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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life And Times Survey, 2009

Variable Details

Variablemstsport
LabelQ17: sport or physical activity most frequently take part in
Question text What sport or physical activity do you take part in most frequently? (If you do not take part in any sport or physical activity, please tick the box provided below). I do not take part in any sport or physical activity.
Responses
101 American football 0
102 Baseball, softball 0
103 Basketball 0
104 Cricket 4
105 Ice hockey 0
106 Field hockey 5
107 Football, soccer 58
108 Handball 2
109 Netball 0
110 Polo, water polo 0
111 Rugby 6
112 Volleyball 0
113 Gaelic football 22
114 Hurling, camogie 2
199 Other team sport 4
201 Badminton 13
202 Squash 3
203 Table tennis 1
204 Tennis 5
299 Other racket or bat sport 1
301 Athletics, marathon 5
302 body training 20
303 Fitness 77
304 Jogging, (non-competitive) running 23
305 Walking, hiking, trekking, climbing 49
399 Other fitness sport 3
401 Adrenaline sports 1
402 Billiards, pool, snooker 6
403 Biathloon, triathon 0
404 Bowling, curling, bocce 9
405 Boat sports (eg sailing, rowing, yachting, canoing, kayaking 5
406 bullfight 0
407 Cockfighting 0
408 Cycling, mountain-biking 32
409 Dancing 9
410 Darts 4
411 Fencing 0
412 Fishing, hunting 5
413 Golf, mini-golf 37
414 Horse riding, horse racing 6
415 Ice skating 0
416 Inline skating, skateboarding, roller skating 1
417 Martial arts (eg boxing, wrestling, judo, karate) 2
418 Motor sports (motor racing, go carting) 5
419 Rodeo 1
420 Shooting (pistols, rifle, archery) 1
421 Swimming, diving, snorkelling 78
422 Surfing, water-skiing 3
423 Snow-sports (skiing, snowboarding, toboggan) 2
499 Other sport 43
-2 Skip, not answered 134
-1 Skip, no self completion 0
997 I do not take part in sport or physical activity 541
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life And Times Survey, 2009
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 years or over living in private households in Northern Ireland during autumn 2009
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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