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 West Yorkshire

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 Wakefield

Active People

About The Survey

The Active People Survey was commissioned by Sport England, the leading sports development agency in England. Ipsos MORI, a large market research company, was awarded the contract to carry out the survey following competitive tendering.

The primary objective of the Active People Survey is to measure levels of participation in sport and active recreation and its contribution to improving the health of the nation.

Sport and active recreation includes walking and cycling for recreation in addition to more traditional formal and informal sports. When measuring sports participation we are concerned with not only the type of activity but also the frequency, intensity and duration. Measuring these aspects will enable us to identify how many people are active at levels that are beneficial for their health.

In addition a range of other important sport related measures are included such as club membership, involvement in competition, receiving tuition or coaching and contributing to sport through voluntary activity. The survey will also provide wide ranging demographic information to enable the identification of participation by different social groups.

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Active People Survey 2007 Headline Results
YORKSHIRE REGION

Participation

  • 20.1% of the adult population (821,222) take part regularly in sport and active recreation – the national figure is 21%.
  • 27.1% (1,104,736) have built some sport or exercise into their lives.
  • 52.8% of adults (2,152,376) have not taken part in any moderate intensity sport and active recreation of 30 minutes duration in the last 4 weeks – the national figure is 50.6%.
  •  Regular participation in sport and active recreation varies across different socio-demographic groups:
    * Males - 22.9%; Females - 17.6%
    * People with a limiting longstanding illness or disability - 8.0%; those without - 22.8%
    * Black and other ethnic minority groups - 19.0%; Adults of white origin - 20.2%
    * Lowest socio-economic groups - 15.4%; highest socio-economic group - 25.0%
     
  • Regular participation ranged from a high of 25.9% in Hambleton to a low of 17.0% in Doncaster.


Volunteering

  •  4.8% of the adult population (194,027) contribute at least one hour a week volunteering to sport - national figure is 4.7%.
  • Volunteering levels ranged from 7.2% in Craven to 3.3% in Barnsley and Rotherham.
    Club membershipvi, receiving tuitioni, taken part in organised competition
  • 23.0% of the adult population are members of a club where they take part in sport – the national figure is 25.1%.
  •  16.7% of adults have received tuition from an instructor or coach over the last 12 months – the national figure is 18%.
  •  14.3% of adults have taken part in organised competitive sport in the last 12 months – the national figure is 15%.
    Satisfaction with sports provision in the local area
  •  68.7% of adults are fairly or very satisfied with sports provision in their local area - national figure is 69.5%.