This statistic shows the share of the population doing sports or exercise as a free time activity in England by age. According to the survey, conducted between April 2015 and March 2016, around 66 percent of 16 to 24 year olds did sport or exercise in their free time.
Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age
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Statistics on Athletics in the United Kingdom (UK)
Participation
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Funding
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- Premium Statistic UK: grant aid received by UK Athletics from 2017 to 2019
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- Premium Statistic Public funding for para-athletics in the UK since 2000, by location of games
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- Premium Statistic Grant aid received by the Scottish Athletics Ltd association in Scotland 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Ireland: Sport Ireland high performance investments in Athletics Ireland 2013-2024
Governing Body
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- Premium Statistic Annual income of the UKA Ltd association in the United Kingdom 2009-2018
- Premium Statistic Number of full-time employees of the UKA Ltd association 2009-2019
- Premium Statistic Total costs of employees of the UKA Ltd association in the UK 2009-2019
- Premium Statistic Scottish Athletics: operating income in Scotland from 2014 to 2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Scottish Athletics: operating expenditure in Scotland from 2014 to 2021, by type
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (October 11, 2017). Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age." Chart. October 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2017). Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adult Population Doing Sports or Exercise in Free Time in England in 2015/16, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), October 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/