This 2013 survey investigated how the different generation members in the United Kingdom perceive the positions of science and faith in our mindsets today. The pre-war generation's respondents were the most convinced that we depend too much on science and not enough on faith. The younger generations showed lower rates of agreement though at least roughly a quarter of each group surveyed agreed with the notion.
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Share of adults agreeing that we depend too much on science and not enough on faith in the United Kingdom in 2013, by generation
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This 2013 survey investigated how the different generation members in the United Kingdom perceive the positions of science and faith in our mindsets today. The pre-war generation's respondents were the most convinced that we depend too much on science and not enough on faith. The younger generations showed lower rates of agreement though at least roughly a quarter of each group surveyed agreed with the notion.
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This 2013 survey investigated how the different generation members in the United Kingdom perceive the positions of science and faith in our mindsets today. The pre-war generation's respondents were the most convinced that we depend too much on science and not enough on faith. The younger generations showed lower rates of agreement though at least roughly a quarter of each group surveyed agreed with the notion.
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- March 2014
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- July 15 to November 18, 2013
- Number of respondents
- 1,749 respondents
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)
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Statistics on "Fitness industry in the United Kingdom (UK)"
- Overview
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- Estimated growth of the wellness and fitness market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020, by category (in million GBP)UK: estimated growth of the wellness and fitness market 2015-2020, by category
- Gross value added (GVA) of fitness facilities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015* (in million GBP)Gross value added (GVA) of fitness facilities in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2015
- Annual turnover of fitness facilities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015 (in million GBP)Turnover of fitness facilities in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2015
- Number of operating facilities used for fitness in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 to 2016, by turnover size band*Number of fitness facilities in the UK 2014-2016, by turnover
- Public sector expenditure on recreational and sporting services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/2012 to 2016/2017 (in million GBP)Public expenditure on recreational and sporting services in the UK 2011-2017
- Distribution of physical activity levels among children in England in 2012, by age and genderPhysical activity levels of children in England 2012, by age and gender
- Distribution of physical activity levels reported in the past week in Wales in 2014, by genderPhysical activity levels in past week in Wales 2014, by gender
- Employment
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- Total number of people with sports and fitness occupations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in 1,000)Number of people with sports occupations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2017
- Number of employees in the sport activities sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age group and gender (in 1,000)UK: number of employees in the sports activities sector 2014, by age group and gender
- Total number of fitness instructors in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in 1,000) Number of fitness instructors in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2017
- Share of full-time professionals in the fitness industry in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by occupationUK: share of full-time fitness professionals in 2014, by occupation
- Distribution of the fitness industry workforce in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by main working locationUK: distribution of the fitness workforce in 2014, by main working location
- Distribution of the fitness market workforce in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age groupUK: distribution of fitness market workforce in 2014, by age group
- Distribution of the fitness occupations held in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age groupUK: distribution of fitness occupations in 2014, by age group
- Distribution of the fitness occupations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender UK: distribution of fitness occupations in 2014, by gender
- Participation
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- Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by ageSports and exercise as free time activity in England 2016, by age
- Shares of adults who participated in selected sports in the past four weeks in Scotland from 2014 to 2016Scotland: share of adults sport participation 2014-2016
- Share of children participating in aerobics or keep fit in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010/11 to 2016/17, by ageChildren participating in aerobics in England 2010-2017
- Number of minutes of physical activity in the past week in Wales in 2015, by genderWeekly minutes of physical activity in Wales 2015, by gender
- Number of days children are physically active in one week in Wales in 2015, by genderNumber of days on which children are physically active in Wales 2015, by gender
- Share of people who have ever attended strength and conditioning classes (e.g. BODYPUMP™, boxercise, kickboxing, legs, bums and tums) in England in 2015, by genderParticipation rate of strength and conditioning classes in England 2015, by gender
- Share of people who have ever attended cardiovascular fitness classes (e.g. Spinning™, aerobiking™, BODYCOMBAT™, BODYATTACK™) in England in 2015, by genderParticipation rate of cardiovascular fitness classes in England 2015, by gender
