This statistic depicts the results of a survey about the average number of sports and activities participated in per week in New Zealand in 2017, by age group. During the survey period, children aged between 12 and 14 years old participated in an average of 6.4 sports or activities per week.
Average number of sports and activities participated in per week in New Zealand in 2017, by age group
survey method included online and postal self-completion surveys
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Note: Young people are respondents aged 5-17 and adults are respondents aged 18 and older. Data has been weighted by the source to reflect the population.
According to the source, participants are people who have been physically active in sport or recreation in the past seven days, where this participation excludes any physical activity undertaken for work or chores. Participation can include physical activity undertaken to get from one place to another (active transport) if the respondent considers it to be for sport or active recreation.
The survey question was phrased as follows:
For adults: ‘Which of the following have you done in the last 7 days, and which have you done in the last 12 months? Please only select the activities where you have been physically active specifically for sport, exercise or recreation. Note: reporting is based on responses to the 7 days component of the question. AND Please select the additional activities you have done in the last 7 days.’.
For young people: ‘Please tick all the ways you have been physically active for sport, PE, exercise or fun in the last 7 days (not including today).’.
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Sport New Zealand. (December 21, 2018). Average number of sports and activities participated in per week in New Zealand in 2017, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983550/new-zealand-number-of-weekly-sporting-activities-by-age-group/
Sport New Zealand. "Average number of sports and activities participated in per week in New Zealand in 2017, by age group." Chart. December 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983550/new-zealand-number-of-weekly-sporting-activities-by-age-group/
Sport New Zealand. (2018). Average number of sports and activities participated in per week in New Zealand in 2017, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983550/new-zealand-number-of-weekly-sporting-activities-by-age-group/
Sport New Zealand. "Average Number of Sports and Activities Participated in per Week in New Zealand in 2017, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983550/new-zealand-number-of-weekly-sporting-activities-by-age-group/
Sport New Zealand, Average number of sports and activities participated in per week in New Zealand in 2017, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983550/new-zealand-number-of-weekly-sporting-activities-by-age-group/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Average number of sports and activities participated in per week in New Zealand in 2017, by age group [Graph], Sport New Zealand, December 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/983550/new-zealand-number-of-weekly-sporting-activities-by-age-group/