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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableA_SPO_407
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.) 4
2 Angling/fishing 1
3 Athletics/cross country 2
4 Basketball/netball/volleyball 6
5 Boxing 1
6 Canoeing/Kayaking 2
7 Cricket 2
8 Cycling 6
9 Dancing (e.g. Disco, ballet, tap etc.) 6
10 Darts 6
11 Football 21
12 Gaelic Football 17
13 Golf, pitch and putt, putting 15
14 Gymnastics 10
15 Hockey 10
16 Horse riding 6
17 Hurling/Camogie 17
18 Ice skating 15
19 Indoor bowls 8
20 Jogging 56
21 Keep fit, aerobics, yoga, dance exercise 30
22 Martial Arts 9
23 Motor sports 12
24 Rugby union or league 16
25 Shooting 9
26 Skateboarding/Rollerblading 17
27 Skiing 2
28 Snooker, pool, billiards 34
29 Swimming or diving 53
30 Table tennis 52
31 Tennis/Badminton/Squash 25
32 Tenpin bowling 3
33 Trampolining 49
34 Walking for Exercise/Hill walking 71
35 Weight training/lifting/body building 36
36 Windsurfing/boardsailing 0
37 Yachting or dinghy sailing 1
38 Any Other Sports or Physical Activities 30
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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