National Sports Participation Survey 2011.pdf

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TABLE OF CONTENT

1 Executive Summary 7

2 Introduction 10

2.1 Objectives 10 2.2 Definition of sports 10 2.3 Survey methodology, sampling and response rate 12

3 Current Situation: An overview of Sports Participation in Singapore 16

3.1 Overall sports participation level in Singapore 16 3.2 Who were the regular sports participants? 19 3.3 How long did Singaporeans spend on their sport sessions? 28 3.4 What was the intensity of sports participation? 33 3.5 Who did they play sports with? 37 3.6 Where did they play sports? 39 3.7 What were the popular sports? 41 3.8 Why did they do sports? 47 3.9 What got them started in doing sports? 51 3.10 Did they engage sports coaches/instructors? 54 3.11 Why did they not do sports? 55 3.12 Do they intend to take up new sports? 60 3.13 What would encourage participation in sports? 63 3.14 What were their perception on health and quality of life? 72 3.15 Did they play electronic sports? 76 3.16 What were parents’ attitudes towards sports for their children? 79 3.17 What was the level of sports volunteerism and spectatorship in Singapore? 84 3.18 What was their interest level in local sports scene? 88 3.19 Attitude toward the Singapore athletes 90

4 Looking Forward: Social Developments that Impact Sports Participation in Singapore 92

5 Recommendations 95

6 Appendices 98

6.1 Definitions and terms 98 6.2 List of sports included in survey 101 6.3 Weights used in survey 102 6.4 Sample Error 103 6.5 Questionnaire 104

7 Statistical Tables 127 Listing of figures Figure 1: Sports participation in Singapore, 2011 17 Figure 2: Sports participation, 1987-2011 18 Figure 3: Sports participation by gender, 2011 19 Figure 4: Sports participation by ethnic group, 2011 20 Figure 5: Regular sports participation by age group, 2005-2011 21 Figure 6: Sports participation in the 15-19 age group, 2011 22 Figure 7: Sports participation by marital status, 2011 23 Figure 8: Sports participation by economic activity, 2011 24 Figure 9: Sports participation by occupational group, 2011 25 Figure 10: Sports participation by household income level, 2011 26 Figure 11: Sports participation and dwelling type, 2011 27 Figure 12: Duration per sports session, 2011 28 Figure 13: Duration per sports session, 2001-2011 28 Figure 14: Duration per sports session by frequency of sports, 2001-2011 29 Figure 15: Duration per sports session by gender, 2011 30 Figure 16: Duration per sports session by age group, 2011 31 Figure 17: Duration per sports session by occupational group, 2011 32 Figure 18: Intensity of sports participation, 2011 33 Figure 19: Intensity of sports participation by gender, 2011 34 Figure 20: Intensity of sports participation by age group, 2011 35 Figure 21: Intensity of sports participation by occupational groups, 2011 36 Figure 22: Usual sporting partners, 2005-2011 37 Figure 23: Usual sporting partners by gender, 2011 38 Figure 24: Usual sporting venues, 2005-2011 39 Figure 25: Usual sporting venue by dwelling types, 2011 40 Figure 26: Reasons for regular sports participation, 2005-2011 47 Figure 27: Reasons for regular sports participation by gender, 2011 48 Figure 28: Reasons for regular sports participation by major age groups, 2011 50 Figure 29: Sports initiation, 2005-2011 51 Figure 30: Sports initiation by gender, 2011 52 Figure 31: Sports initiation by age group, 2011 53 Figure 32: Engagement of sports coach/instructor, 2005-2011 54 Figure 33: Engaged in sports coach/instructor by gender, 2011 54 Figure 34: Reasons for non-participation in sports, 2005-2011 56 Figure 35: Reasons for non-participation in sports by gender, 2011 57 Figure 36: Reasons for non-participation in sports by major age groups, 2011 58 Figure 37: Intention to take up (new) sports (in the next 6 months), 2005-2011 60

Figure 38: Intention to take up (new) sports by gender, 2011 61 Figure 39: Intention to take up (new) sports by age group, 2011 62 Figure 40: Programmes/events that would encourage sports participation, 2011 64 Figure 41: Programmes/events that would encourage sports participation by gender (regular sports participants), 2011 66 Figure 42: Programmes/events that would encourage sports participation by gender (non-sports participants), 2011 67 Figure 43: Programmes/events that would encourage more frequent sports participation by age group (Regular sports participants), 2011 68 Figure 44: Programmes/events that would encourage sports participation by age group (non-sports participants), 2011 69 Figure 45: Sports participation and quality of life, 2011 72 Figure 46: Sports participation and feeling fit, 2011 73 Figure 47: Electronic sports participation, 2011 76 Figure 48: Electronic sports participation by gender, 2011 77 Figure 49: Electronic sports participation by age group, 2011 78 Figure 50: Parents whose children participated in sports outside school, 2011 79 Figure 51: Parents who engaged a paid coach for their children outside school, 2011 80 Figure 52: Encouragement of children in sports participation 81 Figure 53: Reasons to encourage children to take up sports outside school, 2011 82 Figure 54: Reasons for not encouraging children to take up sports outside of school, 2011 83 Figure 55: Sports volunteerism, 2011 84 Figure 56: Watch sports events, 2011 85 Figure 57: Mode of watching sports events, 2011 85 Figure 58: Interest in watching, cheering and supporting local and international sporting events in Singapore, 2011 88 Figure 59: Interest in Singapore’s sports scene, 2011 89 Figure 60: Attitude toward Singapore’s athletes and achievement in sports, 2011 90 Figure 61: Breakdown of students by type of education institutions 91 Figure 62: Sports participation rate by type of education institutions 92

Listing of tables Table 1: Response Rate – households/individuals 13 Table 2: Profile comparison between 2005 and 2011 14 Table 3: Classification of sports participation, 2005-2011 16 Table 4: Sports participation trends, 2005-2011 17 Table 5: Sports participation by gender, 2005-2011 19 Table 6: Sports participation by ethnic group, 2005-2011 20 Table 7: Regular sports participation by social group, 2005-2011 22 Table 8: Sports participation by marital status, 2005-2011 23 Table 9: Sports participation by economic activity, 2005-2011 24 Table 10: Sports participation by occupational group, 2005-2011 25 Table 11: Sports participation by household income levels, 2005-2011 26 Table 12: Sports participation by dwelling type, 2005-2011 27 Table 13: Regular sports participants by duration and intensity of sports 34 Table 14: Top 20 sports taken up by regular sports participants, 2005-2011 41 Table 15: Top 20 sports by gender, 2011 43 Table 16: Top 15 sports by teens (13-19) and young adults (20-39), 2011 45 Table 17: Top 15 sports by middle-aged adults (40-59) and senior citizens (60+), 2011 46 Table 18: Stages of life when attrition for sports occurred, 2011 59 Table 19: Sport/physical activities that non-sports participants would like to take up in the next 6 months, 2011 63 Table 20: Programmes/events that would encourage sports participation by occupational group (Regular sport participants), 2011 70 Table 21: Programmes/events that would encourage sports participation by occupational group (Non-sports participants), 2011 71 Table 22: Estimated population with health issues, 2011 74 Table 23: Top 5 health issues, 2011 74 Table 24a: Top 5 health issues by sports participants, 2011 75 Table 24b: Top 5 health issues by non-sports participants, 2011 75 Table 25: Electronic sports participation by sports participants, 2011 76 Table 26: Type of sports that children below 12 are engaged in, 2011 79 Table 27: Top 10 spectator sports watched on TV, 2011 86 Table 28: Top 10 spectator sports watched at event venues, 2011 87

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While overall sports participation was lower in 2011 compared to 2005, the incidence of Singaporeans doing exercise regularly (at least once a week), remained higher compared to the years before 2005. Those who exercised at least once a week (regular sports participants) represented 42%, down by six percentage-point from 2005, but still higher than the 38% posted in 2001.

The directional change in regular participation levels varied across different demographic variables, specifically age, occupation and household income level.

Except for senior citizens aged 60 & above, who registered an improvement in sports participation level by 3% (at 40%), participation levels declined across all age groups, particularly by those in their teens. Regular sports participation amongst the teens (aged 13-19) dropped by 16 percentage-point to 68%, which however, remained the highest score across all age groups. The second highest sports participation level was registered by young adults (aged 20-39) at 44%. The middle-aged adults (aged 40-59) showed the lowest sports participation level, at 33%.

Going by economic activities, retirees retained their sports participation level at 42% from 2005, while homemakers improved by two percentage-point to 37%. The rest showed significantly lower scores versus 2005, especially for students and full-time national servicemen (NSFs). However, more than half of NSFs (75%) and students (65%) still exercised regularly, higher compared to the other occupational groups.

By household income level, it is interesting to note that the lowest income bracket, who earned less than $1,500, represented the only segment with an improved in regular sports participation level from 2005 at 45% (up by six percentage-point). Although still low compared to those within the highest income bracket (i.e. earning at

least $7,000), who maintained a score above 50%, they were doing better than the other segments sandwiched in between, as those showed notably lower participation level versus 2005.

Participation levels declined across all the other demographic variables: ethnicity, marital status, service grade and dwelling type.

Down to 41% (from 49% in 2005), the Chinese recorded the biggest drop in sports participation level, followed by the Malays at a comparable 42%. Both races lagged behind Indians and other races at 51%.

In terms of marital status, the singles showed the steepest drop although this group still had the highest regular participation rate at 52%. This was a 15 percentage-point drop compared to 2005. Those who were married were at a far second with 38% sports participation rate, followed by those who were separated, divorced or widowed at 29%.

The segment with the highest service grade, particularly the professionals, managers, executives and businessmen (PMEBs) continued to register the highest regular participation level as compared to other white collars, and especially the blue collars who registered the biggest decline. Even amongst the PMEBs, however, less than half of them (47%) exercised regularly in 2011 – a significant drop by eight percentage-point compared to six years ago.

Landed property dwellers decelerated the most in sports participation. From more than half of them (54%) in 2005, only 37% exercised regularly in 2011. This drop made landed property dweller’s sports participation rate on par with the 3-room and 4-room HDB dwellers, although still higher than those living in 1-room and 2-room HDB units. Residents of executive HDBs, 5-room HDBs, condominiums, and private apartments remained the most active in sports, with around half of them doing exercise at least once a week.

1. Executive Summary

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Residents of executive HDBs, 5-room HDBs, condominiums and private apartments remained the most active in sports, with around half of them doing exercise at least once a week.

Although overall participation in sports declined over six years, the duration per sports session improved significantly for the regular sports participants. 61% of them exercised for at least an hour, up by 10 percentage-point from 2005.

Playing sports with friends continued to be the norm although family and neighbours were also fast becoming popular sporting partners for the regular sports participants. There were fewer Singaporeans playing or exercising alone.

Public areas such as housing estates, parks, or beaches were still the preferred venues for sports activities, primarily for jogging, brisk walking, and cycling – all of which were amongst the top sports in 2011.

Jogging and brisk walking were actually the first and third most popular sports respectively, while swimming was second. Besides individual sports, team sports like soccer and basketball were also becoming more popular, perhaps owing to more facilities available for such sports. Captain’s ball, physical exercise or training, table tennis, and bowls (lawn) were new sports that made it to the top 20 popular sports list, displacing rhythmic exercise, tenpin bowling, fishing and in-line skating.

The non-traditional way of doing sports – via electronic means – also appeared to be a thing to watch out for in the coming years. Although still low in penetration (9% of Singaporeans), it was one of the sports played by both the participants of traditional sports (predominantly by the regular participants), and even by the sedentary.

Majority (87%) remained active in sports chiefly because of their desire to maintain their health

or keep fit. Other than health reasons, around 3 in 10 Singaporeans (29%) were active in sports because they enjoyed it. This was a considerable improvement by 12 percentage-point from 2005.

Work and family commitments remained the biggest obstructions to start doing sports or doing it more frequently. Other than these, there were also some misconceptions about sports. While some thought they were too old for sports or see it as a waste of time, a few even thought they had to be good at a particular sport in order to participate in it. Some plainly stated that they did not enjoy sports.

In retrospect, there may be a higher chance of seeing better sports participation in the short term. From 6% in 2005, around 8% indicated an interest to take up sports in the coming six months.

Key programmes/events that would encourage sports participation included health talks/fitness workshops, group sports classes, training on a new sport, or coaching programmes. Family events and company-organised events also scored well as motivating factors, particularly amongst the young and middle-aged working adults.

Sports volunteerism appeared to be in its infancy stage, with just 2% of Singaporeans having volunteered in any sports events in the past three months. Sports spectatorship (at 24%) was also not as strong in 2011 compared to 2005. Most of the spectators (92%) solely on television for news on their sport of choice. Only around 12% attended sports events on site.

Soccer or football remained the most famous sports for television as well as on site (i.e. event venues). This was followed by badminton which gained traction in both modes of viewing. Tennis was the third most viewed on television and also attracted more followers watching it at event venues. Volleyball also joined the list for the first

time at 10th place for spectator sports at event venues, displacing hockey.

Also for the first time, triathlon and cricket emerged in the top 10 most viewed sports on television, placed at 9th and 10th, respectively. Rugby and motor racing also emerged in top 10 most viewed sports at event venues. In fact, rugby immediately climbed to 5th place, outranking golf. Motor racing on the other hand grabbed 9th place, displacing tenpin bowling.

Majority (80%) of parents with children 12 years old or younger expressed that they would encourage their children to take up sports outside school. This indicated a positive disposition toward sports. But the potential participation level among their children had not been fully fulfilled in 2011, as only 37% of the parents were aware of sports participation outside school for their young ones.

Maintaining health was the key reason for encouraging children to be physically active through sports outside school. Other drivers pertained to the overall development of the child: character building, mental development, and social awareness. Fun was also factored in, but to a much lesser extent.

Surprisingly, the biggest roadblock to parents’ encouragement of sports participation of their children outside school was age – perception that they were too young for sports. Other barriers were based on fear or worry that sports might distract them from studies, that the child might get injured, or get addicted to the activity, or that sports might be just a waste of time and not be beneficial in any way. It was interesting to note that while some parents perceived sports to be fun for their children; there were a few who thought otherwise.

Most Singaporeans showed high regards for the country’s athletes, regardless of ethnic

background, and would cheer or provide morale support. Cheering or morale support, however, would normally be given behind the scenes, as only 16% conveyed an intention to take time off and be physically present to watch and cheer for the Singapore’s athletes during sports events held locally. Despite this, one fourth of Singaporeans (25%) were actually keen to know the happenings in the world of sports, particularly in the local scene.

To the majority, cheering appeared to be a mean to create a greater sense of national pride and identity, and more importantly, strengthen racial ties.

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Since 1987, the National Sports Participation Survey (NSPS) has been conducted once every five-six years by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) to gauge the level of sports participation and recreational physical activity in Singapore.

The National Sports Participation Survey (NSPS) 2011 was conducted with the following broad objectives:

Provide an indication of sports participation;

Understand profile of a typical sports participant;

Indicate the popular sports;

Understand public’s perception towards sports, motivations and inhibition;

Understand time spent on, and intensity of sports participation;

Indicate popular venues used by sports participants;

Indicate the ten most popular “spectator sports”;

Changes, if any, to sports participation trend since the 2005 study.

Results from the survey would facilitate in shaping the direction and strategy for future sporting programmes, initiatives and campaigns for the wider Singapore population.

Throughout this report where reference was made to participation in sports, it was based on the wide definition of sport understood in the local context:

“Sport means all forms of physical activity which, through casual/recreational or competitive participation, indoor or outdoor aim at expressing or improving physical fitness and mental well-being, forming social relationships or obtaining results in competition at all levels. It includes Physical Education/Sports-CCA1, and for National Service (NS)2 men, Army physical training/Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) training’’.

The list of sports and recreational activities in the 2011 survey adhered closely to that defined by the 1992 International Conference on Physical Activity, Fitness and Health (“ICPAFH”). In order for the survey to remain relevant to the local context, the list has been modified in 2001, adjusted in 2005 and further adjusted for the 2011 survey to add in new sports that fulfil the definition.

This definition of sport extended beyond traditional team games to incorporate individual sports and fitness related activities such as aerobics and certain dance activities, as well as recreational activities such as long walks and cycling.

1. Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) are non-academic activities that all Singaporean students in primary, secondary and high schools must participate in.

2. Conscription in Singapore, called National Service (NS), require all Singapore citizens and second generation permanent residents who have reached the age of 18 to enrol in the military.

2. Introduction

2.1. Objectives

2.2. Definition of Sport

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It extended from casual and informal participation to more serious organised club sports, and for the minority, complete commitment in pursuit of the highest levels of excellence at national, regional, Olympic and World level. This wide and inclusive definition of sport extended its relevance to the whole population and its value as a significant player in the broader social agenda.

In the survey, the responses about the sports they participated were taken from open responses. Interviewers then corresponded their responses to the list of sports and physical activities defined and noted down sports not in the list, if any. The full list of sports and recreational activities can be found in appendix 6.2 on the list of sports included in the survey & also on page 101.

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A third party research agency, Ernst & Young Advisory Pte Ltd, was appointed as the research agency to conduct fieldwork and analyse results of the survey.

Consistent with the previous years that the survey was conducted, respondents to the survey were Singapore residents, including both Singapore citizens and permanent residents aged 13 and above.

Target respondents for the survey were selected based on a sample listing of 10,000 households acquired from the Department of Statistics. Using a two-stage stratified random sampling procedure, each resident household in Singapore had an overall equal probability of being selected. A booster was instituted subsequently to achieve the required sample size of 9,000 individual responses.

Face-to-face interviewing was adopted as the method of data collection. All interviews were conducted at respondents’ homes.

A pilot survey was conducted between 19 March 2011 and 23 March 2011 with a total number of 40 participants. Actual fieldwork was launched on 30 April 2011 and concluded on 5 December 2011. A total of 9,000 valid individual responses were gathered.

About 20% of the completed questionnaires were randomly selected for recalls to authenticate the interviews and to ensure that these interviews have been conducted in the desired manner.

Data analysis and data processing were executed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel.

2.3. Survey Methodology, Sampling and Response Rate

2.3.1. Appointment of Third Party Research Agency

2.3.4. Response Rate

2.3.2. Sampling Methodology

2.3.3. Survey Operation

A total number of 10,000 household addresses were selected from the Master Sampling Frame. Of the target sample listing of 10,000 households, 4,645 responded to the survey, yielding a household response rate of 46%.

Of the 17,537 eligible members in these selected households which responded, 9,000 individuals responded to the survey, yielding an individual response rate of 51% (Table 1).

Table 1: Response Rate – households/

individuals

Sample Size Response Rate

Target Sample Listing 10, 000

1, 384

3, 010

4, 645

17, 537

8, 537

9, 000

46%

51%

Refusals

Non-Response

Households which responded

Selected Individuals

Refusals/Not eligible to answer

Individuals who responded (aged 13+)

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2.3.6. Weighing of Data

For this report, sports participation rates were weighted based on gender, ethnicity and age group in order to provide gross-up estimates at the national level for data analysis.

The weights were calculated based on data from the Census of population 2010: Advanced Census Release released by Department of Statistics Singapore. The weights can be found in appendix 6.3 on Weights included in survey & also on page 102.

Occasionally data may not add up to 100% due to the following reasons:► “Rounding” Percentages and bases do not add up to the total as they are approximated to the nearest whole number

► Multiple responses For some questions, more than one response is permissible. As such, the sum of the percentages may exceed 100%► Refusal by respondents to indicate their answers for some questions.

According to official statistics (Census of population 2010: Advanced Census Release), the total number of Singapore residents3 aged 13+ years was 3,218,964. The sample respondents for this final report (n=9,000) was targeted to resemble the corresponding national population in terms of gender, ethnic group and age group as closely as possible.

3. Singapore residents covers Singapore citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents

2.3.5. Sample Profile

Table 2: Profile comparison

between 2005 and 2011

Profile Comparison - Sample vs. National Population

2005 survey 2011 survey

Male 49.3% 49.2% 48.3% 49.0%

50.7% 50.8% 51.7% 51.0%

74.4% 77.7% 79.2% 75.4%

15.9% 12.5% 12.2% 12.7%

7.6% 8.1% 6.0% 8.8%

2.1% 1.7% 2.6% 3.1%

5.9% 3.6% 4.1% 3.2%

10.9% 8.0% 18.1% 8.2%

8.0% 7.6% 10.1% 7.7%

7.4% 8.8% 7.1% 8.5%

8.7% 10.4% 7.3% 9.3%

10.7% 10.8% 8.0% 9.9%

11.2% 11.4% 9.9% 9.6%

10.0% 10.6% 10.6% 10.0%

8.0% 8.7% 7.9% 9.4%

6.2% 6.2% 4.9% 7.7%

4.4% 4.3% 4.9% 6.0%

8.5% 9.6% 7.1% 7.1%

8, 508 2, 889, 370 9, 000 3, 218, 964

Female

Chinese

Malay

Indian

Others

13 - 14

15 - 19

20 - 24

25 - 29

30 - 34

35- 39

40 - 44

45 - 49

50 - 54

55 - 59

60 - 64

65 & above

SampleDistribution

Total

National SportsParticipationSurvey 2005

National SportsParticipationSurvey 2011

Census ofPopulation

2010: AdvancedCensus Release

Monthly Digestof StatisticsJune 2004

Source

Gen

der

Ethn

ic G

roup

Ag

e G

roup

SampleDistribution

NationalDistribution

NationalDistribution

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Participation in sports declined significantly in 2011, with more than half (54%) of Singapore residents not doing any physical exercise at all. This was a different picture versus 2005, when almost 5 out of 10 (49%) engaged themselves in sports at least once a week.

In absolute terms, regular sports participants decreased by 56,522 while the number of non-participants grew by almost half a million (420,770).

