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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

VariableSPRTYR23
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 23
Responses
-9 DNA 13465
-8 NA 0
-7 Refused section 8
-6 Proxies/children/no int 5322
1 Tennis 8
2 Badminton 5
3 Squash 106
4 Basketball 87
5 Table Tennis 115
6 Track and field athletics 19
7 Jogging, cross country, road running 151
8 Angling, fishing 66
9 Yachting or dingy sailing 54
10 Canoeing 46
11 Windsurfing/boardsailing 30
12 Ice skating 68
13 Curling 4
14 Golf, pitch and putt, putting 209
15 Skiing 90
16 Horse riding 69
17 Climbing, mountaineering 52
18 Motor sports 55
19 Shooting 66
20 Volleyball 14
21 Other - specify 40
22 None of these 0
23 None at all 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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