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Participation - Maori young people

Participation in sport & active leisure by Maori Young People

Participation in sport and active leisure by Maori young people
Census 2001 group
figure: 159,996
% Young people
taking part in
the last 2 weeks:
# Young people
taking part in
the last 2 weeks:
# Respondents
Sports  
Athletics 10% 15,600 31
Basketball 10% 16,000 41
Combat sports 4% 6,200 18
Cricket 10% 16,300 40
Golf 2% 3,500 9
Gymnastics 2% 3,500 12
Hockey 3% 5,200 17
Horse riding 1% 2,100 8
Motor sports 1% 1,900 6
Netball 12% 18,800 46
Racquet sports 3% 4,500 15
Rugby Union 20% 32,600 85
Rugby League 3% 4,000 9
Shooting/archery <1% 400 2
Skiing/snow sports <1% 800 3
Soccer 11% 17,600 53
Tennis 2% 3,900 5
Touch 15% 24,800 63
Triathlon/duathlon <1% 500 2
Volleyball 5% 8,300 17
Active Leisure  
Air sports <1% 200 1
Cycling-on road 15% 23,900 54
Cycling-off road <1% 600 1
Exercising 19% 30,800 87
Fishing/hunting 4% 6,600 17
Hockey derivatives 2% 3,800 7
Maori sports 4% 6,600 17
Outdoor games 18% 29,400 58
Parlour sports 2% 2,500 3
Running/jogging 16% 25,600 77
Skateboarding 12% 19,500 46
Surfing 2% 2,400 5
Swimming 24% 38,300 109
Target ball <1% 600 2
Team ball 8% 13,000 29
Terrain sports 2% 3,300 9
Walking 10% 16,200 48
Water sports 2% 2,600 9
Weightlifting <1% 100 1
Other physical activities 1% 1,400 3
NO physical activities 11% 17,400 54
 
Total 100% 160,000 441

PLEASE NOTE:
  1. The figures in this table are from a sample survey and so are estimates of the percentage and number of participants in each sport and activity. The accuracy of the estimates varies with the number of respondents the figures are based on (see column 3). For sports/activities mentioned by less than 100 respondents, the figures should be used to indicate the level of participation in these sports/activities and not to provide exact figures.
  2. These figures do not refer to registered members of a national sporting code.
  3. The percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number (<1 indicates that less than 0.5% of young people took part in the sport/activity). The numbers of participants are rounded to the nearest hundred & are calculated using the percentages before rounding and the number of NZ young people (5-17 year olds) recorded in the 2001 Census.
  4. People may participate in the sports/activities shown here on a casual basis and/or with a club or organisation.
  5. The figures in this table are from the 1998 and 2000 Combined Sport & Physical Activity Surveys.
  6. Exercising includes going to gym, aerobics and aquarobics.
  7. Motor sports includes motorcycling, trail biking and motor racing.
  8. Outdoor games includes hacky sack, trampolining, fresbee and kite flying.
  9. Parlour sports includes billiards, snooker, pool, darts and eightball.
  10. Racquet sports includes badminton, squash and table tennis.
  11. Target ball includes bowling, petanque/boules and skittles.
  12. Team ball includes softball, baseball, rounders and T ball.
  13. Water sports includes yachting/sailing, water polo, water skiing and scuba diving.

Updated | 30 Mar 2006.

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