Q1. In the past 3 months, did you participate in any sports/physical exercises?Q3. In general, how often do you participate in sports/physical exercises?Base: All adults 13+ 3,218,964n=9,000

Total regular participants:

42%

20%

22%

54%

3%

Sedentary

Irregular Participants

Participate at least1-2 times a week

Participate at least3 times a week

Figure 1: Sports participation in

Singapore, 2011

Table 4: Sports participation

trends,2005-2011

2011 (age 13+) 2005 (age 13+)

Population Population% %

Regular participants(at least once a week)

Very Regular participants (at least thrice a week)

Irregular participants

Non-participants

Total

ClassificationAbsolute Change

42% 1, 359, 269 1, 415, 791 -56, 52250%

20% 637, 783 751, 236 -113, 45326%

3% 109, 815 144, 469 -34, 6545%

54% 1, 749, 800

3, 218, 964

1, 329, 110

2, 889, 370

420, 77045%

3. What was the Sports Participation Level in Singapore?

3.1. Overall Sports Participation Level in Singapore

Respondents who had participated in sports in the past 3 months at least once a week

Respondents who had participated in sports in the past 3 months and did so at least thrice a week

Respondents who had participated in sports in the past 3 months, but did so less than once a week

Respondents who had not participated in any sports within the past 3 months of the survey period

Regular sportsrespondents

Irregular sportsrespondents

Sedentary or Non-sports respondents

50% 42%

26% 20%

5% 3%

45% 54%

Classification Definition2005

(age13+)2011

(age13+)

Table 3: Classification

of sports participation,

2005-2011

Sports participation level among Singapore residents was generally classified into three main categories:

Regular sports participants: 42% participated in some form of sports/exercise at least once a week in the past three months. This comprised of 19% who did so very regularly (at least thrice a week).

Irregular sports participants: 3% participated in some form of sports/exercise in the past three months, but at a frequency of less than once a week.

Sedentary or non-sports participants: 54% did not participate in any form of sports/exercise at all in the past three months.

* Does not add up to 100% due to rounding off

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3.2. Who were the Regular Sports Participants?

5 in 10 males participated in sports in the past three months, compared to only about 4 in 10 (41%) amongst the females.

While males continued to register a higher participation level than females, the percentage of males doing regular exercise has dropped by 9%, compared to 2005. Participation level was also lower for females but the rate of decline was slower (5%), resulting in a smaller gap between the two segments in 2011.

3.2.1. Sports participation by gender

Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

0Males

1, 578, 723

4, 414

Females

1, 640, 241

4, 586

47%38%

50%58%

EstimatedPopulation

SampleSize (n)

Sedentary

Irregular

Regular

3%

3%

Figure 3: Sports participation by

gender, 2011

Figure 2 below shows the trend of sports participation levels for the period 1987-2011.


Figure 2: Sports participation,1987 - 20114 70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2011

14%

28%

58%

12%

24%

64%

8%

7%

14%

34%

59%

7%

16%

38%

55%

5%

26%

45%

50%

3%

20%

42%

54%

Non-participantsIrregular Participants Regular Participants(at least once a week)

Regular Participants(at least thrice a week)

Percentage

4. 2011 data includes 13-14 years old. The 2005 and prior years’ data only accounts for respondents of 15 years and above

Table 5: Sports participation by

gender, 2005-2011

2005 2011

Regular

Male MaleFemale Female

56% 43% 47% 38%

5% 5% 3% 3%

38% 52% 50% 58%

Irregular

Sedentary

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In terms of ethnicity, Indians/others were found to be more physically active than the Chinese and Malays.

Compared to 2005, sports participation levels declined across all ethnic groups, particularly for the Chinese and Malay. More than 55% and 56% respectively did not participate in any sports in 2011, up from 46% and 45% respectively in 2005.

3.2.2. Sports participation by ethnic group

Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

0Chinese

2, 427, 099

6, 786

Malay

409, 166

1, 144

Indian / Others

382, 699

1, 070

41% 42%51%

55% 56%46%

EstimatedPopulation

SampleSize (n)

Sedentary

Irregular

Regular

2%

3%

4%


ethnic group, 2011

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Sports participation peaked at 84% among the younger Singaporeans5, specifically the 13-14 year old segment, and then decreased with age until the 50-54 year old mark, at a low 29%.

Beyond 55 years of age, participation level started to pick up again reaching a peak of 41% for those aged 65 & above.

Relative to 2005, all age groups (except those 60 years old or above) scored lower in sports participation rate. The 15-19 year old age group registered the steepest drop by 21%, followed by the 20-24 year old age group, with a 17 percentage-point drop.

To facilitate data analysis, respondents were classified into four social-related categories, namely: teens (aged 13-19 years); young adults (aged 20-39 years); middle-aged adults (aged 40-59 years) and senior citizens (aged 60 years & above).

3.2.3. Sports participation by age group

Q1. In the past 3 months, did you participate in any sports/physical exercises?Q3. In general, how often do you participate in sports/physical exercises?All adults Base (2011): All adults 13+ 3,218,964 n=9,000All adults Base (2005): All adults 13+ 2,889,370 n=8,508

Figure 5: Regular sports

participation by age group,2005-2011

338, 387

191, 995

248, 696

303, 044

323, 459

309, 441

320, 024

298, 687

272, 639

247, 190

263, 750

101, 652

65 &above

60 - 64

55 - 59

50 - 54

45 - 49

40 - 44

35 - 39

30 - 34

25 - 29

20 - 24

15 - 19

13 - 14

+4

+1

-4

-7

-8

-4

-8

-8

-7

-17

-21

-3

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

41%

EstimatedPopulation

AgeGroup

PercentageChange

37%

37%36%

37%41%

29%36%

31%39%

37%41%

40%48%

41%49%

48%55%

50%67%

62%83%

84%87%

2005 2011


ethnic group, 2005-2011

2005 2011

Regular

Chinese ChineseMalay MalayIndian/Others

Indian/Others

49% 48% 54% 41% 42% 51%

5% 7% 5% 4% 2% 3%

46% 45% 41% 55% 56% 46%

Irregular

Sedentary

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Sports participation rate dropped significantly across almost all age categories, particularly for the teens. In contrast, the sports participation rate amongst senior citizens experienced a modest growth of three percentage-point.

Amongst those aged 15-19, there was a relatively higher sports participation rate amongst students in education institutions with compulsory Physical Education (i.e. Secondary, Junior College, and Institute of Technical Education). Polytechnic students, on the other hand, exhibited the lowest sports participation rate at 48%.

Q1. In the past 3 months, did you participate in any sports/physical exercises?Q3. In general, how often do you participate in sports/physical exercises?Base: All agd 15-19 who were in education insitutionsn=471

*5 were in university, 4 in National Service, 1 working. Numbers were not significant to be reported

Figure 6: Sports participation in the 15-19 age

group, 2011

Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

0Secondary

School

172

JuniorCollege

64

ITE

19

Polytechnic

216

76% 69% 68%

48%

22% 28% 26%

46%

SampleSize (n)

Sedentary

Irregular

Regular

3%3% 5%

6%

Table 7: Regular sports

participation by social group,

2005-2011Teens

Young Adults

Senior Citizens

Middle-aged Adults

Social GroupsAge

(in years)

% of Regular Participants% Growth

2005 2011

13 - 19 84% 68% -14%

20 - 39 54% 44% -10%

40 - 59 39% 33% -3%

60+ 37% 40% 3%

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Corresponding to higher sports participation level for the younger population, the participation level amongst the singles was highest. This may be because they have more time for themselves, apart from spending time either in school or at work (if employed).

More than half of the never been married (52%) were engaged in sports at least once a week, followed by those married at a far second with 38% participation rate. Only 29% of the separated/divorced/widowed were into sports on regular basis.

In comparison with 2005, however, the decline in overall sports participation among singles was the most, sliding down by a significant 15 percentage-point to 52%. On the other hand, the separated/divorced/widowed managed to keep participation rate at 29%, just two percentage-point drop from 2005.

3.2.4. Sports participation by marital status

Q1. In the past 3 months, did you participate in any sports/physical exercises?Q3. In general, how often do you participate in sports/physical exercises?Base: All adults 13+ 3,218,964n=8,811*

* 189 respondents refused to answer


marital status, 2011

Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

0Single

1, 062, 393

2, 908

Married

2, 057, 565

5, 632

Separated /Divorced /Widowed

99, 006

271

52%38%

29%

44%59%

68%

EstimatedPopulation

SampleSize (n)

Sedentary

Irregular

Regular

3%3%

4%


marital status, 2005-2011

2005 2011

Sports Participation by Marital Status

Single SingleMarried Married

Separated, divorced

and widowed

Separated, divorced

and widowed

Regular 67% 42% 32% 52% 38% 29%

6% 5% 2% 4% 3% 3%

27% 53% 66% 44% 59% 68%

Irregular

Sedentary

6 Singapore’s unemployment rate was estimated to be about 2% in 2011 according to its Ministry of Manpower http://www.mom.gov.sg/statistics-publications/national-labour-market-information/statistics/Pages/unemployment.aspx

Based on the Singapore Standard Occupational Classification (SSOC) 2010, working adults were classified into three broad groups, namely: (i) Professionals/ Managers/ Executives/ Businessmen (PMEBs), (ii) Other white-collar workers and (iii) Blue-collar workers.

The National Sports Participation Survey 2011 revealed that approximately 5 in 10 (47%) PMEBs were regularly engaged in sports. This was about twice as much as the involvement amongst the blue collars (25%). Other white collars’ sports participation level hovered between that of the two groups, at 32%. This suggested a positive correlation between sports participation and occupational grades.

Between 2005 and 2011, each occupational group incurred around 7-10 percentage-point decrease in regular sports participation level.

3.2.6. Sports participation by occupational group

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* 3,743 respondents are unemployed, homemakers, students, retirees, and NSFs. 1,022 respondents refused to answer

Figure 9: Sports participation

by occupational group, 2011

Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

0WorkingAdults

1, 709, 356

4,236

PMEB

998, 335

2, 474

Other WhiteCollars

532, 660

1, 320

Blue Collars

178, 361

442

40%47%

32% 25%

56%47%

65%74%

4%

EstimatedPopulation

SampleSize (n)

Sedentary

Irregular

Regular

5%

2%1%

Table 10: Sports participation

by occupational group, 2005-2011

2005 2011

Regular 55% 39% 35% 47% 32% 25%

7% 6% 4% 5% 2% 1%

38% 55% 62% 47% 65% 74%

Irregular

Sedentary

PMEBs PMEBsOtherWhiteCollars

OtherWhiteCollars

BlueCollars

BlueCollars

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Regular sports participation varied amongst respondents of different economic activity. As expected, full-time national servicemen (NSFs) and students recorded the highest incidence of sports participation, at 75% and 65% respectively.

Working adults and retirees on the other hand, scored close to the national average of 42%, while the unemployed6 clinched bottom place at 24%.

Although students and NSFs still retained the highest points in terms of sports involvement, their participation rates have dipped significantly from 2005. Amongst students, only 65% participated in sports regularly, lower by 16 percentage-point compared to 2005. The score amongst NSFs has also edged down to 75%, from a high 88% six years earlier.

3.2.5. Sports participation by economic activity


economic activity, 2011

Sedentary Irregular Regular

Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

0WorkingAdults

1, 709, 356

4, 236

Unemployed6

76, 671

190

Homemakers

471, 324

1, 168

Students

541, 538

1, 342

Retirees

368, 423

913

NSF

51, 652

128

40%

56%

4%

24%

73%

3%37%

60%

3%65%

32%

3%

42%

56%

2%75%

21%

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EstimatedPopulation

SampleSize (n)


* 1,023 respondents refused to answer


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6% 4% 3% 6% 1% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 4%

47% 62% 62% 13% 57% 8% 56% 73% 60% 32% 56% 21%

Irregular

Sedentary


household income level, 2011


Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

0Less thanS$1, 500

396, 516

491

S$1, 500 toS$2, 999

495, 039

613

S$3, 000 toS$4, 999

742, 154

919

S$5, 000 toS$ 6, 999

621, 019

769

S$7, 000 toS$9, 999

405, 399

502

S$10, 000 ormore

558,837

692

45%

54%

1%

38%

59%

2%

40%

57%

44%

51%

5%

51%

45%

54%

40%

7%

EstimatedPopulation

SampleSize (n)

3%

4%

Corresponding to the relationship between sports participation level and the broad occupational grouping, there was a similar pattern observed for household income level. Generally, sports participation level increased as the level of household income rose.

Interestingly, compared to 2005, there was an increase in sports participation level amongst the lowest household income bracket, while households earning at least S$7,000 registered approximately stable sports participation levels. The rest of the segments registered lower scores compared to 2005.

3.2.7. Sports participation by household income level


* 5,014 respondents refused to answer or indicated Not Applicable


household income levels, 2005-2011

Regular

2005 2011

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39% 41% 44% 50% 52% 55% 45% 38% 40% 44% 51% 54%

3% 7% 5% 5% 5% 7% 1% 2% 3% 5% 4% 7%

59% 52% 51% 46% 43% 38% 54% 59% 57% 51% 45% 40%

Irregular

Sedentary

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Figure 11: Sports participation and

dwelling type, 2011


Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

01-2 rm HDB/

Others

116, 956

327

3-rm HDB

532, 202

1, 488

4-rm HDB

1, 159, 900

3, 243

Exec/5-rmHDB

883, 784

2, 471

Condo/PteApt

385, 918

1, 079

LandedProperties

140, 204

392

35%

64%

1%

37%

60%

3%

37%

60%

49%

48%

3%

53%

38%

37%

63%

1%

EstimatedPopulation

SampleSize (n)

3%

8%

Dwelling type was one other aspect that was observed to link closely with sports participation level, with the exception of those living in landed properties. Sports participation level was highest amongst those living in condominiums and private apartments and regressed with the smaller dwelling types. Landed property dwellers stood out as an aberration, with sports participation level on par only with the HDB three to four-room dwellers.

All groups showed lower sports participation levels compared to 2005. Biggest drop was observed for those living in landed property, with a 17 percentage-point drop in regular sports participation rate. The proportion of landed property dwellers that were sedentary has increased by a significant 25% over the years.

3.2.8. Sports participation by dwelling type



dwelling type, 2005-2011

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2005 2011

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56% 53% 46% 41% 37% 38% 64% 60% 60% 48% 38% 63%

Irregular

Sedentary

27

28 29

3.3. How long did Singaporeans spend on their sport sessions?

Even though sports participation level declined in 2011, the percentage of regular sports participants spending 30 minutes or more per sports session remained stable at 91% (compared to 90% in 2005).

Comparatively lesser irregular participants (doing sports/physical activities less than once a week) appeared to do sports for more than an hour per session. More of those who were doing sports at least once a week, but less than thrice a week appeared to be doing sports for longer duration.

A closer look revealed that there were significantly more regular sports participants who exercised for at least an hour - up by 10% compared to six years ago.

3.3.1. Duration per sports session

3.3.2. Duration per sports session by frequency of sports

Q7. About how much time do you spend at each session on your most regular port/physical exercise?Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,269 n=3,771*

*30 respondents refused to answer on duration of sports session

Figure 12: Duration per

sports session, 2011

9%

30%

31%

15%

15%

Less than 30 mins

30 mins - less than 1 hour

1 hour - less than 1 hour 30 mins

1 hour 30 mins - less than 2 hours

2 hours or longer

Q7. About how much time do you spend at each session on your most regular sport/physical exercise?Base (2011): All regular sports participants 1,359,269 n=3,771Base (2005): All regular sports participants 1,415,791 n=4,169Base (2001): All sports participants 975,759 n=3,308


sports session, 2001-2011

Less than 30 mins

30 mins to 1 hour

1 hour or longer

80

60

40

20

0

2001 2005 2011

29%

9%

62%

39%

51%

10% 9%

30%

61%

Percentage

Q7. About how much time do you spend at each session on your most regular sport/physical exercise?Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,269 n=3,771*

*30 respondents refused to answer on the duration of their sports session


sports session by frequency of

sports, 2001-2011

54%

Percentage

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

13% 10% 13%

15%

56% 60%

13%

28% 31%

14%

15%

26%

15%

13%

Less than 30 mins

30 mins to 1 hour



2 hours or longer

30%33%31%

Very regular participants(at least thrice a week)

Regular participants(at least once a week)

Irregular participants

91%

30

Males in general seemed to do sports for longer duration. Almost 7 in 10 males (68%) exercised at least an hour per sports session, compared to only about 5 in 10 (53%) amongst females.

3.3.3. Duration per sports session by gender

Q7. About how much time do you spend at each session on your most regular sport/physical exercise?Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,269n=3,771*

*30 respondents refused to answer on the duration of their sports session


sports session by gender, 2011

Percentage

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

07% 11%

21%

68%53%16%

31%

31%

12%

10%

2 hours or longer




Less than 30 mins

35%

26%

Male

733, 522

2, 035

Female

625, 747

1, 736

EstimatedPopulation

SampleSize (n)

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Duration per sports session decreased as age increased. Nearly one-third (27%) of teens exercised for more than two hours per sporting session, whereas only close to 1 in 10 middle-aged and senior citizens (9% & 7% respectively) did so.

3.3.4. Duration per sports session by age group

Q7. About how much time do you spend at each session on your most regular sport/physical exercise?Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,269n=3,771*

*30 respondents refused to answer on duration of sports session


sport session by age group, 2011

Less than 30 mins



1 hour 30 mins - less than 2 hour

2 hours or longer

213, 028

395, 057

504, 634

246, 550

591

1, 096

1, 400

684

Senior Citizens(60+)

Middle-aged(40-59)

Young Adults(20-39)

Teens(13-19)

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

EstimatedPopulation

AgeGroup

20%

12%

5%

2%

39%

35%

27%

21%

26%

30%

32%

34%

8%

14%

17%

16%

7%

9%

18%

27%

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Across the non-working groups, the students exercised the longest duration per sporting session, followed by the NSFs, of which majority spent at least an hour per sporting session. Within the working segment, the PMEBs exercised for longer duration than occupational groups.

3.3.5. Duration per sports session by occupational groups

Figure 17: Duration per sport session

by occupational group, 2011

Percentage

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

659,

896

1, 7

05

1, 1

65

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385

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17, 4

17

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31%

30%

16%

15%

8%

29%

32%

17%

15%

11%

35%

26%

15%

14%

15%

34%

27%

16%

9%

17%

45%

27%

6%

6%

19%

34%

30%

10%

8%

2%

23%

34%

16%

25%

3%

29%

24%

18%

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Less than 30 mins




2 hours or longer

Q7. About how much time do you spend at each session on your most regular sport/physical exercise?Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,269n=3,512

*289 refused to answer or answered non applicable

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3.4. What was the intensity of sports participation?

7Source: Health Promotion Board, Singapore. http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/4004

For adults, a moderate-intensity aerobic activity causes a noticeable increase in breathing and heart rate. For instance, adults should still be able to talk but not have enough breath to sing while engaging in brisk walking 5-7 km/h, dancing, low impact aerobics, leisurely bike riding, snorkelling, playing doubles tennis or table tennis, etc.

For adults, a vigorous-intensity aerobic activity causes heart rate and breathing to increase significantly.

For instance, adults should still be able to say a few words but would be breathing hard and fast and will find it difficult to hold a conversation with someone while engaging in jogging, step aerobics, swimming laps, fast bike riding, playing soccer, volleyball, basketball, netball or badminton, etc.

Q6. To you, how intensive is the most regular sport/physical exercise that you participate in?Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,269n=3,801

The 2011 survey was the first time respondents were asked to rate the intensity of their exercise, i.e. the amount of effort they put into an exercise. In line with the definition by Health Promotion Board, vigorous intensity was defined as activities that caused a large increase in either breathing or heart rate, or both. Moderate intensity was defined as activities that caused a small increase in either breathing or heart rate, or both7.

The survey results reflected that majority (85%) of regular sports participants felt that their exercise was only of moderate intensity.

3.4.1. Intensity of sports participation

15%

85%

Vigorous Intensity

Moderate Intensity

Figure 18: Intensity of sports

participation, 2011

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A cross-tabulation of the regular sports participants by duration and intensity of sports showed more of those who did sports vigorously did so for a longer duration. These may represent the serious hard-core sports participants. Only 81% of regular sports participants who were engaged in vigorous intensity sports, compared to only 56% of those engaged in moderate intensity sports, did so for at least 1 hour per session.

Table 13: Regular sports participants by

duration and intensity of sports

Moderate IntensityDuration Vigorous Intensity

Less than 30 mins


10.0% 2.5%

20.3%

32.8%

13.4%

14.3%

36.6%

31.6%

11.6%

99.4%

24.6%

98.2%


2 houes or longer

1hour - less than 1 hour 30 mins

Total 8

Significantly more males (19%) participated in sports of vigorous intensity than females (10%).

3.4.2. Intensity of sports participation by gender


Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

0Males

734, 364

2, 054

Females

624, 906

1, 747

19%10%

81%90%

EstimatedPopulation

Sample

Vigorous Intensity

Moderate Intensity


participation by gender, 2011

8 Total figures may not add up to 100% due to weighting of survey to match Singapore population demographics

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Sports intensity was observed to decrease with age (Figure 20). More Singaporeans aged 13 to 19 participated in sports of vigorous intensity (28%). In contrast, only 3% of senior citizens did so.

3.4.3. Intensity of sports participation by age groups



participation by age groups, 2011

Vigorous Intensity

Moderate Intensity

208, 644

383, 082

489, 832

238, 602

592

1, 104

1, 412

693

Senior Citizens

Middle-aged

Young Adults

Teens

0% 50% 100%

EstimatedPopulation

Samplen

AgeGroup

97%

93%

80%

72%

3%

7%

20%

28%

36

With the working adults, it was observed that there were more PMEBs participating in sports vigorously (16%) than other white collars (8%) and blue-collars (12%).

More students (27%) and NSFs (25%) participated in sports with vigorous intensity than the other groups. Very low proportion of homemakers (3%) and retirees (2%) were engaged in sports with vigorous intensity.

3.4.4. Intensity of sports participation by occupational groups

Q7. About how much time do you spend at each session on your most regular sport/physical exercise?Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,259n=3,541

*260 refused to answer


participation by occupational

groups, 2011

Percentage

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

648,

289

1, 6

90

1, 1

50

441,

143

427

163,

798

113

43, 3

47

423

162,

264

380

145,

769

855

327,

981

95

36, 4

42

43

16, 4

95

14%

86%

16%

84%

8%

92%

12%

88%

3%

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2%

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27%

73%

25%

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7%

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Vigorous Intensity

Moderate Intensity

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3.5. Who did they play sports with?

