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SPORT AND RECREATION
IN THE LIVES OF
YOUNG AUCKLANDERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A large number of people and organisations contributed towards the successful
completion of the Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young Aucklanders report.
Auckland Council would like to acknowledge our partners, Ipsos NZ Ltd, Reid Research,
Sport New Zealand (Sport NZ) and Statistics Research Associates Ltd, in making this
report available to our stakeholders.
Sport NZ has provided ongoing support and input through co-developing the report
with Auckland Council. Our combined passion for the sport and recreation sector and
the benefits it brings to young Kiwis has ensured success.
Ipsos and Reid Research undertook the data collection and processing. Ipsos played a
substantial role in bringing the statistics and data together in a cohesive and informative
report. We will draw upon this report and the survey data as we continue to focus on
our commitment to young people across Auckland.
We would also like to thank those schools, parents, teachers and students that
participated – particularly across Auckland. Their input has been tremendously valuable
and we have gained much insight and many learnings from them. We could not have
achieved this without their support.
Within Auckland Council, there are a number of committed individuals who have lent
their time and expertise to making this report a reality. They are strong advocates
of the positive role sport and recreation plays in our young people’s lives and within
communities. These departments include Parks, Sport and Recreation, Integrated
Communications Operations, and Research, Consultation and Engagement.
AUTHORS
This Auckland Report was prepared by Ipsos. Editing, production and design were
managed by Jigsaw Communications NZ Ltd following guidelines set by Sport NZ.
Copies of this report can be found at: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz (keyword: Young
People's Survey).
CITATION
Auckland Council, 2013, Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young Aucklanders.
Auckland, New Zealand.
ISBN: 978-1-927216-21-7
Published in 2013 by Auckland Council
Sport and Recreation in the Lives of
Young Aucklanders
FOREWORDS
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SUMMARY
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1. INTRODUCTION
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Methodology
CONTENTS
2. PARTICIPATION
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Number of Activities Young People Regularly Participate In
Activities that Young People Regularly Participate In
Number of Sport and Recreation Activities
Sport and Recreation Activities Done This Year
Participation in Games
Participation in Events
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3. VIEWS ABOUT PLAYING SPORT
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4. HOW YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
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Participation with Sports Clubs
Participation with School Sports Teams
Participation with Coaches / Instructors
5. WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE PART IN SPORT AND RECREATION
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Participation in Different Settings
Highest Level at which Sport is Played
Volunteering
6. TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AND RECREATION
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Measuring Achievement of the Auckland Plan
Time Spent Participating in Sport and Recreation – Combined Time
Time Spent Participating in Sport and Recreation while “Mucking Around”
Time Spent Participating in Organised Sport
7. INTEREST IN SPORT AND RECREATION
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Sport and Recreation Activities Young People Want to Try or Do More of
Watching Sport
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8. AVAILABILITY AND USE OF SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES,
LOCAL PLACES AND EQUIPMENT
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APPENDICES
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Appendix 1: About the survey and how time is calculated
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Appendix 2: Survey topics in the Young People’s Survey
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Appendix 3: Time spent taking part in organised sport by gender and age
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Appendix 4: Participation and interest in sport and recreation activities
– full sport and activity lists
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Appendix 5: Reader notes
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Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young Aucklanders
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FOREWORDS
SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT – RECREATION FOR LIFE
MAYOR OF AUCKLAND
Len Brown
It is my pleasure to introduce Auckland’s inaugural sport
and recreation Young People’s Survey report. This is an
extremely important document for our region and for
our young people now, as well as for future generations
of New Zealanders who will live here one day.
It has also given us the opportunity to hear the voice
of young people, giving us insight into the sport and
recreation activities they enjoy.
This Auckland-focused report is the result of
considerable work, time and research into sport and
recreation and its impact on young people’s lives. It
builds upon the extremely valuable Sport NZ Sport
and Recreation in the Lives of Young New Zealanders
national report.
The survey is the most significant piece of research
done on young New Zealanders’ participation in sport
and recreation in more than 10 years. More than
8,000 Auckland students participated – from primary,
intermediate and secondary schools. Almost 200
Auckland schools participated, of which their students
made up 5,000 of the national respondents. A further
3,000 Auckland students were surveyed in a booster
sample, to provide the baseline for the Auckland Plan
target.
The findings are important to Auckland Council as
they will enable us to support community sport more
strategically and to get more young people enjoying,
and excelling, in sport and recreation.
This is very much in line with our Auckland Plan vision,
which has a strong focus on the importance of children
and young people. The survey findings will help shape
this focus.
We will now be better informed to meet the plan’s
Chapter 5: Recreation and Sport’s targets that aim to
boost and support our young people’s participation.
The Auckland target aims to increase the number of
school-aged children participating in organised sport
and informal physical activities by 2040.
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Through the survey findings, we will actively consider
the information gained in the development of council
policies, plans and projects.
We needed this information as the council recognised
some time ago that we have to both acknowledge and
tackle the challenges that Auckland faces in creating a
liveable city for our children and young people.
Part of that challenge is to promote individual and
community wellbeing through participation and
excellence in recreation and sport for our young people.
It is important to note that our partnership with Sport NZ
made this valuable Auckland survey possible. Together
we ensured the survey achieved comprehensive insight
into what our young people like to participate in; this will
benefit a range of stakeholders from sector-led initiatives
through to community-based activities.
This report is an important step in ensuring that the
council effectively supports the recreation and sporting
needs of our young people, which will lead to many longterm benefits including health, social, environmental and
cultural outcomes. As Mayor, I look forward to seeing the
positive results as we strive to make our city the world’s
most liveable city.
SPORT NEW ZEALAND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Peter Miskimmin
I am very pleased to read this Auckland Council
report which builds on Sport NZ’s own report
Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young New
Zealanders.
This work provides a voice for young New
Zealanders, giving them an opportunity to tell us
about their sporting lives, and to show them that we
are listening.
The scale of the survey allows us to explore how
sport and recreation fit into the lives of young
people of different ages and backgrounds. It has
shown us that we need to take account of their
varied preferences and circumstances as we work
towards our goal of supporting more young people
to engage in more sport and recreation.
The results tell us many positive things. It’s very
encouraging to see that the majority of young
Aucklanders ‘like playing sport a lot’.
As it is our largest and fastest growing city,
Auckland’s results will influence our national
approach towards encouraging young people to
participate more in sport and recreation.
These survey results will help us identify what works best
for a diverse population with a range of considerations.
While all New Zealand cities have their unique challenges
and opportunities, Auckland’s size, its demographic
make-up and Auckland Council’s proactive approach
to youth and sport and recreation will certainly inform
much of our decision-making within this sector.
It has been heartening to partner with Auckland Council
on this key project. Council has clearly signalled through
its Auckland Plan a strong intent to support, engage and
encourage its youth to participate more in sport and
recreation. Sport NZ has the same goal.
This is a great opportunity for central and local
government to work together in alignment. We are
both clearly focused on young New Zealanders and on
improving their prospects.
We hope to use these valuable findings to take a
collaborative sector-wide approach towards giving
young people every opportunity to participate in sport
and recreation and to share our passion.
AUCKLAND YOUTH ADVISORY PANEL
Flora Apulu
It is with excitement and enthusiasm that I write the
foreword for this report. As a Youth Advisory Panel we
believe that staying active is important for the holistic
health and development of young people.
so many of Auckland’s young people were invited to
participate in the survey shows us how much we have
to contribute to our country around influencing policies
that affect us.
One of the areas that our panel looks at is recreation
and sport – as Kiwis we love our physical activity and
often use it as a way to get involved socially, get fit and
sometimes to just ‘muck around’ and have a good time.
As chairperson for the panel, I commend Sport NZ in
leading this report and Auckland Council for ensuring
we are now able to access this important information.
We understand that recreation and sport is an integral
part of Auckland and the lives of young people. As
Aucklanders, we are privileged to have such a huge
range of sport and recreation facilities available – from
fields to swimming pools, regional parks and beaches.
This will assist the Youth Advisory Panel in our decisionmaking around recreation and sport.
I look forward to assisting in creating opportunities for
recreation and sport for children and young people.
Many of my friends and family use these great facilities,
when playing tag, volleyball or surfing. The fact that
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SUMMARY
About the Survey
The 2011 Sport New Zealand’s Young People’s Survey (YPS) provides key insights into the way young
New Zealanders participate in sport and recreation activities. It also tells us where and how they
participate, as well as the sports / activities they’d like to try or do more of.
The scale of the survey allows us to gain clear insight, for the first time, into the valuable role that
sport and recreation play in the lives of boys and girls of different ages and different backgrounds.
Background
In 2011, over 20,000 New Zealand students participated in
the YPS sport and recreation survey, undertaken by
Sport NZ and Auckland Council.
Working in partnership with Sport NZ, Auckland Council
supported the participation of 195 Auckland schools in
the YPS. The research findings support the Auckland Plan,
which has a strong focus on the importance of children and
young people. The survey will help shape this focus and
ensure we are better informed to meet the plan’s Chapter 5:
Recreation and Sport’s targets.
More than 8,000 young Aucklanders (5 to 18 years’ old)
participated – around 5,000 from the national sample
and another 3,000 from a booster sample. This provides a
valuable baseline for the Auckland Plan target: to increase
the number of school-aged children participating in
organised sport and informal physical activities by 2040.
It also helps us to understand the role sport and recreation
plays in the lives of boys and girls of different ages and
different backgrounds across Auckland, including at a Local
Board level. The information helps us to better understand
our communities so organisations supporting community
development, and the health and wellbeing of our young
people, can target activities more strategically.
The survey collected valuable information about sport and
recreation in its broadest sense, from casual games and
activities (“mucking around”) to organised competitions.
It collected information about the sports and activities in
which young people participate that are organised by sports
and clubs, as well as about young people’s involvement in
events.
To make the survey easy for students of all ages to
understand, the questions asked about sport and “active
things”. When simpler wording was needed to aid
understanding, questions were asked about “sport”.
Results are presented for boys and girls of different ages
and ethnic backgrounds. Most of the findings are presented
for three age groups; 5 to 10-year-olds, 11 to 14-year-olds
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and 15 to 18-year-olds. This groups together young people
who are mostly at primary school, intermediate / junior
secondary school, and secondary school, and recognises
that the opportunities for sport and recreation and physical
education (PE) vary as young people progress through
school. Other findings are presented either by year-level or
for older students, because students answered
age-appropriate survey forms with different questions.
The age groups used in the report are:
t 5 to 10-year-olds – primary school
t 11 to 14-year-olds – intermediate / junior secondary
school
t 15 to 18-year-olds – senior secondary school.
The year levels used in the report are:
t Years 1 to 2, mostly 5 to 6-year-olds
t Years 3 to 6, mostly 7 to 10-year-olds
t Years 7 to 10, mostly 11 to 14-year-olds
t Years 11 to 13, mostly 15 to 18-year-olds.
FIND OUT MORE
4 For further information about the survey, including the
national results, go to: www.sportnz.org.nz/yps
4 For further information about the Auckland results go
to: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz (keyword: Young
People's Survey)
What We Learnt
OUR OPPORTUNITIES
SPORT AND ACTIVE RECREATION ARE IMPORTANT
t Most like playing sport; around 7 out of 10 boys
(74.8%) and 6 out of 10 girls (58.6%) like playing sport
“a lot”
SCHOOLS AND CLUBS
PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE
IN PROVIDING SPORTING
OPPORTUNITIES.
t Most participate in some sports / activities regularly
(i.e. one or more times a week) – on average, they
participate in between 3 and 5 activities regularly “this
year”. Around 9 out of 10 boys, and 9 out of 10 girls in
Years 1-10 participate in at least one activity regularly,
while 8 out of 10 girls in Years 11-13 do this
t More than 6 out of 10 boys (64.9%) and more than
5 out of 10 girls (55.6%)1 aged 7 to 18 years spend
three or more hours a week participating in organised
sport2. Boys are more likely than girls to do this. The
proportion of young people taking part in organised
sport decreases with age
t Almost 7 out of 10 boys (68.8%) and almost 6 out of
10 girls (58.3%)1 spend three or more hours a week on
informal sport and recreation3. The proportion of young
people participating in informal sport and recreation
decreases with age
t Over 6 out of 10 boys (62.8%) and 7 out of 10 girls
(70.6%) want to try / do more of one or more sports or
activities, while around 3 out of 10 boys (26.2%) and
2 out of 10 girls (21.2%) were not interested in trying or
doing more 4. Commonly mentioned sports / activities
include a number of those that young people already
participate in (examples are football, rugby, netball and
swimming), as well as other activities that have lower
participation rates (examples are tennis, hockey, surfing,
martial arts and volleyball)
t A substantial number of 10 to 18-year-olds have taken
on volunteer roles regularly “this year” for the “sport or
active things” they do. Around 5 out of 10 boys (48.9%)
and 4 out of 10 girls (43.8%) said they volunteered in
one or more roles such as coach / assistant coach, team
/ assistant manager, club administrator, referee / official,
lifeguard, helper, team captain, physical activity leader
or event organiser
t Young people are keen spectators, watching sport on
TV, online and at live games and events
WELL-ESTABLISHED AND TEAM SPORTS STILL
CENTRAL TO SPORTING LIVES
t Sports like football, netball and rugby are played by
young people of all ages, albeit to varying degrees, and
are among the sports played regularly “this year”
t These three sports are also high up the list of sports
that young people want to try or do more of
t Team sports, like basketball, hockey, touch and
volleyball, as well as sports like badminton and tennis,
also feature in young people’s top 10 sports / activities
and / or in their “want to try / do more of” lists
t Schools play an important role in providing sporting
opportunities; 5 out of 10 boys (47.5%) and 4 out of 10
girls (44.1%) belong to a school sports team
t For older students (10 to 18-year-olds) schools play a
key role; participation rates for most sports / activities
outside of class time were higher in the school setting
than within clubs
t Most 10 to 18-year-olds participated in one or more
sport and recreation activities organised by their school.
For 10 to 14-year olds, this was around 6 out of 10
boys (85.4%) and 8 out of 10 girls (84.1%) and for 15
to 18-year olds, around 8 out of 10 boys (80.2%) and
girls (81.8%)
t Clubs play an important role in providing sporting
opportunities. Six out of 10 boys (60.0%) and 4 out
of 10 girls (45.7%) said they belonged to a sports club
outside of school
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These overall figures for boys and girls do not reflect the variations between young people of different ages which are important to
understanding young people’s participation. Further detail on the time that young people of different ages spend doing organised sport and
informal sport or active things is presented in section 6.
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Organised sport includes the time students spend on active PE at school and the time they spend at training or practice with a coach or taking
part in competitions. Sport is used here in its broadest sense and includes active recreation – “active things”.
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“Mucking around” with their friends, family or on their own could include things done during lunchtime at school, at the beach, at home or at
a friend’s house. It includes things like shooting hoops or playing cricket in the backyard. This provides insights into participation in an informal
or casual setting. This wording was tested with young people before the survey was carried out to make sure that they could understand and
answer the questions.
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Not all students answered the question which is why these figures do not sum up to 100%.
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tennis, touch, and volleyball. This participation and
interest often link to the gender, age and / or ethnic
background of young people
COMPETITION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT STILL PART
OF THE SPORTING LANDSCAPE
t For most 10 to 18-year-olds, competitive sport is a
feature of their sporting lives, with relatively few of
these young people playing sport only socially and not
at a higher level. Only 2 out of 10 boys (24.0%) and
3 out of 10 girls (31.4%) just play socially for fun with
family and friends
t The majority receive some coaching or instruction.
Around 7 out of 10 boys (72.3%) and more than
6 out of 10 girls (64.8%) had a coach or instructor
“this year”
YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGING IN SPORTS / ACTIVITIES
THAT DEVELOP FOUNDATION SKILLS
t Activities like swimming, athletics and gymnastics that
develop young people’s fundamental movement and
basic sports skills all feature highly in the top 20 sports
/ activities young people take part in
ACTIVE RECREATION AND SPORT PLAYED IN
INFORMAL SETTINGS A KEY PART OF SPORTING
LIVES
t Young people of all ages participate in activities like
running / jogging / cross-country, cycling / biking,
walking (for fitness) and tramping
t Participation rates for almost all sports / activities are
highest when young people are “mucking around”
with friends, families or on their own6. Fewer than
3% had not done any sport or recreation activities
while “mucking around” “this year”. Common sports
/ activities for boys when “mucking around” include
basketball (including shooting hoops), football, rugby,
touch, and swimming; for girls, these include dance,
basketball, netball, running / jogging, swimming and
walking for fitness
t Sport and recreation in informal settings make
an important contribution to the amount of time
spent participating in sport and recreation over a
week. Overall, 7 out 10 boys (68.8%) and 6 out of
10 girls (58.3%) spend at least three hours a week
participating in sport and recreation while “mucking
around”
t Playful activity also is important, with most playing
active games like four square and tag. Around 8 out of
10 boys (77.4%) and girls (80.2%) had participated in
active games at least once “this year”
t Sport and recreation events, while not activities that
most participate in, are a feature of around 3 out of
10 boys’ and 2 out of 10 girls’ sporting lives. Overall,
29.9% of boys and 24.3% of girls participated in at
least one sport or recreation event “this year”, with
running / walking events being the most common type
(15.7% of boys; 13.2% of girls)
MOST YOUNG AUCKLANDERS IN YEARS 7-10 (MOSTLY
11 TO 14-YEAR-OLDS) HAVE ACCESS TO SPORTS
EQUIPMENT, LOCAL PLACES AND FACILITIES, AND
AROUND 50% USE THESE AS FOLLOWS:
t Around 5 out of 10 young people have places to walk,
run or ride a bike in their local neighbourhood, and
use these
t Around 5 out of 10 have a bike available (may be
shared), which they use, and almost 7 in 10 have other
equipment at home (e.g. bats, balls) and use these
t Around 6 out of 10 have sports facilities at school (e.g.
playing fields and courts) and around 5 in 10 boys
and 4 in 10 girls have sports facilities in their local
neighbourhood available, and use these
OUR CHALLENGES
t The results confirm that participation:
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Is higher for boys than girls in most respects
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Drops off in the teenage years, particularly for girls
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Varies with ethnic backgrounds and, in particular,
Asian young people are less engaged in most aspects
of sport and recreation overall.
The results provide a baseline for the Auckland Plan
target to increase the number of school-aged children
participating in organised sport and informal physical
activities by 2040. For organised sport, around 6 out of
10 boys (64.9%) and girls (55.6%) aged 7 to 18 years take
part in three or more hours of organised sport in a normal
week. Informal participation in sport or active things when
“mucking around” with friends, family and on their own
is 7 out of 10 boys (68.8%) and 6 out of 10 girls (58.3%)
spend three or more hours a week participating in informal
physical activities.
SPORT AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND
PREFERENCES ARE MANY AND VARIED
t What boys and girls of different ages and ethnicities
do and want to do is different, albeit some sports and
activities are common to what all young people do /
want to do
t Young people participate, and are interested, in a
number of what might be thought of as less traditional
sports / activities – like badminton, basketball, martial
arts, skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, table
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“Mucking around” with their friends, family or on their own could include things done during lunchtime at school, at the beach, at home or at
a friend’s house. It includes things like shooting hoops or playing cricket in the backyard.
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KEY INSIGHTS
The results have shown us which sport and recreation activities young Aucklanders participate in, as
well as telling us where and how they participated, and what sports / activities they would like to try or
do more of. Key insights include:
IMPACT – Sport and active recreation are important
t Playful activity also is important, with most young people
playing active games like four square and tag
t The majority of boys and girls like to play sport a lot
t The majority participate in some sports / activities
regularly (i.e. one or more times a week), on average,
between three and five activities regularly this year
t Almost two-thirds of boys and over one-half of girls
aged 7 to 18 years spend three or more hours a week
taking part in organised sport
t The majority want to try / do more of one or more
sports or activities
t A substantial number of 10 to 18-year-olds have taken
on volunteer roles regularly
t Young people are keen spectators, watching sport on
TV, online and at live games and events
TEAMS – Well-established and team sports are
central to sporting lives
t Sports like football, netball and rugby are played by
young people of all ages, albeit to varying degrees,
and are among the sports played regularly
t These three sports are also high up the list of sports
that young people want to try or do more of
t Team sports, like basketball, hockey, touch and
volleyball, as well as sports like badminton and tennis,
also feature well
SETTINGS – Key settings like school, clubs and
informal settings play an important role
t 5 out of 10 boys and 4 out of 10 girls belong to a
school sports team
t For older students (10 to 18-year-olds) schools play a
key role; participation rates for most sports / activities
were higher in the school setting than within clubs
t The majority had participated in one or more sport and
recreation activities organised by their school – across
all ages
t 6 out of 10 boys and 4 out of 10 girls belonged to a
sports club outside of school
t Active recreation and sport played in informal settings
also are a key part of young Aucklanders’ sporting
lives – as young people of all ages take part in activities
like running / jogging / cross-country, cycling / biking,
walking (for fitness) and tramping
t Participation rates for almost all sports / activities are
highest when young people are “mucking around”
with friends, families or on their own
t Sport and recreation in informal settings make an
important contribution to the amount of time young
people spend taking part in sport and recreation
during the course of a week
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COMPETITION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT – part of the
sporting landscape
t The majority of 10 to 18-year-olds have competitive sport
as a feature of their sporting lives
t The majority receive some coaching or instruction
t Young people are engaging in sports / activities that
develop foundation skills, fundamental movement and
basic sports skills – swimming, athletics and gymnastics
activities featured in the top 10 activities
VARIETY – activities and preferences are vast and varied
t What boys and girls of different ages and ethnicities
do and want to do is different, albeit some sports and
activities are common to what all young people do /
want to do
t Young people take part, and are interested, in a number
of what might be thought of as less traditional sports
/ activities – like badminton, basketball, martial arts,
skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, table tennis,
touch, and volleyball
ACCESS – to sports equipment, local places and
facilities (for 11 to 14-year-olds)
t Around 5 out of 10 have places to walk, run or ride a
bike available in their local neighbourhood, and use
these
t Around 5 out of 10 have a bike available (may be shared),
which they use, and most (around 7 out of 10) have
other sports equipment at home and use this
t Boys are more likely than girls to have sports facilities
such as courts or fields available in their local
neighbourhood and to use these (5 out of 10 boys and
4 out of 10 girls)
GENDER AND ETHNICITY – influence participation
levels
t Participation is higher for boys than girls
t Participation drops off in the teenage years, particularly
for girls
t Participation varies with young people’s ethnic
backgrounds
Other insights and greater understanding will emerge as
we delve further into this significant research into young
Aucklanders’ participation in sport and recreation.
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Auckland Priorities
Auckland Plan
The survey results, including both the opportunities and
challenges, confirm our priorities for young people’s sport
and active recreation in the Auckland Plan. The plan places
our children and young people as the top priority.
Auckland Council aims to ensure that every child can reach
his / her full potential. All Auckland children are entitled to
the basic needs of love, shelter, food and safety, as well as
education and skill development, to instil confidence and
pride. We need strong, healthy communities to achieve this.
The plan emphasises that families, whänau and the wider
community share these responsibilities.
Many of these positive outcomes will also be influenced and
supported by active participation in sport and recreation (as
identified in Chapter 5: Auckland Plan). The priorities for sport
and recreation contained within this chapter include:
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Provide quality opportunities for all Aucklanders
to participate in recreation and sport
2
Prioritise and optimise our recreation and sport
facilities and public open space use and the
capability of recreation and sport organisations
3
Maximise the contribution of recreation and sport
to Auckland’s economic prosperity.
ALL AUCKLAND CHILDREN ARE
ENTITLED TO THE BASIC NEEDS
OF LOVE, SHELTER, FOOD AND
SAFETY, AS WELL AS EDUCATION
AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT, TO
INSTIL CONFIDENCE AND PRIDE.
WE NEED STRONG, HEALTHY
COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THIS.
Maori Plan
The Màori Plan for Tamaki Makaurau is an important
milestone for Auckland as it lays the foundation for the
future, to further strengthen partnerships. The plan contains
a number of key directions including Improving Quality of Life
for Màori. The Health and Wellness section seeks to ensure
progress towards achieving an improved quality of life for
Mäori, via key indicators, including:
t The active participation of Mäori in sport and recreation
4 For more information go to:
http://theplan.theaucklandplan.govt.nz/
t The numbers of children (and hours spent) participating
in sport and recreation, from schools and sports clubs
CONTACT US
t The percentage of children attending club or interest
group activities such as kapa haka.
4 For further information email:
[email protected]
The Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young Aucklanders
report provides important data to assist Auckland in
measuring progress against these indicators.
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1. INTRODUCTION
Sport NZ and Auckland Council undertook the
2011 YPS to learn what young people are doing
now and what they’d like to do.
Over 20,000 young New Zealanders (5 to
18 years) participated. Over 8,000 young
Aucklanders were included – around 5,000 from
this national sample and another 3,000 from a
booster sample.
The survey gives a baseline for young people’s
participation in sport and recreation. This
report outlines those results for young
Aucklanders.
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INTRODUCTION
Methodology
some questions, therefore, responses have been analysed by
the survey form completed, rather than by age group.
YPS is a school-based survey. To include a large number of
young people in the survey, school was the best place to
contact them and it is where the majority of young people
experience their first exposure to sport and recreation.
In addition, the topics that students were asked to provide
responses about varied across age groups.
The survey took place in Term 3 (August to early October 2011).
Schools – primary, intermediate and secondary – were
chosen at random from all across the Auckland Council
region. This provided information from a representative
cross-section of boys, girls and young people aged from 5
to 18 years (a small number of 4-year-olds and 19-year-olds
took part in the survey but, for ease of reading, we refer to
5 to 18-year-olds in this report). Some types of schools
were not included in the survey for practical reasons.
Appendix 1 has more information about how the survey
was designed and carried out.
To make the survey easy for young people to understand,
the questions asked about sport and “active things”. When
simpler wording was needed to aid understanding, questions
were asked about “sport”.
THE MAIN TOPICS MOST STUDENTS (OR THEIR
PARENTS / CAREGIVERS) ANSWERED QUESTIONS
ABOUT WERE:
t If they like sport
t What sports and active things they take part in and how
often
t If they take part in sport and recreation events, like
triathlons and biking events
A total of 195 Auckland schools participated in the survey.
Almost 7 out of 10 (68%) schools that were asked to
participate did so.
t How they take part, for example, with clubs, with school
teams, with a coach / instructor
At each school, one or more classes were chosen at random
and the students in those classes were asked if they would
take part in the survey. Parents / caregivers of Years 1 and 2
students were asked to complete the survey form on behalf
of their children. The survey was voluntary and all answers
were anonymous.
t What sports and active things they want to try or do
more of
Over 7 out of 10 (71.4%) students / parents selected for the
survey took part. Along with the school response rate, this
gives an overall response rate for the survey of 48.6%.
