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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

VariableSPRTYR08
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 8
Responses
-9 DNA 14446
-8 NA 0
-7 Refused section 8
-6 Proxies/children/no int 5322
1 Walking (recreational) or hiking 2 miles 2
2 Swimming or diving indoors 1
3 Swimming or diving outdoors 0
4 Cycling 1
5 Indoor bowls 0
6 Outdoor (lawn) bowls 0
7 Tenpin bowling 0
8 Keepfit, aerobics, yoga, dance exercise 3
9 Martial arts 2
10 Weight training 16
11 Weightlifting 23
12 Gymnastics 3
13 Snooker, pool, billiards 72
14 Darts 54
15 Rugby union or league 13
16 American football 2
17 Football indoors 46
18 Football outdoors 84
19 Gaelic sports 2
20 Cricket 35
21 Hockey 8
22 Netball 6
23 None of these 0
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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