Active People
The Active People Survey is a large telephone survey of sport and active recreation, commissioned by Sport England. The survey measures participation in sport and active recreation, and provides details of how participation varies from place to place and between different groups in the population. The survey also measures other sport-related issues such as volunteering; club membership; tuition or coaching; and overall satisfaction with levels of sporting provision in the local community. The survey began in October 2005, and is planned to run continuously until 2010. In the first year the sample was 363,724 adults in England (aged 16 plus), with a minimum of 1,000 interviews completed in every one of the 354 Local Authority in England. The survey provides the measurement for National Indicator 8 (NI8) - adult participation in sport and active recreation.
- Methodology: Bespoke telephone questionnaire collected data on frequency of participation in sport and active recreation during the previous 4 weeks.
- Start date: 2005
- Frequency of survey: Survey 1: 2005-6; Survey 2: 2007-8; Survey 3: 2008-
- Most recent return: October 2008
- Commissioned by: Sport England
- Coverage: Adult 16+yrs
- Caveats: Physical activity data focus on sport, with only limited coverage of active travel
- Link to data source: http://www.sportengland.org/index/get_resources/research/active_people.htm
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