- Share of people who have ever attended water workout classes (e.g. AquaZumba®, water aerobics) in England in 2015, by genderParticipation rate of water workout classes in England 2015, by gender
- Consumption
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- Consumer price index (CPI) of equipment for sport and open-air recreation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2017Sport equipment consumer price index (CPI) annual average in the UK 2003-2017
- Number of people purchasing keep fit equipment (e.g. exercise bikes, rowing machines) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by expenditure (in 1,000)Expenditure on keep fit epuipment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2016
- Number of people purchasing sports equipment (excluding fitness equipment and sports clothing) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by expenditure (in 1,000 people)Expenditure on sports equipment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2016
- Volume sales of wearable technology in the United Kingdom (UK) from January to September 2014, by product type (in 1,000 units)Wearable technology sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by product
- Sales value of wearable technology in the United Kingdom (UK) from January to September 2014, by product type (in million GBP)Wearable technology sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by product
- Ownership and interest in selected wearable devices among internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014Ownership and interest in selected wearable devices in the UK 2014
- Which, if any, of the following ingredients would you be most interested in seeing included in a sports/energy drink?Ingredients wanted in sports and energy drinks in United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Share of people who spent money* on wellness and fitness products in the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by age groupUK: share of people who spent money on wellness and fitness in 2015, by age group
- Dance Fitness
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- Share of people who have ever attended dance classes (e.g. ballroom, latin,country and western, folk) in England in 2015, by genderParticipation rate of dance classes in England 2015, by gender
- Share of people who have ever attended dance fitness classes (e.g. aerobics, BODYSTEP™, Zumba®, BODYJAM™, street dance) in England in 2015, by genderParticipation rate of dance fitness classes in England 2015, by gender
- Share of female participants in dance fitness in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by frequencyFemale participation in dance fitness in the United Kingdom in 2015, by frequency
- What do you think is the most popular dance style in dance fitness?England: most popular dance styles in dance fitness classes in 2015
- Most common reasons for people to choose a style of dance in dance fitness classes in England in 2015England: most common reasons for favouring a dance workout style in England 2015
- Which one of these dance styles do you think is on the rise in relation to popularity?Dance fitness styles on the rise in relation to popularity in England in 2015
- Which one of these dance styles do you think is on the decline in terms of popularity?Dance fitness styles with decreasing popularity in England in 2015
- Satisfaction of participants of dance fitness classes in England in 2015England: satisfaction of participants of dance fitness courses in 2015
- Health Apps
The most important statistics
- Do you have any healthcare, wellness, or fitness apps on your phone or tablet?UK: distribution of mobile health, wellness and fitness application usage in 2015
- What category do your healthcare, wellness or fitness apps fall into?UK: share of healthcare, wellness and fitness apps 2015, by category
- Share of users finding medical, health and fitness apps helpful in Great Britain in 2013, by health-related factorHelpfulness of health and fitness apps to users in Great Britain 2013, by factor
- Usage penetration of medical, health, and fitness-related apps in Great Britain in 2013, by demographic group*Fitness, health and medical app usage in Great Britain 2013, by demographic group
- Share of users finding apps helpful for exercising in Great Britain in 2013, by demographicHelpfulness of apps for exercising in Great Britain 2013, by demographic
- Share of individuals who used health and wellbeing mobile apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by age groupHealth and wellbeing mobile apps usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by age group
- Frequency with which individuals used health and wellbeing mobile apps in the prior twelve months in the United Kingdom (UK) in August 2015 and September 2015Health and wellbeing mobile apps usage frequency in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- eHealth Outlook
The most important statistics
- Number of users in the eHealth fitness segment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021, by subsegment (in millions)Digital Market Outlook: eHealth fitness users in the UK 2015-2021, by subsegment
- Users of the eHealth fitness segment in the United Kingdom (UK) by age group and gender in 2016 (in millions)Digital Market Outlook: eHealth fitness users in the UK 2016, by age group and gender
- Users of the eHealth fitness segment in the United Kingdom (UK) by age group from 2014 to 2020 (in millions)Digital Market Outlook: eHealth fitness users in the UK 2014-2020, by age group
- Number of users in the eHealth fitness segment in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by income and age group (in millions)*DMO: eHealth fitness users in the UK 2016, by age group and income split
- eHealth revenue of the fitness segment in the United Kingdom (UK) by subsegment from 2015 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)Digital Market Outlook: eHealth fitness revenue in the UK 2015-2021, by subsegment
- Usage penetration of the eHealth fitness segment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021, by subsegmentDMO: eHealth fitness usage penetration in the UK 2015-2021, by subsegment
- Average revenue per user (ARPU) of the eHealth fitness segment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021, by subsegment (in U.S. dollars)Digital Market Outlook: eHealth fitness ARPU in the UK 2015-2021, by subsegment
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