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Participation NZ boys

Participation in sport and active leisure by NZ Boys

Participation in sport and active leisure by NZ boys
Census 2001 group
figure: 377,877
% Young people
taking part in
the last 2 weeks:
# Young people
taking part in
the last 2 weeks:
# Respondents
Sports  
Athletics 8% 30,200 96
Basketball 11% 41,700 123
Combat sports 5% 17,700 57
Cricket 19% 73,000 214
Golf 6% 21,600 65
Gymnastics 2% 8,000 29
Hockey 6% 24,200 78
Horse riding 1% 3,100 13
Motor sports 4% 14,000 38
Netball 2% 6,700 14
Racquet sports 4% 14,200 53
Rugby Union 24% 90,300 273
Rugby League 3% 10,100 26
Shooting/archery 1% 2,600 11
Skiing/snow sports 1% 4,500 16
Soccer 23% 88,300 284
Tennis 6% 23,100 69
Touch 9% 35,100 109
Triathlon/duathlon 1% 3,100 9
Volleyball 2% 9,000 31
Active Leisure  
Air sports <1% 100 1
Cycling-on road 20% 75,900 223
Cycling-off road 2% 5,700 19
Exercising 18% 69,700 253
Fishing/hunting 8% 28,400 83
Hockey derivatives 1% 2,700 11
Maori sports 1% 2,800 11
Outdoor games 16% 61,200 181
Parlour sports 1% 2,300 8
Running/jogging 15% 56,900 186
Skateboarding 10% 39,400 134
Surfing 3% 10,300 37
Swimming 27% 100,600 328
Target ball 1% 3,600 14
Team ball 6% 21,800 64
Terrain sports 3% 12,800 42
Walking 13% 49,000 153
Water sports 3% 13,200 44
Weightlifting <1% 1,000 4
Other physical activities <1% 1,200 3
NO physical activities 9% 33,200 120
 
Total 100% 377,900 1229

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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