Participating in sports usually involved others, particularly friends, colleagues, or schoolmates. There was, however, a slight dip by three percentage-point in the proportion of Singaporeans doing so, compared to 2005. On the other hand, it was interesting to note that incidence of sports participation with family had increased slightly since 2005, by two percentage-point.

3.5.1. Usual sporting partners

Figure 22: Usual sporting partners,

2005-2011

Percentage

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

58%55%

34%

28%

22%24%

12%

8%

2% 1%

5%

2005

2011

Friends /Colleagues /Schoolmates

No One Family Spouse /Dating Couple

Strangers /Competitors

at Sport Venue

Others (including

neighbours)

Q11. Who do you most often do sport with?2011 Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,269 n=3,8012005 Base: All regular sports participants 1,432,865 n=4,389

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About 6 in 10 males (59%) would be engaged in sports with a friend, colleague, or schoolmate while only 5 in 10 females (51%) would do so. Females showed relatively greater preference to do sports by themselves or together with those close to home, specifically family, spouse, or neighbours.

3.5.2. Usual sporting partners by gender

Q11. Who do you most often do sport with?Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,269n=3,801

Figure 23: Usual sporting partners by gender, 2011

Percentage

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

59%

51%

24% 25%28% 29%

7%9%

1% 0%

7%4%

Male

Female

Friends /Colleagues /Schoolmates

No One Family Spouse /Dating Couple

Strangers /Competitors

at Sport Venue

Others (including

neighbours)

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3.6. Where did they play sports?

In line with 2005, majority of regular sports participants continued to use public areas such as public housing estates (27%) and public parks/beaches (24%) for their sports activities. These venues correlated with the popular sports undertaken by Singaporeans, specifically jogging, brisk-walking, and cycling.

3.6.1. Usual sporting venues

Q9: Where do you practice your [most regular/2nd most regular/3rd most regular] in the past 3 months?Base 2011: All regular sports participants 1,359,269 n=3,801Base 2005: All regular sports participants 1,490,532 n=4,389

Figure 24: Usual sporting venues,

2005-2011

Around public housing estate

At public park/beach

In school/campus SSC Dual Use Scheme

At SSC’s sports facility

On public space/road

At community centre/club

At private gym/club

At private housing/condo club

At home

At commercial sports centre (pay per entry)

At the workplace (office gym/army

camps)

In hotel gym/health club

Others

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

27%33%

24%34%

15%19%

14%21%

14%

11%17%

9%11%

7%11%

5%9%

3%8%

2%5%

2%

0.1%4%

2005 2011

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Choice of venue for sports appeared to be influenced by the housing type that the regular sports participants resided in.

HDB dwellers were obviously most inclined to make use of public areas (e.g. public housing estates, public parks and beaches), as well as Singapore Sports Council (SSC) facilities for their sporting sessions.

As most condominiums provide recreational facilities, it was of no surprise that those residing in condominiums or private apartments showed a higher tendency to use the private facilities within their estates.

On the other hand, significantly more landed property dwellers accessed schools or private gym or club for their sporting sessions.

Q9: Where do you practice your [most regular/2nd most regular/3rd most regular] in the past 3 months?Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,269 n=3,801

Figure 25: Usual sporting venue by

dwelling types, 2011

Percentage

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Private(17%)

Private(40%)

Private(30%)

Public(83%)

Public(60%)

Public(70%)

HDB dwellers Condo/private apartments

dwellers

Landed and ‘others’ property dwellers

At private gym/club


At home


At the workplace (office gym/army campus)

In hotel gym/heatlth club

Others

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3.7. What were the popular sports?

Compared to 2005, jogging, swimming and walking/brisk walking remained the top three most popular sports, all of which could be carried out without a partner and/or specialised sporting equipment. Some team sports have also overtaken other individual sports in popularity. Badminton and soccer/football were placed fourth and fifth respectively, overtaking gym workout. Basketball/Street basketball has also outranked cycling. This could potentially be due to the fact that more facilities catering to these team sports were made available to the public over the last six years, including futsal and street soccer courts9.

3.7.1. Top 20 sports

Legend: (rise in ranking with reference to 2005 survey), (decrease in ranking with reference to 2005 survey)

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

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10

14

15

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18

12

8

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-

New

New

New

New

2011 2005

16%

8%

7%

4%

4%

3%

3%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0.5%

0.5%

0.4%

0.4%

3%

2%

21%

14%

10%

5%

5%

5%

4%

2%

-

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

-

-

1%

1%

3%

-

522, 840

259, 800

239, 037

142, 930

142, 741

111, 957

96, 262

48, 413

47, 113

38, 543

36, 543

25, 341

20, 562

19, 498

17, 031

15, 777

12, 215

12, 049

105, 789

70, 426

591, 521

377, 760

276, 102

145, 804

144, 651

146, 044

111, 767

45, 290

-

54, 738

58, 223

46, 377

36, 986

28, 520

-

-

20, 308

38, 209

97, 197

-

Jogging

Swimming

Walking/Brisk Walking

Badminton

Soccer/Football

Gym Workout

Cycling

Tennis

Captain’s Ball

Yoga/Pilates

Taijiquan/Qigong

Golf

Dancing (all forms)

Netball

Table Tennis

Bowls (i.e lawn)

Volleyball/Beach Volleyball

Rhythmic Exercise (inc. Aerobics)

Total Population 3, 218, 964(n=9, 000)

2, 889, 370(n=8, 508)

Basketball/Street Basketball

Physical Execrise/Training, Home Exercise, Caliathenics

SportsEstimated

No.Estimated

No.% %

Rank Order

Rank in 2005

Table 14: Top 20 sports taken up

by regular sports participants,

2005-2011

9 Based on the Census of Sports Facilities in Singapore 2010/11 conducted by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), there was a significant increase in number of futsal courts in Singapore in 2010. Within four years, 37 new futsal courts (both indoor and outdoor) were added to Singapore’s sporting landscape.

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Preference for sports or physical activities was observed to differ by gender.

Amongst the male regular sports participants, jogging (19%) topped the list of popular sports/physical activity, followed by soccer and swimming. This was similar to the 2005 survey results.

Four new sports have made it into the list of top 20 popular sports for males, namely Captain’s ball (2%), Physical exercise/training, Home exercise, Calisthenics (2%), Bowls (lawn) (1%) and Rugby/Touch rugby (0.4%).

For the females, although jogging was also the leading sport for females at 14%. Other sports that made it to the top 20 list were generally low-contact, more apt for muscle toning and developing cardio-fitness. This included swimming, walking, badminton and cycling.

Five new sports have also made it into the females’ top 20 list, four of which were similar to the new sports in the males’ list, i.e. Captain’s ball (1%), Physical exercise/training, Home exercise, Calisthenics (2%), Bowls (lawn) (0.3%), and Floorball (0.3%). More females have also taken up soccer/football (0.5%).

3.7.2. Top 20 sports by gender

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1

2

3

4

5

6

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

7

9

19%

9%

8%

6%

5%

5%

4%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0.4%

0.4%

0.4%

0.4%

0.4%

4%

2%

14%

9%

8%

4%

3%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0.5%

0.4%

0.4%

0.3%

0.3%

2%

1%

300, 863 221, 977

134, 705 150, 831

133, 692 126, 108

88, 206 67, 664

86, 398 42, 252

75, 266 40, 247

59, 705 32, 951

30, 180 20, 570

26, 543 19, 391

21, 844 18, 258

12, 600 17, 942

10, 561 17, 462

10, 137 9, 584

6, 778 8, 035

6, 701 6, 778

6, 306 6, 470

5, 592

5, 550

5, 641

4, 526

69, 705 36, 557

30, 471 23, 888

Jogging Jogging

Soccer/FootballWalking/Brisk Walking






Gym Workout

Swimming Swimming

Badminton

Badminton

Gym Workout Cycling

Yoga/ Pilates

Taijiquan & Qigong

Cycling

Tennis

Captain’s Ball

Captain’s Ball

Golf Dancing (all forms)

Tennis

Netball

Soccer/Football

Table Tennis

Taijiquan/Qigong

Table Tennis

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

Floorball

Weightlifting

Rugby/Touch Rugby

Squash

Yoga/ Pilates

Cricket

Total Males(n=4, 414)

Total Females(n=4, 586)

1, 578, 809 1, 640, 155



Estimated No.

Estimated No.

% %Rank Order

Top Female Regular Sport

Top Males Regular Sport

Table 15: Top 20 sports by gender,

2011

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Jogging remained the top physical activity across the age groups except for the senior citizens, who opted for less strenuous walking/brisk walking for their most popular sporting activity.

Swimming continued to be within the top five most popular sports across all age groups.

Competitive team sports such as basketball, netball, and volleyball were generally more popular amongst the teens. Young adults on the other hand, favoured less competitive activities that could be carried out alone, such as gym workout, yoga, and dancing. Anecdotal input from other sources pointed to the issue of co-ordinating and forming a team and/or finding partners/competitors of the right skill level to enjoy the more competitive team sports.

Walking/brisk walking and swimming started taking over other sports in popularity, as Singaporeans progressed into middle-age.

Walking/Brisk walking and physical exercise/training, home exercise and low-intensity sports such as Taiji quan and Qigong became the more popular sports amongst the senior citizens.

3.7.3. Top 15 sports by age groups

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1

2

3

4

5

6

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

7

9

25%

16%

15%

13%

13%

5%

4%

3%

2%

2%

2%

2%

1%

4%

3%

20%

11%

6%

5%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

3%

2%

92, 905 231, 040

56, 682 123, 844

56, 362 70, 714

47, 412 57, 268

46, 279 56, 183

16, 589 44, 007

13, 673 36, 435

9, 284 20, 415

7, 635 17, 006

7, 282 13, 112

6, 474 8, 591

6, 345 7, 947

5, 302 7, 569

16, 302 39, 441

12, 334 28, 032

Jogging Jogging

SwimmingBasketball/Street Basketball




Physical Exercise/Training, Home Exercise, Calisthenics


Soccer/Football Soccer/Football

Gym Workout

Badminton

Badminton

Swimming

Netball

Captain’s Ball Cycling

Tennis

Gym Workout

Cycling

Tennis Captain’s Ball

Yoga/ Pilates

Golf

Table Tennis

Dancing (all forms)

Floorball

Rugby/Touch Rugby

Table Tennis

Total Teens(n=1, 021)

Total Young Adults(n=3, 183)

365, 402 1, 138, 540

Estimated No.

Estimated No.

% %Rank Order

Top Young Adults Regular Sports

Top TeenRegular Sports

Table 16: Top 15 sports by teens

(13-19) and young adults (20-39),

2011

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Table 17: Top 15 sports by middle-

aged adults (40-59) and senior

citizens (60+), 2011

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

7

8

14%

8%

6%

3%

3%

3%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0.5%

2%

1%

20%

6%

6%

4%

3%

2%

1%

1%

1%

0.4%

0.3%

0.3%

0.3%

2%

1%

164, 437 104, 201

95, 856 34, 458

75, 892 33, 584

35, 783 20, 611

34, 171 13, 785

30, 309 10, 706

15, 485

5, 374

15, 171 3, 063

13, 142 2, 897

10, 504 2, 330

7, 332 1, 639

6, 806 1, 371

5, 803 1, 369

17, 901 10, 315

16, 449

3, 552

Jogging

JoggingWalking/Brisk Walking




Swimming

Taijiquan/Qigong

Swimming

Gym Workout

Badminton

Cycling

Gym Workout

Yoga/Pilates Cycling

Dancing (all forms)

BadmintonTaijiquan/Qigong

Soccer/Football

Golf

Tennis

Captain’s Ball

Golf

Yoga

Rope Skipping

Table Tennis

Captain’s Ball

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

Total Middle Aged(n=3, 311)

Total Senior Citizens(n=1, 483)

1, 184, 640 530, 382

Estimated No.

Estimated No.

% %Rank Order

Top Senior Citizens Regular Sports

Top Middle-aged Regular Sports

Pugilistic & Other Martial Arts

Dancing (all forms)

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3.8. Why did they do sports?

Maintaining health or keeping fit was the key motivator for 87% of the regular sports participants in doing sports. This was an 11 percentage-point increase from 2005. Besides health and fitness reasons, more participants were engaged in sports because they enjoyed it. The social aspect, particularly being with friends and colleagues also started to make sports more enticing to some.

3.8.1. Reasons for regular sports participation

Figure 26: Reasons for

regular sports participation,

2005-2011

To maintain health/keep fit

Enjoy/love sports

It’s my leisure past time

To be with friends/colleagues

To rehabilitate from health problems

It’s part of my lifestyle

To manage weight

To unwind/de-stress

To look good

To be with family/family activity

For school fitness test/reservist training

To improve my skills/performance

To keep up with sporting trend

To participate in sports event/competitions

Facilities are easily accessible

To develop business relationship

It’s part of company-organised activities

It’s arranged by my parents

To make friends

Others

0% 50% 100%

87%

12%

29%

15%

11%

9%

9%

7%

7%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2%

7%

7%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

4%

0%

0.3%

0.2%

0.4%

15%

76%

17%

29%

23%

20%

26%

17%

11%

2011

2005

Q2. Why do you take part in sports/phsyical exercise? Please state your [ most/2nd most/3rd most] important reason?Base (2011): Regular sports participants 13+ 1,359,269 n=3,801Base (2005): Regular sports participants 15+ 1,415,791 n=4,169

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Maintaining health or keeping fit was the top reason for both genders in engaging in sports. This was followed by enjoyment of sports, chance to socialise, and for leisure for both genders. More males, however, were more likely to enjoy sports with friends and/or colleagues.

Weight management, rehabilitation from health problems, and de-stressing were also important drivers for sports participation, particularly for the females.

3.8.2. Reasons for regular sports participation by gender


regular sports participation by

gender, 2011


Enjoy/love sports





To unwind/de-stress

To look good

To manage weight










To make friends

0% 50% 100%

88%

12%

24%

13%

11%11%

11%

10%

8%

12%

8%

3%

3%

2%

2%

1%

2%

6%

4%

4%

1%

1%

0.5%

0.3%

0.4%

0.2%

0.2%0.2%

0.3%0.4%

15%

86%

33%

16%

8%

7%

7%

15%

Female

Male

Q2. Why do you take part in sports/phsyical exercise? Please state your [most/2nd most/3rd most] important reason?Base: Regular sports participants 1,359,269 n=3,801

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Maintaining health or keeping fit remained the key reason for sports participation across all age groups. The rest of the reasons for sports participation, however, differed in degree of importance for the different age groups.

Enjoyment of sports was observed to be significant as a motivating factor for the teens, likely because they got to be with friends through sports, and the competitive nature of the sport activities they were more likely engaged in.

Interestingly, enjoyment of sports diminished significantly as the reason for doing sports, as teens transited to young and middle-aged adults. This picked up again at the senior citizen stage, recovering to the same level as the teens’ (44%).

For young adults, weight management became the fourth most important reason in sports participation, after enjoyment of sports, being with friend or colleagues, and leisure. Interestingly, weight management also became more of an issue for the senior citizens. For young adults, weight management could be mainly driven by the desire to look good. For senior citizens, while to look good appeared to be still an important factor, more were also concerned with addressing some existing health problems.

In fact, sports were better-received after middle age. On top of health and wellness (e.g. de-stressing) as reasons for doing sports, senior citizens also showed greater likelihood to treat sports as part of their lifestyle and as an opportunity for family bonding.

3.8.3. Reasons for regular sports participation by major age groups

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regular sports participation by

major age groups, 2011


Enjoy/love sports





To look good


To manage weight


To unwind/de-stress


To make friends



To prepare for reservist training





0% 50% 100%

93%

44%

8%

27%

21%

12%

21%

16%

3%

20%

16%

0%

3%

2%

0%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

91%

23%

8%

15%

13%

6%

11%

9%

2%

10%

8%

0%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1%

86%

32%

16%

16%

8%

10%

10%

14%

4%

11%

8%

1%

2%

1%

0%

1%

0%

0%

0%

2%

76%

44%

28%

14%

9%

9%

8%

7%

7%

7%

4%

4%

4%

2%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

13%

Young Adults

Middle-age Adults

Senior Citizens

Teens

Q2. Why do you take part in sports/phsyical exercise? Please state your [most/2nd most/3rd most] important reason?Base: Regular sports participants 1,339,269 n=3,801

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Q8. How did you first develop an interest/ get started in your most regular sport/physical exercise?Base: Regular sports participants 13+ 1,359,269n=3,801

3.9. What got them started in doing sports?

Compared to 2005, personal interest or motivation remained the top factor that got Singaporeans to start doing sports. The influence of friends, colleagues, or family (outranking Physical Education classes) appeared to have grown significantly as a source of inspiration for doing sports -- an implication of the growing importance of social networking when it comes to sports involvement.

3.9.1. Sports initiation

Figure 29: Sports initiation, 2005-

2011

Personal interest/motivation

From friends/colleagues’ influence

From family’s influence

From school PE lessons

From doctor’s recommendation

From national service

From organised sports events/competitions

From company/trade union’s organised

sports activities

From SSC’s promotion programmes

From NTUC/private club’s organised sports

activities

Others

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

40%45%

32%14%

24%11%

13%19%

4%3%

3%4%

1%

1%1%

0.5%1%

0.3%

1%2%

2011

2005

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Both males and females were initiated into sports, chiefly by their own interest or motivation (39% of males, 40% of females). This was followed by influence from their social network (friends, colleagues and family). Comparing the genders, more males were influenced by “friends or colleagues” (35%) than by “family” (20%). On the other hand, both “friends or colleagues” and “family” were equally a source of encouragement for sports participation for the females (both at 27%).

3.9.2. Sports initiation by gender


Figure 30: Sports initiation by

gender, 2011

Personal interest/motivation


From family’s influence






sports activities



activities

Others

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

40%39%

27%35%

27%20%

12%13%

0.4%6%

4%4%

1%1%

1%1%

0.4%1%

0.1%0.4%

1%2%

Female

Male

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Main reasons for starting on sports differed across the age groups.

About 4 in 10 teens were initiated into sports by their school’s Physical Education classes (43%) or their friends (42%). For the young adults, sports involvement would hinge more on personal interest or motivation (41-42%), followed by others’ influence, especially friends’ or colleagues’ (38%).

Other important initiators for sports involvement were family for the middle-aged (28%) and doctors for the senior citizen (14%).

3.9.3. Sports initiation by age group


Figure 31: Sports initiation by age

group, 2011From family’s influence







sports activities


activities


Others

0% 20% 40% 60%

17%

16%

14%

2%

1%

1%

1%

0.3%

1%

28%

25%

6%

3%

3%

1%

1%

0.1%

1%

0.2%

23%

38%

1%

9%

6%

2%

1%

0.4%

2%

1%

23%

42%

0.3%

43%

1%

1%

0.1%

0.2%

0.4%

1%

Young Adults

Middle-age Adults

Senior Citizens

Teens

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3.10. Did they engage sports coaches/instructors?

Engaging sports coach or instructor was not a common practice amongst the regular sports participants. This was even more so in 2011, where the percentage of those who have engaged a coach or instructor dipped by 2 percentage-point from 2005, to a low 5% in 2011.

3.10.1. Engagement of sports coach/instructor

Percentage

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

02005 2011

7%

5%

Figure 32: Engagement of

sports coach/instructor, 2005-2011

Q13. Did you or your parents engage a paid coach to help you improve your sports performanc e in the past 3 months? Base (2011): All regular sports participants 1,359,269 n= 3,801Base (2005): All regular sports participants 1,415,791, n=4,169

Q13. Did you or your parents engage a paid coach to help you improve your sports performanc e in the past 3 months? Base: All regular sports participants 13+ 1,359,269n= 3,801

Between the genders, female were twice more likely than males to engage a sports coach/instructor.

3.10.2. Engagement of sports coach/instructor by gender

Figure 33: Engaged in sports

coach/instructor by gender, 2011

Percentage

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0Male

2, 054

Female

1, 747

3%6%

Sample (n)

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3.11. Why did they not do sports?

Most common reasons for not participating in sports were attributed to external factors affecting time availability and energy level of Singaporeans.

Time committed to work continued to be the top most barrier for 54% of the non-sports participants, up by a significant 14 percentage-point from 2005. A comparison of working hours per week reported by respondents in 2005 and 2011 showed that proportion who worked more than 60 hours per week has more than doubled10.

The second top barrier was by family commitments.

It is important to note that other than the lack of time, another deterrent to sports participation was the lack of energy due to work and family commitments. This was perhaps symptomatic of a competitive economy and work environment where attention is given to increase labour productivity amidst a labour shortage11.

3.11.1. Impediments to sports participation

10 In 2005, only 6.3% of respondents reported that they worked 60 hours or more per week. By 2011, the proportion has risen to 16.6%.

11 In a separate question in the survey, respondents were asked how much time they spent on work/school. Compared to 2005, 31% of respondents estimated that they worked 50 or more hours per week. This was a significant increase from a mere 16% in 2005.

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Some may also harbour misconceptions/negative preconceptions about sports. They felt they were too old for it, or that it was a waste of time. This was probably due to a lack of awareness of the available sports appropriate for their age, or the benefits of sports suited to their needs. Some thought they had to be good at that sport in order to participate in it, while others simply did not find it enjoyable.

Q15, Why did you not take part in sports/physical exercises in the past 3 months?Base (2011): All non-sports participants 1,749,880 n=4,892Base (2005): All non-sports participants 1,329,110 n=3,914

Figure 34: Reasons for non-

participation in sports, 2005-2011

I don’t have time - work commitment

I don’t have time - family commitment

I am not interested/motivated even if i...

I don’t have the energy after activities at

I am too told

It’s a waste of time

I am not good in any sport

I don’t enjoy participating in sport

I have a physical disability/poor health

I don’t have time - study commitment

There’s too much physical activites at work...

