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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableA_SPO_401
LabelI4. In the last 7 days, which, if any, of the following sports or physical activities have you done?
Responses
1 Active games (e.g. chase, skipping, rounders etc.) 901
2 Angling/fishing 52
3 Athletics/cross country 121
4 Basketball/netball/volleyball 286
5 Boxing 109
6 Canoeing/Kayaking 7
7 Cricket 14
8 Cycling 149
9 Dancing (e.g. Disco, ballet, tap etc.) 122
10 Darts 41
11 Football 413
12 Gaelic Football 85
13 Golf, pitch and putt, putting 10
14 Gymnastics 37
15 Hockey 59
16 Horse riding 39
17 Hurling/Camogie 58
18 Ice skating 18
19 Indoor bowls 8
20 Jogging 71
21 Keep fit, aerobics, yoga, dance exercise 23
22 Martial Arts 29
23 Motor sports 10
24 Rugby union or league 30
25 Shooting 10
26 Skateboarding/Rollerblading 9
27 Skiing 1
28 Snooker, pool, billiards 10
29 Swimming or diving 39
30 Table tennis 15
31 Tennis/Badminton/Squash 21
32 Tenpin bowling 7
33 Trampolining 41
34 Walking for Exercise/Hill walking 116
35 Weight training/lifting/body building 31
36 Windsurfing/boardsailing 0
37 Yachting or dinghy sailing 2
38 Any Other Sports or Physical Activities 27
39 None of these 109
98 Refusal 9
99 Don't Know 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2013
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