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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

Variablecothpa03
LabelWhich sport or exercise activities
Responses
1 Cycling 0
2 Exercise bike 0
3 Swimming (continuous laps) 0
4 Swimming (leisurely, splashing about, paddling in river/lake 0
5 Running (including on a treadmill) 0
6 Jogging (including on a treadmill) 0
7 Weight training 0
8 Rowing machine 0
9 Stepping machine 0
10 Home exercises (e.g. push-ups, press-ups, chin-ups, abdomina 0
11 Floor exercise (e.g. push-ups, press-ups, chin-ups, abdomina 0
12 Aerobics 0
13 Step-aerobics 0
14 Football (casual or training) 1
15 Rugby (casual or training) 0
16 Football (game) 0
17 Rugby (game) 0
18 Basketball (training) 0
19 Handball (training) 0
20 Netball (training) 0
21 Basketball (game) 0
22 Handball (game) 0
23 Netball (game) 0
24 Tennis 0
25 Badminton 0
26 Squash 0
27 Cricket 1
28 Dancing (including taking lessons or nightclub) 0
29 Martial Arts 0
30 Water skiing 0
31 Downhill snow skiing 0
32 Snowboarding 0
33 Dry slope skiing 0
34 Golf (NOT mini-gold, or golf using a power cart) 0
35 Pilates 0
36 Bowls (including outdoor, crown, green, Petanque) 0
37 Horse Riding 0
38 Abseiling 0
39 Paraseiling 0
40 Adventure playground 0
41 Aqua Aerobics 0
42 American football 0
43 Archery 1
44 Assault course 0
45 Back packing 0
46 Baseball 0
47 Softball 0
48 Rounders 0
49 Battle re-enactment 0
50 Canoeing 0
51 Circuit training 0
52 Climbing 0
53 Croquet 0
54 Curling 0
55 Darts 0
56 Diving 0
57 Dog training 0
58 Drumming (in a group) 0
59 Rambling 0
60 Fell walking 0
61 Cross country walking 0
62 Fencing 0
63 Field athletics 0
64 Fishing 0
65 Fly fishing 0
66 Fives 0
67 Gymnastics 0
68 Hang gliding 0
69 Parachuting 0
70 Hitting punch sack 0
71 Hockey 0
72 Ice skating 0
73 Ice dancing 0
74 Juggling 0
75 Lacrosse 0
76 Motor sports (Motor-cross, go-karting, jet-skiing) 0
77 Orienteering 0
78 Polo 0
79 Power boat (driving) 0
80 Racketball 0
81 Roller skating 0
82 Roller blading 0
83 Rowing (not including machine) 0
84 Sailing (including dinghy) 0
85 Scuba diving 0
86 Subaqua (underwater) diving 0
87 Shooting 0
88 Skateboarding 0
89 Skipping 0
90 Skittles 0
91 Snooker 0
92 Snorkelling 1
93 Sumo wrestling 0
94 Surfing 0
95 Swing ball 0
96 Table tennis 0
97 Tai Chi 0
98 Tenpin bowling 0
99 Territorial Army Training 0
100 Toning table/bed 0
101 Trampolining 0
102 Volley ball 0
103 Water-polo 0
104 Wind surfing 1
105 Wrestling 0
106 Yoga 0
107 Aquafit 0
108 Angling 0
109 Boxing 0
110 Hillwalking 0
111 Kayaking 0
112 Shinty 0
113 Inline skating 0
114 Body boarding 0
115 Wii fit/Xbox (Games designed for fitness purposes only) 0
995 Other light exercise (such as mini-trampoline, harness racin 0
996 Other moderate exercise (such as tug of war, running/playing 0
997 Other - Unknown energy level 0
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 10328
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsRecord brief details of the (first/second/third/fourth/fifth/sixth) other sport exercise activity. Type in the first few letters of the sport to enter coding frame. Type ‘other’ if the sport is not listed. Type ‘xxx’ (for not listed/don’t know) if unable to code.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2012.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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