I am concerned about injury/fighting

I moved to a new house/location

My family does not support me

For cultural reasons

I am pregnant

Others

Inaccessibility of facilities

I don’t have a sport partner

Inconvenient opening hours of facilities

It’s too expensive to get involved

There’s no one to organise it

The facility is too crowded

I don’t have enough information on local sport

provision

I can’t find a qualified coach/club to practice

My regular team has dispersed

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

54%

32%

28%

27%

20%

10%

10%

7%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

1%

1%

0.4%

0.4%

13%

11%

11%

5%

40%

30%

34%

24%

17%

11%

3%

3%

2%

1%

1%

9%

1%

1%

2%

9%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2011

2005

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Q15, Why did you not take part in sports/physical exercises in the past 3 months?Base (2011): All non-sports participants 1,749,880, n = 4,892

There appeared significant difference in reasons for non-sports participation between the males and females.

Although majority of both segments prioritised work over sports, lack of time as a result of work was more frequently cited by the males. Second to work was family commitments, which was more of a priority for the females than the males.

3.11.2. Sports Impediments by gender

Figure 35: Reasons for non-sports

participation by gender, 2011



I am not interested/motivated even if i have

the timeI don’t have the energy after activities at work/

home

I am too told






There’s too much physical activites at work or at

home




Inaccessibility of facilities


Others


I am pregnant


Inconvenient opening hours of facilities




provision



0% 20% 30%10% 40% 50% 60% 70%

47%

37%

29%

28%

19%

11%

10%

8%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

1%

1%

0%0%

0%1%

12%15%

12%10%

10%11%

5%5%

63%

26%

28%

27%

20%

9%

10%

3%3%

2%2%

1%1%

1%1%

7%

3%

3%

3%

0%

2%

2%

1%

2%2%

Female

Male

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Life stage was also a significant underlying factor for non-sports participation.

Teens were expectedly committed first of all to their studies. Young and middle-aged adults shifted their focus to work and family, while the senior citizens attributed their lack of involvement to old age and physical disabilities or ailments.

3.11.3. Sports Impediments by age groups

Q15, Why did you not take part in sports/physical exercises in the past 3 months?Base (2011): All non-sports participants 1,749,880, n = 4,892

Figure 36: Reasons for non-sports

participation by major age groups,

2011


I am not interested/ motivated even if i have

the time


I don’t have the energy after activities at work/ home





There’s too much physical activities at work or at home



I have a physical disability/ poor health



I moved to a new house/ location

I am pregnant

I am too old




The facility is not suitable for the sport I like


provision


It’s difficult to get a facility

The facility opening hours don’t fit my schedule

The facility is closed

Others

The facility is too far

0% 40% 60% 80%20%

61%

62%69%

63%

24%

29%

29%

26%

40%32%

36%

Young Adults

Middle-age Adults

Senior Citizens

Teens

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Almost 4 in 10 (37%)12 non-sports participants used to do sports regularly, out of which more than 30% stopped doing so either after marriage or upon getting employed. This corresponded with earlier responses that work and family commitments were main inhibitors against sports participation.

While not as common, other cited reasons for attrition from sports were school workload, illness, and retirement.

3.11.4. When did they stop doing sports?

After starting work / increased work or personal commitments

After marriage and starting a family, having children/Family commitments (raising children)

During schooling life (due to school workload) or after completion of studies

After discovery of illness (stroke, diabetes etc), sustaining injury, existing medical conditions)

After retirement, and old age

Others (e.g. after NS, cannot remember)

Total non-sports participants who used to do sports regularly

1

2

3

4

5

6

216, 140

208, 576

120, 361

27, 188

15, 422

14, 231

645, 223

33%

32%

19%

4%

2%

8%

Rank Order Stages of Life

Estimated Population

% of non-sports participants who used to do sports

regularly

Table 18: Stages of life when attrition for

sports occurred, 2011

Q17. At what stage of your life did you stop doing sports/ physical exercises? n=1,804

12 Q.16 Have you, at any point of your life, ever participated in sports/physical activities at least once a week?

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3.12. Do they intend to take up new sports?

While the participation rate declined in 2011, there was a fair chance of seeing a reversal at least for the short term, given the improvement in attitude towards sports, particularly amongst the non-participants. In 2011, 8% of the sedentary population intended to take up sports in the next six months, up by a slight two percentage-point.

3.12.1. Intention to take up (new) sports in next 6 months

Approximately the same proportion of males and females indicated intention to take up new sports in the next 6 months. When compared to 2005, it could be observed that the rise in interest to take up new sports amongst the sedentary was contributed mainly by the males.

Percentage

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

02005 2011

6%

8%

Figure 37: Intention to take

up (new) sports (in the next 6

months), 2005-2011

Q20. Are there any sports/physical activities that you would like to take up in the next 6 months? Base 2011 : All non-sports participants 1,749,880 n= 4,892Base 2005 : All non-sports participants 1,308,903 n=3,763

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up (new) sports by gender, 2011

Percentage

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0Male Female

8%

5%

8%9%

2005

2011

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Across age groups, young adults exhibited the most optimistic outlook for picking up new sports, followed by the teens and middle-aged adults. Senior citizens were the least likely to take up a new sport.


up (new) sports by age group,

2011

Senior Citizens

Middle-aged

Young Adults

Teens

0% 5% 10% 15%

4%

8%

12%

9%

Q20. Are there any sports/physical activities that you would like to take up in the next 6 months? Base: All non-sports participants 1,749,880n=4,892

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Q21. Which sport/physical activities would you like to take up in the next 6 months?n=412

Prospective sports participants expressed highest liking for low-impact and equipment-free sports such as swimming and jogging. Walking or brisk walking was also one of the top five sports they were interested in, ahead of cycling but behind badminton, which was the only sport in the top-five list that required a partner and sports equipment.

3.12.2. List of sports interested in

Swimming

Jogging

Badminton

Walking/Brisk-walking

Cycling

Yoga

Tennis

Taijiquan

Gym Workout

Soccer/Football

Total population with interest to take up a sport/physical activity in the next 6 months

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

26, 070

26, 016

21, 900

19, 564

10, 822

10, 372

8, 167

7, 869

7, 511

7, 511

147, 357

18%

18%

15%

13%

7%

7%

6%

5%

5%

5%

Rank Order Sports to take up

Estimated no. of interested participants

% of respondents who are interested to

take new sports

Table 19: Sport/physical activities

that non-sports participants

would like to take up in the next 6

months, 2011

3.13. What would encourage participation in sports?

Singaporeans already into sports were more easily convinced to engage in sports more frequently, compared to the non-sports participants in starting to do sports. While only 9% of sports participants stated that nothing would make them do sports more frequently, a substantial 22% of non-sports participants admitted that nothing could trigger them to do sports.

Programmes or events that sports participants found most useful included health talks, group sports classes, or learning more about a particular sport and its required skills via personalised programmes (i.e. one-on-one with a coach).

The non-participants also found health talks or fitness workshops helpful, followed by company-organised sports programmes.

3.13.1. Programmes/events that would encourage sports participation13

13 In a departure from past National Sports Participation Surveys where it was an open-ended question, the 2011 NSPS was deliberately designed to elicit a response that SSC can use in its planning of sports programmes.

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Figure 40: Programmes/

events that would encourage sports

participation, 2011

Health/ Fitness workshop/ Talks

Company-organised sports programmes

Family programmes (suitable for kids)

Group sports/ fitness programmes and

classes

Coaching programmes to improve skills

Neighbourhood programmes/ events

Training and classes to learn NEW sports

Charity/ Social programmes/ events

Targeted/ relevant sports events (e.g. Women’s Day Out,

Elderly Walk)

Sponsored programmes (company-

spnsored)

Competitions (novice, professional)

Nothing will make me participate in sports

(more frequently)

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

13%10%

7%9%

10%7%

14%7%

10%

12%

5%

6%

13%5%

8%4%

6%4%

6%3%

9%

9%

3%

22%

Sports Participants Non Sports Participants

Q14. Are there any programmes/events which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises more frequently?Q19. Are there any programmes/events which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises ?Base: All adults 13+ 3,218,964n=(Regular Participants: 3,739, Sedentary: 4,892)

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Both male and female regular sports participants showed a desire to learn more about health and sports through classes or training. Interestingly, it appeared that males were more inclined to compete while females were more inclined to have fun through sports, as indicated by their overall choice of events or programmes.

Males were twice more likely than females to be motivated by competition, which explained why they were more inclined to improve their skills (in their current sports through a coaching programmes) than to try out a new sport. Joining a competition could in fact be more enticing for males if the event was sponsored or organised by a company, most probably where they work (for the employed).

Females on the other hand, were more community-centric, preferring events with family or neighbours, as well as targeted events such as Women’s Day Out or Elderly Walk.

Other than learning either to compete or have fun, both genders displayed the same likelihood to do sports for special causes, e.g. a charity event.

3.13.2. Programmes/events that would encourage sports participation by gender

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participation by gender

(regular sports participants),

2011


classes










spnsored)


Elderly Walk)


more frequently

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16%

13%14%

10%13%

14%13%

14%12%

12%

6%

8%

12%

12%8%

5%8%

8%7%

5%7%

9%

10%

4%

8%

Female

Male

Q14. Are there any programmes/events which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises more frequently?Base: Regular sports participants 1,339,269n=3,801

Similarly, amongst the non-regular sports participants, health or fitness talks were most commonly cited as a useful programme to start them on sports. Surprisingly, the second most commonly cited ‘catalyst’ was company-organised events, especially for males. This might be related to the fact that some males were not participating in sports mainly because of their work commitment. One way to get them started in doing sports would be through the company they work for.

Females on the other hand, were equally as likely to cite family programmes and company-organised sports events, implying their need to balance family and career while getting physically fit, both at the same time.

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participation by gender

(non-sports participants),

2011






classes





sponsored)



Elderly Walk)

Nothing

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

8%10%

10%10%

6%7%

8%6%

6%

7%

5%

6%

4%4%

5%4%

3%3%

2%3%

5%

22%

3%

22%

Female

Male

Q19. Are there any programmes/events which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises more frequently?Base: Non-sports participants 1,749,880n=4,892

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The motivation to exercise more frequently decreased with age. Only about 6 in 10 elderly who were already doing sports regularly (63%) indicated programmes/events that would encourage them to do sports more frequently, as opposed to 95% of teens.

Considering the different programmes/events that would encourage more frequent sports participation, teens and young adults were more motivated by opportunities to learn new sports. They were also more competitive in nature, with more citing competitions and training programmes to improve skills as the other motivating factors. Social settings such as group classes would also be more likely to motivate them in doing sports more frequently. Company sponsored programmes appeared to motivate both the young adults and middle-age group. As more of the middle-aged group would have started having children, family programmes began to appear as a motivating factor for them. For the senior citizens, community-based activities such as neighbourhood programmes and targeted events (e.g. elderly walks) became more important in motivating them to do sports more frequently.

3.13.3. Programmes/events that would encourage sports participation by age group

Q14. Are there any programmes/events which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises more frequently?Base: Regular sports participants 1,359,269n= .39.569


events that would encourage more frequent sports

participation by age group

(Regular sports participants),

2011



Group sports/ fitness programmes and classes






Sponsored programmes (company-sponsored)


Nothing will make me participate in sports more

frequently

Targeted/ relevant sports events (e.g. Women’s Day

Out, Elderly Walk)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

5%

7%

10%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%6%

2%16%

27%5%

5%

13%

13%

2%

16%

16%17%

14%

17%

21%

21%

24%

23%

25%

31%

6%

8%

8%

2%

20%

20%

28%

29%

29%29%

38%

39%

37%

37%

35%

35%

45%

45%

44%

59%

Young Adults

Middle-age Adults

Senior Citizens

Teens

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As for the sedentary, the senior citizens were inevitably the most difficult to persuade when it comes to doing sports and the teens the easiest. However, there were still a considerable 13% of sedentary teens who admitted that nothing will get them into doing sports.

Amongst the potential motivators to sports participation, training on a new sport was the most encouraging to teens, followed by company-organised sports programmes. Young adults likewise found sports programmes organised or sponsored by their companies attractive means to start participating in sports. They were also the most interested in group sports classes, coaching programmes to improve skills, as well as family and charity events.

Unlike the younger groups and even the senior citizens, there was no specific sports event or programme which stood out predominantly for the middle-aged adults. They were only second to the senior citizens in terms of openness to health talks, which was also the leading motivator for senior citizens. Senior citizens registered higher interest in joining health talks and neighbourhood programmes, or events catering to their age. They registered the lowest interest for training on new sports, coaching programmes, group sports classes, and events sponsored or organised by companies.

Q14. Are there any programmes/events which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises?Base: Non-sports participants 1,749,880 n=4,892



participation by age group

(non-sports participants),

2011










Nothing


Targeted/ relevant sports events (e.g. Women’s Day

Out, Elderly Walk)

0% 5% 10% 20% 25% 30% 35%15% 40%

2%

4%

2%

10%

7%9%

3%

3%

3%6%

6%

6%6%

5%

0%3%

1%5%

13%17%

4%6%

9%5%

23%

1%2%

3%4%

4%

4%

4%4%

2%

2%

4%

8%

8%

6%

6%

9%

6%

33%

12%

12%

9%

7%

11%

Young Adults

Middle-age Adults

Senior Citizens

Teens

14 According to Department of Statistics’ Yearbook of Statistics 2012, 12.3% of teens aged 15-19 were employed.

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The homemakers and retirees sport participants were the least likely to increase frequency of sports/exercise, followed closely by the blue collars. Interestingly, the blue collars strongly resembled the two non-working groups in their overall choice of sports events or programmes. The homemakers and retirees, including the blue collars, were most motivated by neighbourhood programmes and target-specific events. More of the homemakers and blue collars would prefer family programmes, while senior citizens tend to prefer target-specific events. All three groups showed the lowest degree of excitement for group sports classes, training on a new sport or improving skills, and for this matter, competition as well as company-related events.

Students and NSFs were the most eager about group sports classes and competition, hence their comparatively higher rating for new sports training and coaching programmes to improve skills.

Of all the events, those related to charity seemed the most uncorrelated to occupation, as both the employed and unemployed recorded comparable interest level for charity events.

3.13.4. Programmes/events that would encourage sports participation by occupational group

Q14. Are there any programmes/events which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises more frequently? Base: All regular sports participants 1,359,269n=3,485 (316 refused to answer)

Table 20: Programmes/


participation by occupational group (Regular

sports participants),

2011









Targeted/ relevant sports events

Nothing



Oth

er W

hite

C

olla

r

Wo

rkin

g

Ad

ults

Programmes

Ho

mem

aker

Blu

e C

olla

r

Ret

iree

s

Stud

ents

PM

EB

s

NSF

s

Une

mp

loye

d

16%

14%

10%

10%

12%

13%

9%

9%

13%

11%

6%

8%

16%

15%

11%

9%

14%

12%

9%

9%

12%

12%

6%

6%

15%

16%

9%

12%

11%

15%

9%

8%

16%

10%

6%

8%

15%

7%

2%

17%

4%

10%

4%

7%

7%

4%

8%

19%

14%

9%

2%

21%

8%

17%

3%

7%

6%

4%

12%

22%

13%

11%

1%

16%

4%

6%

2%

5%

4%

1%

12%

22%

10%

18%

4%

5%

19%

5%

18%

6%

23%

3%

3%

2%

20%

21%

10%

3%

14%

8%

10%

6%

21%

9%

3%

3%

5%

5%

6%

9%

16%

3%

4%

9%

8%

6%

5%

14%

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For the sedentary population, company-sponsored programmes were favoured by the working adults, and surprisingly, the students. Students appeared more adventurous with more favouring training to learn new sports. Family programmes were preferred by the homemakers, while the retirees and unemployed felt that health/fitness workshops/talks would encourage them to participate in sports.

Again, interest in charity events was also unrelated to occupation, as the ratings across occupation groups were fairly similar.

Q19. Are there any programmes/events which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises? Base: All non-sports participants 1,749,880n=4,166 (726 refused to answer)

Table 21: Programmes/


participation by occupational

group (Non-sports participants),

2011





Neighbourhood programmes/events



Chrity/ Social programmes/ events

Targeted/ relevant sports events

Nothing



Oth

er W

hite

C

olla

r

Wo

rkin

g

Ad

ults

Programmes

Ho

mem

aker

Blu

e C

olla

r

Ret

iree

s

Stud

ents

PM

EB

s

NSF

s

Une

mp

loye

d

11%

8%

5%

8%

8%

11%

6%

3%

5%

5%

4%

21%

12%

10%

6%

9%

9%

18%

5%

3%

6%

6%

4%

18%

13%

7%

5%

8%

8%

11%

7%

3%

5%

5%

4%

23%

6%

4%

3%

4%

5%

7%

7%

2%

2%

4%

3%

29%

12%

8%

4%

6%

12%

5%

6%

3%

1%

3%

6%

29%

8%

1%

2%

2%

3%

1%

6%

0.4%

0%

4%

6%

31%

8%

8%

9%

7%

3%

9%

2%

4%

1%

4%

2%

14%

4%

4%

7%

15%

4%

7%

0%

7%

7%

4%

4%

19%

15%

6%

3%

7%

3%

6%

4%

2%

4%

4%

4%

33%

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3.14. What were their perception on health and quality of life?

More of the regular sports participants felt good about their quality of life, compared to the less active.

3.14.1. Sports participation and feeling fit

Figure 45: Sports participation and

quality of life, 2011

Percentage

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0 1% 1%

23%

88%79%

65%

9% 17%

62%

17%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

4%2%

Regular sports participants

1, 359, 269

3, 801

Sedentary and irregular sports participants

1, 859, 965

5, 199

Base in‘000s (N)

SampleSize (n)

Q1. In the past 3 months, did you participate in any sports/physical exercises? Q22. Do you feel good about the quality of your life?Base: All adults 3,218,964n=9,000

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What seemed to be an issue from a health perspective was that majority of the sedentary and irregular sports participants perceived themselves to be fit. Almost 8 in 10 of the sedentary and irregular sports participants felt that they were fit, compared to around 9 in 10 regular sports participants who felt so.

Figure 46: Sports participation and feeling fit, 2011

Percentage

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0 1% 1%

25%

87%78%

62%

10%16%

60%

18%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

5%3%


1, 359, 269

3, 801

Sedentary and irregular sports participants

1, 859, 965

5, 199

Base in‘000s (N)

SampleSize (n)

Q1. In the past 3 months, did you participate in any sports/physical exercises? Q22. Do you feel fit and seldom fall ill? Base: All adults 3,218,964 n=9,000

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In an attempt to validate whether the regular sports participants faced less health issues, the respondents were asked to assess their own health (based on perception). Only 10.6% of Singaporeans thought they have health issues15. Surprisingly, proportion of sedentary/irregular and proportion of regular sports participants with health issues were about the same. This may imply that while some Singaporeans were aware of the benefits of sports in alleviating health issues, or the type of sports they could engage in despite their health issues, another group did not see the connection between doing sports and improvement of health issues.

Overall, the top health issues faced by Singaporeans were related to blood pressure and sugar level. Respiratory concerns were next, followed by lower body injuries and heart-related issues.

3.14.2. Key health issues


Non sports participants and irregular sports pacticipants

Total population with perceived health issues

146, 284

193, 496

339, 780

10.8%

10.4%

10.6%

Estimated population with health issues

% of survey respondents

Table 22: Estimated

population with health issues,

2011

Blood pressure related issues and hypertension

Asthma and breathing related issues

Lower body injuries/ condition (old and current)

Total population with perceived health issues

Heart related issues

Diabetes

1

2

3

4

5

113, 021

52, 585

35, 164

33, 768

27, 751

339, 780

33%

15%

10%

10%

8%


Health IssuesRank order

% of survey respondents WITH

health issues

Table 23: Top 5 health issues,

2011

Q23. Do you have any health issues? If yes, please staten=9000


15 Health issues cited here have not been confirmed by medical professionals. These were based on respondents’ perception of the health issues they are facing. There might be an instance when respondents have health issues but are unaware of it.

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Comparing the health issues faced by regular sports participants and the sedentary/irregular sports participants, it was evident that a greater proportion of regular sports participants suffered from hypertension, diabetes, or high cholesterol as compared to the sedentary group. These issues could actually be an underlying force behind the regular participation in sports.

On the other hand, lower body injuries and heart-related issues may be a barrier for the sedentary/irregular sports participants. Nevertheless, some also complained of hypertension, diabetes, as well as respiratory problems, which were the same concerns expressed even by the regular sports participants as well.

Blood pressure/hypertension


Lower body injuries/condition (old and current)

High cholesterol

Total regular sports participants with health issues

Diabetes

1

2

3

4

5

59, 730

26, 689

15, 379

13, 879

11, 088

339, 780

41%

18%

10%

9%

8%




Table 24a: Top 5 health

issues by sports participants, 2011

Blood pressure related issues & hypertension

Lower body injuries/ condition (old and current)


Diabetes

Heart related issues

Total non-sports participants with health issues

1

2

3

4

5

54, 722

26, 109

25, 752

19, 671

17, 883

192, 780

28%

14%

13%

10%

9%




Table 24b: Top 5 health

issues by non-sports

participants, 2011



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3.15. Did they play electronic sports?

Sports involving electronic devices16 were not particularly common among Singaporeans. Only about 1 in 10 (9%) Singaporeans participated in sports of this form in the past three months.

However, it was imperative to note that majority of the electronic sports players were in fact also regular sports participants. Only a small proportion of the sedentary/irregular sports participants mimicked actions of playing physical sports via electronic means.

3.15.1. Electronic sports participation

Figure 47: Electronic sports

participation, 2011

Total regulare lectronic sports participants: 5%

No

Irregular (less than once a week in electronic sports

Played electronic sports 1-2 times a week

Played electronic sports 3 times or more a week

91%

4%2%3%

Q25. Have you played sports via electronic means in the past 3 months?Q26. In general, how often do you play sports via electronic means?Base: All adults 13+ 3,218,964n=9,000

Base: All adults, 3,218,964n=9,000Q1. In the past 3 months, did you participate in any sports/physical exercises?Q3. In general, how often do you participate in sports/physical exercises?Q25. Have you played sports via electronic means (e.g. Wii Sports, Wii Fitness, Xbox Kinect, OSIM electronic gym equipment, etc.) in the past 3 months? Q26. In general, how often do you play sports via electronic means?

