This statistic shows the results of a survey regarding the location of sporting activities of children and youths in Finland in 2018. According to the survey, 44 percent of the respondents did sports daily by themselves. The corresponding figure for respondents playing sports with their parent or other guardian was five percent. 67 percent of respondents never played sports in a school-organized sports club, and 13 percent did not currently participate in any kind of sporting activity.
According to the source, the sample of the survey with regards to age, gender, and first language represents the Finnish population. Different survey methods were used for different age groups:
6 years: Telephone and face-to-face interviews (n=152)
7 to 9 years: Telephone and face-to-face interviews (n=187)
10 to 14 years: Telephone interviews (n=304)
15 to 29 years: Telephone interviews and online survey (n=956).
According to the source, sports in this context is meant to signify all kinds of exercising and sporting activities done during free time. Therefore, sports done during school or work is not included.
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Valtion liikuntaneuvosto. (March 11, 2019). Where do you do sports in your free time? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987083/sports-location-distribution-children-and-youths-by-frequency-finland/
Valtion liikuntaneuvosto. "Where do you do sports in your free time?." Chart. March 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987083/sports-location-distribution-children-and-youths-by-frequency-finland/
Valtion liikuntaneuvosto. (2019). Where do you do sports in your free time?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987083/sports-location-distribution-children-and-youths-by-frequency-finland/
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