Basing the survey in schools also allowed teachers to be
asked some questions about sport and recreation in their
schools, to find out what more can be done to support
schools and teachers, and link schools to sport and recreation
organisations in their communities.
See Appendix 1 for further detail.
t How much time they spend taking part in sport and
active things
t If they watch sport.
4 Appendix 2 lists all the topics students and teachers
answered questions about.
THIS REPORT INCLUDES FOUR TOPICS OLDER
STUDENTS (10 TO 18-YEAR-OLDS) WERE ASKED
ABOUT:
t The ways they take part in sport and recreation, i.e. in
activities organised by their school (outside of class time),
by clubs or when they are “mucking around” on their
own or with friends and family
t What level they play sport at, from social to representing
their school or country
t If they volunteer and, if so, in what roles
SURVEY FORMS
The YPS used four age-appropriate survey forms; for Years
1 to 2, Years 3 to 6, Years 7 to 10, and Years 11 to 13.
Parents / caregivers of students in Years 1 and 2 (mostly 5
and 6-years-olds) completed the forms for this age group.
Parents’ responses are not reported separately, but with
those of students to provide results for boys and girls of
different ages and ethnic backgrounds.
Most students completed the form that was consistent with
their year level and therefore with young people of the same
age. However, some of the classes selected for the survey had
students of mixed ages (referred to as composite or vertical
classes / forms). Students in these mixed-age classes completed
the survey form appropriate to the youngest students in the
class so that all students could take part in the survey. For
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t If they had sport facilities, local places and equipment
available to them, and whether they used these
(10 to 14-year-olds)
4 To find the survey forms go to: www.sportnz.org.nz/yps
WEIGHTING
As not all schools and students (or their parents) chosen for
the survey in Auckland took part, some groups (based on
age, gender and ethnicity) are under- or over-represented in
the survey responses. To account for this, the responses are
adjusted, or weighted, using information about students’
characteristics from the Ministry of Education’s school roll. This
adjustment means the figures in the report are representative
of all the students from the types of school included in the
survey. See Appendix 1 for further detail about weighting.
INTRODUCTION
SAMPLE PROFILE
The unweighted and weighted sample is shown below.
Results in this report are based on the weighted sample. See
Appendix 1 for a more detailed profile breakdown.
POINTS TO NOTE:
AGE AND YEAR GROUPINGS
Most of the findings are presented for three age
groups: 5 to 10-year-olds; 11 to 14-year-olds;
15 to 18-year-olds.
This groups together young people who are mostly at
primary school, intermediate / junior secondary school,
and secondary school, respectively.
Profile of Auckland students in the
sample that participated in the survey:
unweighted and weighted
Other findings are presented either by year level or for
older students, because students answered
age-appropriate survey forms with different questions.
The year levels used in the report are:
Boys
48.7%
50.8%
Girls
50.9%
48.8%
t Years 1 to 2, mostly 5 to 6-year-olds
t Years 3 to 6, mostly 7 to 10-year-olds
t Years 7 to 10, mostly 11 to 14-year-olds
t Years 11 to 13, mostly 15 to 18-year-olds.
ETHNICITY
5-10 years
39.4%
11-14 years
31.7%
22.8%
15-18 years
USE OF PERCENTAGES AND NUMBER OF
PARTICIPANTS
23.2%
54.4%
57.5%
NZ
European
15.7%
14.9%
Màori
27.8%
Pacific
24.6%
20.1%
Asian
Other
Information is presented for the four main ethnic
groups (New Zealand European, Mäori, Pacific peoples
and Asian peoples). A small number of young people
(185) identified with “other” ethnicities (e.g. Middle
Eastern, Latin American or African), and these results
are not included in this report.
37.1%
44.4%
19.9%
2.2%
2.9%
Unweighted
Results are presented mostly in terms of percentages.
Where appropriate, an estimate of the number of
participants is included. These estimates are derived
from the numbers in the Ministry of Education’s
school roll (see Appendix 1 for more information
about these estimates).
A small number of students did not answer some
questions, and their responses were recorded as “not
answered”. Those responses are not included in the
tables and charts.
Readers should note that the figures in the report
are estimates, as they are from a sample survey
rather than a survey of all the students in the types
of schools covered by the YPS (i.e. a census). These
estimates are subject to variation that falls within
known ranges, and this is expressed as the confidence
interval. Confidence intervals are not reported.
Other points that readers should note about the
survey and the results are shown in Appendix 5.
Weighted
The sum of the proportions of boys and girls, and the sum of the proportions of the three age groups is less than the total because some
students did not provide their age and / or gender. Students could identify with one or more ethnic groups, and so the sum of the proportions
of the five ethnicity categories is greater than the total number of respondents.
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2. PARTICIPATION
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Number of Activities Young People
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Regularly Participate In
Gender and Year Level
Participation levels are high for boys and girls when the focus
is on one or more regular sports / activities:
The next two sections look at how often young people
participate in sport and recreation activities “this year”.
Asking about “this year” provides a measure of participation
in both summer and winter sports / activities.
t Around 9 out of 10 boys of all ages take part in one or
more sports / activities regularly (i.e. boys in Years 1-13)
FREQUENCY IS MEASURED ON A THREE-POINT SCALE:
t Around 9 out of 10 girls in Years 1-10 and 8 out of 10 girls
in Years 11-13 take part in one or more sports / activities
regularly.
1
Not done this year
2
Done a few times this year
3
Done regularly, which is defined as one or more
times a week.
Regular participation in two or more sports / activities is also
high for boys and girls in Years 1-10, but is lower for those in
Years 11-13:
BOYS:
Insights into participation come from looking at the
percentage of young people who do a number of sports /
activities regularly (i.e. one or more times a week “this year”).
The tables and charts in this section show results by the
four year-level survey forms students completed, rather than
by the three age groups used later in this section. Further
information on this approach is given in Appendix 5.
ƒ
Around 8 out of 10 boys in Years 1-10 take part in
two or more sports / activities regularly
ƒ
Around 7 out of 10 boys in Years 11-13 take part in
two or more sports / activities regularly.
GIRLS:
Looking first at all sports and activities, on average young
people take part in between three and five activities regularly.
ƒ
Around 8 out of 10 girls in Years 1-10 take part in two
or more sports / activities regularly
ƒ
Around 6 out of 10 girls in Years 11-13 take part in
two or more sports / activities regularly.
t Boys of all ages take part in more activities on a regular
basis than girls
t For both boys and girls, the averages are highest for those
in Years 3-6 (mostly 7 to 10-year-olds) and lowest for
those in Years 11-13 (mostly 15 to 18-year-olds).
Boys and girls in Years 11-13 were most likely not to take part
in any activities regularly (the figures are 12.5% and 17.4%
for boys and girls, respectively).
Regular participation by gender and year level – all sports / activities
BOYS
Average number of sports /
activities take part in regularly1,2
Take part in one or more sports / activities
regularly
Take part in two or more sports /
activities regularly
Did not take part in any activities
regularly
1
2
GIRLS
YEARS
1-2
YEARS
3-6
YEARS
7-10
YEARS
11-13
YEARS
1-2
YEARS
3-6
YEARS
7-10
YEARS
11-13
3.9
5.1
4.9
3.5
3.5
4.7
4.5
3.3
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
92.4
92.8
92.8
87.5
92.9
91.3
88.4
82.6
82.8
82.4
79.9
66.3
76.1
78.7
74.9
62.0
7.6
7.2
7.2
12.5
7.1
8.7
11.6
17.4
Regular is defined as one or more times a week “this year”.
Averages shown are calculated for those who did one or more sports / activities.
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This section is entitled Regular Participation in Sport and Recreation Activities in the national report Sport and Recreation in the Lives of
Young New Zealanders
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PARTICIPATION
As games is an activity participated in regularly by a high
proportion of young people, particularly those in the younger
age groups (Years 1-10), this activity has been excluded from
the figures in the table below.
BOYS AND GIRLS IN YEARS
11-13 WERE MOST LIKELY NOT TO
TAKE PART IN ANY ACTIVITIES
REGULARLY (THE FIGURES ARE
12.5% AND 17.4% FOR BOYS AND
GIRLS, RESPECTIVELY).
Excluding games results in slightly lower averages and
participation rates, but the differences between the figures
in this table and the previous table are small. The pattern
of participation (i.e. the higher and lower averages and
percentages) for boys and girls across the age groups remains
the same.
Regular participation by gender and year level – excluding games
BOYS
GIRLS
Years
1-2
Years
3-6
Years
7-10
Years
11-13
Years
1-2
Years
3-6
Years
7-10
Years
11-13
3.5
4.6
4.6
3.3
3.0
4.2
4.1
3.1
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Take part in one or more sports / activities
regularly
91.2
90.7
90.9
85.9
91.8
90.0
86.9
81.1
Take part in two or more sports /
activities regularly
74.5
78.4
76.5
62.9
70.5
75.2
71.7
60.0
Did not take part in any activities
regularly
8.8
9.3
9.1
14.1
8.2
10.0
13.1
18.9
Average number of sports /
activities take part in regularly1,2
1
2
Regular is defined as one or more times a week “this year”.
Averages shown are calculated for those who did one or more sports / activities excluding games.
POINTS TO NOTE:
The tables and charts in this section show results of the four year-level survey forms students completed –
Appendix 5 explains the reason for this approach. The year levels of the four survey forms align, for the most part,
with the years students are in at school and so their age. Years 1-2 students are mostly
5 to 6-year-olds, Years 3-6 students are mostly 7 to 10-year-olds, Years 7-10 are mostly 11 to 14-year-olds, and years
11-13 are mostly 15 to 18-year-olds.
Games were included as a category in the survey form so that young people could select this activity, even if they did
not take part in any other sports or activities. While games are active, they are not a recognised form of sport and
recreation. Games have been included in the first table (on page 15), and excluded from the second.
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PHOTO: HARBOUR SPORT
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PARTICIPATION
Activities that Young People Regularly
8
Participate In
Gender and Year-level
This section shows more detailed information on the
frequency of activities participated in “this year” from the
four year-level survey forms students completed.
For both boys and girls, regular participation in many sports
and activities decreases as young people move into higher
year levels. Some examples are given below:
t Athletics (e.g. from 55.8% for Year 1-2 boys to 3.8% for
Year 11-13 boys)
t Cycling/biking (e.g. from 42.7% for Year 1-2 boys to 12.0%
for Year 11-13 boys)
t Gymnastics (e.g. from 34.6% for Year 1-2 girls to 6.2% for
Year 11-13 girls)
t Swimming (e.g. from 49.2% for Year 1-2 girls to 15.5% for
Year 11-13 girls).
Participation in team sports and activities increases as young
people move into higher year levels, peaking at Year 7-10 for
both boys and girls. Some examples are given below:
t Basketball / mini-ball (e.g. from 4.4% for Year 1-2 boys to
21.9% for Year 7-10 boys)
t Tennis (e.g. from 6.3% for Year 1-2 boys to 12.0% for Year
7-10 boys)
t Volleyball (e.g. from 0.9% for Year 1-2 girls to 14.4% for
Year 7-10 girls)
t Football (e.g. from 5.5% for Year 1-2 girls to 17.0% for Year
7-10 girls).
PHOTO: COUNTIES MANUKAU SPORT
POINTS TO NOTE:
Frequency is reported here on a three-point scale and
for the lists of sports / activities students were asked
about (28 sports / activities in the Years 1-6 forms and
41 in the Years 7 to 13 forms).
Readers should note that the tables and charts in
section show results by the four year-level survey forms
students completed – Appendix 5 explains the reason
for this approach. The year levels of the four survey
forms align, for the most part, with the Years students
are in at school and so their age. Years 1-2 students are
mostly 5 to 6-year-olds, Years 3-6 students are mostly
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7 to 10-year-olds, Years 7-10 are mostly 11 to 14-yearolds, and Years 11-13 are mostly 15 to 18-year-olds.
Games were included as a category in the survey form
so that young people could select this activity, even if
they did not take part in any other sports or activities.
While games are active, they are not a recognised form
of sport and recreation. However, games have been
included in the following tables, as games and ‘play’
activity can contribute to young people’s
skill development.
This section is entitled Frequency of Participation in the national report Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young New Zealanders
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PARTICIPATION
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YEARS 1-2 (MOSTLY 5 TO 6-YEAR-OLDS)
Sports / activities done most often by boys were:
t Athletics (including run, jump, throw) (55.8%), swimming
(53.2%) and cycling / biking (42.7%).
Sports / activities done most often by girls were:
t Athletics (including run, jump, throw) (57.4%), swimming
(49.2%) and dance (40.9%).
Key point:
The main sports / activities that boys said they
did more often than girls were rugby (including
Rippa Rugby) (24.8%) and football (33.2%). For
girls, the main activity that they said they did
more often than boys was dance (40.9%).
How often young people take part in sports / activities “this year” – Years 1-2
(mostly 5 to 6-year-olds)
BOYS YEARS 1-2
Sports and recreation activities
Not done
this year
%
GIRLS YEARS 1-2
Done a
few times
a year
%
Done
regularly
this year*
%
Not done
this year
%
Done a
few times
a year
%
Done
regularly
this year*
%
Athletics (run, jump, throw)
7.2
37.0
55.8
8.0
34.6
57.4
Basketball, mini-ball
60.1
35.6
4.4
71.1
24.7
4.2
Bodyboarding
79.8
20.0
0.2
77.9
21.9
0.2
Cricket
66.4
27.8
5.8
78.8
20.1
1.2
Cross-country
31.8
56.9
11.4
32.5
61.1
6.5
Cycling, biking
15.7
41.5
42.7
13.9
56.1
30.0
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
55.1
28.8
16.1
24.1
35.0
40.9
Fishing
62.4
36.3
1.3
81.2
18.0
0.8
Football, soccer, futsal
23.4
43.4
33.2
62.9
31.6
5.5
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
33.8
34.8
31.4
26.7
38.7
34.6
Hockey
90.6
5.3
4.1
91.8
7.2
0.9
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
72.3
22.9
4.9
73.2
21.4
5.4
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
85.4
6.1
8.5
95.4
2.7
1.9
Netball
90.9
8.0
1.1
73.1
18.3
8.7
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
94.3
5.5
0.3
95.2
3.6
1.3
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
42.6
32.6
24.8
78.5
19.3
2.2
Sailing, yachting
94.7
4.8
0.5
97.7
2.3
0.0
Skateboarding
54.6
36.7
8.7
83.0
15.1
1.9
Skiing
91.0
8.6
0.4
90.3
9.2
0.5
Snowboarding
98.5
1.1
0.4
97.0
3.0
0.0
Softball, T-ball
67.6
30.4
2.0
75.6
22.1
2.3
Swimming
9.2
37.6
53.2
5.8
45.0
49.2
Table tennis
81.7
15.6
2.7
87.2
12.6
0.1
Tennis, Grasshoppers
74.7
19.0
6.3
80.5
18.4
1.0
Tramping, bush walks
43.5
48.0
8.5
56.1
39.5
4.5
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
92.8
7.1
0.1
95.0
4.1
0.9
Water polo / Flippa Ball
92.3
6.6
1.1
96.3
3.7
0.0
Games
8.4
35.9
55.8
9.1
42.7
48.2
Athletics includes 'run, jump, throw', which is a foundation programme of Athletics New Zealand and was used in the survey forms to help describe
athletics to younger students.
* Done regularly was defined as 1 or more times a week.
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PARTICIPATION
YEARS 3-6 (MOSTLY 7 TO 10-YEAR-OLDS)
Sports / activities done most often by boys were:
t Football (41.1%), swimming (39.4%) and rugby (36.4%).
Sports / activities done most often by girls were:
¶
t Swimming (47.5%), netball (38.0%) and dance (31.2%).
Key point:
The main sports / activities that boys said they
did more often than girls were rugby (including
Rippa Rugby) (36.4%) and football (41.1%). For
girls, the main sports / activities that they said
they did more often than boys were netball
(38.0%) and dance (31.2%).
How often young people take part in sports / activities “this year” – Years 3-6
(mostly 7 to 10-year-olds)
BOYS YEARS 3-6
7-10 years’ old
Sports and recreation activities
Athletics (run, jump, throw)
GIRLS YEARS 3-6
7-10 years’ old
Not done
this year
%
Done a
few times
a year
%
Done
regularly
this year*
%
Not done
this year
%
Done a
few times
a year
%
Done
regularly
this year*
%
26.2
47.0
26.8
23.9
49.9
26.2
Basketball, mini-ball
40.2
39.9
19.9
57.3
35.1
7.6
Bodyboarding
66.2
28.7
5.1
71.4
23.5
5.1
Cricket
41.5
44.1
14.4
55.7
37.6
6.8
Cross-country
24.5
48.7
26.8
21.2
53.4
25.4
Cycling, biking
27.3
43.8
29.0
25.6
44.6
29.9
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
66.3
23.0
10.7
39.5
29.3
31.2
Fishing
51.9
36.9
11.2
65.5
29.3
5.2
Football, soccer, futsal
20.9
38.0
41.1
38.3
45.5
16.2
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
38.2
39.3
22.4
28.1
41.1
30.7
Hockey
58.3
31.1
10.6
62.7
27.8
9.5
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
63.9
21.5
14.6
56.8
23.2
20.0
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
63.6
20.3
16.1
77.3
15.4
7.3
Netball
72.1
23.2
4.7
30.4
31.6
38.0
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
81.2
11.9
7.0
84.0
9.4
6.6
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
23.2
40.4
36.4
43.8
42.5
13.6
Sailing, yachting
78.8
17.6
3.6
82.1
15.7
2.1
Skateboarding
41.0
37.4
21.6
63.0
30.4
6.7
Skiing
74.1
20.1
5.8
76.2
19.0
4.8
Snowboarding
78.8
14.9
6.3
86.7
10.7
2.6
Softball, T-ball
38.9
47.2
14.0
42.1
46.6
11.3
Swimming
11.2
49.3
39.4
8.4
44.2
47.5
Table tennis
47.4
35.7
16.9
52.4
36.8
10.8
Tennis, Grasshoppers
58.9
29.9
11.2
57.9
31.1
11.0
Tramping, bush walks
39.3
44.8
15.9
40.3
46.4
13.2
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
63.5
27.7
8.8
55.3
33.3
11.5
Water polo, Flippa Ball
74.7
19.4
5.9
75.0
19.5
5.5
Games
12.7
37.0
50.3
10.0
39.3
50.8
Athletics includes 'run, jump, throw', which is a foundation programme of Athletics New Zealand and was used in the survey forms to help describe
athletics to younger students.
* Done regularly was defined as 1 or more times a week.
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PARTICIPATION
YEARS 7-10 (MOSTLY 11 TO 14-YEAR-OLDS)
Sports / activities done most often by boys were:
t Running / jogging / cross-country (34.1%), rugby (33.6%) and
football (32.9%).
Sports / activities done most often by girls were:
¶
t Netball (37.8%), walking (34.2%), and running / jogging /
cross-country (31.6%).
Key point:
The main sports / activities that boys said
they did more often than girls were rugby
(33.6%) and football (32.9%). For girls, the
main sports / activities that they said they did
more often than boys were netball (37.8%) and
dance (29.0%).
How often young people take part in sports / activities “this year” – Years 7-10
(mostly 11 to 14-year-olds)
BOYS YEARS 7-10
11-14 years’ old
Sports and recreation activities
Adventure racing
Athletics, track and field
Badminton
Basketball
Bodyboarding
Canoeing, kayaking
Cricket
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Fishing
Football, soccer, futsal
Golf
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Hockey
Indoor climbing
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Mountain biking
Netball
Orienteering
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
Rowing
Rugby
Rugby league
Running, jogging, cross-country
Sailing, yachting
Skateboarding
Skiing
Snowboarding
Softball, T-ball
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Touch
Tramping, bush walks
Tri(athlon), duathlon
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
Walking for fitness
Water polo, Flippa Ball
Games
Not done
this year
%
73.9
30.6
44.3
19.5
61.6
50.5
41.7
33.8
72.6
47.8
17.5
68.2
63.1
49.9
57.0
77.8
74.5
61.2
59.1
68.6
86.8
80.8
22.9
46.8
10.5
74.9
55.1
74.2
75.5
42.6
79.3
15.6
32.4
48.3
27.4
50.9
83.8
53.4
41.2
82.0
12.4
Done a
few times
a year
%
22.8
59.6
44.0
58.7
35.7
47.2
46.5
43.5
17.9
45.2
49.5
28.5
31.8
41.0
40.7
17.6
13.8
30.9
37.8
29.8
8.5
17.8
43.5
33.3
55.4
21.7
30.7
24.5
22.4
51.1
17.9
59.4
51.0
39.7
45.8
44.4
14.2
38.5
36.2
11.3
42.8
Done
regularly
this year*
%
3.3
9.7
11.6
21.9
2.8
2.2
11.8
22.7
9.6
7.1
32.9
3.3
5.1
9.1
2.3
4.6
11.8
7.8
3.1
1.6
4.8
1.4
33.6
19.9
34.1
3.4
14.3
1.3
2.1
6.3
2.8
25.0
16.6
12.0
26.8
4.7
2.0
8.1
22.6
6.7
44.8
GIRLS YEARS 7-10
11-14 years’ old
Not done
this year
%
77.0
30.9
43.1
27.5
70.6
56.6
49.4
38.4
36.5
64.8
25.4
84.2
51.5
49.3
61.1
70.6
83.5
80.6
21.3
69.9
81.3
86.8
46.4
66.6
8.1
83.4
71.0
81.1
88.1
38.8
83.2
15.3
48.3
52.7
38.7
50.1
86.9
39.5
19.9
85.7
11.8
Done a
few times
a year
%
20.4
61.5
45.2
58.3
27.6
41.8
46.0
48.7
34.5
32.7
57.6
14.0
36.6
41.0
36.1
18.6
10.9
17.0
40.9
27.1
12.4
12.6
44.4
27.3
60.3
15.2
25.3
17.8
10.7
53.8
14.9
60.8
43.9
38.3
46.1
45.1
12.6
46.1
45.9
10.5
47.6
Done
regularly
this year*
%
2.6
7.6
11.8
14.2
1.8
1.6
4.5
13.0
29.0
2.6
17.0
1.8
11.9
9.7
2.9
10.8
5.6
2.4
37.8
2.9
6.3
0.6
9.1
6.1
31.6
1.4
3.7
1.1
1.2
7.4
1.9
23.9
7.8
9.0
15.2
4.8
0.5
14.4
34.2
3.9
40.6
* Done regularly was defined as 1 or more times a week.
Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young Aucklanders
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PARTICIPATION
YEARS 11-13 (MOSTLY 15 TO 18-YEAR-OLDS)
Sports / activities done most often by boys were:
t Running / jogging / cross-country (28.5%), rugby (26.0%) and
football (25.5%).
Sports / activities done most often by girls were:
¶
t Walking (38.0%), running / jogging / cross-country (30.1%),
and dance (23.3%).
Key Point:
The main sports / activities that boys said they
did more often than girls were rugby (26.0%)
and football (25.5%). For girls, the main sports
/ activities that they said they did more often
than boys were walking (38.0%), dance (23.3%)
and netball (19.6%).
How often young people take part in sports / activities “this year” – Years 11-13
(mostly 15 to 18-year-olds)
BOYS YEARS 11-13
15-18 YEARS’ OLD
Sports and recreation activities
Adventure racing
Athletics, track and field
Badminton
Basketball
Bodyboarding
Canoeing, kayaking
Cricket
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Fishing
Football, soccer, futsal
Golf
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Hockey
Indoor climbing
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Mountain biking
Netball
Orienteering
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
Rowing
Rugby
Rugby league
Running, jogging, cross-country
Sailing, yachting
Skateboarding
Skiing
Snowboarding
Softball
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Touch
Tramping, bush walks
Tri(athlon), duathlon
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
Walking for fitness
Water polo, Flippa Ball
Games
Not done
this year
%
86.4
34.8
50.5
30.6
71.5
63.1
64.0
46.5
77.3
56.5
29.5
76.6
76.0
72.0
73.4
89.5
76.9
74.1
73.6
82.7
87.9
83.7
33.8
54.4
20.9
87.6
70.8
84.3
81.5
71.4
81.9
29.1
41.9
62.3
39.0
58.9
87.2
56.2
51.6
91.2
33.7
* Done regularly was defined as 1 or more times a week.
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Done a
few times
a year
%
12.3
61.4
43.3
54.1
26.9
35.4
29.0
41.5
14.6
40.4
45.0
21.3
18.6
21.2
25.2
8.6
13.9
21.4
24.1
15.9
9.1
14.0
40.1
28.5
50.6
10.3
20.0
13.9
17.4
26.0
14.0
60.1
48.0
31.9
40.5
38.1
11.6
34.3
30.9
6.6
45.5
Done
regularly
this year*
%
1.2
3.8
6.2
15.4
1.6
1.5
7.1
12.0
8.1
3.1
25.5
2.1
5.4
6.8
1.3
1.9
9.2
4.5
2.3
1.4
3.1
2.3
26.0
17.1
28.5
2.0
9.2
1.8
1.1
2.6
4.1
10.9
10.1
5.7
20.5
3.0
1.1
9.5
17.6
2.2
20.8
GIRLS YEARS 11-13
15-18 YEARS’ OLD
Not done
this year
%
89.6
38.1
48.5
46.1
69.9
61.3
72.0
47.7
42.4
74.5
42.6
83.3
65.2
74.0
78.2
87.1
88.2
86.3
42.6
88.1
91.0
86.7
69.7
84.0
15.4
88.8
83.0
80.5
88.7
70.6
83.7
20.4
63.6
58.0
63.4
54.4
89.8
57.5
18.4
90.1
27.2
Done a
few times
a year
%
9.7
56.9
42.4
46.5
29.1
37.3
26.0
45.4
34.3
24.7
45.4
15.8
28.6
18.5
20.8
9.7
7.5
12.3
37.7
11.0
5.8
10.6
26.8
13.4
54.5
10.1
15.7
18.4
10.3
26.8
14.8
64.0
30.7
35.9
29.6
43.2
9.2
33.9
43.6
7.6
54.2
Done
regularly
this year*
%
0.7
5.0
9.0
7.4
1.0
1.4
2.0
6.9
23.3
0.9
12.1
0.9
6.2
7.5
1.1
3.1
4.3
1.4
19.6
0.9
3.3
2.7
3.6
2.7
30.1
1.1
1.3
1.0
0.9
2.6
1.5
15.5
5.8
6.1
7.0
2.5
0.9
8.6
38.0
2.3
18.6
PARTICIPATION
Gender and Ethnicity
For boys and girls in each ethnic group, there are some differences in the sports they regularly take part in.
BOYS compared with all boys:
GIRLS compared with all girls:
ƒ
Athletics (27.1%) and Mäori activities* (15.1%) are done
more often by Màori boys
ƒ
Athletics (28.7%) and Mäori activities (27.4%) are done
more often by Màori girls
ƒ
Basketball (19.9%), Pacific activities** (13.6%) and
volleyball (17.5%) are done more often by Pacific boys
ƒ
ƒ
Badminton is played more often by Asian boys (18.3%)
Basketball (14.7%), netball (34.6%), rugby (17.0%),
Pacific activities (16.1%), rugby league (12.2%) and
volleyball (22.1%) are done more often by Pacific girls
ƒ
Cycling / biking (30.4%) and football (38.3%) are done
more often by New Zealand European boys
ƒ
Mäori (17.5%) and Pacific (27.8%) girls were also more
likely to play touch regularly
ƒ
Dance was done most often by Màori (16.9%) and
Pacific (15.6%) boys
ƒ
Badminton is played more often by Asian girls (16.1%).
ƒ
Walking for fitness was done more often by Pacific
(28.2%) and Asian (26.6%) boys
ƒ
Mäori and Pacific boys were also more like to play rugby
(44.1% and 53.0% respectively), rugby league (30.2%
and 49.2% respectively) and touch (35.9% and 51.2%)
regularly.
* Mäori activities include kapa haka, waka ama, ki-o-rahi, mau räkau
and taiaha.
** Pacific activities include kilikiti, soke, ura pau, tame and meke.
POINT TO NOTE:
Students were able to identify with more than one ethnic group (e.g. Mäori and Pacific), and so the figures for each
ethnic group should be compared only with the totals, which are shown on the first table (e.g. results for Pacific boys
can be compared with those for all boys, but not with boys in other ethnic groups).
PHOTO: COUNTIES MANUKAU SPORT
Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young Aucklanders
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PARTICIPATION
How often young people take part in sports / activities “this year” by boys and girls
All BOYS
Sports and recreation activities
Not done
this year
%
Done a
few times
a year
%
All GIRLS
Done
regularly
this year*
%
Not done
this year
%
Done a
few times
a year
%
Done
regularly
this year*
%
Adventure racing**
80.1
17.6
2.3
83.4
15.0
1.6
Athletics, track and field
25.5
51.8
22.7
26.1
51.5
22.4
Badminton**
47.3
43.7
9.0
45.9
43.8
10.4
Basketball
36.3
47.6
16.0
49.3
42.1
8.6
Bodyboarding
69.1
28.3
2.6
72.1
25.8
2.1
Canoeing, kayaking**
56.7
41.4
1.9
59.0
39.5
1.5
Cricket
52.4
37.5
10.1
63.2
33.1
3.7
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
31.4
42.6
25.9
32.3
48.3
19.4
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
68.6
20.6
10.8
36.3
33.2
30.5
Fishing
54.1
39.9
6.0
70.9
26.6
2.4
Football, soccer, futsal
22.7
43.9
33.3
41.0
45.8
13.1
Golf**
72.4
24.9
2.7
83.8
14.9
1.3
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
53.4
31.1
15.5
43.9
36.1
20.0
Hockey
66.1
26.0
7.9
68.2
24.6
7.3
Indoor climbing**
65.1
33.1
1.8
69.8
28.3
1.9
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
75.9
17.4
6.7
72.0
18.0
10.1
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
74.3
14.0
11.6
85.6
9.5
4.9
Mountain biking**
67.6
26.2
6.2
83.5
14.6
1.9
Netball
72.8
24.3
2.9
39.9
33.0
27.1
Orienteering**
75.6
23.0
1.5
79.2
18.9
1.9
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
87.1
8.9
4.0
87.5
8.0
4.5
Rowing**
82.2
15.9
1.8
86.7
11.6
1.7
Rugby
29.8
39.5
30.6
58.6
34.0
7.4
Rugby league**
50.6
30.9
18.5
75.4
20.2
4.4
Running, jogging, cross-country
21.3
52.6
26.1
18.5
57.0
24.4
Sailing, yachting
83.3
14.2
2.5
87.4
11.3
1.2
Skateboarding
55.1
31.0
13.9
74.6
22.0
3.5
Skiing
80.2
17.3
2.5
81.5
16.5
1.9
Snowboarding
82.6
14.8
2.6
89.7
9.0
1.2
Softball
54.0
39.4
6.6
55.8
38.1
6.1
Surfing (not bodyboarding)**
80.6
16.0
3.5
83.5
14.8
1.7
Swimming
16.4
52.2
31.4
12.9
53.9
33.2
Table tennis
48.9
38.9
12.2
61.3
32.2
6.5
Tennis
60.2
30.8
9.0
61.1
31.8
7.1
Touch**
33.1
43.2
23.7
51.3
37.7
11.0
Tramping, bush walks
48.3
43.6
8.1
49.9
43.8
6.3
Tri(athlon), duathlon**
85.5
12.9
1.6
88.4
10.9
0.7
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
64.9
28.1
7.0
59.8
30.9
9.3
Walking for fitness**
46.3
33.5
20.1
19.1
44.7
36.1
Water polo, Flippa Ball
84.5
11.3
4.2
86.2
10.7
3.1
Games
17.1
40.5
42.5
14.9
46.2
38.9
* Done regularly was defined as 1 or more times a week.
** Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
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PARTICIPATION
How often young people take part in sports / activities “this year” by New Zealand European
boys and girls
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
Sports and recreation activities
Adventure racing**
Athletics, track and field
Badminton**
Basketball
Bodyboarding
Canoeing, kayaking**
Cricket
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
NZ EUROPEAN BOYS
Done
Done a
regularly
few times
Not done
this year*
a year
this year
%
%
%
79.7
18.6
1.7
25.1
50.9
24.0
50.4
44.0
5.6
37.8
48.0
14.2
58.6
38.3
3.1
46.1
51.8
2.2
51.9
37.7
10.4
25.2
44.4
30.4
NZ EUROPEAN GIRLS
Done
Done a
regularly
few times
Not done
this year*
a year
this year
%
%
%
86.1
12.4
1.4
25.1
51.4
23.5
51.1
41.3
7.6
50.6
42.2
7.2
60.7
36.4
2.8
47.2
51.4
1.5
64.7
32.4
3.0
24.7
54.0
21.3
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
73.8
17.1
9.1
33.3
32.0
34.7
Fishing
Football, soccer, futsal
Golf**
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Hockey
Indoor climbing**
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Mountain biking**
Netball
Orienteering**
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
Rowing**
Rugby
Rugby league**
Running, jogging, cross-country
Sailing, yachting
Skateboarding
Skiing
Snowboarding
Softball
Surfing (not bodyboarding)**
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Touch**
Tramping, bush walks
Tri(athlon), duathlon**
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
Walking for fitness**
Water polo, Flippa Ball
Games
43.4
21.5
68.2
50.8
64.8
58.3
77.1
75.1
58.4
73.5
72.5
94.0
80.4
30.8
53.7
19.6
77.7
51.8
75.6
79.6
56.1
73.1
12.9
47.8
55.4
36.3
39.6
82.8
68.2
50.2
84.6
16.5
49.7
40.2
28.8
32.9
26.1
39.9
17.0
14.0
33.2
24.5
25.9
4.5
17.4
41.2
33.7
54.2
19.0
33.4
21.4
17.5
39.0
22.2
53.7
42.3
34.1
46.5
53.4
15.9
27.6
34.3
10.6
40.7
6.9
38.3
3.0
16.2
9.1
1.8
6.0
10.9
8.3
2.0
1.6
1.5
2.1
28.0
12.6
26.2
3.3
14.8
3.0
2.8
4.9
4.7
33.4
9.9
10.4
17.2
7.1
1.3
4.2
15.6
4.8
42.8
64.2
39.2
81.7
38.3
66.4
63.2
73.3
87.0
78.6
39.9
76.4
94.9
84.9
61.2
80.1
15.4
83.8
72.1
77.3
89.2
57.1
78.6
8.0
60.8
58.1
54.3
40.7
86.3
64.8
17.0
86.1
13.6
33.6
46.6
17.2
37.9
24.7
35.0
16.9
8.2
19.2
31.3
22.0
3.6
13.0
34.3
16.7
60.4
14.8
24.2
20.4
9.8
38.6
19.3
55.5
33.9
34.6
38.6
52.7
12.9
29.8
45.5
10.4
46.2
2.2
14.1
1.0
23.8
8.9
1.9
9.8
4.8
2.1
28.8
1.6
1.5
2.0
4.5
3.2
24.1
1.5
3.7
2.2
1.1
4.3
2.1
36.5
5.3
7.3
7.1
6.7
0.8
5.4
37.5
3.5
40.2
* Done regularly was defined as one or more times a week.
** Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
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PARTICIPATION
How often young people take part in sports / activities “this year” by Màori boys and girls
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
Sports and recreation activities
Adventure racing**
Athletics, track and field
Badminton**
Basketball
Bodyboarding
Canoeing, kayaking**
Cricket
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Fishing
Football, soccer, futsal
Golf**
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Hockey
Indoor climbing**
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Mountain biking**
Netball
Orienteering**
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
Rowing**
Rugby
Rugby league**
Running, jogging, cross-country
Sailing, yachting
Skateboarding
Skiing
Snowboarding
Softball
Surfing (not bodyboarding)**
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Touch**
Tramping, bush walks
Tri(athlon), duathlon**
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
Walking for fitness**
Water polo, Flippa Ball
Games
MÀORI BOYS
Done
Done a
regularly
few times
Not done
this year*
a year
this year
%
%
%
80.0
17.7
2.2
26.7
46.2
27.1
48.7
44.2
7.1
34.6
47.1
18.4
70.8
26.6
2.7
61.9
36.8
1.3
53.6
39.3
7.1
25.5
45.7
28.8
57.9
25.2
16.9
45.5
46.5
8.0
24.6
52.1
23.3
70.8
27.0
2.2
50.0
29.3
20.7
68.6
23.1
8.2
69.8
27.0
3.2
55.5
29.4
15.1
74.2
13.7
12.1
68.1
24.6
7.3
73.1
23.6
3.4
79.5
18.9
1.6
86.8
9.9
3.2
79.2
17.4
3.4
18.7
37.2
44.1
34.0
35.8
30.2
20.2
55.7
24.1
88.0
9.5
2.4
38.6
40.3
21.1
85.9
11.6
2.5
80.8
15.0
4.2
46.1
44.7
9.2
84.1
12.8
3.1
13.2
54.4
32.4
49.9
35.8
14.2
68.6
24.5
6.9
21.9
42.2
35.9
49.5
39.8
10.7
84.7
13.7
1.6
65.6
27.5
6.9
48.8
31.5
19.7
84.6
11.4
4.0
15.2
37.0
47.8
MÀORI GIRLS
Done
Done a
regularly
few times
Not done
this year*
a year
this year
%
%
%
81.6
17.5
0.9
26.5
44.8
28.7
43.8
47.9
8.3
44.5
46.9
8.6
73.6
25.0
1.4
59.5
38.4
2.1
65.5
30.7
3.8
32.2
47.9
19.9
33.7
35.4
30.9
65.5
31.1
3.4
41.2
49.6
9.2
84.4
14.7
1.0
38.6
39.6
21.9
71.1
22.5
6.4
71.2
27.2
1.6
43.9
28.6
27.4
80.8
12.3
6.9
85.6
11.0
3.4
35.4
33.6
31.0
76.0
22.4
1.7
86.5
9.8
3.7
83.4
14.4
2.2
54.5
35.2
10.2
61.8
32.0
6.2
21.5
55.1
23.4
90.2
8.5
1.3
65.5
30.5
4.0
88.2
10.5
1.3
85.8
11.9
2.3
47.7
43.3
8.9
81.0
16.3
2.7
13.6
53.6
32.8
64.4
27.9
7.7
68.2
27.2
4.7
33.4
49.1
17.5
55.8
38.6
5.6
86.6
12.1
1.3
58.7
31.2
10.1
20.9
41.0
38.2
85.6
12.3
2.1
12.6
39.8
47.6
* Done regularly was defined as one or more times a week.
** Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
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PARTICIPATION
How often young people take part in sports / activities “this year” by Pacific boys and girls
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
Sports and recreation activities
Adventure racing**
Athletics, track and field
Badminton**
Basketball
Bodyboarding
Canoeing, kayaking**
Cricket
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Fishing
Football, soccer, futsal
Golf**
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Hockey
Indoor climbing**
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Mountain biking**
Netball
Orienteering**
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
Rowing**
Rugby
Rugby league**
Running, jogging, cross-country
Sailing, yachting
Skateboarding
Skiing
Snowboarding
Softball
Surfing (not bodyboarding)**
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Touch**
Tramping, bush walks
Tri(athlon), duathlon**
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
Walking for fitness**
Water polo, Flippa Ball
Games
PACIFIC BOYS
Done
Done a
regularly
few times
Not done
this year*
a year
this year
%
%
%
74.8
21.3
3.8
23.6
53.4
23.0
46.8
42.9
10.3
32.8
47.3
19.9
82.3
15.2
2.5
69.3
28.5
2.2
45.7
43.2
11.1
40.2
40.3
19.6
52.8
31.7
15.6
66.1
28.0
5.9
25.4
48.2
26.4
80.1
17.9
2.0
54.4
28.3
17.3
66.8
24.9
8.3
74.4
23.8
1.8
67.4
21.1
11.5
71.5
16.3
12.3
76.8
20.8
2.4
67.7
26.4
5.9
76.2
20.8
3.0
58.8
27.5
13.6
82.3
16.5
1.2
14.0
33.0
53.0
22.1
28.8
49.2
26.5
46.9
26.7
90.6
7.2
2.2
52.9
31.7
15.4
88.6
8.9
2.5
86.8
9.5
3.7
41.1
46.4
12.5
88.7
9.4
1.9
18.0
53.5
28.5
51.4
34.0
14.5
66.1
24.9
9.0
14.1
34.7
51.2
55.6
35.2
9.2
86.4
10.3
3.3
48.6
33.9
17.5
33.9
37.8
28.2
80.6
15.2
4.2
16.7
39.9
43.4
PACIFIC GIRLS
Done
Done a
regularly
few times
Not done
this year*
a year
this year
%
%
%
72.6
24.0
3.4
23.1
51.5
25.4
44.0
42.6
13.4
42.6
42.7
14.7
85.0
13.3
1.7
72.9
25.7
1.4
55.2
37.8
7.0
44.3
37.5
18.2
36.6
35.2
28.2
75.4
21.0
3.5
41.6
44.1
14.3
86.8
11.3
1.8
45.7
35.7
18.6
70.4
23.2
6.3
75.3
21.9
2.7
64.1
21.7
14.2
81.2
13.5
5.3
86.5
11.2
2.4
32.0
33.4
34.6
79.4
17.4
3.2
59.5
24.4
16.1
85.5
13.1
1.4
44.6
38.4
17.0
51.7
36.1
12.2
22.6
52.7
24.7
91.3
7.6
1.1
72.0
23.7
4.3
90.0
8.2
1.8
92.0
6.3
1.8
45.3
44.4
10.4
89.1
10.0
0.9
17.7
50.4
31.9
59.8
30.9
9.3
65.5
27.9
6.6
24.3
48.0
27.8
61.7
30.8
7.5
88.0
11.3
0.7
40.0
37.9
22.1
19.5
43.9
36.6
82.8
12.9
4.2
12.0
43.2
44.8
* Done regularly was defined as one or more times a week.
** Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
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PARTICIPATION
How often young people take part in sports / activities “this year” by Asian boys and girls
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
Sports and recreation activities
Adventure racing**
Athletics, track and field
Badminton**
Basketball
Bodyboarding
Canoeing, kayaking**
Cricket
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Fishing
Football, soccer, futsal
Golf**
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Hockey
Indoor climbing**
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Mountain biking**
Netball
Orienteering**
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
Rowing**
Rugby
Rugby league**
Running, jogging, cross-country
Sailing, yachting
Skateboarding
Skiing
Snowboarding
Softball
Surfing (not boadyboarding)**
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Touch**
Tramping, bush walks
Tri(athlon), duathlon**
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
Walking for fitness**
Water polo, Flippa Ball
Games
ASIAN BOYS
Done
Done a
regularly
few times
Not done
this year*
a year
this year
%
%
%
85.5
12.1
2.4
23.7
56.2
20.1
37.7
44.0
18.3
31.2
50.1
18.7
83.8
15.6
0.5
72.1
27.2
0.7
56.1
36.0
8.0
33.8
45.5
20.8
64.4
24.4
11.2
72.3
25.0
2.7
23.3
48.8
27.9
75.8
21.0
3.3
56.5
32.0
11.5
67.4
25.6
7.0
72.7
24.8
2.5
84.6
12.2
3.2
73.7
12.0
14.3
82.5
13.7
3.8
75.6
22.8
1.7
78.6
19.5
1.8
93.0
4.9
2.1
87.3
11.4
1.4
44.5
43.5
12.0
66.6
23.6
9.7
18.8
58.0
23.2
88.6
9.9
1.5
72.9
20.6
6.5
82.2
16.3
1.4
86.9
12.0
1.1
57.8
38.3
3.9
91.0
7.8
1.3
21.0
49.0
30.0
50.4
36.4
13.2
64.1
28.7
7.2
41.6
43.8
14.6
60.4
32.9
6.7
90.6
8.7
0.7
70.7
25.1
4.2
41.2
32.2
26.6
88.0
9.2
2.8
17.4
40.4
42.2
ASIAN GIRLS
Done
Done a
regularly
few times
Not done
this year*
a year
this year
%
%
%
88.1
11.6
0.3
27.2
52.9
19.9
34.0
50.0
16.1
49.8
42.1
8.1
87.4
11.4
1.2
77.0
21.5
1.4
66.4
29.8
3.9
36.9
46.9
16.3
39.3
33.8
27.0
841.9
16.3
1.8
46.2
42.5
11.3
85.0
13.8
1.2
51.9
34.6
13.6
69.2
25.4
5.4
78.1
19.7
2.2
79.5
15.5
5.0
85.5
9.2
5.3
91.6
7.5
0.8
47.8
34.5
17.7
83.8
14.9
1.3
92.3
6.3
1.4
93.4
6.3
0.3
66.0
30.3
3.8
85.2
13.1
1.7
19.7
57.0
23.3
92.1
7.1
0.8
83.3
14.6
2.1
84.9
14.2
0.9
91.1
8.0
0.9
60.3
34.6
5.2
92.9
6.6
0.6
17.0
53.6
29.4
64.2
29.9
5.9
64.1
29.3
6.6
68.0
27.7
4.2
56.4
39.0
4.6
94.4
5.1
0.4
63.9
29.2
6.9
19.0
44.1
36.9
89.3
9.0
1.7
18.9
44.9
36.1
* Done regularly was defined as one or more times a week.
** Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
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PARTICIPATION
Number of Sport and Recreation Activities
Gender and Year Level
The charts in this section show results by the four yearlevel survey forms students completed.
Only a small percentage of young people (less than 1%) said
they had not taken part in any sport and recreation activities
in the “last year”. For those young people taking part,
depending on their gender and age (as indicated here by year
level), the average number of sports / activities they took part
in varied from around 8 to 17 activities.
Boys took part in more sports / activities than girls in all four
year levels:
t Averages for boys ranged from 9.4 to 17.5 sports / activities
(for Years 1-2 and Years 7-10, respectively)
t Averages for girls ranged from 8.3 to 16.9 sports / activities
(for Years 1-2 and Years 7-10, respectively).
Number of sports / activities participated in “this year” by gender and year level
BOYS YEARS 1-2
0.0%
BOYS YEARS 3-6
8.3%
9.7%
23.7%
28.2%
34.6%
61.6%
32.8%
0.6%
0.5%
21 or more activities
16-20 activities
11-15 activities
1-10 activities
No activities
Average
9.4 activities
21 or more activities
16-20 activities
11-15 activities
1-10 activities
No activities
Average
13.1 activities
GIRLS YEARS 1-2
0.0%
GIRLS YEARS 3-6
7.3%
5.2%
22.8%
20.3%
34.0%
73.9%
35.3%
0.5%
0.6%
21 or more activities
16-20 activities
11-15 activities
1-10 activities
No activities
Average
30
8.3 activities
21 or more activities
16-20 activities
11-15 activities
1-10 activities
No activities
Average
12.7 activities
PARTICIPATION
¶
Key point:
POINTS TO NOTE:
Over one-third of boys (34.9%) and over onequarter of girls (28.9%) in Years 7-10 said that
they had taken part in 21 or more activities “this
year”. This proportion was higher than that for
the other three year levels.
The year levels of the four survey forms align, for the
most part, with the years students are in at school
and so their age. Years 1-2 students are mostly 5
to 6-year-olds, Years 3-6 students are mostly 7 to
10-year-olds, Years 7-10 are mostly 11 to 14-yearolds, and Years 11-13 are mostly 15 to 18-year-olds.
¶
Reader Note 1, Appendix 5 explains the reason for
presentation of results by year level.
Key point:
For girls and boys in three of the four year
levels the pattern of participation is similar
(i.e. the proportions in each of the five activity
categories are similar). The exception is young
people in Years 1-2, where more girls (73.9%)
than boys (61.6%) took part in 1-10 activities
and fewer took part in 11-15 activities (20.3%
for girls and 28.2% for boys).
Readers should note that a smaller number of sports
/ activities were in the list in the Years 1-6 survey
sports / activities reported by young people.
Averages shown are calculated for those who did
one or more sports / activities.
exclude participation in games / play activities.
BOYS YEARS 7-10
34.9%
BOYS YEARS 11-13
17.8%
23.9%
21.9%
21.4%
25.9%
19.7%
32.4%
0.1%
2.0%
21 or more activities
16-20 activities
11-15 activities
1-10 activities
No activities
Average
17.5 activities
21 or more activities
16-20 activities
11-15 activities
1-10 activities
No activities
Average
14.1 activities
GIRLS YEARS 7-10
28.9%
GIRLS YEARS 11-13
12.9%
28.0%
22.1%
25.7%
27.0%
16.9%
36.1%
0.4%
1.8%
21 or more activities
16-20 activities
11-15 activities
1-10 activities
No activities
Average
16.9 activities
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21 or more activities
16-20 activities
11-15 activities
1-10 activities
No activities
Average
13.1 activities
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PARTICIPATION
Sport and Recreation Activities
9
Done This Year
Gender and Age
This section reports on sports / activities done at least once
“this year”, and provides a measure of overall participation.
Participation is shown for three different age groups; 5-10
year-olds, 11-14 year-olds, and 15-18 year-olds.
5 TO 10-YEAR-OLDS
Almost all young people had participated in one or more
sport and recreation activity at least once “this year”. Less
than 1% of young people said they hadn’t done any sport or
recreation activities.
t Cycling / biking is ranked 4th for boys and 3rd for girls
¶
t Swimming and athletics are the sports / activities most boys
and girls in the youngest age group take part in (these are
the top two activities and share the same ranking for both
boys and girls)
t Cross-country is also in the top five for boys (ranked 5th) and
girls (ranked 4th)
t Football makes up the top five for boys, while gymnastics
completes the top five for girls
Key point:
Swimming is one of the top activities for boys
and girls of all ages, ranking first, second or
third in all the top 20s of activities that young
people have participated in at least once.
t Seven sports / activities are in the top 10 for boys and girls
(although not always in the same order): swimming, athletics,
cycling / biking, football, cross-country, gymnastics and
tramping
t Four activities are not in both top 20s. Martial arts and
hockey are in the boys’ top 20 but not in the girls’ and
netball and volleyball / Kiwi volley are in girls’ top 20 but not
in the boys’
POINTS TO NOTE:
The survey forms asked about participation in sport and
recreation activities “this year”. Forms were completed
in August / September and so the responses include
participation in both summer and winter sports /
activities.
The survey took place just before the 2011 Rugby World
Cup and this may have influenced young people’s
participation in rugby.
Participation could have been in any setting – at home,
at school or somewhere else.
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Survey forms included two questions about participation.
The first question included a list of sports and activities
(28 sports / activities in the Years 1 to 6 forms and 41
in the Years 7 to 13 forms). The second question asked
students (parents / caregivers) to write in “other sports
and active things” done “this year”.
The top 20 activities that young people had taken part in at
least once “this year” are shown here. Appendix 4 (A4.1)
lists the participation rates for all the sports / activities asked
about / mentioned.
This section is entitled Participation in Sport and Recreation Activities in the national report Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young
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PARTICIPATION
Top 20 sport and recreation activities participated in at least once “this year” by 5 to 10-year-olds
BOYS 5-10 YEARS
Rank
1
GIRLS 5-10 YEARS
Activities
%
Number
participating
Activities
%
Number
participating
Swimming
85.0
50,000
Swimming
89.5
50,000
2
Athletics (run, jump, throw)
75.8
45,000
Athletics (run, jump, throw)
79.5
45,000
3
Football, soccer, futsal
72.2
43,000
Cycling, biking
75.2
42,000
4
Cycling, biking
71.6
42,000
Cross-country
69.5
39,000
68.3
39,000
5
Cross-country
66.5
39,000
Gymnastics, trampoline,
aerobics
6
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
63.4
37,000
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy,
b-girl)
63.0
36,000
7
Gymnastics, trampoline,
aerobics
58.6
35,000
Tramping, bush walks
47.8
27,000
8
Tramping, bush walks
52.4
31,000
Netball
46.0
26,000
9
Skateboarding
48.4
29,000
Football, soccer, futsal
45.9
26,000
10
Basketball, mini-ball
45.6
27,000
Softball, T-ball
38.3
22,000
11
Softball, T-ball
42.3
25,000
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
36.9
21,000
12
Cricket
41.5
24,000
Basketball, mini-ball
33.3
19,000
13
Fishing
38.4
23,000
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa
haka)
32.5
18,000
14
Dance
33.8
20,000
Cricket
30.5
17,000
15
Table tennis
32.9
19,000
Tennis, Grasshoppers
28.9
16,000
16
Tennis, Grasshoppers
29.7
18,000
Table tennis
28.7
16,000
17
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa
haka)
28.8
17,000
Skateboarding
25.6
14,000
18
Bodyboarding
24.5
14,000
Fishing
25.1
14,000
19
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
23.9
14,000
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
24.1
14,000
20
Hockey
23.4
14,000
Bodyboarding
23.4
13,000
Athletics includes run, jump, throw, which is a foundation programme of Athletics New Zealand and was used in the survey forms to help describe
athletics to younger students.
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PARTICIPATION
Top 20 sport and recreation activities participated in at least once “this year” by 11 to 14-year-olds
BOYS 11-14 YEARS
%
Number
participating
Running, jogging,
cross-country
82.4
35,000
Running, jogging,
cross-country
Rank
1
GIRLS 11-14 YEARS
Activities
Activities
%
Number
participating
86.1
35,000
2
Swimming
78.4
33,000
Swimming
81.4
33,000
3
Football, soccer, futsal
76.1
32,000
Walking for fitness*
75.8
31,000
4
Rugby
72.8
30,000
Netball
73.9
30,000
5
Basketball
72.6
30,000
Football, soccer, futsal
70.9
29,000
6
Touch*
68.2
29,000
Basketball
66.5
27,000
7
Athletics, track and field
65.1
27,000
Athletics, track and field
66.3
27,000
8
Cycling, biking (not mountain
biking)
62.4
26,000
Cycling, biking (not mountain
biking)
60.1
24,000
9
Table tennis
62.2
26,000
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy,
b-girl)
58.2
24,000
10
Softball, T-ball
54.6
23,000
Softball, T-ball
55.5
22,000
11
Cricket
53.4
22,000
Touch*
55.2
22,000
12
Walking for fitness*
52.1
22,000
Badminton*
53.3
22,000
13
Badminton*
50.3
21,000
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
53.1
21,000
14
Rugby league*
49.4
21,000
Rugby
48.5
20,000
15
Fishing
48.2
20,000
Gymnastics, trampoline,
aerobics
47.7
19,000
16
Hockey
46.6
20,000
Tramping, bush walks
47.2
19,000
17
Tennis
46.1
19,000
Table tennis
47.1
19,000
18
Tramping, bush walks
45.3
19,000
Tennis
46.4
19,000
19
Canoeing, kayaking*
44.4
19,000
Hockey
46.0
19,000
20
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
43.3
18,000
Cricket
44.1
18,000
* Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
11 TO 14-YEAR-OLDS
t Running / jogging / cross-country and swimming are the two activities most boys and girls in this age group take part in
t Football, rugby and basketball complete the top five for boys. Walking, netball and football complete the top five for girls
t Seven sports / activities are in the top 10 for boys and girls (although not always in the same order); running / jogging /
cross-country, swimming, football, basketball, cycling / biking, athletics and softball
t Sports / activities in the boys’ top 20 but not in the girls’ include; fishing, canoeing / kayaking, and rugby league. Sports /
activities in girls’ top 20 but not in the boys’ include: netball, dance and gymnastics
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PARTICIPATION
Top 20 sport and recreation activities participated in at least once “this year” by 15 to 18-year-olds
BOYS 15-18 YEARS
Rank
1
Activities
Running, jogging,
cross-country
GIRLS 15-18 YEARS
%
Number
participating
72.7
22,000
Activities
Running, jogging,
cross-country
%
Number
participating
80.5
24,000
2
Swimming
66.6
20,000
Walking for fitness*
77.4
23,000
3
Football, soccer, futsal
64.7
20,000
Swimming
75.3
22,000
4
Basketball
63.5
19,000
Athletics, track and field
56.2
17,000
5
Rugby
60.4
18,000
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
56.1
17,000
6
Athletics, track and field
58.8
18,000
Netball
52.6
16,000
7
Touch*
55.1
17,000
Football, soccer, futsal
51.3
15,000
8
Table tennis
53.4
16,000
Basketball
48.3
14,000
9
Cycling, biking (not mountain
biking)
49.5
15,000
Badminton*
48.2
14,000
10
Walking for fitness*
46.4
14,000
Cycling / biking (not mountain
biking)
46.6
14,000
11
Badminton*
46.4
14,000
Tramping, bush walks
44.0
13,000
12
Rugby league*
40.6
12,000
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
41.9
12,000
13
Fishing
39.9
12,000
Tennis
36.5
11,000
14
Tramping, bush walks
39.6
12,000
Table tennis
35.2
10,000
15
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
37.4
11,000
Touch*
34.8
10,000
16
Tennis
35.5
11,000
Canoeing, kayaking*
34.7
10,000
17
Canoeing, kayaking*
34.3
10,000
Gymnastics, trampoline,
aerobics
30.9
9,000
18
Cricket
32.2
10,000
Rugby
29.4
9,000
19
Bodyboarding
26.5
8,000
Bodyboarding
27.8
8,000
20
Skateboarding
26.0
8,000
Softball
27.2
8,000
* Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Note 2, Appendix 5.
15 TO 18-YEAR-OLDS
t Running / jogging / cross-country is the activity most boys and girls in this age group take part in
t Swimming is in the top five for 15 to 18-year-old boys (ranked 2nd) and girls (ranked 3rd)
t Football, basketball and rugby make up the top five sports / activities for boys, while walking, athletics and dance
complete the top five for girls
t Seven sports / activities are in the top 10 for boys and girls (although not always in the same order); running / jogging /
cross-country, swimming, football, athletics, cycling, basketball and walking
t Sports / activities that are in the boys’ top 20 but not in the girls’ include; rugby league, fishing, cricket and
skateboarding. Sports / activities in the girls’ top 20 but not in the boys’ include: dance, netball, gymnastics and softball
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PARTICIPATION
Gender and Ethnicity
BOYS compared with all boys:
t Most of the sports / activities in the top 20s for young people
from different ethnic backgrounds are the same, although
the ranking order of sports / activities varies
t The top 20s for boys of New Zealand European ethnicity are
the same as those for all boys, although the ranking order
varies. For example, cycling / biking is more popular with boys
of New Zealand European ethnicity than with boys overall
t The top 20s for girls of New Zealand European ethnicity are
also the same as those for all girls, although the ranking order
varies. The exceptions are bodyboarding and indoor climbing
which are in the top 20s for New Zealand European girls but
not for girls overall
t For boys and girls in the other three main ethnic groups the
top 20s are different
¶
Key point:
ƒ
Skateboarding, rugby league, Mäori sports / activities
(e.g. kapa haka, waka ama, ki-o-rahi, mau ràkau, taiaha)
and dance are more popular with Mäori boys
ƒ
Rugby league, volleyball, dance and Pacific activities (e.g.
kilikiti, soke, ura pau, tame, meke) are more popular with
Pacific boys
ƒ
Dance is more popular with Asian boys.
GIRLS compared with all girls:
ƒ
Rugby league and Mäori sports / activities are more
popular with Mäori girls
ƒ
Rugby league and Pacific activities are more popular with
Pacific girls
ƒ
Hockey is more popular with Asian girls.
¶
Touch is more popular with both Pacific boys
(ranked 2nd) and girls (ranked 5th), and with
Mäori boys (ranked 4th) and girls (ranked 6th),
than with boys and girls overall (ranked 7th and
13 th, respectively).
Key point:
Rugby is more popular with Mäori (ranked 2nd)
and Pacific boys (ranked 1st) than with boys
overall (ranked 5th).
POINT TO NOTE:
Students were able to identify with more than one ethnic group (e.g. Mäori and Pacific), and so the figures for each
ethnic group should be compared only with the totals, which are shown on the first table (e.g. results for Pacific boys
can be compared with those for all boys, but not with boys in other ethnic groups).
Top 20 sport and recreation activities participated in at least once “this year” by boys and girls
ALL BOYS
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Activities
Swimming
Running, jogging, cross-country
Football, soccer, futsal
Athletics, track and field
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Touch*
Basketball, mini-ball
Walking for fitness*
Badminton*
Tramping, bush walks
Table tennis
Rugby league*
Cricket
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Softball, T-ball
Fishing
Skateboarding
Canoeing, kayaking*
Tennis
ALL GIRLS
%
78.6
72.9
71.7
68.4
65.7
63.4
62.3
58.4
49.3
48.4
47.1
46.9
45.3
43.0
42.4
41.9
41.8
41.4
39.8
36.2
Activities
Swimming
Running, jogging, cross-country
Walking for fitness*
Athletics, track and field
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Netball
Football, soccer, futsal
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Badminton*
Basketball, mini-ball
Tramping, bush walks
Touch*
Softball, T-ball
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Canoeing, kayaking*
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
Tennis
Table tennis
Cricket
%
83.4
77.3
76.4
69.7
63.6
59.8
56.4
55.1
52.9
51.0
47.4
46.6
46.0
41.2
38.9
38.6
37.6
36.2
36.1
34.0
Athletics includes run, jump, throw, which is a foundation programme of Athletics New Zealand and was used in the survey forms to help describe
athletics to younger students.
* Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
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PARTICIPATION
Top 20 sport and recreation activities participated in at least once “this year” by New Zealand
European boys and girls
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girl
NZ EUROPEAN BOYS
NZ EUROPEAN GIRLS
Rank
Activities
%
Activities
%
1
Swimming
82.7
Swimming
89.4
2
Running, jogging, cross-country
75.6
Running, jogging, cross-country
81.2
3
Football, soccer, futsal
73.3
Walking for fitness*
79.3
4
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
69.9
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
71.7
5
Athletics, track and field
69.3
Athletics, track and field
71.1
6
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
64.9
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
63.2
7
Touch*
59.2
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
58.9
8
Basketball, mini-ball
57.5
Football, soccer, futsal
57.1
9
Tramping, bush walks
55.6
Netball
56.7
10
Fishing
52.2
Tramping, bush walks
55.9
11
Canoeing, kayaking*
50.0
Canoeing, kayaking*
50.0
12
Table tennis
48.4
Basketball, mini-ball
46.5
46.3
13
Walking for fitness*
46.2
Badminton*
14
Badminton*
46.0
Touch*
43.4
15
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
45.3
Softball, T-ball
40.2
16
Skateboarding
44.8
Tennis
39.4
17
Cricket
44.0
Table tennis
36.8
18
Rugby league*
42.4
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
36.5
19
Tennis
40.9
Bodyboarding
36.4
20
Softball, T-ball
40.1
Indoor climbing*
34.7
Athletics includes run, jump, throw, which is a foundation programme of Athletics New Zealand and was used in the survey forms to help describe
athletics to younger students.
* Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
Top 20 sport and recreation activities participated in at least once “this year” by Màori boys and girls
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
MÀORI BOYS
MÀORI GIRLS
Rank
Activities
%
Activities
%
1
Swimming
80.2
Swimming
82.6
2
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
74.7
Walking for fitness*
73.3
3
Running, jogging, cross-country
72.9
Running, jogging, cross-co untry
72.5
4
Touch*
69.5
Athletics, track and field
67.1
5
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
67.5
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
63.0
6
Football, soccer, futsal
66.6
Touch*
62.8
7
Athletics, track and field
64.2
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
60.7
8
Basketball, mini-ball
58.8
Netball
60.0
9
Rugby league*
58.7
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
57.4
10
Skateboarding
56.3
Football, soccer, futsal
53.3
11
Fishing
48.5
Badminton*
52.2
12
Softball, T-ball
48.0
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
50.5
13
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
45.0
Basketball, mini-ball
50.5
14
Table tennis
44.6
Softball, T-ball
48.0
15
Badminton*
44.5
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
41.7
16
Walking for fitness*
44.1
Tramping, bush walks
40.4
38.1
17
Tramping, bush walks
43.8
Canoeing, kayaking*
18
Cricket
40.3
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
37.7
19
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
38.8
Rugby league*
35.2
20
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
36.2
Table tennis
32.4
Athletics includes run, jump, throw, which is a foundation programme of Athletics New Zealand and was used in the survey forms to help describe
athletics to younger students.
* Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
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PARTICIPATION
Top 20 sport and recreation activities participated in at least once “this year” by Pacific boys and girls
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
PACIFIC BOYS
Rank
Activities
PACIFIC GIRLS
%
Activities
%
Swimming
75.8
1
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
79.0
2
Touch*
78.8
Walking for fitness*
72.9
3
Swimming
73.5
Athletics, track and field
70.8
4
Rugby league*
70.2
Running, jogging, cross-country
70.1
5
Athletics, track and field
67.7
Touch*
69.8
6
Football, soccer, futsal
66.9
Netball
61.3
7
Running, jogging, cross-country
65.4
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
56.3
54.1
8
Basketball, mini-ball
58.9
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
9
Walking for fitness*
57.7
Football, soccer, futsal
51.9
10
Softball, T-ball
52.1
Basketball, mini-ball
51.9
11
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
51.8
Badminton*
51.2
12
Cricket
47.1
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
50.6
50.2
13
Badminton*
47.1
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
14
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
45.0
Softball, T-ball
49.0
15
Table tennis
42.6
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
48.9
16
Skateboarding
41.8
Rugby league*
43.6
17
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
40.9
Cricket
39.8
18
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
38.9
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
35.9
19
Tramping, bush walks
38.8
Table tennis
35.7
20
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
35.7
Tramping, bush walks
33.7
Athletics includes run, jump, throw, which is a foundation programme of Athletics New Zealand and was used in the survey forms to help describe
athletics to younger students.
* Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
Top 20 sport and recreation activities participated in at least once “this year” by Asian boys and girls
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
ASIAN BOYS
ASIAN GIRLS
Rank
Activities
%
Activities
%
1
Swimming
75.9
Swimming
80.1
2
Running, jogging, cross-country
75.2
Walking for fitness*
77.6
3
Football, soccer, futsal
72.2
Running, jogging, cross-country
76.9
4
Athletics, track and field
71.5
Athletics, track and field
70.3
5
Basketball, mini-ball
63.7
Badminton*
63.1
6
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
62.4
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
61.0
7
Badminton*
58.5
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
58.7
8
Touch*
55.6
Football, soccer, futsal
51.6
9
Walking for fitness*
54.9
Netball
49.8
10
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
52.2
Basketball, mini-ball
48.0
11
Table tennis
46.3
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
45.8
12
Cricket
40.8
Tramping, bush walks
41.6
13
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
40.1
Softball, T-ball
38.2
14
Softball, T-ball
39.1
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
34.4
15
Tramping, bush walks
36.8
Tennis
34.4
16
Tennis
33.4
Table tennis
34.1
17
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
32.5
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
32.7
18
Rugby league*
31.1
Cricket
31.9
19
Hockey
29.9
Touch*
30.7
20
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
27.1
Hockey
29.3
Athletics includes run, jump, throw, which is a foundation programme of Athletics New Zealand and was used in the survey forms to help describe
athletics to younger students.
* Indicates an activity listed in the Years 7 to 13 survey forms and not in the Years 1 to 6 survey forms – see Reader Notes 1 and 2, Appendix 5.
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PARTICIPATION
Participation in Games
Gender and Age
Young people were asked about participation in active games (like four square and tag). Also included are other
mentions of active games or play activities (e.g. hide and seek, piggy in the middle, playing at the playground). This
provides some insight into informal activity.
Around 8 out of 10 boys (77.4%) and girls (80.2%) had participated in active games / play at least once “this year”.
Both boys and girls in the younger age groups, as might be expected, were more likely to play games than those in
the oldest age group (15 to 18-year-olds).
Participation in games and play activities “this year” by gender and age
5-10 YEARS
Took part in games and
play activities – at least
once “this year”
11-14 YEARS
15-18 YEARS
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
83.3
84.5
80.0
85.3
62 .8
65.9
Gender and Ethnicity
There were no real differences in participation in games and play activities for young people from different ethnic backgrounds.
Participation in games and play activities “this year” by gender and ethnicity
ALL YOUNG
PEOPLE
Took part in games and
play activities – at least
once “this year”
NZ EUROPEAN
MÀORI
PACIFIC
ASIAN
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
77.4
80.2
78.8
82.4
78.6
82.4
74.0
80.0
78.1
78.3
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PARTICIPATION
Participation in Events
Gender and Age
Participation in weekend events “this year” by gender and age
BOYS
29.9%
70.1%
All boys
33.2%
66.8%
33.0%
67.0%
5-10 yrs
11-14 yrs
19.7%
80.3%
Took part in at least one event
Didn’t take part
15-18 yrs
GIRLS
24.3%
75.7%
All girls
27.0%
73.0%
25.8%
74.2%
Around 3 out of 10 boys (29.9%)
and 2 out of 10 girls (24.3%)
said that they had participated in
at least one sport or recreation
event “this year”. Participation
for both boys and girls decreased
with age – to around 2 out of 10
(19.7% for 15 to 18-year-old boys
and 17.3% for girls within this
age group).
5-10 yrs
11-14 yrs
17.3%
82.7%
15-18 yrs
Took part in at least one event
Didn’t take part
POINT TO NOTE:
Events were described in the survey forms as: “big weekend events where lots and lots of people have taken part”.
Students were asked if they had taken part in five different types of event. Examples were given of different types of events.
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PARTICIPATION
Participation in different types of weekend event “this year” by gender and age
5-10 YEARS
Type of event
Boys
%
12.3
18.1
10.9
13.8
12.3
Triathlon / duathlon
Running / walking
Biking
Fishing
Swimming
11-14 YEARS
Girls
%
8.6
14.2
8.2
7.7
13.7
Boys
%
11.1
16.1
11.3
12.3
10.3
Boys’ participation was higher than that for girls in four out of
the five types of event. Swimming events were the exception,
with 5 to 10-year-old girls slightly more likely to say they had
participated in these events than boys. Girls aged 15-18 years
were also slightly more likely than boys of this age to say they
had taken part in running / walking events.
¶
15-18 YEARS
Girls
%
7.3
13.2
5.0
5.2
9.7
Boys
%
5.0
10.7
5.0
5.7
4.4
Girls
%
3.4
11.1
2.5
2.0
3.9
Key point:
For girls and boys of all ages, running / walking
events were most popular.
Gender and Ethnicity
Participation in different types of events “this year” by gender and ethnicity
ALL YOUNG
PEOPLE
NZ EUROPEAN
MÀORI
PACIFIC
ASIAN
Type of event
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Triathlon / duathlon
10.2
7.0
12.0
8.6
9.7
6.1
10.8
6.3
4.3
3.0
Running / walking
15.7
13.2
15.2
12.7
18.4
12.3
19.9
16.7
10.8
12.2
Biking
9.7
5.9
10.5
5.5
9.4
6.3
10.8
6.8
4.9
5.7
Fishing
11.4
5.6
13.8
6.1
11.9
8.6
11.7
7.8
4.9
2.3
Swimming
9.8
10.1
9.0
9.1
10.9
10.5
13.8
13.6
7.5
10.1
Took part in at least
one event
29.9
24.3
32.3
25.3
30.8
24.0
32.2
27.2
19.2
20.4
Compared with participation by all boys (29.9%),
participation in events by boys of New Zealand European
(32.3%), Mäori (30.8%) and Pacific (32.3%) ethnicity was at
a similar level, while participation by Asian boys was lower
(19.2%).
The pattern is similar for girls; compared with participation
by all girls (24.3%), participation in events by girls of New
Zealand European (25.3%), Mäori (24.0%) and Pacific (27.2%)
ethnicity was similar, while participation by Asian girls was
lower (20.4%).
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Preferences for different types of events vary with ethnicity.
For example:
t Running / walking events are more popular with Mäori boys
(18.4%) than boys overall (15.7%). This is also true for Pacific
boys (19.9%)
t Swimming events are more popular with Pacific boys (13.8%)
than boys overall (9.8%)
t Fishing events are more popular with Mäori girls (8.6%),
compared with girls overall (5.6%)
t Participation in all types of events is lower for Asian boys and
girls, compared with all boys and girls, respectively.
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3. VIEWS ABOUT
PLAYING SPORT
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VIEWS ABOUT PLAYING SPORT
Gender and Age
Do young Aucklanders like playing sport? The answer for
most is “Yes”. Seven out of 10 boys (74.8%) and 6 out of
10 girls (58.6%) said they liked playing sport a lot. Very few
young people said they didn’t like playing sport (2.8% of boys
and 4.7% of girls).
More boys than girls of all ages said they liked playing
sport a lot.
As young people grow older, they are less likely to say they
like sport a lot; 15 to 18-year-olds, particularly girls in this age
group, were least likely to say they liked playing sport a lot.
The figures are 47.6% for 15 to 18-year-old girls and 66.2%
for boys of this age. While more young people in this age
group than in other age groups say they don’t like playing
sport, the figures are still minimal (9.2% for girls and 5.1% for
boys).
Extent to which young people like playing sport by gender and age
BOYS
74.8%
22.5%
2.8%
All boys
77.5%
20.5%
2.0%
76.9%
20.8%
2.3%
5-10 yrs
11-14 yrs
66.2%
28.7%
5.1%
15-18 yrs
Like playing sport a lot
GIRLS
Like playing sport a little
Don’t like playing sport
58.6%
36.7%
4.7%
All girls
63.2%
33.7%
3.1%
5-10 yrs
36.3%
60.3%
3.4%
11-14 yrs
47.6%
43.2%
15-18 yrs
Like playing sport a lot
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Like playing sport a little
Don’t like playing sport
9.2%
VIEWS ABOUT PLAYING SPORT
Gender and Ethnicity
Views about playing sport vary with young people’s ethnic
background.
Compared with boys and girls overall:
t Pacific young people were more likely to say they liked
playing sport a lot (86.4% of Pacific boys said this, compared
with 74.8% of all boys; and 69.0% of Pacific girls said this,
compared with 58.6% of all girls)
t Asian young people, and particularly girls, were less likely
to say they liked playing sport a lot (46.2% of Asian girls
said they liked playing sport a lot, compared with 58.6% of
all girls; and 66.3% of Asian boys said this, compared with
74.8% of all boys).
Extent to which young people like playing sport by gender and ethnicity
BOYS
74.8%
22.5%
2.8%
All boys
73.3%
23.4%
3.3%
New Zealand
European
73.7%
24.8%
1.5%
Ma-ori
86.4%
11.9% 1.7%
Pacific
66.3%
31.4%
2.4%
Asian
Like playing sport a lot
GIRLS
Like playing sport a little
Don’t like playing sport
58.6%
36.7%
4.7%
58.9%
36.0%
5.1%
59.5%
34.5%
6.0%
All girls
New Zealand
European
Ma-ori
69.0%
27.1%
3.0%
Pacific
46.2%
48.2%
5.6%
Asian
Like playing sport a lot
Like playing sport a little
Don’t like playing sport
POINT TO NOTE:
Students were able to identify with more than one ethnic group (e.g. Mäori and Pacific), and so the figures for
each ethnic group should be compared only with the totals (e.g. results for Pacific boys can be compared with
those for all boys, but not with boys in other ethnic groups).
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4. HOWYOUNG
PEOPLE
PARTICIPATE
IN SPORT AND
RECREATION
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HOW YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Participation with Sports Clubs
Gender and Age
Participation with sports clubs (outside of school) “this year” by gender and age
BOYS
60.0%
40.0%
59.3%
40.7%
All boys
5-10 yrs
67.8%
32.3%
11-14 yrs
50.4%
49.6%
15-18 yrs
Belong to sports club
Don’t belong to sports club
GIRLS
45.7%
54.3%
All girls
39.6%
60.4%
When asked if they had belonged
to a sports club outside of school
“this year”:
t 6 out of 10 boys (60.0%) and over 4
out of 10 girls (45.7%) said they had
belonged to a sports club
t Participation levels were highest for
11 to 14-year-olds; 67.8% of boys in
this age group said they belonged to a
sports club, as did 55.6% of girls
t Participation levels were lowest for 5
to 10-year-old girls (39.6%) and 15 to
18-year-old girls (43.7%), followed by
15 to 18-year-old boys (50.4%).
5-10 yrs
55.6%
44.4%
11-14 yrs
43.7%
56.3%
15-18 yrs
Belong to sports club
Don’t belong to sports club
POINTS TO NOTE:
The survey forms asked if students had belonged to a sports club outside of school ”this year”.
Examples of clubs were included in the survey forms. The examples were netball clubs, rugby clubs and tramping clubs
to indicate that the question was about sport and active recreation clubs.
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HOW YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Gender and Ethnicity
Participation with sports clubs (outside of school) “this year” by gender and ethnicity
BOYS
60.0%
40.0%
All boys
67.9%
New Zealand
European
32.1%
55.9%
44.1%
Ma-ori
54.8%
45.2%
Pacific
45.7%
54.3%
Asian
Participation with clubs varies
with young people’s ethnic
backgrounds.
Compared with all boys (60%):
t Boys of New Zealand European
ethnicity were most likely to say they
belonged to a sports club (67.9%)
Belong to sports club
Don't belong to sports club
GIRLS
45.7%
54.3%
t Asian boys were least likely to say
they belonged to a sports club
(45.7%).
The pattern of responses is similar for
girls. Compared with all girls (45.7%):
t Girls of New Zealand European
ethnicity were most likely to say they
belonged to a sports club (55.7%)
All girls
55.7%
44.3%
New Zealand
European
47.3%
t Asian girls were least likely to say they
belonged to a sports club (32.4%).
52.7%
Ma-ori
37.7%
62.3%
Pacific
32.4%
67.6%
Asian
Belong to sports club
Don't belong to sports club
POINT TO NOTE:
Students were able to identify with more than one ethnic group (e.g. Mäori and Pacific), and so the figures for
each ethnic group should be compared only with the totals (e.g. results for Pacific boys can be compared with
those for all boys, but not with boys in other ethnic groups).
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HOW YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Participation with School Sports Teams
Gender and Age
Participation with sports teams at school “this year” by gender and age
BOYS
47.5%
52.5%
All boys
34.0%
66.0%
5-10 yrs
61.5%
38.5%
When asked if they had belonged to
a sports team at school “this year”:
11-14 yrs
64.4%
45.6%
15-18 yrs
Belong to school team
Don't belong to school team
GIRLS
44.1%
55.9%
All girls
32.3%
67.7%
5-10 yrs
58.7%
41.3%
11-14 yrs
46.4%
53.6%
t 5 out of 10 boys (47.5%) and 4 out
of 10 girls (44.1%) said they had
belonged to a school sports team
t Participation levels were highest for
11 to 14-year-olds and, within this age
group, slightly higher for boys; 61.5%
of 11 to 14-year-old boys said they
belonged to a school sports team,
as did 58.7% of girls within this age
group
t Participation levels were lowest
for 5 to 10-year-old boys and girls;
around one-third of boys (34.0%) and
girls (32.3%) within this age group
belonged to a school sports team
t For 15 to 18-year-olds, school sports
team membership is higher for boys
(54.4%) than girls (46.4%). For both
boys and girls within this age group,
the level of school sports team
membership is slightly higher than that
for clubs.
15-18 yrs
Belong to school team
Don't belong to school team
POINT TO NOTE:
The survey forms asked if students had belonged to a sports team at school “this year”.
Examples of sports teams included in the survey forms were netball teams and rugby teams.
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HOW YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Gender and Ethnicity
Participation with sports teams at school “this year” by gender and ethnicity
BOYS
47.5%
52.5%
49.6%
50.4%
All boys
New Zealand
European
40.8%
59.2%
Ma-ori
51.3%
48.7%
Whether or not young people
belong to a school sports
team varies with their ethnic
background.
