SPARC Facts '97-'01

SPARC Facts contains facts and figures about New Zealanders' involvement in sport and physical activity.

You can download all of the relevant information below.

Some of this is also available in printed format - if you have difficulty downloading a document, please contact us: email info@sparc.org.nz.

Where the information in SPARC Facts comes from

Most of the information in SPARC Facts comes from the New Zealand Sport and Physical Activity Surveys that are run by SPARC.

The information in SPARC Facts '97-'01 comes from the three surveys that have been run to date - the 1997/98, 1998/99 and the 2000/01 surveys.

How the survey information is used in SPARC Facts '97-'01

Combining results from the three surveys in SPARC Facts '97-'01 allows more detailed activity profiles to be provided of people across the different demographic variables (ie, ethnicity, gender and age). More detailed information about the activity levels of boys and girls and men and women of different ages and cultural backgrounds is published in this edition of SPARC Facts.

SPARC Facts '97-'01 was written by Ingrid van Aalst (consultant) with assistance from Dimitry Kazakov (Research Analyst, SPARC) and Grant McLean (Senior Advisor - Research, SPARC).

What SPARC Facts '97-'01 covers

SPARC Facts '97-'01 provides an overview of all the key information contained in the New Zealand Sport and Physical Activity surveys. The information includes the following:

How active/ inactive people are by gender, age and ethnicity, as well by their education and available household income
How active New Zealanders want to be
What sport and physical activities we participate in
Levels of club membership, participation in organised sports and active leisure competitions, and who receives coaching
Who is involved in sport and active leisure coaching and administration
Why we need to be active
How New Zealanders compare internationally.

Some of the key trends since 1997 are also presented, along with other interesting facts, such as:

awareness of SPARC's programme for young people and our awareness of the RSTs (Regional Sports Trusts)
why people stop and start being active
who takes the stairs
other activities people participate in during their leisure time.

Summary profiles are included by:

Regional Sports Trust
Ethnicity - Maori, European, Pacific Islands and other ethnic groups
People with a disability
Older people.

The following detailed profiles are available:

Further demographic profiles (Maori, European, Pacific, Other ethnic groups, older people, people with a disability, volunteers, gender)
Sports profiles (20 profiles)
The Trends Report (PDF, 737 KB).

Definitions of activity and inactivity, sport and active leisure, sporting activity and ethnicity are provided within the document and are listed in the appendices (page 62). Information on how the surveys are carried out is also described in more detail in the appendices.