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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

VariableSPRTYR21
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 21
Responses
-9 DNA 0
-8 NA 19
-7 Refused section 8
-6 Proxies/children/no int 5322
1 Tennis 958
2 Badminton 603
3 Squash 243
4 Basketball 98
5 Table Tennis 261
6 Track and field athletics 33
7 Jogging, cross country, road running 698
8 Angling, fishing 546
9 Yachting or dingy sailing 159
10 Canoeing 75
11 Windsurfing/boardsailing 20
12 Ice skating 154
13 Curling 3
14 Golf, pitch and putt, putting 826
15 Skiing 110
16 Horse riding 207
17 Climbing, mountaineering 61
18 Motor sports 78
19 Shooting 74
20 Volleyball 13
21 Other - specify 164
22 None of these 2407
23 None at all 7009
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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