Pacific
36.8%
63.2%
Asian
Belong to school team
Don't belong to school team
GIRLS
44.1%
55.9%
All girls
48.2%
51.8%
New Zealand
European
BOYS compared with all boys
(47.5%):
t Pacific boys were most likely to
say they belonged to a school
sports team (51.3%), closely
followed by boys of New
Zealand European ethnicity
(49.6%)
t Asian boys (36.8%) were least
likely to say they belonged to a
school sports team.
The pattern of responses is similar
for girls.
GIRLS compared with all girls
(44.1%):
40.2%
59.8%
47.1%
52.9%
Ma-ori
Pacific
33.5%
66.5%
t Girls of New Zealand European
(48.2%) and Pacific ethnicity
(47.1%) were most likely to say
they belonged to a school
sports team
t Asian girls (33.5%) were least
likely to say they belonged to a
school sports team.
Asian
Belong to school team
Don't belong to school team
POINT TO NOTE:
Students were able to identify with more than one ethnic group (e.g. Mäori and Pacific), and so the figures for
each ethnic group should be compared only with the totals (e.g. results for Pacific boys can be compared with
those for all boys, but not with boys in other ethnic groups).
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HOW YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Participation with Coaches / Instructors
Gender and Age
Participation with a coach / instructor “this year” by gender and age
BOYS
72.3%
27.7%
70.0%
30.0%
All boys
5-10 yrs
79.0%
21.0%
11-14 yrs
67.5%
32.5%
15-18 yrs
Had a coach / instructor
Didn't have a coach / instructor
When asked if they’d had a coach
or instructor this year for any of the
sport and recreation activities they
took part in:
t 7 out of 10 boys (72.3%) and 6 out of
10 girls (64.8%) said they had received
some coaching or instruction
t Participation levels were highest for
11 to 14-year-olds; 79.0% of boys and
73.5% of girls
GIRLS
64.8%
35.2%
All girls
60.5%
t Participation levels were lowest
amongst 15 to 18-year-old girls
(61.3%) and 5 to 10-year-old
girls (60.5%).
39.5%
5-10 yrs
73.5%
26.5%
11-14 yrs
61.3%
38.7%
15-18 yrs
Had a coach / instructor
Didn't have a coach / instructor
POINT TO NOTE:
The survey forms asked if students had received coaching or instruction this year for any of the “sports or active
things” they did that was not in PE or fitness.
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HOW YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Gender and Ethnicity
Participation with a coach / instructor “this year” by gender and ethnicity
BOYS
72.3%
All boys
27.7%
77.3%
New Zealand
European
22.7%
64.5%
Ma-ori
35.5%
71.7%
Pacific
28.3%
60.9%
Asian
Had a coach / instructor
39.1%
Don't have a coach / instructor
GIRLS
64.8%
35.2%
All girls
The extent to which young
people receive coaching /
instruction varies with young
people’s ethnic backgrounds.
BOYS compared with all boys
(72.3%):
t Boys of New Zealand European
ethnicity (77.3%) were most
likely to say they’d had coaching
/ instruction, followed by Pacific
boys (71.7%)
t Asian boys were least likely to say
they’d had coaching / instruction
(60.9%).
GIRLS compared with all girls
(64.8%):
73.8%
26.2.2%
New Zealand
European
62.1%
37.9%
t Girls of New Zealand European
ethnicity (73.8%) were most
likely to say they’d had coaching /
instruction
t Asian girls (51.4%) were least
likely to say they’d had coaching /
instruction
Ma-ori
58.6%
41.4%
Pacific
51.4%
48.6%
Asian
Had a coach / instructor
t Pacific girls, unlike Pacific boys,
did not report one of the higher
levels of coaching / instruction.
Only 58.6% of Pacific girls said
they’d had coaching / instruction
compared with 64.8% of girls
overall, while the figure for
Pacific boys (71.7%) was similar
to that for all boys (72.3%).
Don't have a coach / instructor
POINT TO NOTE:
Students were able to identify with more than one ethnic group (e.g. Mäori and Pacific), so the figures for each
ethnic group should be compared only with the totals (e.g. results for Pacific boys can be compared with those for
all boys, but not with boys in other ethnic groups).
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54
5. WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE
PARTICIPATE IN SPORT
AND RECREATION
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WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Participation in Different Settings
Information about the ways older students (10 to 18-year-olds) participate in sport and recreation
is in this section. From a list of 41 activities, young people were asked which sports / activities they
had done “this year” in three settings: while “mucking around” with friends, family or on their own,
organised by their school outside of class time, and organised by clubs outside of school.
In the three settings – “mucking around”, school, and clubs
Participation rates reported by young people vary
across the three settings:
t Participation rates for almost all sports / activities are
generally highest when young people are “mucking
around”. Athletics, Mäori activities* and orienteering are
three exceptions to this for some age groups. These sports /
activities often have higher participation rates in schools
t Participation rates for most sports / activities amongst 15 to
18-year-olds are higher in the school setting than with clubs
t Sports / activities that have relatively high participation rates
in both the school setting and with clubs include:
ƒ
For boys: football, rugby, touch and basketball
ƒ
For girls: netball and dance (and football for 10 to
14-year-olds).
* Mäori activities include for example kapa haka, waka ama, ki-orahi, mau räkau and taiaha.
POINTS TO NOTE
Results in this section are for students who completed
the Years 7 to 10 and Years 11 to 13 survey forms. These
questions were not in the Years 1 to 2 and Years 3 to
6 survey forms. The age range of students completing
the Years 7 to 13 survey forms was 10 to 18 years, and
that the tables and charts in this section refer to 10 to
14-year-olds and not 11 to 14-year-olds, which is the age
range used in the earlier sections.
Questions about participation in different settings were
asked for the list of 41 activities. Students also could
report that they did “other kinds of sport and active
things” in these settings, but they were not asked what
these “other” activities were. Students also could report
that they had “not done any of these things”.
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“Mucking around” with friends, family or on their
own could include things done during lunchtime at
school, at the beach, at home or at a friend’s house. It
includes things like shooting hoops or playing cricket
in the backyard.
Sports / activities organised by schools (not in class
time) could include those played with school sports
teams, in school competitions or during lunchtimes
or after school. The question did not say that sports /
activities had to be played at school.
For the question about sports / activities organised by
clubs outside of school, examples of clubs were given
that included tennis clubs, netball clubs and tramping
clubs.
WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Participation “this year” in sport and recreation while “mucking around”
t Almost all young people in this age group (10 to 18-yearolds) had participated in one or more sport and recreation
activity while they were “mucking around” with friends,
family or on their own. This provides insights into
participation in an informal or casual setting
ƒ
Boys 15 to 18 years old – rugby, basketball, football,
touch and swimming
ƒ
Girls 10 to 14 years old – basketball, netball, swimming,
walking and dance
t Very few young people had not done any sport or recreation
activity while “mucking around” (less than 3%)
ƒ
Girls 15 to 18 years old – swimming, walking, dance,
running / jogging and basketball
t Sports and activities (excluding games) popular with boys
and girls of different ages included:
ƒ
t Games were popular in this setting for both boys and girls,
particularly 10 to 14-year-old boys and girls.
Boys 10 to 14 years old – basketball, football, rugby,
touch and swimming (note: basketball in this setting for
all young people may include shooting hoops)
Participation “this year” in sport and recreation organised by schools outside of class time
t Over 8 out of 10 boys and girls had participated in one or
more sport and recreation activity organised by their school.
This included participation in school sports teams, school
competitions, and lunchtime or after school activities that the
school organised
t Participation in this setting was slightly higher for 10 to
14-year-olds than 15 to 18-year-olds; 85.4% of 10 to 14-yearold boys had taken part in one or more activities organised
by their school, as had 84.1% of girls in this age group. The
figures for 15 to 18-year-old boys and girls are 80.2% and
81.8%, respectively
t Activities in which most young people participated in this
setting (excluding games) were:
ƒ
Boys 10 to 14 years old – rugby, football, basketball,
touch and running / jogging / cross-country
ƒ
Boys 15 to 18 years old – rugby, football, basketball,
touch and athletics
ƒ
Girls 10 to 14 years old – netball, running / jogging /
cross-country, basketball, football and swimming
ƒ
Girls 15 to 18 years old – netball, athletics, running /
jogging / cross-country, dance and basketball.
t Games were a popular activity in this setting, particularly for
10 to 14-year-old boys and girls
Participation “this year” in sport and recreation with clubs outside of school
t Participation with clubs varied for boys and girls of
different ages
t Participation with clubs was highest for 10 to 14-year-olds.
Participation was higher for boys than girls in both age
groups:
ƒ
ƒ
Among 10 to 14-year-olds, 8 out of 10 boys (81.0%) had
taken part in one or more sports / activity organised by a
club, compared with 7 out of 10 girls (73%)
t Activities in which most young people took part in this
setting were:
ƒ
Boys 10 to 14 years old – rugby, football, touch,
swimming and rugby league
ƒ
Boys 15 to 18 years old – football, rugby, touch,
rugby league and basketball
ƒ
Girls 10 to 14 years old – netball, swimming, dance,
football and touch
ƒ
Girls 15 to 18 years old – dance, netball, swimming,
walking and tennis.
Among 15 to 18-year-olds, 7 out of 10 boys (70.1%) had
taken part in one or more sports / activity organised by a
club, compared with over 6 out of 10 girls (65.6%).
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WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Ways young people took part in sport and recreation “this year” – 10 to 14-year-olds
Sports and recreation activities
Adventure racing
Done
while
“mucking
around”*
%
14.2
BOYS 10-14 YEARS
With a club
Organised
(outside of
by school
school)
(outside of
class time)
%
%
4.5
4.0
GIRLS 10-14 YEARS
With a club
Organised
Done
(outside of
by school
while
school)
(outside of
“mucking
class time)
around”
%
%
%
11.2
4.5
3.3
Athletics, track and field
23.7
19.9
8.5
22.6
17.8
7.8
Badminton
32.0
13.7
9.5
33.9
13.1
8.0
Basketball
61.9
33.4
14.6
58.1
25.7
10.4
Bodyboarding
22.9
2.2
3.5
21.5
0.8
1.7
Canoeing, kayaking
20.7
4.2
5.3
21.0
4.2
2.7
Cricket
45.7
21.2
14.3
35.3
11.8
6.7
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
37.7
6.6
7.3
35.1
3.4
4.0
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
14.2
6.9
4.5
46.4
21.0
21.1
Fishing
35.9
5.3
8.1
22.4
1.5
3.3
Football, soccer, futsal
60.1
37.3
25.3
45.2
24.7
13.9
Games
60.0
27.0
10.2
67.4
30.9
10.8
Golf
21.8
3.7
6.8
9.3
1.6
2.3
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
14.2
4.7
3.3
28.4
9.6
9.8
Hockey
21.2
17.0
7.5
17.7
17.7
6.9
Indoor climbing
21.3
4.1
5.6
19.8
3.2
4.8
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
6.5
5.6
3.0
8.6
8.6
3.8
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
14.3
4.2
10.7
8.4
2.7
5.4
Mountain biking
26.6
6.2
8.6
10.3
1.0
2.2
Netball
18.4
14.0
4.4
58.0
44.6
27.9
Orienteering
7.7
10.4
3.6
6.0
9.7
3.0
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
5.4
3.9
3.0
8.0
4.5
3.4
Rowing
8.9
4.0
4.2
4.3
2.1
1.6
Rugby
59.6
38.5
27.3
35.5
15.0
10.1
Rugby league
45.3
24.1
17.6
19.5
9.1
6.8
Running, jogging, cross-country
36.8
25.1
10.4
43.6
26.1
11.3
Sailing, yachting
9.2
3.5
5.6
6.6
1.6
2.0
Skateboarding
34.2
6.7
7.6
20.5
2.2
3.6
Skiing
15.0
2.5
4.7
12.2
2.4
3.3
Snowboarding
15.9
3.4
5.1
7.2
1.6
1.8
Softball, T-ball
23.0
18.4
8.1
19.9
16.1
7.6
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
12.4
2.4
3.8
9.6
0.9
1.9
22.7
Swimming
47.7
21.7
17.9
56.6
23.2
Table tennis
41.9
14.6
10.1
28.0
8.9
5.5
Tennis
32.3
12.0
14.7
30.4
8.4
12.3
Touch
55.2
31.5
18.4
38.8
18.9
12.9
Tramping, bush walks
20.6
4.7
5.2
25.4
3.7
4.0
6.1
4.8
3.0
3.7
2.7
2.1
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
22.0
12.4
4.5
30.5
16.5
7.8
Walking for fitness
24.3
10.5
6.9
49.0
12.4
12.5
8.1
7.3
4.6
5.6
4.5
2.6
Other kinds of sport or active things
24.0
15.1
11.6
26.0
17.5
13.1
None of these
0.9
14.6
19.0
2.1
15.9
27.0
At least one of these sports /
activities
99.1
85.4
81.0
97.9
84.1
73.0
Tri(athlon), duathlon
Water polo, Flippa Ball
* Includes sports / activities done at lunchtime at school, at the beach, at home or at a friend’s house; examples given were shooting hoops or playing
cricket in the backyard.
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WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Ways young people took part in sport and recreation “this year” – 15 to 18-year-olds
Sports and recreation activities
Adventure racing
Done
while
“mucking
around”*
%
7.5
BOYS 15-18 YEARS
With a club
Organised
(outside of
by school
school)
(outside of
class time)
%
%
2.8
1.9
GIRLS 15-18 YEARS
With a club
Organised
Done
(outside of
by school
while
school)
(outside of
“mucking
class time)
around”
%
%
%
6.0
2.1
1.2
Athletics, track and field
14.7
24.9
6.6
13.6
26.0
4.4
Badminton
23.5
18.8
7.2
29.3
21.9
8.8
Basketball
47.0
31.0
10.1
37.3
23.7
6.3
Bodyboarding
19.2
2.4
1.7
19.0
1.0
1.1
Canoeing, kayaking
15.3
4.5
2.7
18.1
5.0
1.7
Cricket
27.0
14.1
6.4
22.6
7.8
2.8
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
22.8
5.9
3.9
23.5
5.1
3.8
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
14.5
9.5
5.3
45.4
23.8
19.2
Fishing
27.5
4.2
5.8
17.5
1.8
3.3
Football, soccer, futsal
46.3
32.6
20.0
32.9
19.7
6.4
Games
39.1
21.0
5.9
43.7
19.7
5.4
Golf
15.3
4.4
6.1
8.9
2.6
1.4
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
9.5
4.4
2.2
15.9
6.9
4.4
Hockey
11.0
10.3
4.0
7.9
12.0
2.5
Indoor climbing
10.6
4.9
3.1
10.8
3.7
2.2
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
4.4
5.0
2.8
4.2
5.9
3.3
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
12.7
5.1
9.1
5.3
1.4
3.6
Mountain biking
16.7
4.9
4.6
9.8
2.6
2.1
Netball
8.9
8.3
3.3
36.0
31.9
15.1
Orienteering
4.2
3.8
1.8
3.8
4.8
2.3
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti, soke)
6.2
5.6
3.6
6.0
6.0
3.5
Rowing
5.2
3.9
2.7
4.5
4.5
3.2
Rugby
50.0
36.1
15.8
21.3
10.6
5.0
Rugby league
36.1
21.4
12.8
11.0
5.7
3.5
Running, jogging, cross-country
30.9
22.6
9.2
41.9
25.9
7.6
Sailing, yachting
5.2
1.8
2.3
4.2
2.1
1.6
Skateboarding
20.7
5.2
5.0
12.5
2.3
1.4
Skiing
9.1
2.1
1.9
12.7
2.1
4.3
Snowboarding
11.9
2.9
3.7
6.9
2.0
2.2
Softball, T-ball
9.0
11.1
3.0
8.9
9.0
2.1
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
13.2
3.0
2.9
10.2
2.4
1.9
Swimming
38.2
17.7
9.1
53.6
19.8
13.1
Table tennis
32.2
13.8
6.3
23.3
7.8
3.2
Tennis
24.9
11.4
9.0
26.0
12.7
9.5
Touch
42.8
27.6
13.1
25.6
16.6
8.2
Tramping, bush walks
14.4
7.2
4.0
19.7
8.1
4.5
Tri(athlon), duathlon
2.8
4.0
1.7
1.3
2.2
0.9
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
22.1
17.7
6.9
29.0
18.8
7.3
Walking for fitness
20.0
7.9
5.7
47.6
16.0
9.8
Water polo, Flippa Ball
2.9
3.5
2.1
4.5
3.2
2.0
Other kinds of sport or active things
14.0
10.6
7.4
15.5
10.8
9.4
None of these
At least one of these sports /
activities
3.7
19.8
29.9
4.2
18.2
34.4
96.3
80.2
70.1
95.8
81.8
65.6
* Includes sports / activities done at lunchtime at school, at the beach, at home or at a friend’s house; examples given were shooting hoops or playing
cricket in the backyard.
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WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Highest Level at which Sport is Played
Gender and Age
Further insight into the way young people (10 to 18-year-olds)
play sport comes from asking about the highest level at which
they played sport “this year”. Levels ranged from playing sport
socially with family and friends to playing representative sport,
i.e. playing for their region or country. Results show that:
t At the social level, boys and girls in each of the two age
groups (10 to 14-year-olds and 15 to 18-year-olds) report a
similar level of participation:
ƒ
Over 2 out of 10 boys (23.2% of 10 to 14-year-old boys
and 25.0% of 15 to 18-year-old boys) said they played
sport at this level but not at other levels
ƒ
Around 3 out of 10 girls (31.0% of 10 to 14-year-old girls
and 32.2% of 15 to 18-year-old girls) said they played
sport at this level but not at other levels.
t At the next level – school or club competitions – the level of
participation for boys and girls in each of the two age groups
is similar:
ƒ
For 10 to 14-year-olds, almost 4 out of 10 boys (35.5%)
and girls (36.5%) said they played sport at this level
ƒ
For 15 to 18-year-olds, around 3 out of 10 boys (31.5%)
and girls (28.8%) said they played sport at this level.
t Beyond the school / club competition level, the pattern
changes and boys in both age groups are more likely than
girls to play at higher levels, i.e. in a top team or to represent
their region or country:
ƒ
For boys in the younger age group, 21.2% said they
played in a top school or club team, compared to 16.7%
in the older age group, while the figures for girls were
lower than this (17% for 10 to 14-year-old girls and
14.2% for 15 to 18-year-old girls)
ƒ
For boys in both age groups, over 1 out of 10 said they
represented their region or country (16.1% for 10 to
14-year-old boys and 15.7% for 15 to 18-year-old boys)
and, again, the figures for girls were lower than this
(10.8% for 10 to 14-year-old girls and 9.2% for 15 to
18-year-old girls).
Highest level sport played “this year” by gender and age*
10-14 YEARS
15-18 YEARS
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Played socially for fun with family and friends
23.2
31.0
25.0
32.2
Played in school or club competitions (open to all)
35.5
36.5
31.5
28.8
Played in a top school or club team (e.g. Rugby 1st XV, Netball ‘A’ team)
21.2
17.0
16.7
14.2
Represented my region or country
16.1
10.8
15.7
9.2
Don’t play sport
4.1
4.7
11.1
15.6
* This question focused only on sport, and the percentages who said they did not play are higher than those shown earlier for all sport and
recreation activities.
BEYOND THE SCHOOL / CLUB
COMPETITION LEVEL, THE
PATTERN CHANGES AND BOYS
IN BOTH AGE GROUPS ARE MORE
LIKELY THAN GIRLS TO PLAY AT
HIGHER LEVELS.
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WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Gender and Ethnicity
The level young people (10 to 18-year-olds) play sport at varies with their ethnic background.
BOYS compared with boys overall:
GIRLS compared with girls overall:
t Màori boys (35.2%) and Asian boys (29.9%) are more likely
to play sport at the social level (24% for boys overall)
t Mäori (29.8%) and Pacific (30.9%) girls are less likely to play
in school or club competitions (33.6% for girls overall)
t Asian boys (36.8%) are more likely to play in school or club
competitions (33.6% for boys overall)
t European girls (25%) are less likely to play sport at the social
level (31.4% for girls overall)
t Pacific boys (20.8%) are more likely to represent their region /
country (15.8% for boys overall).
t Asian girls are less likely to play in a top school or club team
(8.1%) or to represent their region / country (3%, compared
with 15.7% and 10.2% respectively for girls overall).
Highest level sport “this year” by gender and ethnicity* – 10 to 18-year-olds
ALL YOUNG
PEOPLE
NZ EUROPEAN
MÀORI
PACIFIC
ASIAN
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Played socially with family
and friends
24.0
31.4
20.8
25.0
35.2
32.0
21.7
33.3
29.9
43.1
Played in school or club
competitions
33.6
33.0
32.7
35.7
28.0
29.8
33.4
30.9
36.8
34.1
Played in a top school or
club team
19.4
15.7
21.4
18.6
17.8
15.8
19.8
16.9
12.6
8.1
Represented my region
or country
15.8
10.2
17.2
12.1
11.7
12.5
20.8
10.7
13.9
3.0
Don’t play sport
7.2
9.7
8.0
8.7
7.2
9.9
4.3
8.2
6.8
11.7
* This question focused only on sport, and the percentages who said they did not play are higher than those shown earlier for all sport and recreation
activities.
PHOTO: COUNTIES MANUKAU SPORT
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WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Volunteering
Gender and Age
Young people (10 to 18-year-olds) were asked if they
volunteered in a number of different roles “this year” for
any of the “sport or active things”in which they participated.
These roles included coach / assistant coach, team / assistant
manager, club administrator, referee / official, helper,
lifeguard, team captain, physical activity leader and event
organiser.
t Around 5 out of 10 boys (48.9%) and 4 out of 10 girls
(43.8%) said they volunteered in one or more of these roles
THE MAIN ROLES THAT YOUNG
PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN WERE
TEAM CAPTAIN AND “HELPER”
SUCH AS BALL BOY / GIRL,
TIMEKEEPER AND SCORER.
t Young people aged 10 to 14 years (52.3% of boys and
47.2% of girls) were more likely to volunteer in these roles
than those aged 15 to 18 years (44.8% of boys and 39.6%
of girls)
The main roles that young people were involved in were
team captain and “helper” such as ball boy / girl, timekeeper
and scorer.
Coaching was the third main role young people were
involved in:
t Among 10 to 14-year-olds, 18.8% of boys and 13.6% of
girls said they were coaches or assistant coaches
t Among 15 to 18-year-olds, 16.5% of boys and 16.4% of
girls said they were involved in these roles.
Volunteering done regularly by gender and age “this year”
10-14 YEARS
15-18 YEARS
Volunteer roles*
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Coach or assistant coach
18.8
13.6
16.5
16.4
Team manager or assistant manager
7.2
6.1
6.3
4.5
Club administrator
3.6
2.2
2.5
2.3
Referee / official
13.3
12.9
13.7
10.6
Helper (e.g. ball boy / girl, timekeeper and scorer)
26.6
25.8
16.2
14.5
Lifeguard
2.7
2.9
2.1
2.6
Team captain
30.9
25.2
23.2
17.1
Physical activity leader
12.2
11.3
9.0
8.7
Event organiser
7.4
8.0
7.8
9.2
* The question was: Have you done any of these things regularly this year, for any kind of sport or active things that you do outside of PE or fitness?
POINT TO NOTE:
Young people were asked if they had taken part in any of nine volunteer roles “regularly this year” for any of the
“sport and active things” they did. The question asked them to exclude volunteering done as part of PE or fitness
classes at school.
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WAYS YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Gender and Ethnicity
PHOTO: COUNTIES MANUKAU SPORT
Young people’s (10 to 18-year-olds) volunteering varies
with their ethnic background.
BOYS compared with all boys (48.9%):
t Pacific boys (55.3%) were more likely to be volunteers and:
ƒ
This group of young people were more likely to be
involved in most of the nine roles than boys overall.
t Asian boys (35.5%) were less likely to be volunteers and:
ƒ
This group of young people were less likely to be
involved in most of the nine roles than boys overall.
GIRLS compared with all girls (43.8%):
t Mäori (49.6%) and Pacific girls (53.7%) were more likely to
be volunteers and:
ƒ
Mäori girls were more likely to be referees / officials
(14.6%) and team captains (26.7%) than girls overall
(11.9% and 21.6% respectively)
ƒ
Pacific girls were more likely to be involved in all of the
nine roles than girls overall.
t Asian girls (29%) were much less likely to be volunteers
(43.8% for girls overall).
Volunteer roles done regularly “this year” by gender and ethnicity – 10 to 18-year-olds
Volunteer roles*
ALL YOUNG
PEOPLE
NZ EUROPEAN
MÀORI
PACIFIC
ASIAN
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Coach or assistant
coach
17.8
14.8
18.4
16.3
18.6
15.8
19.0
19.0
14.4
7.3
Team manager or
assistant manager
6.8
5.4
5.9
5.7
9.1
5.4
10.6
8.3
5.3
3.6
Club administrator
3.1
2.2
2.6
1.8
3.0
1.2
5.0
4.5
3.3
1.9
Referee / official
13.4
11.9
13.8
13.4
13.9
14.6
18.8
16.6
8.5
4.7
Helper (e.g. ball boys /
girls, timekeepers and
scorers)
22.0
20.8
24.0
21.6
23.3
27.2
25.5
31.1
14.2
12.2
Lifeguard
2.4
2.8
3.1
3.6
1.4
3.4
3.5
3.0
0.9
0.6
Team captain
27.5
21.6
29.9
23.7
26.8
26.7
29.6
26.2
17.1
13.5
Physical activity leader
10.7
10.1
10.1
9.5
10.9
13.0
18.1
16.8
6.3
5.5
7.7
8.5
7.5
9.1
7.4
13.5
10.3
10.5
5.8
6.0
48.9
43.8
51.7
47.1
48.7
49.6
55.3
53.7
35.5
29.0
Event organiser
Volunteered in one or
more roles
* The question was: Have you done any of these things regularly this year, for any kind of sport or active things that you do outside of PE or fitness?
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6. TIME SPENT
PARTICIPATING
IN SPORT AND
RECREATION
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TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Measuring Achievement of the
Auckland Plan
The 2011 Young People’s Survey provides the first results
– the baseline – for the Auckland Plan goal to increase the
number of school-aged children participating in organised
sport and informal physical activities by 2040. This particular
target falls under strategic direction five of the plan: to
promote individual and community wellbeing through
participation in recreation and sport.
Sport NZ also has a strategic measure relating to this: 80%
of school-aged children participating in organised sport for
at least three hours a week. To estimate how much time
young people spend participating in sport and recreation
information was collected from students (or their parents /
caregivers) and teachers.
