Active People Survey 5
The fifth year of the survey, Active People Survey
5, started in mid October 2010 and ran continuously for 12 months
until the middle of October 2011. Click here to see the full data reports on the Sport England website.
The full year results were published
on 8 December 2011. Headline results can be found
below. More detailed sport
specific resultsare also
available.
Highlights from Active People Survey
5:
- During the period October 2010 to October 2011, 6.927 million
adults (aged 16 and over) participated in sport three times a week
for 30 minutes at moderate intensity;
- 14.759 million adults (aged 16 and over)
participated in sport at least once a week for 30 minutes at
moderate intensity during the period October 2010 to October
2011;
- Comparison of the 2007/8 (Active People
Survey 2) and the latest results to October 2011 (Active People
Survey 5), shows four sports (athletics, boxing, table tennis and
mountaineering) have seen a statistically significant increase in
participation rates
