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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableLTSTVS21
LabelWhat sport do you watch on TV next most frequently? [1] A2-11b
Question text What sport is the second most frequent that you watch on TV? PLEASE WRITE IN: Second most frequently watched sport: Response 1
Responses
-3 No further sport 293
100 Team sports 0
101 American football 0
102 Baseball, softball 1
103 Basketball 0
104 Cricket 51
105 Ice hockey 2
106 Field hockey 0
107 Football, soccer 63
108 Handball 0
109 Netball 0
110 Polo, water polo 0
111 Rugby 58
112 Volleyball 1
199 Other team sports 0
200 Racket sports 0
201 Badminton 1
202 Squash 0
203 Table tennis 0
204 Tennis 40
299 Other racket or bat sports 0
300 Athletics and fitness sports 20
301 Athletics (e.g. running, long-/high-jumping), marathon 18
302 Body training (eg body-building, artist.gymnastics) 3
303 Fitness (aerobics, exercise machine-training, work-out) 1
304 Jogging 0
305 Walking, Nordic-w, trekking, climbing) 0
399 Other fitness sports 0
400 Other sports 0
401 Adrenaline sports (e.g. bungee-jumping, paragliding) 1
402 Billiards, pool, snooker 19
403 Biathlon, triathlon 0
404 Bowling, curling, bocce 2
405 Boat sports (e.g. sailing, rowing, yachting) 3
406 Bullfight 0
407 Cockfighting 0
408 Cycling, mountain-biking 2
409 Dancing (e.g. ballroom dancing, ballet) 1
410 Darts 8
411 Fencing 0
412 Fishing, hunting 2
413 Golf, minigolf 42
414 Horse riding, horse racing 12
415 Ice skating 6
416 Inline skating, skateboarding, roller skating 0
417 Martial arts (e.g. Boxing, wrestling, Judo) 18
418 Motor sports (motor racing, go carting) 53
419 Rodeo 0
420 Shooting (pistols, rifle, archery) 0
421 Swimming, diving, snorkeling 2
422 Surfing, water-skiing 0
423 Snow-sports (skiing, snowboarding, cross-country) 5
499 Other sports 4
997 I do not watch sport on TV 100
999 Not answered 74
-2 Skip, versions B,C and D 2672
-1 No self-completion 546
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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