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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableSPBENF01
LabelBenefits from sports and physical activity 01
Question text What benefits, if any, have you experienced as a result of your participation in Sports & Physical Activity over the past 12 months?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Learned new skills/ developed existing skills 261
2 Developed leadership skills 38
3 Developed skills as a team player 55
4 Improved health 794
5 Helped me gain a qualification 4
6 Enabled me to communicate with family/friends 62
7 Developed my confidence 17
8 Mixed with people of different backgroun 39
9 Opportunities to make friends 48
10 Keep fit 514
11 Lose weight 88
12 Have fun 170
13 Helped in getting a job 2
14 Improved my feeling of well-being 208
15 Other 7
16 No benefit 68
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 1
Sysmiss 1249
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD (BENEFITS FROM SPORT) CODE ALL THAT APPLY
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services Agency’s (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually
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