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Sports Participation in Scotland 2007
Research Digest no. 108
Published by:
© sportscotland
Caledonia House, South Gyle
Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ
Tel: 0131 317 7200
www.sportscotland.org.uk
ISBN 1 85060 546 1
September 2008
sportscotland is the trading name of the Scottish Sports Council
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................2
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS.................................................................3
TABLES AND FIGURES ..............................................................................7
methodology.........................................................................................40
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INTRODUCTION
Since 1987, sportscotland has collected data on sports participation by adults
(aged 16 and over) in Scotland. The data have been collected by TNS System
Three as part of their omnibus household survey, the Scottish Opinion Survey.
This research digest presents the data collected during the three years 2005-07,
with earlier trend data providing a picture of change over time. Since 1998 data
have also been collected from children (aged 8-15) and are included here.
The sample size is made up of 6,000 adults and 1,450 children per annum and
the analysis uses three-year averages to improve the consistency and reliability
of the data. The survey is carried out every other month throughout the year.
Participation is defined as having taken part at least once within the last four
weeks (normally referred to in this report as having participated ‘at least once a
month’).
The definition of sport used is fairly broad and includes casual participation in
physical recreations such as walking (2+ miles), dance and snooker/billiards/
pool as well as more organised sports. The main classifications used within this
report are Sports, Sports plus Walking (2+ miles) and Sports less Physical
Recreations. These are defined in the methodology section at the end of the
report (p40).
It may be helpful for the reader to clarify two important aspects of the analysis.
The analysis of participation patterns is based on data from the most popular
two months for each activity to ensure seasonal activity is adequately
represented. For example:
􀂃 19% of men and 2% of women took part in football during the most
popular two months of each year 2005-07.
When looking at the participants in a particular sport, all-year data are used. For
example:
􀂃 31% of male football participants and 16% of female football
participants were members of a football club in 2005-07.
Full details of the methodology are provided later in this report (p40). It is
recommended that this section should be read for an understanding of the data
and its use.
The next section provides key findings followed by tables which provide national
aggregate patterns, differences in participation between categories of gender
and age and social class, the frequency of participation and the extent of club
membership.
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SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
Aggregate Levels of Participation
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