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Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 1: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2014, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 5.12 Barriers to sports participation, 2012/2014 combined, by age and sex
| Aged 16 and over who did not take part in any sport / exercise in past month | 2012/2014 combined | ||||||
| Barriers to being more active | Age | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||||
| Health isn't good enough | 8 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 63 | 35 |
| It's too difficult to find time | 44 | 46 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| Not really interested | 22 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 17 |
| Respondent already does enough | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
| It costs too much | 8 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | - | 5 |
| No one to do it with | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Fear of injury | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Wouldn't enjoy it | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Never occurred to me | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Might feel uncomfortable or out of place | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Not enough information on what is available | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| Weathera | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Changing facilities are not good enough | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
| No reason | 14 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Women | |||||||
| Health isn't good enough | 14 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 63 | 35 |
| It's too difficult to find time | 60 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 33 |
| Not really interested | 14 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 18 |
| Respondent already does enough | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| It costs too much | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | 7 |
| No one to do it with | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Fear of injury | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Wouldn't enjoy it | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Never occurred to me | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Might feel uncomfortable or out of place | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Not enough information on what is available | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Weathera | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Changing facilities are not good enough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| No reason | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| All adults | |||||||
| Health isn't good enough | 11 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 63 | 35 |
| It's too difficult to find time | 54 | 50 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 32 |
| Not really interested | 17 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 17 |
| Respondent already does enough | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| It costs too much | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | 6 |
| No one to do it with | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Fear of injury | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Wouldn't enjoy it | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Never occurred to me | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Might feel uncomfortable or out of place | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Not enough information on what is available | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weathera | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Changing facilities are not good enough | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| No reason | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||||
| Men | 142 | 123 | 161 | 160 | 158 | 124 | 869 |
| Women | 215 | 147 | 226 | 209 | 201 | 195 | 1194 |
| All adults | 358 | 270 | 387 | 369 | 359 | 319 | 2062 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||||
| Men | 78 | 108 | 155 | 179 | 224 | 163 | 907 |
| Women | 181 | 164 | 240 | 248 | 275 | 256 | 1364 |
| All adults | 259 | 272 | 395 | 427 | 499 | 419 | 2271 |
a Weather was not listed on the showcards, but was given as an "other" reason
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