RegularSportsparticipants

Irregular

Sedentary

35.8%

2.9%

51.9%

2.7%

0.3%

0.8%

3.3%

0.2%

1.6%

Regular (At least 1 a week in electronic

sports)

Electronic sports participants

Irregular (less than once a week in

electronic sportsNo

Table 25: Electronic sports

participation by sports

participants, 2011

16 Activities via electronic means must involve physical movement mimicking actions of playing physical sports. Examples of this included Wii Sports, Wii Fitness, Xbox Kinect, OSIM electronic gym equipment etc.).

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Incidence of doing sports via electronic devices had little to do with gender, as both males and females recorded somewhat similar levels of participation.

3.15.2. Electronic sports participation by gender


Figure 48: Electronic sports participation by

gender, 2011

Percentage

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

06% 4%

90% 92%

Non-participants Less than once a week Regular

4% 4%

Male

1, 578, 809

4, 414

Female

1, 640, 155

4, 586

Base in‘000s (N)

SampleSize (n)

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Compared to gender, age was a much better determinant of electronic sports participation with teens showing the highest tendency to use electronic devices to play sports and the senior citizens the least.

3.15.3. Electronic sports participation by age group

Figure 49: Electronic sports participation by

age group, 2011

Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

0Teens

365, 402

1, 022

Young Adults

1, 138, 540

3, 183

Middle-aged Adults

1, 184, 640

3, 312

Senior Citizens

530, 382

1, 483

12% 7%

78%86%

95% 98%

10%

EstimatedPopulation

SampleSize (n)

7% 2% 1%3% 1%

No Less than once a week At least once a week


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Q39. In the past 3 months, did your children participate in any sports/physical exercises outside school?Base: All adults with children below 12 years old 526,214n=1,471

*Only 1,471 respondents had children below the age of 12 years old

3.16. What were parents’ attitudes towards sports for their children?

Amongst Singaporeans with children below 12 years old, only roughly one fourth of them (24%) had all of their children participating in sports outside school. A considerable majority (55%) had no child or children doing any sport at all outside school.

Top sports that the children were engaged in outside school included swimming, soccer and badminton.

3.16.1. Participation in sports outside school

Figure 50: Parents whose children participated in sports outside

school, 2011

Yes, all of my children

Yes, only some of my children

No

I don’t know

8%

24%

13%55%

Swimming

Soccer/ Football

Badminton

Jogging

Cycling

Basketball/Street basketball

Taekwondo

Dancing (all forms)

Tennis


Total population (12 and below) whose children participated in sports outside (n=547)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

52, 180

22, 359

16, 966

13, 627

11, 356

8, 755

5, 265

4, 348

3, 357

2, 989

195, 491

27%

11%

9%

7%

6%

4%

3%

2%

2%

2%

Rank Order Sports

Estimated no. of sports participants

% of survey respondents whose children

participated in sports outside school

Table 26: Type of sports that

children below 12 are engaged in,

2011

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While only 5% of Singaporeans engaged a sports coach/instructor for themselves, significantly more (32%) have engaged a coach for their children.

3.16.2. Parents who engaged paid coaches for their children

Figure 51: Parents who engaged a paid coach for their children

outside school, 2011

Yes

No

68%

32%

Q41. Did you engage a paid coach in the past 3 months to help your children in outside school sport activities?Base: All adults with children below 12 years old who indicated all or some of their children participate in sports outside school 239,407n=669

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8 in 20 parents with children below 12 years expressed that they would encourage sports participation. This indicated a positive disposition toward sports.

3.16.3. Encouragement of children in sports participation

Figure 52: Encouragement

of children in sports

participation

Yes

No

80%

20%

Q42. Would you encourage your children to take up sports/physical exercises outside school?Base: All adults with children below 12 years old 526,214n=1,471*

*Only 1,471 respondents had children below the age of 12 years old

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More than half of the parents (51%) who encouraged their children to take up sports outside school felt that this would keep their children fit. Sports was also perceived to benefit their children in building up soft skills (e.g. confidence, leadership) and in socializing.

3.16.4. Reasons why parents encourage children to take up sports outside school

Figure 53: Reasons to encourage

children to take up sports outside

school, 2011

Keeps my child healthy/strong/fit

For character development, learn to

be confident

Facilitates socialising/getting along with

other children/ making friends with other

children

Learn to be a team player

Is important for mental development/mental

ability

An enjoyable activity/my child enjoys or likes

this

A fun activity

Is relaxing/relieves stress

For character development, learn to

be a leader

A good/useful way of passing time

Learn to be flexible/dealing with different

situations

An exciting activity

To fulfill CCA requirement

0% 20% 40% 60%

51%

35%

30%

30%

25%

17%

15%

13%

10%

9%

6%

4%

3%

Q43a. Why would you encourage your children to take up sports/physical activities outside school?Base: All adults with children below 12 years old who encourage their children to take up sports outside school 322,969n=903

*Only 903 respondents responded with reason(s). 276 respondents refused to answer.

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Amongst the parents who did not encourage their children to do sports outside school, the biggest misconception was they believed their children to be too young for sports. Some were also worried that sports outside school would affect studies by taking up too much of the child’s time, or that the child may get injured while doing sports. Some felt that their children would not be interested, while others fear that their children might get addicted to sports.

3.16.5. Reasons why parents do not encourage children to take up sports outside school

Figure 54: Reasons for not

encouraging children to take

up sports outside of school, 2011

Children is too young for activity

Pratice takes up too much of children’s time, could affect

studies

Children can be easily/may be injured

Children has no interest in activity/

would not enjoy this

Activity does not benefit his/her

academic performance

Activity does not serve any useful

purpose in children’s development/not useful for his/her

future

Can be addicitive, children may not be

able to get away from activity

Not suitable for boy/girl (too feminine/

masculine)

0% 20% 40% 60%

57%

19%

15%

11%

11%

9%

8%

2%

Q43b. Why would you disencourage your children to take up sports/physical activities outside school?Base: All adults with children below 12 years old who disencourage their children to take up sports outside school 88,343n=247

*Only 292 respondents responded with reason(s). 46 respondents refused to answer.

84

3.17. What was the level of sports volunteerism and spectatorship in Singapore?

Sports volunteerism appeared to be still in its infancy stage in Singapore. In 2011, only 2 in 100 Singaporeans have volunteered to help in a sports event in the past three months.

3.17.1. Volunteerism in sports

Q28. In the past 3 months, did you volunteer to help out at any sports events (Including serving as technical officials/ coaches without salary?)Base: All adults 13+ 3,218,964n=9,000

Figure 55: Sports volunteerism,

2011

Yes

No2%

98%

85

Sports spectatorship has also declined in 2011. Some 24% of Singaporeans have watched a sports event in the past three months, compared to 43% in 2005.

Television still played a key role for the spectators as 92% of Singaporeans who have watched sports events in the past three months depended on this mode. This was significantly higher than the other modes of watching sports events. Relatively newer modes of sports spectatorship included personal computers and mobile phones.

3.17.2. Sports spectatorship

Q29. In the past 3 months, did you watch any sports events on...? [Tick all that apply]Base: All adults 13+ 3,218,964n=9,000

Q29. In the past 3 months, did you watch any sports events on...? [Tick all that apply]Base: All who have watched sports 759,372n=2,123

*Only 2,123 respondents responded having watched sports in the past 3 months

Figure 56: Watch sports events,

2011

Yes

No

24%

76%

Figure 57: Mode of watching

sports events, 2011

On television

On computer

At event venue

On mobile/ smart phone

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

92%

13%

12%

7%

86

Soccer or football, whether it is on national TV or at a particular venue, continued to be the most popular sports watched by Singaporeans.

Badminton stood at a distant second followed closely by tennis, which used to be the second most viewed on TV. In fact, these two sports also became more popular among spectators at event venues, indicating a growing base of supporters for racket sports.

Basketball and swimming retained their positions at 4th and 5th, respectively. What have significantly gained followers over the years were table tennis, climbing four notches to the 6th place, followed by motor racing. Golf remained in the list but was pushed down to 8th from 6th place in 2005.

3.17.3. Types of events watched

Table 27: Top 10 spectator sports watched on TV,

2011Soccer/Football

Badminton

Tennis


Swimming

Table tennis

Motor racing (Car/Bikes)

Golf

Trithalon (Swim-Cycle-Run)

Cricket

Total population

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

472, 952

102, 560

97, 436

76, 672

75, 217

45, 584

34, 112

34, 097

31, 667

31, 551

700, 661 1, 169, 658

68% 1

3

2

4

5

10

8

6

-

-

-

-

-

NEW

NEW

15%

14%

11%

11%

7%

5%

5%

5%

5%

Rank Order Spectator Sports on TV

Estimated no. of sports spectators


Rank in 2005

n=1,959Q30. What were the top 3 sports that you watched on television?

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As for sports watched at venue, badminton outranked basketball while tennis landed on 4th place from 7th in 2005. Volleyball also joined the list for the first time, displacing hockey.

Other new sports in the Top 10 were rugby, which immediately garnered 5th place, and motor racing, which grabbed 9th place, displacing tenpin bowling.

Table 28: Top 10 spectator sports

watched at event venues, 2011

Soccer/Football

Badminton


Tennis

Rugby/ Touch rugby

Swimming

Netball

Golf



Total population

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

47, 186

14, 348

11, 988

5, 302

4, 027

3, 836

3, 788

3, 731

3, 261

2, 340

93, 708 139, 245

50% 1

4

2

7

-

6

8

5

-

-

-

-

NEW

NEW

NEW

15%

13%

6%

4%

4%

4%

4%

3%

2%

Rank Order

Spectator Sports watched at event venue

Estimated no. of sports spectators


Rank in 2005

n=262Q32. What were the top 3 sports that you watched at event venues?

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3.18. What was their interest level in local sports scene?

16% of Singaporean expressed intentions to give support by watching or cheering during sports events held in Singapore.

3.18.1. Interest in watching, cheering and supporting sports events in Singapore

Q34. Do you have an interest in watching, cheering and supporting local and international sporting events held in Singapore?Base: All adults 13+ 3,218,964n=9,000

Figure 58: Interest in watching,

cheering and supporting local

and international sporting events in

Singapore, 2011

Yes

No

16%

84%

89

Q35. Are you...Base: All adults 13+ 3,218,964n=9,000

While they may not have been at sports events to watch or cheer in the past three months, one fourth of Singaporeans were in fact interested to know the happenings in the world of sports, particularly in the local scene. Some (8%) preferred international to local sports news, perhaps due to the difference in the standard of competency and hence the excitement level and interest in the sports scene at international platform.

3.18.2. Interest in Singapore’s sports scene

Figure 59: Interest in

Singapore’s sporting scene,

2011

Interested in Singapore sports scence, and actively looks out for news on local sports

Interested in Singapore sports scene, but does not actively look out for news on local sports

Not interested in Singapore sports scene, but it interested in the international sports scene

Not interested in watching/supporting sports at all, whether it is local or international

75%

8%

9%

8%

25%

90

By and large, Singaporeans held their country’s athletes in high regards and 60% would readily cheer or provide morale support, as this gives them a greater sense of national pride and identity as well as strengthens racial ties. In fact, 63% would still cheer and feel proud for the athletes regardless of race.

While cheering for the athletes seemed natural for most, significant number of Singaporeans still would not do so at the expense of work or family time, or finances. Less than one-fourth of Singaporeans were willing to take time off and travel overseas to cheer for the athletes. Looking at this in another way, nearly one-fourth of Singaporeans were probably committed fans who would take time off from work or family just to cheer for Singapore’s athletes in international events held locally, or even travel for overseas events.

3.19. Attitude toward the Singapore athletes

Q37. The following are some statements used to describe feelings towards Singapore’s achievement in sports and cheering for Singapore’s athletes. Please tell me how much you agree with each statement, using the scale shown here.Base: All adults 13+ 3,218,964n=9,000

Figure 60: Attitude toward

Singapore’s athletes and

achievement in sports, 2011

Cheering for Singapore’s athletes/team makes

me more aware of my Singapore roots and

national identity

Top 2Box

60%

61%

60%

63%

59%

26%

19%

Cheering for Singapore’s athletes/team helps to bond/strengthen

relationships amongst races

I’ll cheer for/support Singapore’s athletes/team even if they lose the race/

game

I’ll cheer for Singapore’s athletes regardless of his/

her race

I am proud of the medals won by Singapore’s

athletes regardless of their country of birth

I am willing to travel overseas to support Team

Singapore

If any major international games were to be held in

Singapore, I will take time off from my work/home routine to cheer for the

Singapore’s athletes

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

12%

12%

13%

14%

14%

5%

4%

48%

49%

47%

49%

45%

21%

15%

33%

34%

36%

31%

33%

38%

32%

28%

35%

5%

4%

4%

5%

6%

91%

1%

1%

1%

2%

8%

14%

Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly AgreeNeither Agree nor Disagree

The proportion of students in polytechnics and tertiary education has increased by 5.7% between 2005 and 2010. In face with non-compulsory physical education in these institutions, students may decide to drop out from sports to concentrate on studies and other interests.

This hypothesis was attested by findings in the current survey for those aged 15-19, with significantly lower sports participation rate for the polytechnic students compared to the other institutions with compulsory physical education. Going forward, as the proportion of students in non-compulsory physical education institutions is expected to increase further in the future, there would likely be concern on how to motivate these students, or create a sports-conducive environment for them.

Source: Yearbook of Statistics, Singapore, Department of Statistics (June 2011)

4.1.1. Higher proportion of students in Non-compulsory Physical Education Institutions

4. Looking Forward: Social Developments that Impact Sports Participation in Singapore

Figure 61: Breakdown of

students by type of Education

Institutions

Universities

National Institute of Education

Polytechnics

Institute of Technical Education

Junior Colleges

Secondary Schools

Percentage

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

17.6% 23.3%

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

91

Increasingly, leisure activities such as internet surfing, video games and watching television are competing for people’s free time. This was the problem faced by Sports Canada, which cited that outside of school, Canadian children were confronted with activities such as video, computer games and television that competed with sports for their free time17.

According to Nielsen18, in 2011, Singapore have the highest internet penetration and that 97% of Singaporeans aged 15-19 uses internet regularly.

The National Youth Council of Singapore has also reported a 10.6% drop in proportion of youths who were members in Sports Groups from 2005 to 2010 (2005: 28.1%; 2010: 17.5%), and that by 2010, more than 1 in 4 youths were in online groups (e.g. Facebook, Myspace Fan pages)19.

4.1.2. Increase in Media & Entertainment Consumption of Teens & Young Adults

Figure 62: Sports participation rate by type of education

institutions

Percentage

100

80

60

40

20

0Secondary

Schools

172

Junior Colleges

64

ITEs

19

Polytechnics

216

76% 69%

22% 28% 26%

46%3%

SampleSize (n)

3% 5%

6%

68%

48%

Q1. In the past 3 months, did you participate in any sports/physical exercises?Q3. In general, how often do you participate in sports/physical exercises?Base: All agd 15-19 who were in education insitutionsn=471

*5 were in university, 4 in National Service, 1 working. Numbers were not significant to be reported

Sedentary

Irregular

Regular

17 www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/sc/pubs/part/104-eng.cfm

18 The Nielsen Company, The Digital Media Habits and Attitudes of Southeast Asian Consumers, October 2011.

19 National Youth Council, Youth.sg: The State of Youth in Singapore 2010

92

According to the Department of Statistics, the old age support ratio has dropped from 8.9 in 2005 to 7.9 in 2010. This meant lesser number of working population aged 15-64 to take care of one elderly. At the same time, the current survey revealed an increase in proportion of Singaporeans citing family commitments as a reason for non-sports participation. Going forward, the growing dependency burden is likely to contend with sports for time, for Singaporeans aged between 15 and 64.

4.1.3. Higher Dependency “Burden” on Working Population

93

94

5. RecommendationsIn summary, an ageing population, coupled with drops in sports participation rate within each age group (except those aged 60 & above) have contributed to the decline in sports participation rate from 49% in 2005 to 42% in 2011. In order to increase sports participation rate, there is a need to increase sports participation rate within each age group significantly, so as to counter the effect of the ageing population.

Amongst the teens, it is recommended that programmes be implemented, targeting on:

a.

b.

Increasing the quality of the sporting experience children are exposed to. By helping children enjoy sports from an early age, they will grow up to be familiar with sports and increase the potential of them continuing to participate in sports as they grow older. This may help to reduce the attrition rate from sports when they enter tertiary institutions or when they start work. “I am not interested (to participate in sports) even if I have time” was the second ranking reason for non-sports participation for Singaporeans aged 15-19, ranked after “study commitments”. Building up an interest in sports would hence potentially arrest the attrition from sports at its root cause, as students transit to non-compulsory physical education institutions.

A United Kingdom (UK) study20 on quality sporting experiences found that enjoyment of the sport is a key factor of successful sporting experiences, and that once participants have gotten into the habit of doing sports, they would only stop participating in it due to bad experience. As most children have their first mass-organised sporting experience in school, the school served as an important medium to provide children with positive sporting experiences. More in-depth studies, however, may need to be conducted to unravel what constitute a positive experience for children in Singapore.

Creating opportunities for students in education institutes with non-compulsory physical education to participate in sports. Other than “personal interest/motivation”, “friends/colleagues’ influence” was the second most commonly cited factors that influenced sports participation. Given so, designing sports programmes with opportunities for social interaction may appeal to this group. For instance, as team sports such as basketball and soccer were popular amongst the teens, facilitating formation of groups to do such sports together leisurely, even in tertiary institutions and after they start work, may create the environment to sustain their interest in sports/physical activities.

20 Sport England – Project ‘Experience of Sport’ Research Debrief, 30 January 2008

a.

a.

b.

Amongst the young and middle-aged adults, it is recommended that programmes be implemented, targeting on:

21 Consultancy Study on Sport for All - Participation Patterns of Hong Kong People in Physical Activities‘ Community Sports Committee of the Sports Commission (2009)

Overcoming work/family commitments. Amongst the young and middle-aged adults, work/family commitments were the most commonly cited reason for not doing sports. For work commitments, this could potentially be overcome by engaging companies to integrate sports programmes into the working environment and promoting company sports activities. The above solution has also been put forth as a suggestion to address the issue of work commitments in Hong Kong. 21 For family commitments, promoting sports as a way to spend time with family, and arranging for care facilities for dependencies while the adults do sports can be explored.

Promoting sports as a mean to maintain health/keep fit as one ages. As Singaporeans progress towards middle-age, more cited reasons that they felt they were too old to take part in sports. At the same time, more sports participants of middle-age and senior citizens cited maintaining health and keeping fit as the reason for sports participation. Pairing up these two observations, it appeared that propagating the message of maintaining health as one ages could be effective in persuading non-sports participants of the older age group to pick up sports, and retaining sports participants in the older age group to continue doing sports.

Overcoming perception that they cannot do sports because they were old. Starting from middle age to old age, increasing proportion of non-sports participants cited old age/poor health as reason for not doing sports. This perception could be overcome by social influence (e.g. seeing people of their same age doing sports) and/or education on suitable sports to do in old age. Neighbourhood programmes/events was also ranked top amongst senior citizens as factor to encourage sports participation. Such programmes/events could be organised, targeting specific age groups.

In addition, for both teenagers and young adults, electronic sports could be leveraged on to increase interest in sports, as the survey has found that the younger age groups were more susceptible towards taking up electronic sports.

For the senior citizens, it is recommended that programmes be implemented to increase their sports participation rate further, targeting on:

95

96 97

b. Informing them of the benefits of sports in overcoming health factors. It was interesting to note that in detailed analysis of the survey findings, that approximately half of senior citizens who reported having health issues were doing sports regularly, while the other half with health issues were non-sports participants. For those senior citizens with health issues and were regular sports participants, 76% stated maintaining health/keeping fit as the top reason for doing sports. Another 9% stated doctor’s recommendations as the top reason. On the other hand, of those senior citizens with health issues and did not participate on sports, nearly 70% cited old age and poor health as top issues hindering their engagement in sports. There hence appeared two camps of thoughts for senior citizens with health issues. One group felt that the health issues served as impetus to engage in sports, while the other group felt that health issues were hindrances towards sports engagement. Health talks/workshops, ranked second amongst programmes that would encourage senior citizens to start doing sports could be organised, with doctor’s recommendations and general education on suitable sports to do for specific health problems.

6. Appendices

The following are the definitions of the terms that are used in this report:

The survey covered only Singapore residents i.e. only Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents. Singapore permanent residents refer to non-citizens who have been granted permanent residence in Singapore.

Non-residents such as employment pass holders, work permit holders, student pass holders, long-term social visit pass holders etc. were excluded from the survey. The transient population, such as tourists, was excluded as well

Ethnic group refers to the person’s race. Those of mixed parentage are classified under the ethnic group of their fathers. The population is classified into the following four main ethnic groups:

Non-participants:Respondents who have not participated in any sports within the past 3 months of the survey period.

Sports Participants:Respondents who have participated in any sports within the past 3 months of the survey.

Irregular sports participants:Respondents who have participated in any one sport in the past 3 months of the survey, with frequency of less than once a week.

Regular sports participants: Respondents who have participated in any one sport in the past 3 months of the survey, and do so at least once a week

Chinese:This refers to persons of Chinese origin such as Hokkiens, Teochews, Cantonese, Hakkas, Hainanese, Hockchias, Foochows, Henghuas, Shanghainese, etc.

Malays:This refers to persons of Malay or Indonesian origin such as Javanese, Boyanese and Bugis, etc.

Indians:This refers to persons of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or Sri Lankan origin such as Tamils, Malayalis, Punjabis, Bengalis and Singhalese.

Other Ethnic Groups: This comprises all persons other than Chinese, Malays and Indians such as Eurasians, Arabs, Japanese, Caucasians and others.

