Sports Participation in Scotland 2007
Research Digest no. 108
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September 2008
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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 SystemThree 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 datahave 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 andthe analysis uses three-year averages to improve the consistency and reliabilityof 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 fourweeks (normally referred to in this report as having participated ‘at least once amonth’).
The definition of sport used is fairly broad and includes casual participation inphysical recreations such as walking (2+ miles), dance and snooker/billiards/pool as well as more organised sports. The main classifications used within thisreport are Sports, Sports plus Walking (2+ miles) and Sports less Physical
Recreations. These are defined in the methodology section at the end of thereport (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 populartwo months for each activity to ensure seasonal activity is adequatelyrepresented. For example: