Time spent doing sports and exercise 2012 Statistic

This statistic displays the mean time per week spent participating in sports and exercise, by gender and age, in England 2012. Men aged 16 to 24 spend 282.1 minutes per week on sports and exercise compared to men aged 75 and over who spend 29.2 minutes on sport and exercise weekly.

Mean time spent participating in sports and exercise in England 2012, by gender and age (in minutes)

Characteristic	Men	Women
16-24	282.1	114.1
25-34	153.8	92.8
35-44	120.6	92.8
45-54	114.2	70.2
55-64	52.7	55.4
65-74	60.5	46
75+	29.2	10

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Release date

December 2013

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

January to December 2012

Number of respondents

8,272*

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases: n (men) = 4,046; n (women) = 4,226.

The source provides the following information about the data:
- Mean and median are based on all participants interviewed including those who reported no participation.
- This category includes activities of both moderate and vigorous intensity. Minutes of moderate and vigorous intensity sports participation are assumed equivalent. . Therefore some individuals in the 75 to 149 minutes category will also have met the current physical activity guidelines even without considering occupational activity.
- Bases shown here are for any non-occupational physical activity. Other bases are of a similar magnitude.
This statistic using original data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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