The number of U.S. citizens aged six and above that participated roller skating amounted to approximately 11.8 million in 2017. This number has almost halved in size over the past 10 years.
The two types of roller skating
Roller skating is a recreational activity or sport where participants can choose to use either inline skates or 2x2 wheel skates. Inline skates typically have two to four wheels that are arranged in a single line. 2x2 wheel skates, or quad skates, have two front and two real wheels. In 2017, there were approximately 5.3 million participants in inline skating in the U.S., while 2x2 wheel skating proved the more popular of the two engaging around 6.3 million U.S. participants.
*A weighting technique was used to balance the data to reflect the total U.S. population ages six and above. A participant is defined as an individual who took part in the activity at least once in the given year. Number of survey participants: 40,141 (2009) / 38,742 (2010) / 38,172 (2011) / 42,363 (2012) / 19,240 (2013) / 10,778 (2014) / 32,658 (2015) / 24,134 (2016); Information on survey dates for 2006 to 2008 were not given.
Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Figures prior to 2017 were taken from previous reports.
Figures include 2x2 wheel roller skating and inline wheel roller skating.
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Outdoor Foundation. (July 17, 2018). Number of participants in roller skating in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191928/participants-in-roller-skating-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of participants in roller skating in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)*." Chart. July 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191928/participants-in-roller-skating-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2018). Number of participants in roller skating in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191928/participants-in-roller-skating-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of Participants in Roller Skating in The United States from 2006 to 2017 (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191928/participants-in-roller-skating-in-the-us-since-2006/
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