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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableA_SPO_402
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.) 82
2 Angling/fishing 28
3 Athletics/cross country 200
4 Basketball/netball/volleyball 292
5 Boxing 66
6 Canoeing/Kayaking 8
7 Cricket 19
8 Cycling 216
9 Dancing (e.g. Disco, ballet, tap etc.) 134
10 Darts 70
11 Football 414
12 Gaelic Football 181
13 Golf, pitch and putt, putting 18
14 Gymnastics 50
15 Hockey 98
16 Horse riding 20
17 Hurling/Camogie 28
18 Ice skating 7
19 Indoor bowls 12
20 Jogging 159
21 Keep fit, aerobics, yoga, dance exercise 45
22 Martial Arts 16
23 Motor sports 9
24 Rugby union or league 34
25 Shooting 13
26 Skateboarding/Rollerblading 15
27 Skiing 2
28 Snooker, pool, billiards 33
29 Swimming or diving 43
30 Table tennis 25
31 Tennis/Badminton/Squash 30
32 Tenpin bowling 12
33 Trampolining 40
34 Walking for Exercise/Hill walking 125
35 Weight training/lifting/body building 36
36 Windsurfing/boardsailing 0
37 Yachting or dinghy sailing 1
38 Any Other Sports or Physical Activities 18
39 None of these 0
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2013
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