1143.0.55.001 - Directory of Culture and Leisure Statistics, 2002  
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PARTICIPATION IN SPORTING AND PHYSICAL RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

PURPOSE

To obtain information on participation in sporting and physical recreational activities in South Australia.

DESCRIPTION

The data were collected in a survey conducted throughout South Australia during October 1995 as a supplement to the Monthly Population Survey (MPS), at the request of, and with funding from, the SA Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing. Persons aged 15 years and over were in scope of the survey, except for members of Australia’s permanent defence forces; certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments, customarily excluded from census and estimated populations; overseas residents in Australia; and members of non-Australian defence forces (and their dependants) stationed in Australia. People living in non-private dwellings (which includes hotels, hospitals etc) were excluded from the supplementary survey. Information for this survey was collected by personal interview with one randomly selected person aged 15 years and over in each household, resulting in a sample of approximately 3,400 people.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

South Australia

FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION

Irregular

DATA ITEMS

As this survey was conducted as part of the Monthly Population Survey all of the data items shown in the Labour force entry in this directory, with the exception of occupation and industry of employment, are available for analysis alongside the data items shown below.

Number of persons

The number of persons in South Australia aged 15 years or more.

Sporting and physical recreational activities undertaken

Whether, in the last 12 months, participated on a regular basis (including as a competitor, player for fitness and leisure, paid or unpaid coach or official, volunteer or administrator) in the following activities, which were listed in the following order on prompt cards:
Aerobics/aquarobics
Archery
Athletics, track and field
Australian rules football
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Billiards/snooker/pool
Bushwalking
Cricket (not indoor)
Croquet
Cycling
Dancing (dance classes, formal ballroom)
Dancing (social, disco, etc.)
Darts
Equestrian activities (pony club, riding)
Field hockey
Fishing
Golf
Gymnastics, trampolining
Ice/snow sports (snow skiing etc.)
Indoor cricket
Indoor/carpet bowls
Jogging/powerwalking/running
Lawn bowls
Lifesaving (surf, Royal)
Martial arts (eastern-judo, karate etc.)
Motor sports (competitive)
Netball
Off road motoring (4WD, trail bikes)
Orienteering
Rock climbing, abseiling
Rodeo
Roller sports (skateboarding etc.)
Rowing
Rugby league
Rugby union
Sailing, yachting
Shooting sports (competitive)
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Surf sports (surfing, wind surfing etc.)
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Ten pin bowling
Touch football
Triathlon
Underwater activities (scuba, snorkelling)
Volleyball
Walking
Waterskiing/jet skiing/powerboating
Weightlifting/body building/powerlifting
Other (up to five activities other than those listed above could be specified)

Main three sporting and physical recreational activities undertaken

Specifies, of all the sports and physical activities nominated as having been undertaken in the last 12 months, those that the respondent considered to be the main three.

Main reason for participation

Records the main reason for participating in each of the three main activities.
Part of a fitness or exercise program
Social reasons
Competition
Pleasure/interest
Other

Participation capacities

Records all capacities in which the respondent participated in each of the three main activities in the last twelve months. Categories are:
Personal fitness/social participant
Formal competitor
Paid coach
Unpaid coach
Paid official or administrator
Unpaid official or administrator
Other volunteer
Other

Organisers of activities

Records all organisers of each of the three main activities in the last 12 months. Categories are:
A school/tertiary institution
A club, association or league
The workplace
A sports centre
Yourself/other individual
Other
Don't know

Participation venues

Records all venues at which participation in each of the three main activities took place in the last 12 months.
At home/other private residence
At school/tertiary institution
A club/association venue
A commercial venue
A local council facility
Natural environment
Other

Frequency of participation

Records the number of times (including training sessions) the respondent participated in each of the three main activities. Categories are:
More than once a week (number of times was recorded)
Once a week
Once a fortnight
Once a month
Other

Months of participation

Records all months (in the last 12) in which the respondent participated in each of the three main activities.

Membership of club or association

Records, for each of the three main activities, whether the respondent was a member of such a club or association during the last 12 months.

Expenditure on participation

For each of the three main activities records the dollars spent on:
Membership fees during the last 12 months
Average cost of each session, excluding membership fees
Clothing and equipment for the respondent during the last 12 months

Main reason for non-participation

Respondents who had participated in no sports or physical recreation activities in the last 12 months were asked the main reason for non-participation.
Injury, illness
No time, too busy
Expense, cost
Too unfit, overweight, too old
Don’t like sport, not interested
Other

Desired activities

Records up to five activities in which the respondent wanted to participated but didn’t in the last 12 months.

Main desired activity

Records which of the desired activities is the one in which the respondent most wanted to participate.

Main reason for non-participation in main desired activity

Records the main reason the respondent didn’t participate in their main desired activity during the last 12 months.
Lack of facilities in local area
Facility operating hours inconvenient
Injury, illness
Pregnancy
Caring for family etc.
Expense, cost
Physical handicap, disability
No time, too busy
Lack of transport
Lack of opportunity
Partner doesn't share interest
Too unfit, overweight, too old
Other

Intention to participate in main desired activity

Records whether the respondent intends to participate regularly in their main desired activity in the next 12 months.

Highest educational qualification completed

In addition to the data about demographic and socioeconomic characteristics collected in the Labour Force survey which accompanied this survey, this survey also collected details of the highest educational qualification completed. Categories are:
Did not complete secondary school
Nursing qualification
Secondary school qualification
Trade certificate/apprenticeship
Technician’s certificate
Advanced certificate
Certificate other than above
Associate diploma
Undergraduate diploma
Bachelor degree
Post-graduate diploma
Masters degree/doctorate

HISTORICAL DATA

The survey has only been conducted once, in October 1995. Similar surveys were conducted in Victoria in October 1989, Queensland in October 1993, and Tasmania in October 1994.

DISSEMINATION

Publications

Australian Bureau of Statistics 1995, Participation in Sporting and Physical Recreational Activities, South Australia, October 1995, Cat. no. 4175.4, ABS, Canberra. Price $14.50.

Other

National Sport and Recreation Industry Database and Directory (NSRIDD).

CONTACT

In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.

Statistical Services
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 2272
ADELAIDE SA 5001

Telephone: Adelaide 08 8237 7377
Facsimile: Adelaide 08 8237 7366
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au



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