We asked about the time spent in a normal week
doing:
1
Active PE at school (i.e. the time spent being active
during PE classes)
2
Training or practice with a coach or taking part in
competitions (older students, 10 to 18-year-olds,
also were asked about the time spent on extra
training or practice, like running to get fit, but this
time is not included in the calculations and results
shown here)
3
Sport or active things when “mucking around”.
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We have used this information to give estimates of the
time spent on:
ƒ
Sport and recreation when all the time is combined (i.e.
the sum of the three time estimates above)
ƒ
Sport and recreation while “mucking around” (i.e.
number 3)
ƒ
Organised sport (which we have defined as the time
students spend on active PE and the time they spend
at training or practice with a coach or taking part in
competitions, i.e. numbers 1 and 2 above). Sport is used
here in its broadest sense and includes active recreation
– “active things”.
Results show the time students spent on sport and
recreation in terms of:
ƒ
3 or more hours a week.
ƒ
Less than 3 hours a week.
ƒ
No time.
Appendix 1 (A1.6) provides more information about how
students and teachers reported time and how the estimates
were calculated. The wording of survey questions was
tested with young people before the survey was carried out
to make sure that they could understand and answer the
questions about time.
TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Time Spent Participating in
Sport and Recreation – Combined Time
Gender and Age
The majority of young people spend three or more hours a
week on sport and recreation when the combined time is
calculated. This time includes active PE at school, training or
practice with a coach or taking part in competitions, and time
spent doing sports or active things when “mucking around”.
t For young people aged 5 to 14 years the figure is around
9 out of 10 for both boys and girls
¶
Key point:
Very few young people (5% or less) spent no
time at all on sport and recreation activities.
t For 15 to 18-year-olds the figures are 8 out of 10 for boys
(81.8%) and 7 out of 10 for girls (70.8%)
Time spent participating in sport and recreation in a normal week – combined time – by gender and age
BOYS 5-10 YEARS
GIRLS 5-10 YEARS
92.6%
92.7%
7.2%
7.2%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
0.2%
0.1%
No time
No time
BOYS 11-14 YEARS
GIRLS 11-14 YEARS
93.6%
90.5%
6.3%
9.3%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
0.1%
0.2%
No time
No time
BOYS 15-18 YEARS
GIRLS 15-18 YEARS
81.8%
70.8%
13.6%
23.9%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
4.6%
5.2%
No time
No time
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
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_ 3 hours
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_ 3 hours
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TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Gender and Ethnicity
Young people’s combined time spent on sport and recreation varies little with their ethnic background.
When compared with all boys (90.3%), the proportions of boys of different ethnic backgrounds spending three or more hours
a week on sport and recreation a week are similar. The pattern is similar for girls, although the figure for Asian girls (79.5%)
spending three or more hours a week is slightly lower when compared with all girls (86.5%).
Time spent participating in sport and recreation in a normal week – combined time –
by gender and ethnicity
ALL BOYS
ALL GIRLS
90.3%
86.5%
8.5%
12.1%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
1.2%
1.4%
No time
No time
NZ EUROPEAN BOYS
NZ EUROPEAN GIRLS
91.5%
89.7%
7.1%
8.9%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
1.4%
1.4%
No time
No time
MÀORI BOYS
MÀORI GIRLS
90.8%
89.1%
8.5%
9.9%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
0.7%
1.0%
No time
No time
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
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>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AND RECREATION
PACIFIC BOYS
PACIFIC GIRLS
90.6%
87.0%
8.8%
11.9%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
0.6%
1.2%
No time
No time
ASIAN BOYS
ASIAN GIRLS
88.7%
79.5%
10.5%
18.6%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
0.9%
1.8%
No time
No time
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
PHOTO: COUNTIES MANUKAU SPORT
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TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Time Spent Participating in Sport and
Recreation while “Mucking Around”
Gender and Age
t The time young people spend on sport and recreation while
“mucking around” with friends, family, and on their own
differs by gender and age
t Boys of all ages were more likely than girls to spend three or
more hours a week on sport and recreation in this context
BOYS OF ALL AGES WERE MORE
LIKELY THAN GIRLS TO SPEND
THREE OR MORE HOURS A WEEK
ON SPORT AND RECREATION IN
THIS CONTEXT.
t For both boys and girls, the percentage spending three or
more hours a week on sport and recreation when “mucking
around” decreases with age:
ƒ
For boys the figures range from 7 out of 10 for 5 to
10-year-olds (74.3%) to 6 out of 10 for
15 to 18-year-olds (56.5%)
ƒ
For girls the figures range from 7 out of 10 for 5 to
10-year-olds (68.0%) to 4 out of 10 for
15 to 18-year-olds (41.6%).
t Fewer than 1 in 10 young people (10% or less) spent no time
on sport and recreation activities when “mucking around”.
Time spent participating in sport and recreation in a normal week while “mucking around”
by gender and age
BOYS 5-10 YEARS
GIRLS 5-10 YEARS
74.3%
68.0%
24.6%
29.5%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
1.1%
2.5%
No time
No time
BOYS 11-14 YEARS
GIRLS 11-14 YEARS
70.8%
57.8%
25.6%
38.8%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
3.5%
3.4%
No time
No time
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
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>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AND RECREATION
BOYS 15-18 YEARS
GIRLS 15-18 YEARS
56.5%
41.6%
34.4%
48.4%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
9.1%
10.0%
No time
No time
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
Gender and Ethnicity
Young people’s time spent on sport and recreation when
“mucking around’ varies little with their ethnic background.
When compared with all boys (68.8%), the figures for Mäori
boys (76%) spending three or more hours a week “mucking
around” are slightly higher.
Compared with all girls (58.3%), the figures for Mäori girls
(66.7%) spending three or more hours a week on sport and
recreation while “mucking around” are slightly higher. For
Asian girls (48%) the figures are slightly lower.
Time spent participating in sport and recreation in a normal week while “mucking around” by
gender and ethnicity
ALL BOYS
ALL GIRLS
68.8%
58.3%
27.4%
37.1%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
3.8%
4.6%
No time
No time
NZ EUROPEAN BOYS
NZ EUROPEAN GIRLS
72.1%
61.7%
23.8%
34.4%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
4.1%
3.9%
No time
No time
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
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_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
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TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AND RECREATION
MÀORI BOYS
NZ MÀORI GIRLS
76.0%
66.7%
21.7%
29.9%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
2.3%
3.4%
No time
No time
PACIFIC BOYS
PACIFIC GIRLS
70.3%
59.1%
27.4%
37.0%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
2.3%
3.9%
No time
No time
ASIAN BOYS
ASIAN GIRLS
63.4%
48.0%
32.9%
44.4%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
3.7%
7.5%
No time
No time
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
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>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Time Spent Participating in Organised Sport
Gender and Age (7 to 18-year-olds)
The time young people spend on organised sport also
differs by gender and age:
t Boys of all ages were more likely than girls to spend three or
more hours a week on organised sport
t Between 6 and 7 out of 10 boys and girls aged 7 to 14 years
spend three or more hours a week on organised sport. The
figures are slightly higher for 11 to 14-year-olds than for
7 to 10-year-olds. The percentages are:
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ƒ
Girls – 64.5% for 11 to 14-year-olds and 57.4% for
7 to 10-year-olds.
t Over 5 five out of 10 (54.3%) 15 to 18-year-old boys spent
three or more hours a week on organised sport, as did 4 out
of 10 girls of this age (41.4%)
t Very few young people 7 to 14 years old (3% or less) spent
no time on organised sport. The figure is higher for 15 to
18-year-olds, with around 2 out of 10 boys (22.1%) and 3 out
of 10 girls (28.4%) spending no time on organised sport.
Boys – 70.4% for 11 to 14-year-olds and 67.2% for
7 to 10-year-olds
POINTS TO NOTE:
The charts on this page and the two following pages show participation in organised sport for young people aged 7
to 18 years. Younger children (5 and 6-year-olds) are excluded because the way they participate in organised sport as
defined here is different from the way those in the older age groups participate. While almost all 5 to 6-year-olds do
active PE, fewer take part in “training or practice with a coach or in competitions”, and those who do participate in this
way, do so for shorter periods of time.
Time spent participating in organised sport and recreation in a normal week by gender and age
BOYS 7-10 YEARS
GIRLS 7-10 YEARS
67.2%
57.4%
30.9%
39.6%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
2.0%
3.0%
No time
No time
BOYS 11-14 YEARS
GIRLS 11-14 YEARS
70.4%
64.5%
27.7%
33.2%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
1.9%
2.3%
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No time
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BOYS 15-18 YEARS
GIRLS 15-18 YEARS
54.3%
41.4%
23.6%
30.2%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
22.1%
28.4%
No time
No time
>
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>
_ 3 hours
Gender and Ethnicity (7 to 18-year-olds)
Young people’s time spent on organised sport and recreation varies little with their ethnic background.
When compared with all boys (64.9%) the figures for Pacific
boys (71.6%), spending three or more hours a week in
organised sport are slightly higher.
Compared with all girls (55.6%), the figures the figures for
Asian girls (42.9%) spending three or more hours a week in
organised sport are slightly lower.
Time spent participating in organised sport and recreation in a normal week by gender
and ethnicity – 7 to 18-year-olds
ALL BOYS 7-18 YEARS
ALL GIRLS 7-18 YEARS
64.9%
55.6%
27.5%
34.3%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
7.6%
10.1%
No time
No time
NZ EUROPEAN BOYS
NZ EUROPEAN GIRLS
66.2%
59.8%
25.4%
31.7%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
8.4%
8.6%
No time
No time
>
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>
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_ 3 hours
>
_ 3 hours
TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AND RECREATION
MÀORI BOYS
MÀORI GIRLS
60.4%
56.5%
32.2%
35.9%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
7.4%
7.6%
No time
No time
PACIFIC BOYS
PACIFIC GIRLS
71.6%
58.2%
24.4%
33.6%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
4.0%
8.2%
No time
No time
ASIAN BOYS
ASIAN GIRLS
59.0%
42.9%
32.4%
42.1%
< 3 hours
< 3 hours
8.6%
15.0%
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INTEREST IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Sport and Recreation Activities Young
People Want to Try or Do More of
Gender and Age
Young people were asked if there were any “sports or active
things they would really like to try or do more of” to gauge
their interest in sport and recreation activities. They also
could answer “no / none”.
Most young people were interested in trying / doing more of
one or more sports or recreation activity. The percentage of
young people wanting to try / do more of one or more sport
or recreation activity varied by gender and age:
t For 5 to 10-year-olds, around 7 out of 10 boys (65.8%) and
girls (71.7%) want to try or do more of at least one sport or
activity
Similarly, the percentage of young people saying “no / none”
varied by gender and age group:
t For 5 to 10-year-olds, around 2 out of 10 boys (23.2%) and
girls (18.1%) said there were “no” sports or activities that
they want to try or do more of.
t For 11 to 14-year-olds, fewer girls said “no / none” than
boys (the figures are around 2 out of 10; 17.8% for girls and
24.6% for boys)
t For 15 to 18-year-olds, around 3 out 10 boys (34.3%) and
girls (31.4%) said there were “no” sports or activities that
they want to try or do more of.
t For 11 to 14-year-olds, more girls than boys want to try or
do more of at least one activity (77.0% for girls and 68.1%,
for boys)
t For 15 to 18-year-olds, 5 out 10 boys (49.4%) and 6 out of
10 girls (60.0%) want to try / do more of at least one sport
or activity.
POINTS TO NOTE:
Students were asked, “Are there any sports or active
things that you would really like to try, or do more of?”
Students could write in up to five sports / activities or tick
a box to indicate that there were “no / none” activities
they were interested in. This was not a tick-list question.
A small number of students wrote down activities that
were not judged to be physically active (e.g. computer
games) or there was uncertainty if they were sports or
“active things”. As a result, percentages at the bottom of
the table may not add to 100%.
Some activities were mentioned by a small number of
students and have been grouped together; examples in
these tables are: other ball sports / games and other ice /
snow sports / activities.
A full list of the sports / activities that students would like
to try / do more of is included in Appendix 4 (A4.2).
The survey took place just before the 2011 Rugby World
Cup, and this may have influenced young people’s
interest in rugby.
¶
Key point based on the rankings:
ì Activities that interest boys and girls of all
ages are basketball, football, tennis and
swimming
ì Netball is of interest to girls of all ages.
This section is entitled Level of Interest in Activities in the national report Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young New Zealanders.
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Top 20 activities 5 to 10-year-old boys and girls want to try or do more of
BOYS 5-10 YEARS
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
3
6
1
4
10
16
12
19
5
20
13
11
2
14
-
Rank
Activities
Football, soccer, futsal
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Swimming
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Basketball, mini-ball
Tennis, Grasshoppers
Cricket
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Cross-country
Hockey
Fishing
Touch
Softball, T-ball
Athletics (run, jump, throw)
Other ball sports / games1
Rugby league
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Snowboarding
Surfing
Tri(athlon), duathlon
At least one activity
%
24.1
21.2
11.7
10.0
9.1
8.7
7.0
6.8
6.6
5.2
4.7
4.0
3.3
2.9
2.8
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
65.8
No / none
Not answered
GIRLS 5-10 YEARS
Activities
Netball
Swimming
Football, soccer, futsal
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Tennis
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Basketball, mini-ball
Cross-country
Hockey
Touch
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
Athletics (run, jump, throw)
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Softball, T-ball
Horse riding, equestrian activities
Skiing
Cricket
Other sports / activities2
At least one activity
%
23.5
18.9
15.7
14.5
11.7
11.6
9.9
7.6
7.2
7.1
4.6
3.7
3.5
3.1
3.0
2.4
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
71.7
23.2
No / none
18.1
10.7
Not answered
9.7
8
1
9
6
5
15
3
11
12
4
19
2
10
14
-
Top 20 activities 11 to 14-year-old boys and girls want to try or do more of
BOYS 11-14 YEARS
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
4
3
17
5
6
14
13
16
11
2
9
15
8
1
10
20
Activities
Rugby
Football, soccer, futsal
Tennis
Basketball
Touch
Rugby league
Badminton
Hockey
Cricket
Swimming
Snowboarding
Table tennis
Fishing
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Running, jogging, cross-country
Other ball sports / games1
Softball, T-ball
Golf
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Volleyball
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
Rank
%
14.5
12.3
9.3
9.0
7.9
7.8
6.5
6.2
5.9
5.7
5.6
5.1
4.4
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.4
3.4
3.3
68.1
24.6
6.9
4
2
5
6
11
13
18
19
12
14
9
15
1
10
20
GIRLS 11-14 YEARS
Activities
Netball
Swimming
Football, soccer, futsal
Basketball
Touch
Volleyball
Tennis
Hockey
Badminton
Rugby
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Running, jogging, cross-country
Horse riding, equestrian activities
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
Skiing
Water polo
Softball, T-ball
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Cricket
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
%
19.8
15.3
12.9
12.1
11.2
11.2
10.5
10.4
10.3
9.9
7.9
7.1
6.4
4.1
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.4
3.3
77.0
17.8
5.0
Light grey column: Ranking of sports / activities interested in.
Dark grey column: Ranking from the earlier tables showing the top 20 sports / activities participated in.
1. Other ball sports / games include Aussie Rules, baseball, American Football, handball, lacrosse, croquet and other ball sports not included elsewhere.
2. Other sports / activities include archery, free running, walking (not for fitness) and other activities not included elsewhere.
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Top 20 activities 15 to 18-year-old boys and girls want to try or do more of
BOYS 15-18 YEARS
Rank
Activities
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
5
3
7
12
4
16
15
2
11
9
1
Rugby
Football, soccer, futsal
Touch
Rugby league
Basketball
Tennis
Other ball sports / games1
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
Swimming
Snowboarding
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Badminton
Other sports / activities2
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Adventure, extreme sports / activities
Combat sports
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Other water sports3
Running, jogging, cross-country
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
Rank
%
9.6
5.9
5.1
4.9
4.7
4.4
4.1
3.6
3.4
3.4
3.2
2.7
2.5
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
49.4
34.3
15.9
GIRLS 15-18 YEARS
Activities
3
12
6
7
9
8
5
1
13
15
18
16
%
Swimming
Volleyball
Netball
Football, soccer, futsal
Badminton
Basketball
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Running, jogging, cross-country
Tennis
Touch
Surfing
Hockey
Rugby
Snowboarding
Skiing
Other water sports3
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Rowing
Gym, fitness, exercise, training activities
Canoeing, kayaking
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
11.1
9.0
8.4
7.4
7.3
7.0
6.5
6.1
6.0
5.8
5.4
4.7
3.5
3.3
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.3
2.3
2.1
60.0
31.4
8.4
Light grey column: Ranking of sports / activities interested in.
Dark grey column: Ranking from the earlier tables showing the top 20 sports / activities participated in.
1. Other ball sports / games include Aussie Rules, baseball, American Football, handball, lacrosse, croquet and other ball sports not included elsewhere.
2. Other sports / activities include archery, free running, walking (not for fitness) and other activities not included elsewhere.
3. Other water sports include surf lifesaving, waterskiing, diving, snorkelling, underwater hockey and other water activities not included elsewhere.
Sports and activities in which young people were interested
in included a number of those that are already popular and in
which young people already take part in. Examples; football,
rugby, netball and swimming (these activities are in the top
10s in terms of interest and participation).
There are also a number of other sports / activities that young
people would like to try, which have lower participation
figures (these activities are not in the top 10s or sometimes
top 20s, for participation). Examples; tennis and hockey,
martial arts, surfing and volleyball.
Sports / activities of interest to boys and girls of different ages in terms of the top 10 sports / activities
Age group
5 to 10-year-olds
11 to 14-year-olds
15 to 18-year-olds
Both boys and
girls interested in
these sports / activities
basketball, cross-country,
cycling / biking, football, rugby,
swimming, tennis
basketball, badminton, football,
hockey, rugby, swimming,
tennis, touch
basketball, football, tennis,
swimming, touch, volleyball
Boys more interested than
girls in these sports /
activities
Girls more interested than
boys in these sports /
activities
cricket, hockey, martial arts
dance, gymnastics, netball
cricket, rugby league
dance, netball, volleyball
other ball sports, rugby, rugby
league, surfing*
badminton, dance, netball,
running / jogging
Note: the lists of activities are drawn from the top 20 sports / activities that young people in each age group were interested in trying / doing more of
based on rankings. Activities are in alphabetical order; see tables with top 20 sports / activities for rankings.
* for this activity the percentage figure is higher for girls (5.4%) than boys (3.4%).
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Gender and Ethnicity
Many of the sports / activities in the top 10s of boys and girls of different ethnic backgrounds are similar as those
for all boys and girls, respectively. Differences include:
BOYS compared with all boys:
GIRLS compared with all girls:
t Mäori boys were more likely to be interested in rugby league,
touch and snowboarding
t Mäori girls were more likely to be interested in touch
t Pacific girls were more likely to be interested in rugby and
touch
t Pacific boys were more likely to be interested in rugby league
and touch
t Asian girls were more likely to be interested in badminton.
t Asian boys were more likely to be interested in badminton
and table tennis.
Top activities young people want to try or do more of by gender
ALL BOYS
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
ALL GIRLS
Activities
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Football, soccer, futsal
Basketball, mini-ball
Swimming
Tennis, Grasshoppers
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Touch
Cricket
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Rugby league
Running, jogging, cross-country
Hockey
Fishing
Snowboarding
Other ball sports / games1
Badminton
Softball, T-ball
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
Table tennis
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
%
16.4
16.1
8.0
7.9
7.9
6.1
5.5
5.3
4.8
4.8
4.6
4.6
3.9
3.5
3.4
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.4
2.2
62.8
26.2
10.7
Activities
Netball
Swimming
Football, soccer, futsal
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Tennis, Grasshoppers
Basketball, mini-ball
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
Running, jogging, cross-country
Touch
Hockey
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Badminton
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
Skiing
Softball, T-ball
Horse riding, equestrian activities
Athletics, track and field
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
%
18.7
15.9
12.8
10.5
9.9
8.8
8.0
7.4
7.2
6.7
6.6
6.5
5.9
5.6
3.1
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.4
70.6
21.2
7.9
Light grey column: Ranking of sports / activities interested in.
1. Other ball sports / games include Aussie Rules, baseball, American Football, handball, lacrosse, croquet and other ball sports not included
elsewhere.
POINT TO NOTE:
Students were able to identify with more than one ethnic group (e.g. Mäori and Pacific), and so the figures for each
ethnic group should be compared only with the totals, which are shown in the first table (e.g. results for Pacific boys
can be compared with those for all boys, but not with boys in other ethnic groups).
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Top activities New Zealand European boys and girls want to try or do more of
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
NZ EUROPEAN BOYS
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Activities
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Football, soccer, futsal
Tennis, Grasshoppers
Swimming
Basketball, mini-ball
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Hockey
Fishing
Touch
Cricket
Snowboarding
Running, jogging, cross-country
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Rugby league
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
Other ball sports / games1
Softball, T-ball
Athletics, track and field
Skiing
Golf
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
NZ EUROPEAN GIRLS
%
16.6
14.5
7.9
7.0
6.8
6.8
5.4
4.9
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.3
3.6
3.4
3.1
2.8
2.4
2.4
2.3
64.1
25.8
9.6
Activities
Netball
Swimming
Football, soccer, futsal
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Tennis, Grasshoppers
Hockey
Basketball, mini-ball
Touch
Running, jogging, cross-country
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
Badminton
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
Horse riding, equestrian activities
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Skiing
Water polo, Flippa Ball
Softball, T-ball
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
%
17.6
16.7
13.9
13.8
11.1
10.4
7.5
7.1
6.6
6.5
6.4
6.2
5.8
4.8
4.1
3.7
3.6
3.2
2.5
2.5
75.6
18.3
5.9
1. Other ball sports / games include Aussie Rules, baseball, American Football, handball, lacrosse, croquet and other ball sports not included elsewhere.
Top activities Màori boys and girls want to try or do more of
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
MÀORI BOYS
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Activities
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Football, soccer, futsal
Rugby league
Swimming
Basketball, mini-ball
Touch
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Softball, T-ball
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Snowboarding
Running, jogging, cross-country
Hockey
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Tennis
Fishing
Cricket
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
Other ball sports / games1
Other water sports2
Skateboarding
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
MÀORI GIRLS
%
22.6
10.4
10.1
9.5
8.3
7.1
6.7
6.6
6.1
5.3
4.3
4.2
3.9
3.9
3.7
3.6
3.0
3.0
2.4
2.3
61.7
26.4
11.8
Activities
Netball
Swimming
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Football, soccer, futsal
Touch
Basketball, mini-ball
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Running, jogging, cross-country
Tennis, Grasshoppers
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Hockey
Badminton
Softball, T-ball
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
Rugby league
Surfing (not bodyboarding)
Athletics, track and field
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
%
29.7
12.1
12.0
11.7
11.4
10.7
8.6
8.3
8.2
7.8
6.5
6.3
5.2
5.0
4.7
4.0
3.6
3.2
2.5
2.4
75.1
16.9
7.6
1. Other ball sports / games include Aussie Rules, baseball, American Football, handball, lacrosse, croquet and other ball sports not included elsewhere.
2. Other water sports include surf lifesaving, waterskiing, diving, snorkelling, underwater hockey and other water activities not included elsewhere.
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Top activities Pacific boys and girls want to try or do more of
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
PACIFIC BOYS
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Activities
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Football, soccer, futsal
Rugby league
Swimming
Basketball, mini-ball
Touch
Cricket
Tennis, Grasshoppers
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Running, jogging, cross-country
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Other ball sports / games1
Softball, T-ball
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
Fishing
Snowboarding
Hockey
Combat sports
Athletics, track and field
Table tennis
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
PACIFIC GIRLS
%
22.2
14.2
10.5
10.1
9.5
9.3
6.7
6.4
5.7
5.6
5.3
4.6
4.3
3.7
3.6
3.1
3.0
2.5
2.3
2.2
61.7
25.5
12.3
Activities
Netball
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Football, soccer, futsal
Swimming
Touch
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
Basketball, mini-ball
Tennis, Grasshoppers
Running, jogging, cross-country
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Softball, T-ball
Hockey
Rugby league
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Badminton
Athletics, track and field
Cricket
Other ball sports / games1
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka)
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
%
25.0
14.2
12.8
12.1
11.5
11.3
10.8
9.3
5.9
5.0
4.8
4.7
4.3
3.8
3.8
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.0
64.1
24.2
11.1
1. Other ball sports / games include Aussie Rules, baseball, American Football, handball, lacrosse, croquet and other ball sports not included elsewhere.
Top activities Asian boys and girls want to try or do more of
As students could identify with more than one ethnic group these figures should be compared only with the totals for all boys and all girls
ASIAN BOYS
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Activities
Football, soccer, futsal
Tennis, Grasshoppers
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Swimming
Basketball, mini-ball
Cricket
Badminton
Hockey
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Table tennis
Other ball sports / games1
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Running, jogging, cross-country
Touch
Golf
Fishing
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
Snowboarding
Softball, T-ball
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
ASIAN GIRLS
%
24.4
11.8
11.7
10.8
10.2
8.3
6.6
5.1
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.3
3.6
3.5
3.2
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.3
64.6
25.1
10.2
Activities
Swimming
Netball
Badminton
Tennis, Grasshoppers
Basketball, mini-ball
Football, soccer, futsal
Running, jogging, cross-country
Cycling, biking (not mountain biking)
Volleyball, Kiwi volley
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Hockey
Gymnastics, trampoline, aerobics
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo)
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Table tennis
Touch
Skiing
Cricket
Other ice / snow sports / activities2
Softball, T-ball
At least one activity
No / none
Not answered
%
19.7
16.4
11.3
11.3
10.8
9.4
6.8
6.6
6.4
6.3
6.1
5.0
4.7
3.7
3.6
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.3
2.3
67.3
22.7
9.4
1. Other ball sports/games include Aussie Rules, baseball, American Football, handball, lacrosse, croquet and other ball sports not included elsewhere.
2. Other ice / snow sports / activities include ice hockey, ice skating and other ice and snow sports not included elsewhere.
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INTEREST IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Watching Sport
Gender and Age
Young people are keen spectators and watch sport on TV, online and at live matches and events.
BOYS:
t Between 7 and 9 out of 10 boys in the different age groups
said they watched sport on TV and watched their family or
friends play sport:
ƒ
11 to 14-year-old boys were most likely to watch sport in
these two ways (90.4% watched sport on TV and 78.5%
watched friends or family play sport).
t Between 5 and 7 out of 10 boys in the different age groups
said they had been to see professional sports events:
ƒ
11 to 14-year-old boys also were most likely to watch
sport in this way (65.3%).
t Watching sport online was not so popular:
ƒ
Around 3 out of 10 boys 5 to 10 years old (26.5%) said
they watched sport online
ƒ
Around 5 out of 10 of both 11 to 14-year-old and 15 to
18-year-old boys (52.7%) said they watched sport online.
