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.