (ONS) Yes Yes Yes
Self-efficacy (goals and effort) No Yes No
Community trust No Yes No

Socio-Economic Status

      
Highest educational qualification Yes Yes No
Working status Yes Yes Yes
Activity level at work Yes Yes No
Current studies Yes Yes No
Socio-economic variables (for NS-SEC classifications) on employment and education Yes Yes Yes

3 The statement ‘I feel that doing sport is pointless’ was only asked in the online survey.

4 Prior to Y6, fruit and vegetable consumption was asked as two separate questions. At Y6, these were combined into a single question.

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