GIRLS:
t Between 7 and 8 out of 10 girls in the different age groups
said they watched sport on TV and watched their family or
friends play sport:
ƒ
11 to 14-year-old girls were most likely to watch sport in
these two ways (83.2% watched sport on TV and 83.0%
watched friends or family play sport).
t Between 3 and 6 out of 10 girls in the different age groups
said they had been to see professional sports events:
ƒ
Both 11 to 14-year-olds (56.8%) and 15 to 18-year-olds
(50.4%) were more likely to watch sport in this context
than younger girls (34.0%).
t Watching sport online was not so popular:
ƒ
11 to 14-year-old girls were most likely to say they
watched sport in this way; around 4 out of 10 girls
(35.9%) in this age group said they watched sport online,
compared with 2 out of 10 girls 5 to 10 years old (19.6%)
and just over 2 out of 10 girls 15 to 18 years old (24.9%).
t Watching sport tends to be less popular with girls than boys,
although 11 to 14-year-old and 15 to 18-year-old girls were
more likely than boys of these ages to say they went to watch
family or friends play sport.
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WATCHING SPORT TENDS
TO BE LESS POPULAR WITH
GIRLS THAN IT IS WITH BOYS,
ALTHOUGH 11 TO 14-YEAR-OLD
AND 15 TO 18-YEAR-OLD GIRLS
WERE MORE LIKELY THAN
BOYS OF THESE AGES TO SAY
THEY WENT TO WATCH FAMILY
OR FRIENDS PLAY SPORT.
INTEREST IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Watching sport by gender and age
Watch sport on TV
Watch sport online (e.g. on the internet or web)
Go to watch family or friends play sport
Go to watch a professional sports event (e.g. Super 15
Rugby, ANZ Championship Netball)
Watch sport on TV
Watch sport online (e.g. on the internet or web)
Go to watch family or friends play sport
Go to watch a professional sports event (e.g. Super 15
Rugby, ANZ Championship Netball)
Watch sport on TV
Watch sport online (e.g. on the internet or web)
Go to watch family or friends play sport
Go to watch a professional sports event (e.g. Super 15
Rugby, ANZ Championship Netball)
BOYS 5-10 YEARS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
24.9
56.8
6.6
19.9
27.6
43.1
11.3
37.3
BOYS 11-14 YEARS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
45.3
45.1
18.1
34.6
34.2
44.3
20.1
45.2
BOYS 15-18 YEARS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
43.6
43.6
17.8
34.9
23.3
47.0
17.0
42.8
Never
%
18.3
73.5
29.3
51.4
Never
%
9.6
47.3
21.5
34.7
Never
%
12.8
47.3
29.7
40.1
GIRLS 5-10 YEARS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
13.8
53.6
3.5
16.1
29.5
40.5
7.5
26.5
GIRLS 11-14 YEARS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
24.9
58.3
7.3
28.5
38.6
44.5
13.4
43.4
GIRLS 15-18 YEARS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
25.7
52.5
4.7
20.1
25.0
52.3
12.6
37.8
Never
%
32.6
80.4
30.0
66.0
Never
%
16.8
64.1
17.0
43.2
Never
%
21.8
75.1
22.7
49.6
POINT TO NOTE:
The question used a three-point scale: “never, sometimes and often”. These terms were not defined.
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INTEREST IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Gender and Ethnicity
Young people from all ethnic backgrounds said that they watched sport on TV, online and at live events.
Compared with all boys and girls, there are some differences in the extent to which young people of different
ethnic backgrounds watch sport. Differences are similar for boys and girls and include:
BOYS compared with all boys:
t Mäori boys (78.3%) were more likely to watch family / friends
play sport and to watch sport at live events (63.4%) (73.2%
and 56.6% of all boys respectively)
t Pacific boys were more likely to watch sport in all 4 ways
t Asian boys were more likely to watch sport online (47.1%
compared to 41.4% of all boys). However, they were less
likely to:
ƒ
Watch family / friends play sport (62.9% compared to
73.2% of all boys)
ƒ
Watch sport on TV (79.8% compared to 85.8% of
all boys)
ƒ
Watch sport at live events (41.4% compared to 56.6%
of all boys).
GIRLS compared with all girls:
t Mäori girls (83.1%) were more likely to watch family / friends
play sport (75.9% of all girls). They were also more likely to
watch sport at live events (52.2% compared to 45.2% of
all girls)
t Pacific girls were more likely to watch sport in all 4 ways
t Asian girls were more likely to watch sport online (29.5%
compared to 26.0% of all girls). However, they were less
likely to:
ƒ
Watch family / friends play sport (63.8% compared to
75.9% of all girls)
ƒ
Watch sport at live events (30.7% compared to 45.2%
of all girls).
PHOTO: COUNTIES MANUKAU SPORT
Watching sport by gender
Watch sport on TV
Watch sport online (e.g. on the internet or web)
Go to watch family or friends play sport
Go to watch a professional sports event (e.g. Super 15
Rugby, ANZ Championship Netball)
ALL BOYS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
35.9
49.9
13.1
28.3
28.7
44.5
15.5
41.1
Never
%
14.2
58.6
26.8
43.4
ALL GIRLS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
20.1
54.8
5.0
21.0
31.3
44.6
10.6
34.6
Never
%
25.1
74.0
24.1
54.8
POINT TO NOTE:
Students were able to identify with more than one ethnic group (e.g. Mäori and Pacific), and so the figures for each
ethnic group should be compared only with the totals, which are shown in the first table (e.g. results for Pacific boys
can be compared with those for all boys, but not with boys in other ethnic groups).
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INTEREST IN SPORT AND RECREATION
Watching sport by gender and ethnicity
Watch sport on TV
Watch sport online (e.g. on the internet or web)
Go to watch family or friends play sport
Go to watch a professional sports event (e.g. Super 15
Rugby, ANZ Championship Netball)
Watch sport on TV
Watch sport online (e.g. on the internet or web)
Go to watch family or friends play sport
Go to watch a professional sports event (e.g. Super 15
Rugby, ANZ Championship Netball)
Watch sport on TV
Watch sport online (e.g. on the internet or web)
Go to watch family or friends play sport
Go to watch a professional sports event (e.g. Super 15
Rugby, ANZ Championship Netball)
Watch sport on TV
Watch sport online (e.g. on the internet or web)
Go to watch family or friends play sport
Go to watch a professional sports event (e.g. Super 15
Rugby, ANZ Championship Netball)
NZ EUROPEAN BOYS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
35.0
50.3
10.8
23.8
28.7
45.5
Never
%
14.7
65.4
25.9
NZ EUROPEAN GIRLS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
18.0
54.7
2.8
17.3
32.4
45.1
Never
%
27.3
79.9
22.5
15.1
38.8
10.5
51.7
46.1
MÀORI BOYS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
38.1
47.5
14.5
26.6
35.5
42.7
16.8
46.6
PACIFIC BOYS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
41.4
48.2
17.8
33.9
38.1
42.4
21.4
38.5
ASIAN BOYS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
25.9
53.8
12.0
35.1
16.7
46.3
11.3
30.1
Never
%
14.4
58.9
21.7
36.6
Never
%
10.4
48.4
19.5
40.1
Never
%
20.2
52.9
37.1
58.6
37.8
MÀORI GIRLS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
25.8
50.7
6.5
19.5
40.1
43.0
13.8
38.5
PACIFIC GIRLS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
26.8
55.1
10.1
28.2
41.6
41.7
15.7
47.8
Never
%
18.1
61.7
16.7
36.7
ASIAN GIRLS
Often
Sometimes
%
%
18.6
54.2
5.3
24.2
18.5
45.4
6.0
Never
%
23.6
74.0
16.9
24.7
47.6
Never
%
27.2
70.5
36.2
69.3
POINT TO NOTE:
Students were able to identify with more than one ethnic group (e.g. Mäori and Pacific), and so the figures for each
ethnic group should be compared only with the totals, which are shown in the first table (e.g. results for Pacific boys
can be compared with those for all boys, but not with boys in other ethnic groups).
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8. AVAILABILITY AND
USE OF FACILITIES,
LOCAL PLACES AND
EQUIPMENT
88
AVAILABILITY AND USE OF FACILITIES, LOCAL PLACES AND EQUIPMENT
Young people in Years 7 to 10 (mostly aged 11 to 14 years) were asked whether they had sport
facilities, local places and equipment available to them, and whether they used these. This included
questions about places to walk, run or jog and ride a bike in their local neighbourhood, whether
they had a bike or other sports equipment (like bats and balls) at home, and the availability of sports
facilities (like playing fields or courts) at their school and in their local neighbourhood.
Gender and Age
t Similarly, around 5 in 10 (52.9% of boys and 48.4% of girls)
have a bike available which they use (this may be shared with
a sibling)
t Around 5 in 10 young people said that they have
places to walk, run or ride a bike available in their local
neighbourhood, and that they used these, as follows:
ƒ
48% of boys and 53.4% of girls have places to walk
available, and use these
ƒ
49.3% of boys and 49.4% of girls have places to run
available, and use these
ƒ
53.8% of boys and 46.5% of girls have places to ride a
bike available, and use these.
t Around 7 in 10 (67.5% of boys and 65.8% of girls) have
other sports equipment available at home, and use this
t Some differences in use between boys and girls are apparent.
Boys (48.9%) are more likely than girls (41.8%) to have
sports facilities such as courts or fields available in their local
neighbourhood and to use these, and boys (53.8%) are also
more likely than girls (46.5%) to have places to ride a bike
available in their local neighbourhood and to use these.
POINTS TO NOTE:
The question used a three-point scale: “no, not available; yes, but don’t use; and yes and I do use them”. These
terms were not defined. Courts and fields cannot be analysed separately. These were included in the questionnaire
as examples of sports facilities.
The tables in this section show results by the year-level survey form students completed, rather than by the age
groups used earlier – Note 1, Appendix 5 explains the reason for this approach. The year level of the four survey
forms align, for the most part, with the years students are in at school and so their age. Years 7-10 are mostly 11 to
14-year-olds.
Equipment / local places / facilities: availability and use by Years 7-10 boys and girls
BOYS YEARS 7-10
11-14 years old
Places to walk in local neighbourhood
Places to run or jog in local neighbourhood
Places to ride a bike in local neighbourhood
A bike (may be shared)
Other equipment at home (e.g. bats, balls)
Sports facilities at school (e.g. playing fields or
courts)
Sports facilities in your local neighbourhood (e.g.
playing fields or courts)
GIRLS YEARS 7-10
11-14 years old
No, not
available
%
Yes, but
don’t use
%
Yes, and I
use
%
No, not
available
%
Yes, but
don’t use
%
Yes, and I
use
%
13.5
11.6
15.3
22.9
11.5
38.5
39.1
30.8
24.2
21.0
48.0
49.3
53.8
52.9
67.5
14.1
11.9
17.6
25.7
14.1
32.5
38.7
35.9
25.9
20.1
53.4
49.4
46.5
48.4
65.8
7.7
29.8
62.4
7.9
31.5
60.6
21.9
29.2
48.9
24.6
33.6
41.8
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AVAILABILITY AND USE OF FACILITIES, LOCAL PLACES AND EQUIPMENT
Gender and Ethnicity
Compared with all boys and girls, there are some differences in the availability and use of equipment, local
places and facilities for boys and girls of different ethnic backgrounds.
BOYS compared with all boys:
t Mäori boys (47.8%) were less likely to have a bike (may be
shared), and use this (52.9% for all boys)
t Pacific boys were less likely to have places to ride a bike
in their neighbourhood available and use these (43.4%
compared to 53.8% for all boys) and also less likely to have
a bike available, and use this (41.6% compared to 52.9% for
all boys)
t Asian boys were less likely to have places to run or jog in their
neighbourhood available, and use these (38.3% compared to
49.3% for all boys). They were also less likely to have places
to ride a bike in their neighbourhood available, and use these
(41.0% compared to 53.8% for all boys).
GIRLS compared with all girls:
t Mäori girls (43.8%) were less likely to have places to run or
jog in their neighbourhood available, and use these (49.4%
for all girls)
t Pacific girls were less likely to have available, and use:
ƒ
Places to walk in their neighbourhood (42.4% compared
to 53.4% for all girls)
ƒ
Places to ride a bike in their local neighbourhood (35.4%
compared to 46.5% for all girls)
ƒ
A bike (34.6% compared to 48.4% for all girls).
t Asian girls were less likely to have available, and use:
ƒ
Sports facilities in their local neighbourhood (28.2%
compared to 41.8% for all girls)
ƒ
Sports facilities at school (50.0% compared to 60.6%
for all girls)
ƒ
Places to run or jog in their neighbourhood (40.5%
compared to 49.4% for all girls).
PHOTO: SPORT WAITAKERE
POINT TO NOTE:
Students were able to identify with more than one ethnic group (e.g. Mäori and Pacific), and so the figures for each
ethnic group should be compared only with the totals, which are shown in the first table (e.g. results for Pacific boys
can be compared with those for all boys, but not with boys in other ethnic groups).
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Equipment / facilities availability and usage by gender and ethnicity – Years 7-10
NZ EUROPEAN BOYS
11-14 YEARS OLD
Places to walk in local neighbourhood
Places to run or jog in local neighbourhood
Places to ride a bike in local neighbourhood
A bike (may be shared)
Other equipment at home (e.g. bats, balls)
Sports facilities at school (e.g. playing fields or courts)
Sports facilities in your local neighbourhood (e.g.
playing fields or courts)
NZ EUROPEAN GIRLS
11-14 YEARS OLD
No, not
available
%
Yes, but
don’t use
%
Yes, and I
use
%
No, not
available
%
Yes, but
don’t use
%
Yes, and I
use
%
10.2
8.0
10.2
17.4
9.3
5.7
36.7
38.5
27.4
21.6
18.2
26.5
53.1
53.5
62.4
61.0
72.5
67.8
11.5
10.0
14.0
21.3
12.9
4.0
28.6
34.4
31.8
22.5
16.2
28.9
59.9
55.6
54.2
56.2
70.9
67.1
20.1
27.2
52.7
22.4
31.5
46.1
MÀORI BOYS
Places to walk in local neighbourhood
Places to run or jog in local neighbourhood
Places to ride a bike in local neighbourhood
A bike (may be shared)
Other equipment at home (e.g. bats, balls)
Sports facilities at school (e.g. playing fields or courts)
Sports facilities in your local neighbourhood (e.g.
playing fields or courts)
MÀORI GIRLS
No, not
available
%
Yes, but
don’t use
%
Yes, and I
use
%
No, not
available
%
Yes, but
don’t use
%
Yes, and I
use
%
18.2
17.9
15.9
30.3
16.9
9.7
32.5
31.8
32.0
21.9
18.9
30.2
49.3
50.2
52.1
47.8
64.2
60.0
14.9
20.5
16.0
27.2
16.2
13.3
30.4
35.7
37.8
27.2
20.6
27.7
54.7
43.8
46.2
45.6
63.2
59.0
21.8
27.3
50.9
27.2
32.2
40.6
PACIFIC BOYS
Yes, but
don’t use
%
Yes, and I
use
%
17.9
15.3
20.0
29.3
15.5
10.8
40.6
36.6
36.7
29.1
29.4
33.4
41.6
48.1
43.4
41.6
55.0
55.8
19.7
32.5
47.9
No, not
available
%
Places to walk in local neighbourhood
Places to run or jog in local neighbourhood
Places to ride a bike in local neighbourhood
A bike (may be shared)
Other equipment at home (e.g. bats, balls)
Sports facilities at school (e.g. playing fields or courts)
Sports facilities in your local neighbourhood (e.g.
playing fields or courts)
PACIFIC GIRLS
Yes, but
don’t use
%
Yes, and I
use
%
20.4
15.5
22.4
39.7
13.8
13.5
37.2
40.3
42.2
25.8
25.5
29.3
42.4
44.2
35.4
34.6
60.7
57.2
20.8
33.6
45.6
No, not
available
%
ASIAN BOYS
Yes, but
don’t use
%
Yes, and I
use
%
15.7
16.8
24.5
26.9
12.7
8.4
44.2
45.0
34.5
26.4
17.5
31.0
40.1
38.3
41.0
46.7
69.8
60.6
27.6
27.2
45.2
No, not
available
%
Places to walk in local neighbourhood
Places to run or jog in local neighbourhood
Places to ride a bike in local neighbourhood
A bike (may be shared)
Other equipment at home (e.g. bats, balls)
Sports facilities at school (e.g. playing fields or courts)
Sports facilities in your local neighbourhood (e.g.
playing fields or courts)
ASIAN GIRLS
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Yes, but
don’t use
%
Yes, and I
use
%
12.7
13.7
22.1
25.7
13.0
8.7
36.9
45.7
37.7
31.5
22.7
41.4
50.4
40.5
40.2
42.8
64.3
50.0
30.5
41.3
28.2
No, not
available
%
91
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APPENDICES
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Appendix 1:
About the survey and how time is calculated
A1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE SURVEY
The Young People’s Survey is a nationwide, school-based
survey. The survey collects information about participation
in sport and recreation by 5 to 18-year-olds (note: a small
number of 4-year-olds and 19-year-olds were surveyed, but,
for ease of reading, the report and this appendix refer to 5
to 18-year-olds). Information was collected from parents of
5 to 6-year-olds, from students 7 to 18 years old, and from
teachers (this includes class teachers and other staff such as
Heads of PE and Sport who may be non-teaching staff). Six
different, age-appropriate, self-complete survey forms
were used.
The national survey and Auckland booster sample covered
all young people at school aged 5 to 18 years (the survey
population), with the exception of:
t Students at: the Correspondence School, Special Schools,
Teen Parenting Units, Exclusive Brethren Schools and schools
on the Chatham Islands.
Nationally these students account for about 2% of students,
based on the Ministry of Education’s July 2010 figures (note:
2010 figures were used because the initial survey design
occurred before 2011 figures were available). These students
were excluded for practical reasons.
Some Mäori students were excluded. Mäori students in
mainstream schools were included, but those attending
Kura Kaupapa, Kura Teina and some Mäori Medium schools
were not surveyed. This excludes a further 1.3% of students
(about 6% of Mäori students nationally). Overall, around 3%
of students were excluded from the survey population in the
national survey. Young people who are home-schooled were
also excluded.
It is difficult to calculate under-coverage for the Auckland
survey, as the residence of Correspondence School students
is unknown. It is likely to be between 1.1% and 2.3%, but
probably closer to 1.1% if it is assumed that Correspondence
School students live rurally and not in Auckland. This is lower
than the 3% under-coverage for the national survey.
This appendix describes briefly how the survey was carried
out. Full details are in the Methodology Report available at:
www.sportnz.org.nz/yps.
A1.2 HOW SCHOOLS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE
SELECTED FOR THE SURVEY
The Young People’s Survey is a sample survey (using a
stratified, simple random sampling design). A two-stage
process was used to select the sample of students for the
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survey. The first stage was to select schools from a list of
schools provided by the Ministry of Education (excluding the
types of school listed above), and the second stage was to
select classes within the chosen schools.
SELECTION OF SCHOOLS
To take account of school composition, class time available
and the language ability of students, four survey forms were
designed for four year-level groupings:
t Years 1 and 2 (lower primary)
t Years 3 to 6 (upper primary)
t Years 7 to 10 (middle school)
t Years 11 to 13 (senior secondary).
Schools were allocated to these four groups (which formed
the principal groups or strata). Depending on the age range
of students at a school, schools could be in one or more of
these strata.
To provide a regional spread of schools and include differentsized schools, schools within the year-level strata were
grouped (or stratified) based on the region they were in
and then within region by school size. Four regions were
used for the region stratum based on regional council areas;
Auckland, rest of the upper North Island, lower North Island
and South Island) and three levels for school-level stratum;
small, medium, and large.
Auckland Council elected to increase their sample through
the use of a “booster” sample, in order to provide more
reliable estimates at both the regional and local level. This
involved supplementing Auckland schools in the national
sample with an additional sample obtained after the national
sample.
SELECTION OF CLASSES AND STUDENTS
Classes were selected at random from each of the schools
selected for the survey. Depending on the Year level and the
size of the school, between one and five classes per school
were selected.
For Years 3 to 13, all students present in the class on the day
scheduled for the survey were invited to take part. The survey
was voluntary, and if students did not want to take part, they
were given an alternative task to do while the other students
completed the survey forms. For Years 1 and 2, class teachers
asked students to take a survey form home for their parent
/ caregiver to complete. Some students were absent on the
day of the survey (e.g. due to illness), and if class attendance
was below an agreed threshold, the survey was rescheduled.
Schools were given a voucher to redeem for sports equipment
as a thank you for their participation. Teachers who
completed survey forms also were given a small thank you to
acknowledge their contribution to the survey.
SELECTION OF TEACHERS
Class teachers (of classes selected for the survey) completed
the Years 1 to 6 survey form, answering questions about
sport and recreation on behalf of their class and school. The
Head of PE or Sport completed the Years 7 to 13 survey form,
answering questions about sport and recreation on behalf of
students in the different year levels in their school and their
school as a whole.
The Methodology Report describes all the steps in
implementing the survey and contains the key documents
used for the survey.
A1.3 HOW THE SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT
A1.4 AUCKLAND RESPONSE TO THE SURVEY
The survey was carried out in schools during 2011 during
Term 3 (August to early October 2011). The survey was
administered as follows:
In total, 195 Auckland schools and 8,274 students
participated in the survey. Very few students did not agree to
participate or did not complete sufficient questions for their
form to be used.
Years 1 to 2 – survey forms were sent directly to the school
by the research company assisting with the survey, and
class teachers were asked to send these forms home with
students to give to a parent / caregiver. Completed forms
were returned to the class teacher in a sealed envelope and
then sent back to the research company. Where a parent
/ caregiver had two children in the same class, they were
asked to fill in the survey form for the oldest Year 1 or 2 child.
Parents / caregivers were encouraged to complete the form
with the child selected for the survey. The form was designed
to take 15 minutes to complete
Years 3 to 6 – trained survey staff went to schools at an
appointed day / time and guided students in the selected
class(es) through the survey form. This assistance was
provided because the reading ability of some students in
these years was insufficient for them to complete the form
on their own. The form was designed to take 30 minutes to
complete
Years 7 to 10 – trained survey staff went to schools at an
appointed day / time and either handed out a paper survey
form for students to complete or set up the survey online. The
form was designed to take 30 minutes to complete
Years 11 to 13 – trained survey staff went to schools at an
appointed day / time and either handed out a paper survey
form for students to complete or set up the survey online. The
form was designed to take 15 minutes to complete. A shorter
form was designed for these students to minimise the time
they were involved in the survey and so being away from their
timetabled schoolwork.
Very few Auckland students (89) completed the form online,
as few schools had sufficient computers for all the students in
a class to complete the survey at the same time.
Students completed the forms under test conditions and
handed completed forms back to the interviewer. Where
feasible, plans were put in place to provide extra assistance
for students who required more help.
All students’, parents’ and teachers’ responses were
anonymous and confidential.
The survey forms are available at: www.sportnz.org.nz/yps.
The topics in each of the six forms are listed in Appendix 2.
Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young Aucklanders
Almost 7 out of 10 Auckland schools (68.0%) selected for the
survey agreed to take part. Over 7 out of 10 (71.4%) students
/ parents selected for the survey took part. Along with the
school response rate, this gives an overall response rate for
the survey of 48.6%.
The Auckland and national sample response rates are given
below. Based on anecdotal evidence, differences between the
response rates could be attributed to a number of factors:
t The proportion of schools taking part in the survey was lower
in Auckland than in the national sample:
ƒ
Survey response rates in general are typically lower in
Auckland and other urban areas, than in other parts of
New Zealand
ƒ
Auckland schools tend to be very large, so coordinating
classes for the survey is more difficult
ƒ
Auckland schools are often called upon to take part in
surveys
ƒ
It took longer to recruit Auckland schools into the
national sample. In addition to this, the Auckland booster
sample was surveyed after the national sample. This
meant that many Auckland schools were surveyed in the
second half of Term 3, which is often a busy time of year
(e.g. practice exams for senior students). However, data
suggests that the impact of this was relatively small.
t The proportion of students taking part in Auckland was also
lower:
ƒ
This could be due to a higher proportion of students
being absent on the day of the survey (through illness,
other commitments, etc).
AUCKLAND
SAMPLE
NATIONAL
SAMPLE
School response rate
% of schools agreeing to
take part in the survey
68.0%
81.7%
Student response rate
% of students / parents
agreeing to take part in
the survey
71.4%
75.0%
Overall response rate
48.6%
61.3%
More information about how response rates are calculated is
in the Methodology Report.
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The number of schools and students taking part in the Auckland survey in each of the
four year levels was:
Strata
Total number of
participating schools1
Years 1-2
30
Students from
National sample
Students from
booster sample
Total number
of participating
students
362
189
551
Years 3-6
71
1,700
1,086
2,786
Years 7-10
90
1,689
1,515
3,204
Years 11-13
44
1,306
427
1,733
TOTAL
195
5,057
3,217
8,274
1. A single school can be in one or more strata.
A1.5 DATA ANALYSIS
DATA PREPARATION AND WEIGHTING
All of the responses from forms completed by students,
parents and teachers were entered into the research
company’s data capture software. The data were then
checked and some preliminary work was carried out
to prepare the data for analysis. Full details of this data
preparation and checking stage are in the Methodology
Report.
A final stage before analysing the data is to adjust or weight
the data for non-response. As not all schools and students (or
their parents) chosen for the survey took part, some groups
(based on age, gender and ethnicity) are under- or overrepresented in the survey responses. To account for this, the
responses are adjusted, or weighted.
The first stage of weighting adjusts for differences in sample
selection that result from the sampling and the response of
schools. The sample selection weights use the inverse of the
probabilities of selection. If, for example, in the Auckland
stratum for Years 1-2 classes in schools with up to 50 pupils,
12 schools out of 77 schools in this stratum were sampled,
the selection weight for sampling such a school would be
77/12. However, some schools refused to participate and
the achieved sample size for this stratum was 8: a response
rate of 2/3. Therefore, the sample selection weight would
be modified by adjusting for this response rate. That is, the
modified sample selection weight would be:
77 x 3 or 77
12
2
8
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Further adjustments are made to take account of nonresponse at the class level and final, modified sample
selection weights are created.
The second stage of weighting involves calibrating the
modified sampling selection weights using the Ministry of
Education roll (for July 2011) so that the sample responses
closely represent all students in the types of school surveyed
in terms of region (i.e. the four regional strata), gender, age
group and ethnicity.