Teenager : 13 - 19

Young adult : 20 – 39

Middle-aged adult : 40 – 59

Senior citizen : 60+

6.1. Definitions and Terms

Singapore Residents

Ethnic Groups

Participation Level

Age Groups

1

4

2

3

No Terms Definition

Single:This refers to persons who have never been married.

Marital Status5

98

The classification of economic activity/occupational grouping in this research is adopted (with sample modifications) from the Singapore Standard Occupational Classification 2010 (SSOC), Dept. of Statistics.

The occupational grouping for the 2011 Sports Participation survey will follow the 2005 Sports Participation survey which is as follows:

Married:This refers to persons who are legally married.

Widowed:This refers to persons whose spouses are dead and have not remarried.

Divorced: This refers to persons whose marriages have been legally dissolved, or persons who have been legally separated or estranged from their spouses and who have not remarried.

Professionals/Manager/Executive/Business (PMEBs):Persons who practice a particular skill that requires specialised training or talents, or who are involved in planning or executing decisions, or are proprietors or owners of businesses. These include Legislators, Senior Officials and Managers, Professionals, Associate Professionals and Technicians.

Other White Collar:Persons employed to keep records, accounts and other routine work, persons involved in selling physical products or involved in selling or providing a service which requires intermediate skill (e.g. nurse, taxi-driver, hair-dresser, etc.) These include Clerical Support Workers, Service and Sales Workers.

Blue Collar Workers:Persons involved in the making of a physical product either by hand or machine, persons working outdoors such that the nature of work is repetitive, e.g. cleaners, gardeners, labourers, farmers, fishermen, etc. These include Agricultural and Fishery Workers, Craftsmen and Related Trades Workers, Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers, Cleaners, Labourers and Related Workers.

National Servicemen (Full-time):Young men serving full-time national service.

Homemakers:Persons engaged in household work without pay.

Student:Persons attending educational institutions such as school, college, polytechnic, university, etc. on a full-time basis.

Others:Include the unemployed or those looking for jobs, persons waiting for call-up for national service/enrolment to college/university and unknown (including security-classified) occupation.

Economic Activities6

Sports means all forms of physical activity which aims at expressing or improving physical fitness and mental well-being, forming social relationships or obtaining results in competition at all levels Sports means all forms of physical activity which aims at expressing or improving physical fitness and mental well-being, forming social relationships or obtaining results in competition at all levels

Sports7

No Terms Definition

No Formal Education:This refers to persons who have never attended school or persons who have attended primary school but have not obtained the Primary School Leaving Certificate or its equivalent.

Completed Primary:This refers to persons who have obtained the Primary School Leaving Certificate or its equivalent.

Secondary / Trade Certificate:This refers to persons who has undergone some form of secondary education but who may not have achieved the “full” GCE ‘O’ level certification or Trade/Technical Certificate at NTC Grade 3 level or equivalent (basic vocational certificates).

GCE ‘N’ / ‘O’ levels / ITE:This refers to persons whose highest qualification is GCE ‘N’ level, GCE ‘O’ level or their equivalent. (It includes technical certificates at NTC Grade 2 level and above or equivalent).

GCE ‘A’ level: This refers to persons whose highest qualification is GCE ‘A’ level or its equivalent and those who have obtained professional qualifications at the upper secondary level.

Polytechnic Diploma:Respondents who have participated in any sports within the past 3 months of the survey.

University Bachelor degree or higher level: This refers to persons who have obtained degrees or postgraduate diplomas from universities.

Highest Education Qualification Attained

8

No Terms Definition

99

100 101

List of sports included in this survey:

6.2. National Survey on Sports Participation 2011

Archery

Athletics (Track and Field)

Badminton


Billiard/Snooker/Pool

Boardsailing/Windsurfing

Bodybuilding

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

Boxercise

Boxing

Calisthenics

Canoeing/Kayaking

Cricket

Cycling

Dancing (all forms)

Diving (spring board diving)

Equestrian

Fencing

Fishing

Floorball

Flying

Futsal/Street Soccer

Gateball

Golf

Gym workout

Gymnastics

Handball

Petanque

Parachuting

Orienteering/ Hiking

Netball

Mountain Climbing/Trekking

Mountain Biking

Motor Racing (Car/Bikes)

Mini-tennis

Kickboxing

Karting

Karate

Judo/Aikido

Jogging

In-line Skating

Ice-skating

Hockey

Qigong

Pugilistics & other martial arts

Powerboating

Polo

Pickleball

Racquetball


Rock climbing/Wall climbing

Roller-skating

Rope Skipping

Rowing (inc. Dragon boat)

Rugby/ Touch Rugby

Sailing (Yachting)

Sepak Takraw

Shooting

Silat

Skateboarding

Soccer/Football

Soft Tennis

Softball/Baseball

Squash

Stair Climbing (step-fit)

Swimming

Table Tennis

Taekwondo

Taiji quan

Tennis

Tenpin Bowling

Top-spinning/Gasing

Underwater Sports (scuba-diving)/Sea Sports



Wakeboarding

Triathlon (Swim-Cycle-Run)

Physical Exercise/Training

Tchoukball

Frisbee

Physical Education

Home Exercise

Jet Ski

Pilates

Marathon

Captain’s Ball

Yoga

Wushu

Wrestling

Weightlifting

Waterskiing

Waterpolo

Others

Motocross/ Trail bikes

American Football

Kendo

Ice Skiing

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

43

42

41

40

39

38

37

36

35

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

48

47

46

45

44

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

99

92

90

89

88

87

86

85

84

83

82

81

80

79

78

77

107

106

104

103

100

No NoSports Sports

NATIONAL DATABASE ON DWELLINGS SAMPLE DESIGN AND SELECTION

The Department of Statistics maintains a National Database on Dwellings in Singapore. This database is updated monthly to provide a comprehensive frame for household surveys. An overview of the main sample design and selection procedure is given below:

MAIN SAMPLE DESIGN AND SELECTION

The sample selection is usually based on a two-staged stratified design. The primary sampling units for the first stage consist of Sampling Points (SP) which is our internal geographic zoning, while for the second stage, the residential addresses themselves.

First Stage Sample Selection of Sampling Points

During the first stage selection, SPs are stratified into three predominant housing types, namely, ‘Public Flats’, ‘Private houses and flats’ and ‘Others’, the last group of which includes attap/zinc-roofed houses and shophouses. The list is then arranged by geographical location. From this master list, a certain number of SPs are systematically selected with probability proportionate to the size of the respective SPs (in terms of number of houses).

Second Stage Sample Selection of Individual Houses

Within each selected SP, the housing units are stratified by detailed housing types such as HDB dwelling units and other public flats, landed properties and private flats/apartments, attap/zinc-roofed houses, shophouses and others. For every chosen SP, a fixed number of dwelling units are selected by systematic sampling with a random start. This usual method of two-stage stratified sampling yields an overall equal probability and self-weighting sample. It also ensures good control over the desired sample size.

Singapore Department of StatisticsAugust 2000

Weights used in survey to ensure that the data represents the population of Singapore

Sample error can be estimated using the above table.

Based on a 95% confidence level, with the margin of errors calculated from e = z. (pq/n)*, where each percentage (p) and its difference from 100 (q), both have the same sample error, the 2 percentages are given at the head of each column. ‘n’ denotes the sample size, indicated by the head of each row.

As the survey is as close to a random survey, the design factor, z, may be approximated to = 1.

6.3. Weights Used in Survey 6.4. Sample Error

Chinese - Male - 13-14 years











Chinese - Male - 65 years & above

Chinese - Female - 13-14 years











Chinese - Female - 65 years & above

Malay - Male - 13-14 years



Malay - Female - 40-44 years







Malay - Male - 65 years & above









Malay - Female - 65 years & above





Indian - Male - 13-14 years











Indian - Male - 65 years & above

Indian - Female - 13-14 years











Indian - Female - 65 years & above

Others - Male - 13-14 years



Others - Female - 40-44 years







Others - Male - 65 years & above









Others - Female - 65 years & above





Weight

0.66

0.42

0.70

1.25

1.25

1.26

1.03

0.86

1.15

1.39

1.23

1.30

0.79

0.36

0.66

1.20

1.30

1.15

0.82

0.89

1.16

1.72

1.23

1.53

1.04

0.67

0.82

1.20

0.95

1.61

1.10

1.37

1.18

1.56

1.00

1.38

0.64

0.64

1.11

0.83

1.20

1.19

0.91

1.06

1.33

1.36

1.42

2.39

1.84

1.05

1.56

1.12

1.71

1.96

1.39

2.16

1.76

2.89

1.66

2.12

1.18

0.89

1.19

1.83

1.28

1.18

1.87

1.03

1.28

2.50

1.21

1.74

1.38

0.52

0.76

1.78

1.26

1.23

1.63

1.17

1.29

3.45

2.52

1.23

2.38

0.96

0.96

0.92

1.33

1.15

1.04

1.03

2.85

2.53

0.50

6.30

WeightDemographic Demographic

102

Percentage

100 1.4

0.5

99.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

2.0

1

99

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

4.4

5

95

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.5

0.4

6.0

10

90

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.6

7.2

15

85

6.4

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.7

8.2

20

80

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.8

8.6

25

75

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

0.9

0.9

9.2

30

70

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

0.9

9.6

35

65

8.6

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

9.8

40

60

8.8

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.2

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

10.0

45

55

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.2

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

10.0

50

50

9.0

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

125

150

175

200

250

300

400

500

600

800

1,000

1,250

1,500

1,750

2,000

2,500

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

SampleSize

* Davis A. H. and Palmer O. W., Market Research and Scientific Distribution, pg 108.

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6.4. Questionnaire

105

Are you a ...?

Singapore Citizen …1

Singapore Permanent Resident …2

Others (THANK & TERMINATE)

[INTRODUCTION] Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is _________________________________ and I am an interviewer from Ernst & Young. We have been commissioned by the Singapore Sports Council to obtain information on sports participation among the general public in Singapore. Your household is one of the selected households to participate in the survey. The interview will take about 15 minutes. All members of your household who are above 12 years old can take part in the survey. I will interview them individually. All the information you supplied will be kept confidential. May I proceed?

Agree to proceed

Reject

Come back another time [Record date/time to revisit household: _______________________ ]

Invalid household (e.g. rented out to expatriates/ foreign workers)

RECORD ADDRESS

TICK if survey is conducted with other members of same household

National Survey on Sport Participation 2011

SECTION 1: SCREENING

Block:

Street name:

Postal code:

Unit no.:

S1.

106

Which of the following age groups do you belong to? [SHOWCARD]

12 years old & below (Terminate and interview other family members above 12 years old)

13 - 14 years …1

15 - 19 years …2 ( 2.1 Secondary School / 2.2 Junior College / 2.3 Polytechnic / Others. Please State: ________________________________________ )

20 - 24 years …3 25 - 29 years …4

30 - 34 years …5

35 - 39 years …6

40 - 44 years …7

45 - 49 years …8

50 - 54 years …9

55 - 59 years …10

60 - 64 years …11

65 years & above …12

NOTE: Count age as per last birthday. If respondent is 54 and a few months old, this should be recorded in the bracket 50-54 years old.

May I know your housing type? [SHOWCARD]

HDB 1- and 2-Room Flats …1

HDB 3-Room Flats …2

HDB 4-Room Flats …3

HDB 5-Room and Executive Flats …4

Condominiums and Private Flats …5

Landed Properties (Bungalows and Semi-Detached Bungalows) …6

Terrace Houses …7 Others. Please state: _______________________________________

How many members of your immediate family live in this house? RECORD Household size and no. of people aged above and below 12 years old.

Household size …1

Adults 13 years old & above …2

12 years & below …3

S2.

S3.

S4.

107

In the past 3 months, did you participate in any sports/physical exercises?

Yes …1 [GO TO SECTION 3]

No …2 [GO TO SECTION 4]

NOTE: If respondent answers NO, clarify by reading definitionof sports/ physical exercises which can be recreational or competitive, indoor or outdoor. It includes PE/sports-CCA, and for NS men, it includes army physical training/ SAF SA training

SECTION 2: PARTICIPATION IN SPORT

Q1.

Why do you take part in sports/physical exercise? Please state your [most/ 2nd most/ 3rd most] important reason. [DO NOT PROMPT]

SECTION 3: PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN SPORT

Most important

reason [SA]

2nd most important

reason [SA]

3rd most important

reason [SA]

__________________________________________

Others. Please state:

Not applicable ...24

Circumstances-driven factors

To develop business relationship ...19

Facilities are easily accessible ...20

It’s arranged by my parents ...21

To prepare for reservist training ...22

It’s part of company-organised activities ...23

Skill-related factors

To improve my skills/performance ...16

For school fitnesst test ...17

To participate in sports event/competitions ...18

Appearance-related factors

To manage weight ...14

To look good ...15

Social factors

To be with friends ...9

To be with colleagues ...10

To be with family/family activity ...11

To make friends ...12

To keep up with sporting trend ...13

Passion/Lifestylr factors

Enjoy/love sports ...5

It’s my leisure past time ...6

It’s part of my lifestyle ...7

To unwind/de-stress ...8

Health factors

To maintain health ...1

To keep fit ...2

To rehabilitate from health problems (self-motivated) ...3

To rehabilitate from health problems (doctor’s advice) ...4

Q2.

108 109

[INTERVIEWER CHECK: FREQUENCY OF SPORTS SHOULD MATCH/BE LESS THAN FREQUENCY ANSWERED IN Q4]

Most regular sport …1Note: Keep in memory for use later in the survey

2nd most regular sport …2

3rd most regular sport …3

Most regular sport [SA]

2nd most regular sport [SA]

3rd most regular sport [SA]Frequency

Everyday ...1

6 times a week ...2

5 times a week ...3

4 times a week ...4

3 times a week ...5

2 times a week ...6

Once a week ...7

Once every two weeks ...8

Once a month ...9

Less than once a month ...10


In general, how often do you participate in sports/physical exercises? [SA]

Everyday …1

6 times a week …2

5 times a week …3

4 times a week …4

3 times a week …5

2 times a week …6

Once a week …7

Once every two weeks …8

Once a month …9

Less than once a month …10

Please state the three most frequent sports you have participated in the past 3 months.

Q3.

Q4.

How often do you participate in your [most regular/ 2nd most regular/ 3rd most regular sport] in the past 3 months? [SA]

Q5.

110

To you, how intensive is the most regular sport/physical exercise that you participated in? [SHOWCARD]

Vigorous intensity …1

Moderate intensity …2

About how much time do you spend at each session on your most regular sport/physical exercise? [SA]

Less than 30 mins …1

30 mins – less than 1 hour …2

1 hour – less than 1 hour 30 mins …3

1 hour 30 mins – less than 2 hours …4

2 hours or longer …5

Not applicable…99

How did you first develop an interest/ get started in your most regular sport/physical exercise? Tick all that apply. [SHOWCARD] [MA]

By watching from media …1

By watching other people doing it …2

By reading/hearing and becoming more aware of health benefits of exercising …3

From family’s influence …4

From friends/colleagues’ influence …5

From school PE lessons …6

From SSC’s promotion programmes …7

From company/ trade union’s organised sports activities …8

From NTUC/private club’s organised sports activities …9

From organised sports events/competitions …10

From national service …11

From doctor’s recommendation …12

Others. Please state: ____________________________________

Not applicable …99

Q6.

Q7.

Q8.

111

Most regular sport [MA]

2nd most regular sport [MA]

3rd most regular sport [MA]Venue

In school/campus ...1 (for students and those working in education institutions only)

At school fields or other school sports facilities booked under SSC’s Dual Use Scheme*

At community centre/ club ...2

At public park/ beach ...3

At SSC’s sports facility ...4 (ASK Q10a)

At the workplace (office gym/ army campus) ...5

At commercial sports centre (pay per entry) ...7

At private gym/ club ...6

At private housing/ condo club ...8

Around public housing estate ...9

On public space/ road ...10

In hotel gym/ health club ...11

At home ...12



_________________________________________

NOTE: Surveyor to explain that under the Dual Use Scheme (DUS), the SSC collaborates with MOE to give the public access to the schools’ playing fields and other sport facilities over the weekends for sports activities

Where do you practice your [most regular/ 2nd most regular/ 3rd most regular sport] in the past 3 months? [SHOWCARD] [MA]

Q9.

Who do you most often do sport with? (Tick top 2 choices if respondent has more than one answer.) [DO NOT PROMPT]

Couple (wife/husband/ Dating couples) …1 Family (wife/husband WITH children, parents, grandparents) …2 Friends …3

Neighbours …4

Colleagues …5 School-mates …6 Competitors at sports venue …7

No one …8

Others. Please state:____________________________________

[If coded 4 for Q9] Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with each statement, using a scale of 1 to 5 where 5 is Strongly Agree and 1 Strong Disagree. [SHOWCARD]

Q10a.

[For those not coded 4 in Q9] Please state why you have not used SSC facilities to practice sports. [OPEN-ENDED; RECORD AND CODE LATER]

Q10b.

[FOR ALL] What would entice you to use SSC facilities or increase your frequency of visit? [PROMPT FOR PROGRAMMES AND EVENTS; OPEN-ENDED; RECORD AND CODE LATER]

Q10c.

Q11.

SSC sporting facilities and programmes meet my needs ...1

SSC facilities (swimming pool, shower, gym equipment, air-con) are well-maintained ...2

SSC facilities programmes are worth the money paid for ...3

Services at SSC facilities are efficient ...4

SSC customer service officers are helpful ...5

5Strongly Agree

4Agree

3Neither

Agree nor Disagree

2Disagree

1Strongly Disagree

Statements

112

In the past 3 months, did you participate in doing sports for the following events? [SHOWCARD] [MA]

Organised sporting mass events (e.g. OCBC Cycle, Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore, etc.) …1

Company-organised sporting events (e.g. inter-units, inter-department competitions, etc.) …2

School-organised sporting events …3

Neighbourhood/Residence Committee organised sporting events …4

Did not participate in any competition …5


Did you or your parent engage a paid coach to help you improve your sports performance in the past 3 months? [Interviewer to read: Paid coaches can be private coaches, personal trainers, fitness instructors in gyms, etc. This excludes programmes in schools]

Yes …1

No …2

Are there any programmes/events which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises more frequently? [SHOWCARD]


1

2

3

4

5

7

6

8

9

10

11

12

99




Don’t know


____________________________________








Targeted/ relevant sport events (e.g. Women’s Day Out, Elderly Walk)

Q12.

Q13.

Q14.

113

114

SECTION 4: PEOPLE WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN SPORT

Most important

reason [SA]

2nd most important

reason [SA]

3rd most important

reason [SA]

PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

I don’t have time - work commitment ...1

I don’t have time - study commitment ...2

I don’t have time - family commitment ...3

I am not interested/ motivated even if I have the time ...4

I don’t have the energy after activities at work/ home ...5

I have a physical disability/ poor health ...6

I moved to a new house/ location ...7

I am too old ...8

I am pregnant ...9

I am not good in any sport ...10

My family does not support me ...11

I am concerned about injury/ fighting ...12

I don’t enjoy participating in sport ...13

It’s a waste of time ...14

For cultural reasons ...15

There’s too much physical activities at work or at home ...16

It’s too expensive to get involved ...17

The facility is too far ...18

The facility is too crowded ...19

The facility opening hours don’t fit my schedule ...20

The facility is closed ...21

The facility is not suitable for the sport I like ...22

It’s fifficult to get a facility ...23

I can’t find a qualified coach/ club to practice ...25

There’s no one to organise it ...26

I don’t have a sport partner ...27

My regular team has dispersed ...28

I don’t have enough information on local sport provision ...24


_________________________________________

SPORT EXPERIENCE

Why did you not take part in sports/physical exercises in the past 3 months? Please state your [most/ 2nd

most/ 3rd most] important reason. [DO NOT PROMPT]Q15.

Have you, at any point of your life, ever participated in sports/physical activities at least once a week?

Yes …1

No …2 [Skip to Q18]

At what stage of your life did you stop doing sports/ physical exercises? [PROMPT BY LIFE STAGES E.G. AFTER STARTING TERTIARY EDUCATION, AFTER STARTED WORKING, AFTER MARRIAGE, ETC]

What are the motivations which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises? Record all relevant factors. [SHOWCARD; RECORD UNDER A5]

Please identify the most relevant and encouraging factor for you. Tick only one answer. [SHOWCARD, RECORD UNDER A6]

A5 [MA] A6 [SA]

To look more physically attractive (lose weight, body toning, etc) 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

99

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

99

To feel more refreshed, unwind/de-stress

To improve fitness

To improve my skills

To improve health

To connect with more people with similar interests

To tap into more potential business networks

To connect with family and friends

To be more self confident when talking to people

I don’t have any motivation to participate in sports/ physical exercises

Don’t know


_________________________________________

Q16.

Q18a.

Q18b.

Q17.

115

116

Are there any programmes/events which would encourage you to participate in sports/physical exercises? [SHOWCARD]

Are there any sports/physical activities that you would like to take up in the next 6 months?

Yes …1 [GO TO Q.21]

No …2 [GO TO SECTION 5]

Which sport/physical activities would you like to take up in the next 6 months?







Targeted/ relevant sport events (e.g. Women’s Day Out, Elderly Walk)






Don’t know

1

2

3

4

5

7

6

8

9

10

11

12

99


____________________________________

SPORT #1

SPORT #2

SPORT #3

Q19.

Q20.

Q21.

117

SECTION 5: SATISFACTION WITH HEALTH & QUALITY OF LIFE

Please tell me how much you agree with each statement, using the scale from 1 to 5 with 5 being Strongly Agree and 1 Strongly Disagree. [SHOWCARD]

Do you have any health issues?

Yes …1 Please state: ___________________________________________________________________

No …2

Refuse to tell …99

On average, how much time do you spend on the following activities on a typical weekday and weekend?

NOTE: This question is addressed to the respondent and not their views about Singaporeans in general.

Q22.

Q23.

Q24.

