In a survey conducted during the 2022/23 academic year, it was found that over 40 percent of children aged five to 16 had taken part in football in the week leading up to being surveyed. Meanwhile, 27.7 percent had engaged in running, jogging, cross-country, or the Daily Mile.
Share of children participating in sports in the last week in England in 2022/23, by activity
* The source added the following: "The data in this set of tables were collected from year 3-11 pupils, parents of year 1-2 pupils (types of activity and swimming behaviour) and year 1-2 pupils (attitudes towards swimming)."
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (December 7, 2023). Share of children participating in sports in the last week in England in 2022/23, by activity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421571/children-11-15-sport-activity-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children participating in sports in the last week in England in 2022/23, by activity." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421571/children-11-15-sport-activity-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2023). Share of children participating in sports in the last week in England in 2022/23, by activity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421571/children-11-15-sport-activity-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Participating in Sports in The Last Week in England in 2022/23, by Activity." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421571/children-11-15-sport-activity-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children participating in sports in the last week in England in 2022/23, by activity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421571/children-11-15-sport-activity-involvment-england-uk/ (last visited October 15, 2024)
Share of children participating in sports in the last week in England in 2022/23, by activity [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421571/children-11-15-sport-activity-involvment-england-uk/