If, for example, Asian girls aged 5-9 years in the Auckland
region were over-represented in the sample, but underrepresented in the South Island. The calibration ensures these
students are in the correct proportions in the sample before
the data are analysed.
The Methodology Report describes these procedures in
more detail and shows the calibration factors used.
Table A.1 shows (for gender, age and ethnicity) the numbers
and proportions of students who were interviewed (i.e.
the unweighted sample) and the numbers and proportions
following the weighting process.
Table A1: Profile of students in the sample participating in the survey: unweighted and weighted
Students characteristics
Unweighted profile
Auckland sample
All students
Weighted profile
Number
Percentage
Number
Percentage
8,274
100%
8,274
100%
1
AGE
BOYS
4,032
5 to 10-year-olds
1,562
39.0%
1,877.4
44.9%
11 to 14-year-olds
1,570
39.0%
1,331.9
31.9%
877
21.9%
971.0
23.2%
15 to 18-year-olds
GIRLS
4,208
5 to 10-year-olds
1,507
4,204.3
4,035.1
36.0%
1,792.7
44.6%
11 to 14-year-olds
1,680
40.1%
1,284.6
31.9%
15 to 18-year-olds
1,004
24.0%
943.6
23.5%
2,214
55.2%
2,396.6
57.3%
ETHNICITY2
BOYS
New Zealand European
Mäori
604
15.1%
627.7
15.0%
Pacific
1,106
27.6%
1,002.5
24.0%
Asian
751
18.7%
848.0
20.3%
Other ethnicities
85
2.1%
115.5
2.8%
2,267
54.2%
2,345.6
58.5%
GIRLS
New Zealand European
x
Mäori
686
16.4%
599.5
14.9%
Pacific
1,187
28.4%
1,022.1
25.5%
Asian
905
21.6%
795.4
19.8%
Other ethnicities
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2.4%
121.4
3.0%
1. A small number of 4-year-olds and 19-year-olds took part in the survey, but, for ease of reading, the report refers to 5 to 18-year-olds. The sum of
the three age categories for boys and girls is less than the respective totals because some students did not provide their age and / or gender.
2. Students could identify with one or more ethnic groups, and so the sum of the five categories for boys and girls is greater than the respective totals.
The results from the survey are in a series of data tables.
Responses to the survey questions are analysed by different
student and other characteristics. The Methodology Report
describes these student and other characteristics. Results are
presented as percentages and averages. Where appropriate,
an estimate of the number of participants is included. These
estimates are derived from the numbers of students in the
Ministry of Education’s July 2011 roll. Figures are rounded to
the nearest thousand. See also Reader Note 2, Appendix 5
for information about the participant estimates for activities
that were included in the Years 7 to 13 forms but not the
Years 1 to 6 forms.
A1.6 HOW TIME IS CALCULATED
Section 6 of the report describes the amount of time young
people spent taking part in sport and recreation. One of
the reasons this information was collected was to provide a
baseline for Sport NZ’s strategic measure – 80% of schoolaged children participating in organised sport and recreation
for at least three hours a week. Information was collected
about the time spent on sport and recreation in other
Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young Aucklanders
contexts, for example, when young people were taking part
informally, described as “mucking around”.
WHAT INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED AND HOW?
To estimate the time spent on sport and recreation in these
different contexts, working definitions were adopted and
used to develop questions that students and teachers could
understand and answer.
Information was collected from students about the time they
spent on a normal day (for each day of the week) taking part
in sport and recreation:
t At training or practice with a coach or taking part in
competitions
t Doing extra training or practice without a coach (like
running to get fit) – note: this was asked only of Years 7 to
13 students
t Doing sport and active things when “mucking around”
with friends, family or on their own.
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The questions were asked about each day of the week to
make the questions easy for students to answer. The time for
each day was summed to provide an estimate for the week
(note: the questions were not designed to provide estimates
for the individual days of the week).
Information also was collected about the time spent taking
part in active PE. The term active PE was used to exclude time
students spent getting ready for PE classes and other time
spent being inactive, for example, when being taught theory
in PE classes.
The information about the time spent on active PE was
collected in two ways:
t For Years 1 to 10, when PE is compulsory, information was
collected from both students (or parents of the Years 1-2
children) and from a class teacher / Head of PE or Sport
t For Years 11 to 13, when PE is not compulsory, information
was collected from students.
Students (or their parents) in Years 1 to 10 were asked if
they had participated (or would be participating) in active PE
during the current week – “this week” and the estimate of
time spent on active PE provided by the teachers was added
to the student’s data record only if they said “Yes”.
Active PE was described as active, compulsory PE / Fitness
/ Sport for Years 1 to 6 students, and active, compulsory
PE / Fitness for Years 7 to 13 students (the survey form
completed by teachers of Years 7 to 13 students asked about
active, compulsory curriculum sport, but this time was not
included in the estimates because of potential overlap with
the students’ answers about the time spent “at training or
practice with a coach or taking part in competitions” and the
potential for double counting).
The questions asked of students and teachers are in the
survey forms available at: www.sportnz.org.nz/yps.
Teachers provided estimates of time in minutes, while
students responded to categories, for example, about 15
minutes, with the upper category capped at “three or more
hours” to limit the number of response categories. Students’
responses were converted to a single figure by taking the midpoint of each category (the “three or more hours” category
was given a value of 150 minutes). The approach taken was a
conservative one, as there is evidence that young people tend
to over-estimate the time they spend on sport, recreation and
physical activity. We acknowledge this approach may underestimate time for some students.
CALCULATION OF TIME MEASURES
Three main measures were calculated:
1
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Time spent taking part in organised sport (sport
is used here in broadest sense and includes active
recreation), which sums the time spent:
2
Time spent on sport and recreation when “mucking
around” with friends, family or on their own
3
Time spent on sport and recreation when the
time spent on organised sport and “mucking around”
is combined.
Results are shown in terms of the percentage of students
spending:
1
Three or more hours a week
2
Less than three hours a week
3
No time.
LIMITATIONS OF THE APPROACH
Readers should note that the approach for calculating time
was designed to provide broad estimates of the time spent
on sport and recreation in different contexts and to provide
measures from this first, baseline survey and subsequent
surveys. The approach does not provide precise information
of the time spent by young people on sport and recreation.
Other methods would need to be used to provide precise
measures. For this reason, actual amounts of time are not
reported. Readers also should note that information about
active PE was collected to be one component of our working
definition of organised sport and not to provide a separate
estimate of the time spent on active PE.
Readers also should note that time spent on sport and
recreation was calculated for a student only if all the
information required for the calculation was provided. As
information was sourced from a number of questions, the
number of missing responses for the time estimates was
higher than for other questions. The number of missing
responses was compounded as the different time estimates
were added together. Missing responses formed: 7.4% of the
total responses for time spent “mucking around”; 16.5% of
the responses for time spent on organised sport; and, 19.2%
of responses for combined time (note: for combined time,
estimates are based on almost 7,000 complete responses).
The Methodology Report has more information about how
time was collected and estimated.
Appendix 2:
Survey topics in the Young People’s Survey
A2.1 SURVEY FORMS AND TOPICS
Survey forms and methods suitable for different age groups were used. The forms are on the Sport NZ website
www.sportnz.org.nz/yps.
STUDENT SURVEY FORMS
Students in Years 3 to 13 completed the forms themselves. Parents / caregivers of students in Years 1 and 2 (mostly
5 and 6-years-olds) completed the forms for this age group.
The topics students answered questions about varied with their age and the time that classes were available for the
survey, and these are shown below.
The survey collected information about sport and recreation in its broadest sense, from casual games and activities
(described as “mucking around”) to organised competitions. It also collected information about involvement in
events and outdoor recreation activities provided by schools.
To make the survey easy for students of all ages to understand, the questions asked about sport and “active
things”. When simpler wording was needed to aid understanding, questions were asked about “sport”.
STAFF SURVEY FORMS
The table below shows the main topics included in the staff survey forms. The same topics were included in both
survey forms, although the wording of some questions differed according to the age of the students and the way
that PE / Fitness / Sport is delivered at the different Year levels by schools.
Years
1-6
Years
7-1
O
O
O ·
O
Outdoor recreation activities provided / scheduled for 2011
O
O
Changes in outdoor recreation opportunities compared with previous two years
O
O
Organisations giving support to school to provide sport and active recreation
O
O
Links with clubs for different types of sport and active recreation
O
O
Importance of extra-curricular sport to school ethos
O
O
Sport and active recreation that they would like to offer students that they don’t currently
O
O
Quality of on-site sport / recreation facilities
O
O
Quality of off-site sport / recreation facilities
O
O
Other comments about sport and active recreation at their school
O
O
Topics
Year level of students at school surveyed
Compulsory curriculum time in PE / Fitness / Sport by Year level
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The table below shows the topics included in each of the student forms.
Years
1-2
Years
3-6
Years
7-10
Years
11-13
Gender, age, year level, ethnicity
O
O
O
O
Relationship to child selected for the survey
O
Frequency of sport and active things done this year
O
O
O
O
Topics
Types of sport and active things done this year:
t Organised by a school in PE / fitness
O
t Organised by a school but not in class time (e.g. playing with sports teams
and in competitions)
O
O
t Organised by clubs outside of school
O
O
t Organised by other community groups (e.g. youth or church group)
O
t Done in an informal setting (i.e. mucking around with friends, family or on
own)
O
O
Time spent on sport and active things each week:
In an informal setting – “mucking around” with friends, family or on own
O
O
O
O
t At training or practice with a coach or taking part in competitions
O
O
O
O
O
O
t While doing extra training or practice without a coach (like running to get fit)
Whether or not mostly do active or inactive sport and recreation outside of
school and at weekends
O
O
O
O
Participation in PE / Fitness this week
O
O
O
O
Belonging to a sports club outside of school this year
O
O
O
O
Belonging to a sports team at school this year
O
O
O
O
Having a coach or instructor this year
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Volunteering in sport and active recreation this year
Participation in one-off sports events this year
O
O
Highest level of sport played this year
Sports or active recreation they would like to try or do more of
O
O
O
O
Whether or not like playing sport
O
O
O
O
Extent to which support others to do sport / active things
O
O
Extent to which friends, parents / caregivers / teachers support the student to do
sport / active things
O
O
Parents / caregivers’ participation in sport
O
Parents / caregivers’ participation in coaching
O
People who influence decisions on sport and active things
O
Self-assessment of sporting skills and attitudes towards sports
O
If and when they would like to play more sport (e.g. after school)
O
Things that would prompt them to play sport more
Frequency of watching sport in different settings (e.g. on TV, at sports events)
O
Availability of sport and active recreation facilities in their neighbourhood / at
their school
O
Ownership and use of a bike
O
Parents / caregivers’ views about the amount of time their child’s school gives to
sport / active things
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Note: while the same topic may have been asked in more than one survey form, the questions or answer options varied between forms so that the
questions / responses were age-appropriate.
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Appendix 3:
Time spent taking part in organised sport by gender and age
The charts in Section 6.4 show the time spent participating in organised sport by boys and girls in three age groups:
7-10, 11-14, and 15-18 years. Grouping young people in this way masks some of the differences that are evident
when the results are analysed for students of each individual age, as the chart below shows.
Time spent participating in three or more hours of organised sport and recreation
in a normal week
%
100
Boys
Girls
90
80
74.4
70
67.4
68.0
66.8
66.6
67.4
63.5
60
57.2
70.4
69.4
64.7
70.1
63.4
58.9
57.0
58.5
57.9
53.2
50.4
50.5
50
41.0
39.9
40
34.9
30
27.0
20
10
0
7 years
8 years
9 years
10 years
11 years
12 years
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13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
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Appendix 4:
Participation and interest in sport and recreation activities –
full sport and activity lists
A4.1 PARTICIPATION –
FULL LIST OF ACTIVITIES MENTIONED
The following list shows all of the sports and active things
that Auckland young people said they had taken part in
“this year”. This includes the list of sports / activities in
the survey forms (in bold type; an additional * indicates
activities listed only in the Years 7 to 13 forms) and the
sports / activities that young people wrote down when
they were asked if they had done any other sports or
active things. This list excludes events and outdoor pursuit
courses, as the question was about individual sports and
activities.
READERS SHOULD NOTE THAT:
t “Other” sports / activities young people wrote down
could be reclassified as a listed activity. For example,
discus, high jump and hurdles were all coded as athletics
t Some activities were mentioned by a very small number
of young people and these were grouped into “other”
categories, rather than being coded separately. For
example, the “other snow sports / activities” includes
snow sports (unspecified), snow team, snow planet,
snow activities, slalom, snow scootering / biking and
snowmobile
t Further grouping of sports / activities mentioned by small
numbers of students was carried out before the responses
were analysed. The Methodology Report shows this
additional grouping. Young people also wrote down some
activities that were not judged to be physically active (e.g.
computer games) or there was uncertainty if they were
sports or “active things”. These were not included in the
analysis.
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Abseiling
Adventure racing*
AFL, Aussie Rules
Aqua jogging / walking
Archery
Athletics, track and field
Badminton*
Ball skills (includes catching,
throwing, kicking, hitting)
Baseball
Basketball, mini-ball (includes
shooting hoops)
Bodyboarding (not surfing)
Bowling unspecified
Bowls (outdoor)
Boxing
Bungee jumping
Canoe polo
Canoeing, kayaking*
Car racing
Cricket
Croquet
Cross-trainer, treadmill,
exercycle
Curling
Cycling, biking (not mountain
biking)
Dance (e.g. ballet, b-boy, b-girl)
Darts
Dirt-bike riding
Diving unspecified
Dragon boating
Equestrian
Exercise, physical activity
unspecified
Fastball
Fencing
Fishing
Fitness
Football, soccer, futsal
Free running, parkour
Games (e.g. four square, tag) /
play activities
Go-karts, drift karts
Golf*
Gridiron, American Football
ALL BOYS
%
<1.0
17.8
<1.0
<1.0
68.4
48.4
ALL GIRLS
%
<1.0
15.3
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
69.7
51.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.0
<1.0
58.4
47.4
27.7
<1.0
<1.0
1.0
<1.0
<1.0
39.8
<1.0
43.0
<1.0
25.7
<1.0
<1.0
1.0
<1.0
38.6
34.0
-
-
<1.0
<1.0
-
63.4
63.6
28.1
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
-
59.8
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
41.8
1.0
71.7
<1.0
<1.0
27.1
<1.0
55.1
<1.0
77.4
80.2
<1.0
25.4
<1.0
<1.0
15.2
<1.0
Gym workout
Gymnastics, trampoline,
aerobics
Handball
Hockey
Horse riding
Hunting
Ice hockey
Ice skating
Indoor climbing*
Inline hockey
Jet skiing
JUMP JAM
Kabbadi
Knee boarding
Lacrosse
Longboarding
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa haka,
waka ama, ki-o-rahi, mau
räkau, taiaha)
Marching
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo,
taekwondo)
Motocross
Motorbiking
Mountain biking*
Mountain climbing
Netball
Orienteering*
PE DEX
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti,
soke, ura pau, tame, meke)
Paddle boarding
Petanque
Pilates
Polo
Pool, snooker, billiards
Quad biking
Racing unspecified
Ripsticking
Rock climbing
Roller blading
Roller hockey
Rowing*
Rugby, Rippa Rugby
Rugby league*
Running, jogging, cross-country
Sailing, yachting
Scootering
Sepak takraw
Shooting
Skateboarding
Skating
Ski biscuiting
Skiing
Skimboarding
ALL BOYS
%
ALL GIRLS
%
1.0
1.0
42.4
52.9
1.0
30.7
1.0
<1.0
1.0
31.9
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.0
29.6
3.0
2.0
28.2
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
-
21.8
26.0
-
<1.0
23.2
13.3
1.0
<1.0
29.8
24.5
22.1
-
<1.0
15.4
<1.0
56.4
19.4
<1.0
11.5
11.6
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.0
1.0
<1.0
16.2
65.7
45.3
72.9
15.0
2.0
<1.0
<1.0
41.4
<1.0
17.9
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.0
1.0
12.5
38.9
22.7
77.3
11.6
3.0
<1.0
23.6
1.0
<1.0
17.2
-
Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young Aucklanders
Skydiving
Snorkelling
Snowboarding
Softball, T-ball
Sport unspecified
Squash
Surf Lifesaving
Surfing (not bodyboarding)*
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Tenpin bowling
Touch*
Trail riding
Tramping, bush walks
Tri(athlon), duathlon*
Ultimate frisbee
Underwater hockey
Umpire, referee – sport
specified
Unicycling
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
Wakeboarding
Walking (for fitness)*
Walking (general)
Walking the dog / animals
Water polo, Flippa Ball
Water skiing
Waveboarding
Weights
White water rafting, rafting
Wii sport / fitness
Wind surfing
Wrestling
Yoga
Zorbing
Zumba
Other ball sports / games
Other water sports / activities
ALL BOYS
%
ALL GIRLS
%
<1.0
15.7
41.9
<1.0
1.0
<1.0
17.8
78.6
46.9
36.2
<1.0
62.3
<1.0
47.1
13.2
<1.0
-
<1.0
1.0
9.5
41.2
<1.0
1.0
<1.0
15.5
83.4
36.1
36.2
<1.0
46.0
46.6
10.8
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
31.7
<1.0
49.3
1.0
<1.0
13.8
<1.0
1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
37.6
<1.0
76.4
2.0
<1.0
12.7
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
-
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A4.2 INTEREST– FULL LIST OF ACTIVITIES MENTIONED
The following list shows the sports and active things that
Auckland young people wrote down when they were asked
what they would really like to try or do more of. Unlike the
previous list, events (like Bike the Bays) and more general
activities (like cubs and scouts) are included here, as this
question was designed to gauge interest in different types of
sports / activities. Activities may also appear in one list and
not the other; this is due to activities being recorded against
one question and not the other.
Abseiling
Adventure racing
AFL, Aussie Rules
Air alert
Archery
Athletics, track and field
Badminton
Ball skills
BASE jumping
Baseball
Basketball, mini-ball
Beach volleyball
Bike the Bays
Black water rafting
BMX
Boating
Bodyboarding (not surfing)
Bowling unspecified
Bowls (outdoor)
Boxing
Brownies, Guides, Pippins
Bungee jumping
Canoe polo
Canoeing, kayaking
Car racing
Caving
Cheerleading
Confidence / obstacle course
Country 2 Coast
Cricket
Croquet
Cubs, Scouts, Keas
Cycling, biking (not mountain
biking)
Dance
Darts
Dirt bike riding
Diving unspecified
Dragon boating
Equestrian
Exercise, physical activity
unspecified
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ALL BOYS
%
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
2.0
2.9
<1.0
<1.0
1.3
8.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.3
<1.0
1.3
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
5.3
<1.0
<1.0
ALL GIRLS
%
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
2.4
5.6
<1.0
<1.0
8.8
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.6
<1.0
1.3
<1.0
2.3
-
5.6
5.7
1.9
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
10.5
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
As per the previous list some activities were mentioned
by very few young people and were not coded separately.
Further grouping was carried out before the responses were
analysed. In Section 7 the “other” categories referred to are
from this further level of grouping (and include the “other”
categories in the full lists).
The other notes for readers from the previous list A4.1 also
apply to this list.
Fastball
Fencing
Fishing
Fitness
Flags / capture the flag
Football, soccer, futsal
Free running, parkour
Frisbee
Frisbee golf
Games (e.g. four square, tag)
Go-karts, drift karts
Golf
Gridiron, American Football
Gym workout
Gymnastics, trampoline,
aerobics
Handball
Hockey
Horse riding
Hunting
Indoor climbing
Inline hockey
Inline skating
JUMP JAM
Jumping
Kite surfing / boarding
Knee boarding
Lacrosse
Longball
Longboarding
Mäori activities (e.g. kapa
haka, waka ama, ki-o-rahi,
mau räkau, taiaha)
Martial arts (e.g. karate, judo,
taekwondo)
Mini golf
Motocross
Motorbiking
Motorsports unspecified
Mountain biking
Mountain climbing
Netball
ALL BOYS
%
<1.0
<1.0
3.9
<1.0
<1.0
16.1
<1.0
<1.0
1.2
<1.0
2.2
<1.0
<1.0
ALL GIRLS
%
<1.0
<1.0
1.6
<1.0
<1.0
12.8
<1.0
<1.0
1.4
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.4
7.1
<1.0
4.6
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
6.5
2.4
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
4.8
3.1
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.5
<1.0
1.0
<1.0
<1.0
18.7
Newcomball
Orienteering
Outdoor pursuit courses /
programmes
PE DEX
Pacific activities (e.g. kilikiti,
soke, ura pau, tame, meke)
Padder tennis
Petanque
Pilates
Polo
Pool, snooker, billiards
Quad biking
Racing unspecified
Ripsticking
Rock climbing
Roller blading
Roller hockey
Ropes, rope courses
Round the Bays
Rowing
Rugby
Rugby league
Running, jogging, crosscountry
Sailing, yachting
Scootering
Scuba diving
Shooting
Skateboarding
Skating
Ski biscuiting
Skiing
Skimboarding
Skydiving
Snorkelling
Snowboarding
Softball, T-ball
Sport unspecified
Sports events / tournaments
unspecified
Squash
State Ocean Kids
ALL BOYS
%
<1.0
<1.0
ALL GIRLS
%
<1.0
-
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.1
16.4
4.8
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.3
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.2
7.4
1.3
4.6
6.7
1.1
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
2.0
<1.0
1.7
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
3.5
2.8
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.0
<1.0
<1.0
2.8
<1.0
<1.0
2.1
2.7
<1.0
<1.0
-
<1.0
-
<1.0
<1.0
Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Young Aucklanders
Surf Lifesaving
Surfing
Swimming
Sword fighting
Synchronised swimming
Table tennis
Take a Kid Fishing
Tchoukball
Tennis
Tenpin bowling
The Big Coast Ride
The Meridian Kids Bike Jam
Touch
Trail riding
Tramping, bush walks
Tri(athlon), duathlon
Turbo Touch
Ultimate frisbee
Underwater hockey
Unicycling
Volleyball, Kiwi Volley
Wakeboarding
Walking (for fitness)
Walking (general)
Walking the dog / animals
Water polo, Flippa Ball
Water skiing
Water sports unspecified
Weet-Bix TRYathlon
Weights
White-water rafting, rafting
Wind surfing
Wrestling
Yoga
Zorbing
Zumba
Other ball sports / games
Other bike activities
Other extreme sports
Other ice sports / activities
Other water sports / activities
ALL BOYS
%
<1.0
2.7
7.9
<1.0
-
ALL GIRLS
%
<1.0
2.8
15.9
<1.0
<1.0
2.4
<1.0
<1.0
7.9
<1.0
1.5
<1.0
5.5
<1.0
<1.0
1.3
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
2.2
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.1
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.6
<1.0
<1.0
9.9
<1.0
<1.0
6.5
<1.0
1.1
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
7.2
<1.0
<1.0
1.1
<1.0
1.9
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
-
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Appendix 5:
Reader notes
NOTE 1: ANALYSIS BY AGE GROUP AND SURVEY FORM
NOTE 2: CALCULATING PARTICIPATION IN
SPORTS / ACTIVITIES
The Young People’s Survey used four age-appropriate survey
forms: for Years 1 to 2, Years 3 to 6, Years 7 to 10, and
Years 11 to 13. Most students completed the form that was
consistent with their year level and so young people of the
same age.
A further consequence of the circumstances described in
note 1 is that care must be taken to use the appropriate base
number when calculating percentages to show participation
rates for sports / activities.
However, some of the classes selected for the survey
had students of mixed ages (referred to as composite or
vertical classes / forms). Students in these mixed-age classes
completed the survey form appropriate to the youngest
students in the class so that all students could take part
in the survey (this mostly meant completing the Years 3-6
survey form). As the younger students were taken through
the survey form by the survey staff, it was not practical to use
more than one survey form when surveying these mixed-age
classes.
Older students (mostly 11 to 14-year-olds) who completed
the Years 3 to 6 survey form responded to a list of 28, not
41, activities. As these students were not asked about the
13 sports / activities in the Years 7 to 10 survey form, their
responses need to be recorded as “not asked”, not as “not
answered”. (Note: students could list these 13 activities in
response to the question about “other sports and active
things” they did this year. As the number of responses was
typically very small (or often zero) for consistency these
responses have been excluded from the figures in this report.
These circumstances resulted in some 11 to 14-year-old
students, and particularly 11-year-olds, completing the survey
form designed for younger children (i.e. the Years 3 to 6
form, rather than the Years 7 to 10 form), which had fewer
questions and some different questions.
When participation in these 13 sports / activities is analysed
by age, the base number used to calculate percentages for 11
to 14-year-olds needs to exclude the “not asked” category.
This gives the correct proportion of students in this age
group participating in these activities. This proportion is then
applied to the total number of students in this age group on
the student roll to estimate the number of 11 to 14-year-old
students participating in these activities.
This means that not all 11 to 14-year-olds answered the same
questions. In particular, some of these students answered
only questions about the 28 activities listed in the Years 3 to
6 survey form and not the 41 activities in the Years 7 to 10
survey form.
For some questions, therefore, to get the correct numbers for
calculating percentages and averages, we have analysed the
responses by the survey form completed, rather than by the
three age groups used in other sections of the report (i.e. 5 to
10-year-olds, 11 to 14-year-olds and 15 to 18-year-olds).
For most students, the survey form completed is a good
indication of their age, i.e. Years 1 to 2 survey forms were
mostly completed for 5 to 6-year-olds, Years 3 to 6 forms
were mostly completed by 7 to 10-year-olds, Years 7 to 10
forms were mostly completed by 11 to 14-year-olds, and
Years 11 to 13 forms were mostly completed by 15 to 18-yearolds.
This note applies to the results presented in Section 2 of the
report, which includes the frequency with which activities are
undertaken and the number of activities.
An asterisk is used in the tables in Section 2 to show the 13
activities that were in the Years 7 to 10 survey form, but not
in the Years 3 to 6 survey form.
OTHER POINTS TO NOTE ABOUT THE PRESENTATION
OF RESULTS
Percentages are rounded to one decimal point. In some cases
this rounding results in figures that should sum to 100%
summing to just under or over 100%.
A small number of students did not answer some questions
or gave invalid answers (e.g. ticking two boxes, when only
one answer was required). As the number of responses in
these categories was very small, these responses have been
excluded from the figures shown in the tables and charts in
this report. The exception to this are the results in the tables
in Section 7 – sports / activities young people want to try or
do more of. Students were asked to write in their answers to
the question about sports / activities they wanted to try or do
more of, and the percentage of students who did not answer
this question (around 10%) was higher than for the tick-box
questions. The level of non-response, therefore, is shown in
the relevant tables.