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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

VariableSPRTYR01
LabelAny sports/physical acts last 12 mths?
Question text On this card is a list of sports and physical activities. Please tell me if you took part in any of them in the last twelve months. Do not count any teaching, coaching or refereeing you may have done. Response 1
Responses
-9 DNA 0
-8 NA 1
-7 Refused section 8
-6 Proxies/children/no int 5322
1 Walking (recreational) or hiking 2 miles 6509
2 Swimming or diving indoors 1688
3 Swimming or diving outdoors 232
4 Cycling 385
5 Indoor bowls 127
6 Outdoor (lawn) bowls 54
7 Tenpin bowling 309
8 Keepfit, aerobics, yoga, dance exercise 510
9 Martial arts 46
10 Weight training 122
11 Weightlifting 26
12 Gymnastics 21
13 Snooker, pool, billiards 301
14 Darts 101
15 Rugby union or league 17
16 American football 1
17 Football indoors 60
18 Football outdoors 111
19 Gaelic sports 1
20 Cricket 26
21 Hockey 11
22 Netball 11
23 None of these 4149
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2002-2003
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 23 IF THE RESPONDENT HAS NOT PARTICIPATED IN ANY OF THESE SPORTS
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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