Table 1 Participation frequencies in sport and exercise activities groupings used in the present study

Grouping and components	Component frequency
	n		%
	Men	Women	Men	Women
Cycling (any purpose)	4027	2446	14.8	7.3
Swimming	3467	5157	12.7	15.3
Dancing	1600	3570	5.9	10.6
Running	2929	1557	10.8	4.6
Team sports
Football/rugby	3151	250	11.6	0.7
Basketball	18	0	<0.1	NA
Netball/handball	4	143	<0.1	0.4
Volleyball	55	23	0.2	0.1
Polo	2	1	<0.1	<0.1
Hockey	51	55	0.2	0.2
Baseball/softball	10	5	<0.1	<0.1
Cricket	253	20	0.9	0.1
Lacrosse	3	5	<0.1	<0.1
Racquet sports
Badminton/tennis	1082	900	4	2.7
Squash	545	148	2	0.4
Table tennis	83	53	0.3	0.2
Racquetball	2	1	<0.1	<0.1

Martial arts
Boxing	42	4	0.2	<0.1
Any other martial art	156	100	0.6	0.3
Golf	1442	258	5.3	0.8
Gym/fitness club-based
Gym workout, weight training, keep-fit	3722	3544	13.7	10.5
Calisthenics	4087	4058	15	12
Aerobics	748	3437	2.7	10.2
Outdoor watersports
Canoeing	46	29	0.2	0.1
Sailing	79	31	0.3	0.1
Rowing	42	19	0.2	0.1
Surfing	38	9	0.1	<0.1
Wind-surfing	21	8	0.1	<0.1
Scuba diving	20	17	0.1	0.1

NA, non-applicable.
Data collected from men (n = 27 213) and women (n = 33 721) participating in the Health Survey for England in 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004 and 2006.