This statistic displays the results of a survey on the distribution of children in England in 2018, by gender and liking of playing sports. During the survey period it was found that boys were more likely to respond that they loved playing sport than girls. The love of playing sports was shared by approximately 65 percent of the boys and 49 percent of the girls.
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Sport England. (March 21, 2019). Do you like playing sport? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002039/distribution-boys-girls-england-by-liking-of-playing-sport/
Sport England. "Do you like playing sport?." Chart. March 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002039/distribution-boys-girls-england-by-liking-of-playing-sport/
Sport England. (2019). Do you like playing sport?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002039/distribution-boys-girls-england-by-liking-of-playing-sport/
Sport England. "Do You like Playing Sport?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002039/distribution-boys-girls-england-by-liking-of-playing-sport/
Sport England, Do you like playing sport? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002039/distribution-boys-girls-england-by-liking-of-playing-sport/ (last visited October 13, 2024)
Do you like playing sport? [Graph], Sport England, March 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002039/distribution-boys-girls-england-by-liking-of-playing-sport/
