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Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 1: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2014, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
Table 5.7 Adult sport participation, 2014, by age and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2014 | |||||||
| Participation in activity during last four weeks | Age | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | ||||||||
| Workout at a gym / Exercise bike / Weight training | 33 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| Exercises | 35 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| Swimming | 17 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| Running / jogging | 38 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Cycling | 25 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Hillwalking / rambling | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Aerobics / Keep fit / Gymnastics / Dance for fitness | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Football / rugby | 40 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 12 |
| Any other type of dancing | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Golf | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| Snooker / billiards / pool | 22 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Badminton / tennis | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Yoga / pilates | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Bowls | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Tenpin bowling | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Squash | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Fishing / angling | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aqua-robics / aquafit / exercise class in water | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Basketball | 10 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Climbing | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Horse riding | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Ice skating | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Martial arts including Tai Chi | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Skiing / snowboarding | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Any other sport or exercisea | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Any sport or exercise | 85 | 79 | 68 | 60 | 54 | 40 | 27 | 62 |
| No sport or exercise | 15 | 21 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 60 | 73 | 38 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Workout at a gym / Exercise bike / Weight training | 24 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| Exercises | 32 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| Swimming | 25 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Running / jogging | 21 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - | 10 |
| Cycling | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Hillwalking / rambling | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Aerobics / Keep fit / Gymnastics / Dance for fitness | 11 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Football / rugby | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| Any other type of dancing | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Golf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Snooker / billiards / pool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Badminton / tennis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 2 |
| Yoga / pilates | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Bowls | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Tenpin bowling | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| Squash | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Fishing / angling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Aqua-robics / aquafit / exercise class in water | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Basketball | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Climbing | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Horse riding | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| Ice skating | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| Martial arts including Tai Chi | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Skiing / snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Any other sport or exercisea | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Any sport or exercise | 70 | 64 | 55 | 52 | 38 | 31 | 19 | 48 |
| No sport or exercise | 30 | 36 | 45 | 48 | 62 | 69 | 81 | 52 |
| All adults | ||||||||
| Workout at a gym / Exercise bike / Weight training | 28 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| Exercises | 33 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| Swimming | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| Running / jogging | 30 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Cycling | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Hillwalking / rambling | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Aerobics / Keep fit / Gymnastics / Dance for fitness | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Football / rugby | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 |
| Any other type of dancing | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Golf | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Snooker / billiards / pool | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Badminton / tennis | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 |
| Yoga / pilates | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bowls | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Tenpin bowling | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Squash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Fishing / angling | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Aqua-robics / aquafit / exercise class in water | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| Basketball | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Climbing | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Horse riding | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| Ice skating | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| Martial arts including Tai Chi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Skiing / snowboarding | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Any other sport or exercisea | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Any sport or exercise | 78 | 71 | 61 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 22 | 55 |
| No sport or exercise | 22 | 29 | 39 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 78 | 45 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 320 | 356 | 357 | 417 | 347 | 263 | 173 | 2233 |
| Women | 314 | 375 | 379 | 441 | 365 | 294 | 253 | 2421 |
| All adults | 634 | 731 | 736 | 859 | 712 | 557 | 426 | 4654 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 202 | 250 | 306 | 362 | 358 | 360 | 227 | 2065 |
| Women | 232 | 337 | 421 | 431 | 437 | 419 | 313 | 2590 |
| All adults | 434 | 587 | 727 | 793 | 795 | 779 | 540 | 4655 |
a Other sports or exercise include all named sports in the questionnaire, in which less than 0.5% of the adult population took part, i.e. canoeing, cricket, curling, hockey, netball, powerboating, rowing, sailing, shinty, skateboarding, subaqua, surfing, volleyball and waterskiing, plus any sport or form of exercise which was not listed on the questionnaire
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