London 2012 Olympics: child sports participation survey

This statistic presents children's participation in sports in England linked to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, according to surveys conducted between April 2013 and March 2014. Almost 30 percent of the children aged 11 to 15 had taken part in classes at school linked to the London Olympics and Paralympics.

Have you done any of the following in connection to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games?

Characteristic	5-10 year olds	11-15 year olds
Sports activities in school linked to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games	23%	26.9%
Taken part in classes at school linked to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games	20%	29.5%
Taken part in non sports activities outside school linked to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games	5.4%	6.3%
Sports activities outside school linked to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games	2.3%	3.3%
Don't know	1.9%	0%

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Release date

December 2015

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2013/14**

Number of respondents

1502*

Age group

5-15 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* 5-10 year olds: n= 961; 10-15 year olds: n= 541.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: 'Have you done any of the following?'
This statistic using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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