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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 5.11 Reasons for participating in sport, 2012/2014 combined, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over who took part in any sport / exercise in the past month | 2012/2014 combined | ||||||
Reason for participating in activity | Age | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | ||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Men | |||||||
Just enjoy it | 71 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 78 | 73 | 72 |
To keep fit (not just to lose weight) | 68 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 48 | 54 | 63 |
For health reasons / to improve health | 16 | 33 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
To lose weight | 11 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 25 |
To meet with friends | 30 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 31 | 27 |
To improve my performance | 39 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 26 |
To take children | 0 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
To train / take part in a competition | 30 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
To walk the dog | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
To help with my injury or disability | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Part of my voluntary work | 2 | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Other | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Women | |||||||
Just enjoy it | 68 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 69 | 71 | 66 |
To keep fit (not just to lose weight) | 64 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 66 | 59 | 66 |
For health reasons / to improve health | 20 | 34 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 34 |
To lose weight | 36 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 37 |
To meet with friends | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 25 |
To improve my performance | 15 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
To take children | 8 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
To train / take part in a competition | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
To walk the dog | 9 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
To help with my injury or disability | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Part of my voluntary work | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 |
Other | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
All adults | |||||||
Just enjoy it | 69 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 69 |
To keep fit (not just to lose weight) | 66 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 56 | 56 | 64 |
For health reasons / to improve health | 18 | 34 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
To lose weight | 24 | 38 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 31 |
To meet with friends | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 26 |
To improve my performance | 27 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 20 |
To take children | 4 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
To train / take part in a competition | 21 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
To walk the dog | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
To help with my injury or disability | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Part of my voluntary work | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Other | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Bases (weighted): | |||||||
Men | 266 | 274 | 237 | 259 | 190 | 157 | 1384 |
Women | 253 | 225 | 235 | 219 | 159 | 154 | 1244 |
All adults | 519 | 499 | 472 | 478 | 349 | 311 | 2628 |
Bases (unweighted): | |||||||
Men | 141 | 174 | 209 | 223 | 203 | 219 | 1169 |
Women | 171 | 184 | 267 | 244 | 186 | 198 | 1250 |
All adults | 312 | 358 | 476 | 467 | 389 | 417 | 2419 |
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