5Strongly Agree

4Agree

3Neither

Agree nor Disagree

2Disagree

1Strongly Disagree

Statements

Do you feel fit and seldom fall ill ...1

Do you feel good about the quality of your life ...2

One Weekday (Hours) - Should not exceed 24

hours

24 hors 48 hors

Weekends (TOTAL Sat And Sun)

(Hours) - Should not exceed 48

hours

Activities

Work/ School work ...1

Sleeping ...3

Other activities ...4

Total

Housework (including taking care of infants/toddlers, washing, mopping, cooking) ...2

118

SECTION 6: ABOUT ELECTRONIC SPORTS

Have you played sports via electronic means (e.g. Wii Sports, Wii Fitness, Xbox Kinect, OSIM electronic gym equipment, etc.) in the past 3 months? (Interviewer to read: The activity must involve physical movement mimicking actions of playing physical sports)

Yes …1 Please state: __________________________________________________________________

No …2 (Skip to section 7)

In general, how often do you play sports via electronic means?

Everyday …1

6 times a week …2

5 times a week …3

4 times a week …4

3 times a week …5

4 times a week …6

Once a week …7

Once every two weeks …8 Once a month …9

Less than once a month …10


On average, how much time do you spend at each game session that you play sports via electronic means?

Less than 30 mins …1

30 mins – less than 1 hour …2

1 hour – less than 1 hour 30 mins …3

1 hour 30 mins – less than 2 hours …4

2 hours or longer …5


Q25.

Q26.

Q27.

119

SECTION 7: VOLUNTEERING AND SPECTATORSHIP

In the past 3 months, did you volunteer to help out at any sports events (including serving as technical officials/coaches without salary)?

Yes …1

No …2

In the past 3 months, did you watch any sport events on …? Tick all that apply. [SHOWCARD]

On television (Include free-to-air and cable TV) …1 (Ask Q30& Q31)

At event venue …2 (Ask Q32)

On computer (include laptop, Netbook and iPad) …3 (Ask Q33)

On mobile/ smart phone (include iPhone, Blackberry and Galaxy Tab) …4 (Ask Q33)

No …5 (Skip to Section 8)

What were the top 3 sports that you watched on television?

How often do you watch sport events on television in the past 3 months?

Everyday …1 Once every two weeks …4

3-6 times a week …2 Occasionally …5

1-2 times a week …3

What were the top 3 sports that you watched at event venue?

Q28.

Q29.

Q30.

Q31.

Q32.

SPORT #1

SPORT #2

SPORT #3

SPORT #1

SPORT #2

SPORT #3

120

What were the top 3 sports that you watched on computer/ mobile phones? Q33.

SPORT #1

SPORT #2

SPORT #3

121

SECTION 8: INTEREST IN LOCAL SPORT SCENE

SPORT #1

SPORT #2

SPORT #3

Do you have an interest in watching, cheering and supporting local and international sporting events held in Singapore?

Yes …1

No …2

NOTE: Surveyor to cite some examples of local and international sporting events which include WaterFest (wakeboarding, dragon-boating and other water sports); Xtreme Singapore (skateboards, inline skates and BMX bikes) ; AVIVA Open (Badminton); HSBC’s Women’s Champions tournament, Barclays Singapore Open (golf); Standard Chartered Marathon (running); Aviva Ironman (triathlon); Fina Arena World Cup for (swimming); Formula 1 Grand Prix night race; Asian Youth Games; Novices Fencing Championships; Youth Olympic Games and National Cheerleading Championships.

Are you …? [SHOWCARD] [SA]

Interested in SINGAPORE sports scene, and actively look out for news on local sports …1

Interested in SINGAPORE sports scene, but does not actively look out for news on local sports …2 [Skip to Q.36b]

Not interested in SINGAPORE sports scene, but is interested in the international sports scene …3 [Skip to Q.36b]

Not interested in watching/supporting sports at all, whether it is local or international …4 [Skip to Section 9]

Which top 3 local and international sporting events held in Singapore do you follow regularly either on television, at event venue, or on new media?

What do you think would make the sports scene in Singapore more exciting?

Q34.

Q35.

Q36a.

Q36b.

SECTION 9: SPORT, NATIONAL IDENTITY AND SOCIAL BONDING

The following are some statements used to describe feelings towards Singapore’s achievement in sports and cheering for Singapore’s athletes. Please tell me how much you agree with each statement, using the scale shown here. [SHOWCARD]

Q37.

5Strongly Agree

4Agree

3Neither

Agree nor Disagree

2Disagree

1Strongly Disagree

Statements

Cheering for Singapore’s athletes/team makes me more aware of Singapore roots and national identity ...1

Cheering for Singapore’s athletes/team helps to bond/strengthen relationships amongst races ...2

I’ll cheer for/support Singapore’s athletes/team even if they lose the race/game ...3

I am proud of the medals won by Singapore’s athletes regardless of their country of birth ...7

I am willing to travel overseas to support Team Singapore ...5

I’ll cheer for Singapore’s athletes regardless of his/her race ...6

If any major international games (e.g. YOG, Asian games) were to be held in Singapore, I will take time off from my work/home routine to cheer for the Singapore’s athletes ...4

122

SECTION 10: PARENTS WITH CHILD/ CHILDREN 12 YEARS OLD & BELOW

Do you have children who are 12 years old and below?

Yes No [SKIP TO SECTION 11]

[RECORD AGE AND GENDER OF CHILD REN]

In the past 3 months, did your children participate in any sports/physical exercises outside school?

[Interviewer to read: Outside sports activities include both paid and free sports activities. They exclude programmes organised by schools]

Yes, all of my children …1 [Choose this for parents with only one child who participated in sports outside school]

Yes, only some of my children ...2

No …3 [SKIP TO Q.42]

I don’t know …4 [SKIP TO Q.42]

What were the sports/physical exercises outside school that they participated in most regularly? (Exclude programmes organised by schools)

Did you engage a paid coach in the past 3 months to help your children in outside school sport activities?

Yes …1

No …2

Would you encourage your children to take up sports/physical exercises outside school?

Yes (GO TO Q43a)

No (GO TO Q43b)

Q38.

Q39.

Q40.

Q41.

Q42.

Child 1 Child 2 Child 3 Child 4 Child 5

Age: Age: Age: Age: Age:

Gender: Gender: Gender: Gender: Gender:

123

124

Why would you encourage your children to take up sports/physical activities outside school? [SHOWCARD] [MA]

Why would you disencourage your children to take up sports/physical activities outside school? [SHOWCARD] [MA]

Q43a.

Q43b.

Keeps my child health/strong/fit

Learn to be a team player

Is important for mental development/mental ability

For character development, learn to be confident

For character development, learn to be a leader

Learn to be flexible/dealing with different situations

Facilitates socialising/getting along with other children/making friends with other children

Is relaxing/relieves stress

A fun activity

A good/useful way of passing time

An exciting activity

To fulfill CCA requirement

An enjoyable activity/my child enjoys or likes this

1

2

3

4

5

7

6

8

9

10

11

12

13


____________________________________

Q43a. Reasons for encouraging sports

Activity does not serve any useful purpose inchild’s development/not useful for his/her future

Practice takes up too much of child’s time, could affect studies

Activity does not benefit his/her academic performance

Child can be easily/may be injured

Can be addictive, child may not be able to get away from activity

Not suitable for boy/girl (too feminine/masculine)

Child is too young for activity

Child has no interest in activity/would not enjoy this

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8


____________________________________

43b. Reasons for NOT encouraging sports

125

Gender … [DO NOT ASK. RECORD]

Male …1

Female …2

Ethnicity …

Chinese …1

Malay …2

Indian …3

Others …4

What is your highest educational qualification attained?

No qualification/ Lower primary …1

PSLE …2

Lower secondary …3

GCE ‘N’ or ‘O’ level …4

GCE ‘A” level or ITE Nitec or Higher Nitec …5

Polytechnic diploma …6

Professional certificate …7

University first degree …8

University postgraduate degree …9

Refused …99

What is your occupation? Indicate job title: __________________________

[CODE LATER]

Professional/Top management/ Business Owner

Managerial/ Admin / Executive

Technicians (e.g. IT technicians)

Clerical Support Workers

Service & Sales Workers

Agricultural & Fishery Workers

Craftsmen & Related Trade Workers

Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers

Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers

NS/Aemed Forces/Diplomat Personnel

Housewife

Unemployed

Retired

Students

Refused to tell

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

99

SECTION 11: RESPONDENT’S PROFILE

D1.

D2.

D3.

D4.

126

Under which income bracket does your personal monthly income fall under? [SHOWCARD]

Under which income bracket does your household monthly income fall under? [SHOWCARD]

Are you a member of …? [SHOWCARD]

NTUC Club … 1

Golf & Country Club …2

SSC ClubFitt Gym …3

Private Gym …4

SAFRA …5

Other Private Clubs (e.g. Chinese Swimming Club) …6

Sports Interest Group (not part of any of the above clubs) …7

Not a member of any clubs or gym …8

[If coded 1 for D6a], what type of NTUC Club member card do you hold? [SHOWCARD](Cards can be without photos)

NTUC LinkPoints …1

NTUC PLUS! ...2

NTUC PLUS! VISA …3

PLUS! ...4

PLUS! VISA …5

nEbO youth member (blue) …6

nEbO youth member (black) …7

D5a.

D5b.

D6a.

D6b.

Less than S$1, 500

S$1, 500 to S$2, 999

S$3, 000 to S$4, 999

S$5, 000 to S$6, 999

S$7, 000 to S$9, 999

S$10, 000 or more

No income

Refused to tell

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

99

Less than S$1, 500

S$1, 500 to S$2, 999

S$3, 000 to S$4, 999

S$5, 000 to S$6, 999

S$7, 000 to S$9, 999

S$10, 000 or more

Refused to tell

1

2

3

4

5

6

99

127

Marital status …

Single …1

Married (with kids) …2

Married (without kids) …3

Divorced/Separated …4

Widow/Widowed …5

Refused …99

D7.

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Yes, please email me: ___________________________________

Yes, please send by post

No

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Date of interview: / / 2011

Time of interview: Start: End:

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STATISTICALTABLES

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Table 1: Sports Participation Status by Frequency of Participation

Table 2: Sports Participation Status by Gender & Ethnic Group

Everyday

6 times a week

5 times a week

4 times a week

3 times a week

2 times a week

Once a week

Once every two weeks

Once a month

Less than once a month

Occasionally

Sedentary

TOTAL (All 13+)

14.2

1.3

3.6

6.7

21.1

28.0

25.1

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

42.0

33.2

23.5

1.3

NA

3.4%(109, 940)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

100

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

193, 467

18, 333

48, 962

90, 659

286, 150

380, 781

340, 849

46, 245

36, 515

25, 844

1, 336

1, 749, 823

3, 218, 964

Frequency of participation Regular

Col (%)IrregularCol (%)

Non-participantCol (%)

TotalNo.

Sports Participation Status

Male

Female

Chinese

Malay

Indian

Others

TOTAL (All 13+)

46.5 54.0 3.4 48.9 50.1 45.2 49.0

38.1 46.0 3.4 51.1 58.5 54.8 51.0

40.9 73.1 3.7 80.8 55.4 76.9 75.4

42.0 12.7 2.3 8.5 55.7 13.0 12.7

50.5 10.5 2.8 7.2 46.7 7.5 8.8

51.4 3.8 3.9 3.6 44.6 2.6 3.1

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

1, 578, 809

1, 640, 155

2, 427, 052

409, 149

282, 441

100, 322

3, 218, 964

Gender &Ethnicity

Regular

Row (%) Row (%) Row (%)Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) No.

Irregular Non-participant TotalSports Participation Status

Male

Female

46.5 54.0 3.4 48.9 50.1 45.2 49.0

38.1 46.0 3.4 51.1 58.5 54.8 51.0

1, 578, 809

1, 640, 155

TOTAL (All 13+)

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

3, 218, 964

Gender &Ethnicity

Regular


Irregular Non-participant TotalSports Participation Status

131

Note: Percentage= 0.0 indicates small insignificant percentage less than 0.05%Percentage=* indicates NIL/zero percentage

130

How to read the tables

The tables are designed to enable both horizontal and vertical analysis In most of the tables, the first set of percentages indicates the horizontal analysis, while the second set indicates a vertical analysis.

Example

In the Sample Table below, the row percentage (Row %) indicates the incidence analysis, i.e. only 38.1% of the female population are regular participants. In comparison, 42.2% of the total population are regular participants.

On the other hand, the column percentages (Col %) indicates the profile analysis – that is, of the total regular sports participants, 46.0% are females. This compares against the population profile where females form 51.0% of Singapore’s total adults (aged 13+).

Sample Table

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Table 3: Sports Participation Status by Age Group

13 - 14 years

15 - 19 years

20 - 21 years

25 - 29 years

30 - 34 years

35 - 39 years

40 - 44 years

45 - 49 years

50 - 54 years

55 - 59 years

60 - 64 years

65 years & above

TOTAL (All 13+)

84.2 6.3 1.8 1.6 14.1 0.8 3.2

61.6 11.9 3.7 8.8 34.7 5.2 8.2

50.3 9.2 4.2 9.4 45.5 6.4 7.7

48.3 9.7 6.6 16.2 45.1 7.0 8.5

40.5 8.9 4.6 12.3 55.0 9.4 9.3

39.9

37.5

31.3

28.7

36.5

37.1

41.4

9.4

8.6

7.4

6.4

6.7

5.2

10.3

4.4

4.4

3.3

2.1

2.2

1.1

1.4

12.7

12.3

9.7

5.8

4.9

1.9

4.2

55.7

58.1

65.4

69.2

61.3

61.8

57.2

10.2

10.3

12.1

12.0

8.7

6.8

11.1

9.9

9.6

10.0

9.4

7.7

6.0

10.5

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

101, 652

263, 750

247, 190

272, 639

298, 687

320, 024

309, 441

323, 459

303, 044

248, 696

191, 995

338, 387

3, 218, 964

Age Regular


Irregular Non-participantTotal


Table 4: Sports Participation Status by Social Age Catergory

Teens(13 - 19 years)

Young Adults(20 - 39 years)

Middle-aged Adults (40 - 59 years)

Senior Citizens(60 years & above)

TOTAL (All 13+)

67.9

44.4

33.3

39.9

18.2

37.2

29.1

15.6

3.1

4.9

3.1

1.3

10.4

50.5

32.9

6.2

29.0

50.8

63.6

58.8

6.1

33.0

43.1

17.8

11.4

35.4

36.8

16.5

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

365, 402

1, 138, 540

1, 184, 640

530, 382

3, 218, 964

Social AgeCatergory

Regular




Single

Married

Divorced/Separated

Widow/Widower

Not disclosed

TOTAL (All 13+)

52.1 39.9 4.0 38.1 43.9 26.1 32.3

38.1 56.5 3.1 57.3 58.8 67.7 62.6

34.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 65.1 1.1 1.0

24.9 1.2 4.3 2.6 70.8 2.7 2.0

33.5 1.7 3.2 2.0 63.3 2.4 2.1

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

1, 040, 159

2, 014, 313

30, 981

65, 935

67, 576

3, 218, 964

MartialStatus

Regular




Table 5: Sports Participation Status by Martial Status

Table 6: Sports Participation Status by Economic Activity Status

Professionals/ Managers/ Executive/ Businessmen

Other white collar

Blue collar

Full-time National Service

Homemakers

Unemployed

Retirees

Students

Not disclosed

TOTAL (All 13+)

47.5 30.9 5.3 43.1 47.2 23.9 27.5

32.5 11.3 2.1 9.2 65.4 17.6 14.7

25.6 3.0 0.9 1.3 73.5 6.6 4.9

75.0 2.5 3.9 1.6 21.1 0.6 1.4

36.6

24.2

42.2

64.8

25.5

11.3

1.2

10.1

22.9

6.8

3.0

3.2

1.8

3.4

3.4

11.4

2.0

5.2

14.7

11.4

60.4

72.6

56.1

31.8

71.1

14.4

2.8

10.5

8.7

14.8

13.0

2.1

10.1

14.9

11.4

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

884, 876

472, 161

158, 123

45, 917

417, 813

67, 963

326, 596

479, 920

365, 596

3, 218, 964

Economic Activity

Regular




Table 7: Sports Participation Status by Major Occupational Group

Professionals/ Managers/ Executive/ Businessmen

Other white collar

Blue collar

Working Adults

TOTAL (All 13+)

47.5 30.9 5.3 43.1 47.2 23.9 27.5

32.5 11.3 2.1 9.2 65.4 17.6 14.7

25.6 3.0 0.9 1.3 73.5 6.6 4.9

40.5 45.1 3.9 53.6 55.6 48.2 47.1

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

884, 876

472, 161

158, 123

1, 515, 160

3, 218, 964

Occupation Regular




133



134

Table 8a: Sports Participation Status by Number of Hours Working/Studying Per Week

Less than 40 hours

40 - 44 hours

45 - 49 hours

50 - 59 hours

60 hours or more

Not disclosed

Not applicable

TOTAL (All 13+)

48.8

45.9

11.4

16.8

3.4

3.2

9.7

14.6

47.8

50.9

8.7

14.5

9.9

15.4

48.4 11.0 5.1 14.3 46.4 8.2 9.5

46.6 15.8 4.2 17.5 49.2 13.0 14.3

32.8

38.8

40.5

12.9

15.9

16.2

3.7

2.1

3.0

18.2

10.7

14.9

63.5

59.1

56.4

19.4

18.8

17.5

16.6

17.3

16.9

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

317, 247

496, 793

307, 232

461, 027

535, 421

557, 596

543, 647

3, 218, 964

Working/Studying Hours

Regular




Table 10: Sports Participation Status by Household Income Level

Less than S$1,500

S$1,500 to S$2,999

S$3,000 to S$4,999

S$5,000 to S$6,999

S$7,000 to S$9,999

S$10,000 or more

Not disclosed

TOTAL (All 13+)

44.5

38.4

5.7

6.2

1.6

2.5

2.6

4.9

53.9

59.2

5.4

7.4

5.5

6.8

40.0 9.7 3.2 9.4 56.8 10.7 10.2

44.3 9.0 4.8 12.0 50.8 8.0 8.5

51.2

53.7

40.1

6.8

9.8

52.9

4.2

6.5

3.1

6.8

14.6

49.7

44.6

39.8

56.9

4.6

5.6

58.3

5.6

7.7

55.7

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

175, 454

219, 070

328, 830

275, 082

179, 660

247, 505

1, 793, 364

3, 218, 964

HouseholdIncome Level

Regular




Table 9: Sports Participation Status by Highest Educational Level Attained

No qualification/Lower primary

GCE ‘A’ level or ITE Nitec or Higher Nitec

University postgraduate degree

University first degree

Not disclosed

PSLE

Lower secondary

GCE ‘N’ or ‘O’ level

Polytechnic diploma

Polytechnic certificate

TOTAL (All 13+)

35.9

38.4

64.2

59.6

31.2

7.3

8.5

5.2

15.2

4.8

1.9

3.5

8.1

5.7

3.8

4.9

9.4

8.1

17.9

7.2

62.1

58.2

27.7

34.7

65.1

9.8

10.0

1.8

6.9

7.8

8.6

9.3

3.4

10.8

6.5

45.9

41.6

38.8

39.1

39.6

10.6

11.3

20.0

14.3

2.8

1.6

2.0

3.3

3.8

3.4

4.6

6.8

20.8

17.3

2.9

52.5

56.4

57.9

57.1

57.0

9.4

11.9

23.1

16.2

3.1

9.8

11.5

21.7

15.4

2.9

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

276, 995

300, 201

110, 861

347, 295

208, 855

314, 179

369, 693

699, 220

497, 052

94, 613

3, 218, 964

Highest EducationalAttained Regular




Table 8b: Sports Participation Status by Number of Hours Doing Housework Per Week (Incl. taking care of kids)

0 hours

Less than 40 hours

40 - 44 hours

45 - 49 hours

50 - 59 hours

60 hours or more

Not disclosed

TOTAL (All 13+)

48.2

44.6

20.1

60.7

4.0

3.4

20.8

56.7

47.7

52.0

15.4

54.9

17.6

57.4

25.5 2.2 4.5 4.9 70.0 4.8 3.7

20.9 0.6 5.5 2.0 73.6 1.7 1.2

23.5

23.5

38.8

1.5

1.8

13.0

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.9

2.6

10.1

72.9

73.7

58.7

3.7

4.3

15.3

2.7

3.2

14.2

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

566, 538

1, 847, 685

119, 102

39, 343

88, 343

101, 934

456, 020

3, 218, 964


Regular




Table 8c: Comparison of Average Working Hours per Week Captured in National Sports Participation Surveys (2005-2011)

Less than 40 hours

40 - 44 hours

45 - 49 hours

50 - 59 hours

60 hours or more

Not disclosed

Not applicable

9.9

15.4

9.5

14.3

5.5

19.4

17.4

9.8

6.2

1.0

40.8

16.6

17.3

16.9

2005 (%) 2011 (%)

135



136

HDB 1-2 Room Flats/ Others

HDB 3-Room Flats

HDB 4-Room Flats

HDB 5-Room Flats and Executive Flats

Condominiums and Private Flats

Landed Properties

TOTAL (All 13+)

34.9

37.2

3.0

14.6

0.9

2.8

1.0

13.7

64.2

59.9

4.3

18.2

3.6

16.5

36.9 31.5 2.7 28.7 60.3 40.0 36.0

49.1 31.9 3.3 26.4 47.6 24.0 27.5

53.4

36.7

15.2

3.8

8.4

0.5

29.6

0.7

38.2

62.8

8.4

5.0

12.0

4.4

42.2%(1, 359, 201)

3.4%(109, 940)

54.4%(1, 749, 823)

116, 968

532, 030

1, 159, 869

883, 800

386, 030

140, 268

3, 218, 964

DwellingTypes

Regular




Table 11: Sports Participation Status by Dwelling Types

Others

Not Disclosed

20

NA

18

NA

30

NA

33

NA

39

47

NA

25

NA

-45.8

Working Adults

Homemakers

Students

Retirees

Full-time NationalService

25

12

73

14

69

22

11

60

12

54

32

22

67

30

57

36

28

68

40

75

47

35

81

42

88

40

37

65

42

75

-13.9

4.7

-20.0

0.6

-15.3

Economic Activity

1987 (%) 1997 (%) 2005 (%)1992 (%) 2001 (%) 2011 (%)

