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UK: number of outdoor watersport participants 2014-2015, by activity
UK: number of outdoor watersport participants 2014-2015, by activity
Leading outdoor watersport activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2015, by number of participants (in 1,000)
The statistic displays the results of a survey on the leading outdoor watersport activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2015, by number of participants. In 2015, it was found that approximately 3.2 million people in the UK participated any boating activity.
Leading outdoor watersport activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2015, by number of participants (in 1,000)
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| 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| Any activity | 13,127 | 12,364 |
| Spending general leisure time at the beach | 7,299 | 6,393 |
| Outdoor swimming | 4,577 | 4,278 |
| Coastal walking | 4,364 | 4,668 |
| Any boating activity | 3,459 | 3,176 |
| Canoeing | 1,528 | 1,408 |
| Angling* | 1,030 | 2,355 |
| Surfboarding | 711 | 996 |
| Motor boating/ bruising | 522 | 421 |
| Small sail boat activities | 518 | 418 |
| Cliff climbing | 456 | 382 |
| Canal boating | 393 | 379 |
| Rowing/ sculling | 392 | 330 |
| Power boating | 381 | 297 |
| Water skiing and wakeboarding | 336 | 273 |
| Yacht cruising | 325 | 253 |
| Leisure sub-aqua diving | 305 | 350 |
| Using personal watercraft | 204 | 171 |
| Small sail boat racing | 197 | 109 |
| Windsurfing | 194 | 109 |
| Coasteering | 125 | 101 |
| Yacht racing | 106 | 94 |
| Kitesurfing | 99 | 36 |
| 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| Any activity | 13,127 | 12,364 |
| Spending general leisure time at the beach | 7,299 | 6,393 |
| Outdoor swimming | 4,577 | 4,278 |
| Coastal walking | 4,364 | 4,668 |
| Any boating activity | 3,459 | 3,176 |
| Canoeing | 1,528 | 1,408 |
| Angling* | 1,030 | 2,355 |
| Surfboarding | 711 | 996 |
| Motor boating/ bruising | 522 | 421 |
| Small sail boat activities | 518 | 418 |
| Cliff climbing | 456 | 382 |
| Canal boating | 393 | 379 |
| Rowing/ sculling | 392 | 330 |
| Power boating | 381 | 297 |
| Water skiing and wakeboarding | 336 | 273 |
| Yacht cruising | 325 | 253 |
| Leisure sub-aqua diving | 305 | 350 |
| Using personal watercraft | 204 | 171 |
| Small sail boat racing | 197 | 109 |
| Windsurfing | 194 | 109 |
| Coasteering | 125 | 101 |
| Yacht racing | 106 | 94 |
| Kitesurfing | 99 | 36 |
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The statistic displays the results of a survey on the leading outdoor watersport activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2015, by number of participants. In 2015, it was found that approximately 3.2 million people in the UK participated any boating activity.
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- Release date
- February 2016
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2015
- Number of respondents
- 12,739 respondents
- Special properties
- unweighted base.
- Method of interview
- Omnibus survey
- Supplementary notes
- * For 2015, angling was split into the following categories: freshwater angling (335), sea angling (694), sea angling from kayak (72), sea angling from a rental boat (229), sea angling from a charter boat (63), sea angling from rocks (284), sea angling from shore (304) and recreational sea fishing (104). The split for 2014 was unclearified.
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- Release date
- February 2016
More information
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2015
- Number of respondents
- 12,739 respondents
- Special properties
- unweighted base.
- Method of interview
- Omnibus survey
- Supplementary notes
- * For 2015, angling was split into the following categories: freshwater angling (335), sea angling (694), sea angling from kayak (72), sea angling from a rental boat (229), sea angling from a charter boat (63), sea angling from rocks (284), sea angling from shore (304) and recreational sea fishing (104). The split for 2014 was unclearified.
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