Year% growth 2011

over 2005

Sports Participation (1997 - 2011)

Table 13: Regular Sports Participants by Year & Economic Activity Status

Note: 1987 to 2001 (15+), 2005 to 2011 (13+)

137

Male

Female

13-14 years

15-19 years

20-29 years

30-39 years

40-49 years

50 years & above

34

22

NA

63

35

21

14

14

29

18

NA

54

29

20

17

13

40

28

NA

67

39

30

28

25

45

32

NA

68

46

34

34

32

56

43

87

83

61

49

40

47

47

38

84

62

49

40

34

36

-17.3

-11.5

-3.6

-25.8

-19.2

-17.9

-14.2

-23.5

Gender &Age

1987 (%) 1997 (%) 2005 (%)1992 (%) 2001 (%) 2011 (%)

Year% growth 2011

over 2005

Sports Participation (1997 - 2011)

Table 12: Regular Sports Participants by Year, Gender, Age

Note: 1987 to 2001 (15+), 2005 to 2011 (13+)

Table 14: Top 40 Sports

Jogging

Swimming

Walking/Brisk walking

Badminton

Soccer/Football

Gym workout


Cycling

Physical Exercise/Training, Home Exercise, Callisthenics

Tennis

Captain’s Ball

Yoga/Pilates

Taiji quan/Qigong

Golf

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16.24

8.07

7.43

4.44

4.43

3.48

3.29

2.99

2.19

1.50

1.46

1.20

1.14

0.79

522, 840

259, 800

239, 037

142, 930

142, 741

111, 957

105, 789

96, 262

70, 426

48, 413

47, 113

38, 543

36, 548

25, 341

Dancing (all forms)15 0.6420, 562

Netball16 0.6119, 498

Table tennis17 0.5317, 031

Bowls (i.e. lawn)18 0.4915, 777

Volleyball/Beach Volleyball19 0.3812, 215

Rhythmic Exercise (inc.Aerobics)

Squash

Floorball

Rugby/Touch rugby

Weightlifting

Roller-skating

Canoeing/Kayaking

Rope skipping

Cricket

Rowing (inc. Dragon boat)


Athletics (track and field)

Physical Education


Frisbee

Orienteering/Hiking

Sepak takraw

Hockey

Boxing


Tenpin bowling

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

0.37

0.32

0.31

0.30

0.25

0.20

0.19

0.18

0.17

0.17

0.15

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.13

0.12

0.12

0.11

0.11

0.09

0.09

12, 049

10, 374

10, 044

9, 811

8, 105

6, 436

6, 048

5, 805

5, 550

5, 469

4, 857

4, 434

4, 403

4, 395

4, 287

3, 830

3, 743

3, 491

3, 410

2, 828

2, 810

RankOrder Sports %

No of regular sport participants

Total Population (13+) 3, 218, 964



138

Table 15: Top 20 sports by Gender

Physical Exercise/Training, Home Exercise, Callisthenics10 1.9130, 180

Male Female

Jogging

Soccer/Football

Swimming



Badminton

Gym workout

Cycling

Tennis

Taiji quan/Qigong

Table tennis

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

Weightlifting

Rugby/Touch rugby

Squash

Yoga/Pilates

Cricket

Total Males 1, 578, 809

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

19.06

8.53

8.47

5.59

5.47

4.77

4.42

3.78

1.93

0.80

0.67

0.64

0.43

0.42

0.40

0.35

0.35

300, 863

134, 705

133, 692

88, 206

86, 298

75, 266

69, 705

59, 705

30, 471

12, 660

10, 561

10, 137

6, 778

6, 701

6, 306

5, 592

5, 550

Captain’s Ball

Golf

11

12

1.68

1.38

26, 543

21, 844

RankOrder %


Sports

Jogging


Swimming

Badminton

Gym workout

Cycling

Yoga/Pilates

Taiji quan/Qigong

Captain’s Ball


Dancing (all forms)

Tennis

Netball


Soccer/Football


Table tennis

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

Floorball

Total Females 1, 640, 155


1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

11

12

13.53

9.20

7.69

4.13

2.58

2.45

2.23

2.01

1.46

1.25

1.09

1.06

0.58

0.49

0.41

0.39

0.34

0.28

1.18

1.11

221, 977

150, 831

126, 108

67, 664

42, 252

40, 246

36, 557

32, 951

23, 888

20, 570

17, 942

17, 462

9, 584

8, 035

6, 778

6, 470

5, 641

4, 526

19, 391

18, 258

RankOrder %


Sports

139



Table 16: Top 15 sports by Age Categories

Golf

Tennis

11

12

1.11

0.89

13, 142

10, 504



Total Teens 365, 402

Teens (13 - 19 years)

Jogging


Soccer/Football

Badminton

Swimming

Netball

Captain’s Ball

Gym workout

Cycling

Tennis


Table tennis

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

15

25.43

15.51

15.42

12.98

12.67

4.54

4.46

3.74

3.38

2.54

2.09

1.45

92, 905

56, 682

56, 362

47, 412

46, 279

16, 589

16, 302

13, 673

12, 334

9, 284

7, 635

5, 302

Rugby/Touch rugby

Floorball

13

12

1, 74

1.77

6, 345

6, 474

RankOrder %


Sports

Total Middle-aged Adults 1, 184, 640

Middle-aged Adults (40 - 59 years)

Jogging


Swimming

Badminton

Cycling

Gym workout

Yoga/Pilates

Taiji quan/Qigong

Soccer/Football

Captain’s Ball

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

Dancing (all forms)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

13

14

15

13.88

8.09

6.41

3.02

2.88

2.56

1.51

1.31

1.28

0.62

0.57

0.49

164, 437

95, 856

75, 892

35, 783

34, 171

30, 309

17, 901

15, 485

15, 171

7, 332

6, 806

5, 803

RankOrder %


Sports

Total Young Adults 1, 138, 540

Young Adults (20 - 39 years)

Jogging

Swimming

Soccer/Football

Gym workout

Badminton


Tennis

Captain’s Ball

Yoga/Pilates


Golf

Table tennis

Dancing (all forms)


Cycling

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

12

20.29

10.88

6.21

5.03

4.93

3.87

3.46

3.20

2.46

1.79

1.49

0.75

0.70

0.66

1.15

231, 040

123, 844

70, 714

57, 268

56, 183

44, 007

39, 441

36, 435

28, 032

20, 415

17, 006

8, 591

7, 947

7, 569

13, 112

RankOrder %


Sports

Total Senior Citizens 530, 382

Senior Citizens (60+ years)


Jogging

Physical Exercse/Training, Home Exercise, Callisthenics

Taiji quan/Qigong

Cycling

Dancing (all forms)

Badminton

Captain’s Ball

Golf

Yoga/Pilates


Rope skipping

Table tennis

Swimming

Gym workout

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13

14

15

11

12

19.65

6.50

6.33

3.89

2.60

2.02

1.94

1.01

0.67

0.58

0.31

0.26

0.26

0.55

0.44

104, 201

34, 458

33, 584

20, 611

13, 785

10, 706

10, 315

5, 374

3, 552

3, 063

1, 639

1, 371

1, 369

2, 897

2, 330

RankOrder %


Sports

Rhythmic Exercise (inc.Aerobics)14 0.3939

140 141

Table 17a: Top 15 sports by Economic Groups Table 17b: Top 15 sports by Occupational Groups

Total Other White Collars 472, 161

Other White Collar workers

Jogging

Swimming


Cycling

Soccer/Football

Gym workout

Badminton

Yoga/Pilates



Captain’s Ball

Taiji quan/Qigong

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

Tennis

Dancing (all forms)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13

14

15

11

12

12.58

6.37

5.85

2.97

2.94

2.75

2.47

1.90

1.88

1.57

0.74

0.68

0.58

1.02

0.86

59, 406

30, 092

27, 598

14, 004

13, 859

13, 004

11, 665

8, 977

8, 895

7, 421

3, 496

3, 227

2, 719

4, 836

4, 052

RankOrder %


Sports

Total PMEB 884, 876

PMEB

Jogging

Swimming


Badminton

Gym workout


Tennis

Yoga/Pilates

Golf

Captain’s Ball


Bowls (i.e. lawn)

Cricket

Soccer/Football

Cycling

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

12

22.60

11.57

5.68

5.41

5.30

3.84

3.68

2.25

2.16

1.81

1.76

1.35

0.67

0.57

1.72

200, 010

102, 359

50, 240

47, 838

46, 931

33, 971

32, 552

19, 954

19, 133

16, 017

15, 567

11, 964

5, 909

5, 006

15, 203

RankOrder %


Sports

Total Blue Collar 158, 123

Blue Collar workers


Jogging

Swimming

Cycling


Taiji quan/Qigong

Soccer/Football

Gym workout

Yoga/Pilates

Table tennis

Bodybuilding

Golf

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

Floorball

Badminton

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13

14

15

11

12

7.80

7.22

3.99

2.30

1.57

1.49

1.46

1.21

0.97

0.91

0.63

0.40

0.22

0.70

0.64

12, 330

11, 422

6, 308

3, 633

2, 481

2, 353

2, 316

1, 907

1, 531

1, 446

997

627

344

1, 109

1, 017

RankOrder %


Sports

Total Working Adults 1, 515, 160

All Working Adults

Jogging

Swimming


Badminton

Gym workout

Cycling

Soccer/Football


Yoga/Pilates

Tennis


Golf

Captain’s Ball

Dancing (all forms)

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

12

15

14

17.88

9.16

5.95

4.08

4.06

3.31

3.28

1.82

1.75

1.60

1.54

1.24

1, 25

0.58

0.61

270, 838

138, 759

90, 168

61, 855

61, 466

50, 190

49, 737

27, 503

26, 440

24, 277

23, 339

18, 795

19, 006

8, 831

9, 256

RankOrder %


Sports

Total Homemakers 417, 813

Homemakers


Jogging

Swimming

Taiji quan/Qigong


Cycling

Gym workout

Yoga/Pilates

Dancing (all forms)

Captain’s Ball

Tennis

Rhythmic Exercise (inc.Aerobics)

Rope skipping

Soccer/Football

Badminton

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13

14

15

11

12

16.46

8.64

4.47

3.51

3.10

2.88

2.39

2.13

1.39

1.19

0.42

0.32

0.22

0.51

0.44

68, 761

36, 082

18, 695

14, 646

12, 944

12, 034

10, 002

8, 894

5, 801

4, 957

1, 757

1, 320

928

2, 124

1, 846

RankOrder %


Sports

Students

Jogging

Soccer/Football


Swimming

Badminton

Gym workout

Captain’s Ball

Netball

Cycling

Tennis


1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

25.2

14.9

13.4

12.3

11.4

4.5

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.7

1.8

120, 800

71,631

64, 114

58, 938

54, 487

21, 473

18, 649

16, 944

14, 843

13, 057

8, 812

Total Students 479, 920

Rugby/Touch rugby

Floorball

Physical Execrise/Training

Table tennis

13

12

15

14

1.5

1.7

1.1

1.3

7, 247

8, 242

5, 194

6, 316

RankOrder %


Sports

Total Retirees 326, 596

Retirees


Jogging

Taiji quan/Qigong

Swimming


Gym workout

Badminton

Golf


Yoga/Pilates

Captain’s Ball

Rope skipping

Cycling

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

15

11

12

19.1

8.1

4.4

4.3

3.7

2.8

1.9

0.8

0.7

0.5

0.3

0.4

0.4

62, 487

26, 553

14, 487

13, 928

12, 160

9, 185

6, 083

2, 547

2, 289

1, 639

Stair climbing (step-fit)13 0.3985

906

1, 426

1, 306

RankOrder %


Sports



142 143

SportRanking

1

Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Jog

gin

g

Swim

min

g

Bad

min

ton

Socc

er/F

oo

tbal

l

Gym

wo

rko

ut

Cyc

ling

Tenn

is

Tota

l

Wal

king

/Bri

sk

Wal

king

Bas

ketb

all/

Stre

et

bas

ketb

all

Phy

sica

l exe

rcis

e/tr

aini

ng,

hom

e ex

erci

se, c

allis

then

ics

Gender

Age Group

Ethnic Group

Employment Status

Housing Type

Male

Female

13 - 14 years

15 - 19 years

20 - 24 years

25 - 29 years

30 - 34 years

35 - 39 years

40 - 44 years

45 - 49 years

50 - 54 years

55 - 59 years

60 - 64 years

65 years & above

Chinese

Malay

57.5

42.5

5.9

11.9

11.2

10.7

11.2

11.1

10.4

8.1

6.8

6.1

3.3

3.3

75.7

10.3

51.5

48.5

5.6

12.2

9.8

12.6

10.1

15.1

8.8

9.7

5.4

5.3

3.2

2.1

79.2

8.1

36.9

63.1

0.4

0.6

1.4

2.7

4.9

6.2

7.4

10.7

10.4

11.6

11.1

32.5

70.1

14.1

52.7

47.3

13.7

19.5

9.6

9.1

9.0

11.6

11.4

6.7

3.8

3.1

0.6

1.9

70.3

12.1

94.4

5.6

10.7

28.8

19.9

16.4

7.8

5.4

4.5

3.5

2.6

*

*

0.3

51.6

30.6

62.3

37.7

0.3

12.0

10.5

15.9

14.1

10.7

7.2

7.8

6.4

5.7

4.5

5.0

66.0

13.2

81.7

18.3

17.9

35.7

18.0

12.7

5.1

5.8

1.5

1.6

0.8

0.9

*

*

84.3

5.8

62.0

38.0

3.4

9.4

8.1

10.5

9.6

12.7

12.0

12.4

7.2

3.9

4.9

5.8

67.5

21.6

42.5

57.5

6.0

4.3

5.1

7.1

1.3

5.1

6.5

4.0

3.6

9.1

13.3

34.7

75.9

10.4

62.9

37.1

7.4

11.8

13.9

16.2

15.3

12.5

9.7

4.8

5.1

2.1

1.2

*

84.0

5.1

49.0

51.0

3.2

8.2

7.7

8.5

9.3

9.9

9.6

10.0

9.4

7.7

6.0

10.5

75.4

12.7

Indian

Others

PMEB

Other white collar

Blue collar

NSF

Homemakers

Unemployed

Retirees

Students

Not disclosed

HDB 1-2 Room Flats/Others

HDB 3-Rooms Flats

HDB 4-Rooms Flats

Landed Properties

HDB 5-Rooms Flats and Executive Flats

Condominium and private Flats

10.8

3.2

38.3

11.4

2.2

3.3

6.9

1.0

5.1

23.1

8.8

2.0

13.2

29.4

3.7

523

16.2

34.5

17.2

8.7

4.0

39.4

11.6

2.4

3.0

7.2

0.7

4.7

22.7

8.4

3.3

11.8

24.7

2.7

260

8.1

28.4

29.1

12.1

3.7

21.0

11.5

5.2

0.7

28.8

1.8

26.1

1.6

3.4

5.3

20.0

37.3

2.2

239

7.4

29.7

5.5

13.6

4.0

33.5

8.2

1.6

1.4

8.4

0.5

1.8

38.1

6.5

2.8

11.9

30.9

4.1

143

4.4

30.5

19.8

14.7

3.1

23.8

9.7

1.3

5.9

0.7

2.0

*

50.2

6.4

2.7

8.6

42.4

2.3

143

4.4

24.9

19.1

14.2

6.6

41.9

11.6

1.4

4.8

7.9

0.7

5.4

19.2

7.1

0.9

10.2

27.1

2.2

112

3.5

36.4

23.1

5.7

4.1

18.9

7.0

0.1

5.2

0.6

0.9

0.5

60.6

6.2

3.0

11.4

29.3

5.0

106

3.3

28.0

23.3

7.5

3.3

33.8

14.5

3.8

5.4

10.4

0.6

9.5

15.4

6.5

3.7

13.4

30.8

5.9

96

3.0

35.1

11.1

8.8

4.8

16.9

12.5

3.5

3.1

20.6

4.2

26.7

10.7

1.7

5.7

21.8

38.3

0.5

71

2.2

30.5

3.2

6.5

4.4

39.5

10.0

0.6

2.3

3.8

0.5

1.0

27.0

15.3

0.8

3.6

21.0

3.9

48.4

1.5

22.6

48.1

8.8

3.1

27.5

14.7

4.9

1.4

13.0

2.1

10.1

14.9

11.4

3.6

16.5

36.0

4.4

3, 218

100.0

27.5

12.0

Total (‘000s)

(%)

Table18: Profile of Regular Sports Participants



Reason

1

Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Jog

gin

g

Swim

min

g

Bad

min

ton

Socc

er/F

oo

tbal

l

Gym

wo

rko

ut

Cyc

ling

Tenn

is

Wal

king

/Bri

sk

Wal

king

Bas

ketb

all/

Stre

et

bas

ketb

all

Phy

sica

l exe

rcis

e/tr

aini

ng,

hom

e ex

erci

se, c

allis

then

ics





Enjoy/love sports



To unwind/de-stress


To make friends (social activity)


To manage weight

To look good





11.9

89.2

14.0

4.9

27.4

13.0

10.6

11.2

6.0

2.2

1.7

12.0

9.6

3.2

0.9

0.5

0.3

13.3

87.2

11.4

2.2

34.4

16.0

11.1

9.2

9.4

2.1

1.3

13.5

8.4

3.2

1.5

0.6

1.2

13.9

93.1

5.5

0.2

12.1

16.3

14.0

8.7

6.9

0.8

0.3

7.3

2.6

1.1

0.2

0.3

0.7

8.6

83.9

20.6

4.3

37.4

13.8

6.9

9.8

11.4

2.6

1.3

10.4

7.3

4.2

1.9

0.2

1.3

9.1

79.8

27.7

4.9

49.1

19.7

9.5

7.9

5.2

3.2

1.3

5.1

8.9

4.6

2.2

*

0.1

10.4

95.3

9.6

2.1

25.2

11.3

10.2

11.2

1.3

1.6

*

13.5

14.0

3.9

0.3

0.3

0.8

12.2

78.0

26.9

7.6

45.6

17.4

7.3

10.3

4.1

4.4

3.1

7.3

9.5

6.5

3.2

0.6

0.5

8.3

89.3

12.1

2.0

32.6

17.5

11.2

10.4

15.7

1.5

0.1

8.3

6.1

3.8

*

0.5

0.4

20.1

93.0

6.4

3.6

8.4

8.5

10.6

9.3

2.9

2.5

*

6.3

7.0

3.1

0.6

0.7

0.8

12.1

85.3

10.6

3.3

50.8

13.9

11.2

6.6

9.8

1.2

2.7

9.7

9.6

3.5

1.7

1.8

*



TOTAL (‘000s)

(%)

0.3

0.2

523

16.2

0.3

0.6

260

8.1

0.1

0.2

239

7.4

0.5

0.5

143

4.4

0.5

0.3

143

4.4

0.2

*

112

3.5

0.7

*

106

3.3

*

0.3

96

3.0

0.4

*

71

2.2

0.5

0.5

48

1.5

Table 19: Regular Sports Participants’ reasons for Sports Participation by Top 10 sports

144 145

Reasons

2001 (%) 2005 (%) 2011 (%)

Reg

ular

Reg

ular

Reg

ularRank

Irre

gul

ar

Irre

gul

ar

Irre

gul

ar

Tota

l

Tota

l

Tota

l

To maintain health


To be with friends

To keep fit

Enjoy/love sports

To be with colleagues

To rehabilitate from health problems (self-motivated)

To rehabilitate from health problems (doctor’s advice)


To unwind/de-stress

To manage weight

To look good


For school fitness test

To prepare for reservist training

To make friends


68.71

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

16

17

35.8

19.6

24.4

12.3

NA

NA

NA

5.4

NA

7.5

5.2

5.5

NA

1.2

2.3

3.3

53.8

28.6

19.2

35.3

14.4

NA

NA

NA

2.7

NA

5.7

3.2

13.9

NA

1.2

2.3

2.5

66.6

34.7

19.5

26.0

12.6

NA

NA

NA

5.0

NA

7.2

4.9

6.7

NA

1.2

2.3

3.2

76.3

16.9

28.6

10.7

NA

NA

NA

22.9

26.2

19.5

17.3

6.8

NA

1.0

2.5

7.1

63.3

11.7

29.3

11.4

NA

NA

NA

13.5

27.6

16.8

13.1

14.9

NA

1.5

2.9

4.5

75.1

16.4

28.7

10.7

NA

NA

NA

22.0

26.4

19.3

16.9

7.6

NA

1.1

2.6

6.9

87.0

29.0

14.8

14.6

11.8

11.0

9.2

9.5

7.3

6.5

3.4

2.0

3.2

79.1

26.0

18.6

17.0

16.3

4.4

16.3

9.3

5.8

12.7

4.1

2.7

3.5

86.4

28.8

15.1

14.8

12.1

10.5

9.7

9.5

7.1

7.0

3.5

2.1

3.2






0.8

NA

1.0

NA

0.5

0.2

NA

1.6

NA

0.7

0.7

NA

1.1

NA

0.5

3.3

NA

0.6

NA

0.7

1.9

NA

1.1

NA

1.0

3.1

NA

0.6

NA

0.7

1.3

1.1

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.9

0.4

0.4

2.3

0.9

1.2

1.1

0.3

0.5

0.5

19 It’s arranged by my parents NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.2 0.3 0.2

20 To compete 1.8 0.7 1.7 3.3 2.0 3.1 NA NA NA

21 Others 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.8 3.0 3.7 NA NA NA

Table 20: Sports Participants’ Reasons for Sports Participation by Year



Jogging

Swimming


Gym workout

Badminton

Soccer/Football

Cycling


Yoga/Pilates

Taiji quan/Qigong

Golf

Dancing (all forms)

Netball

Tenpin bowling


Fishing

In-line Skating


Tennis

Rhythmic Exercise (incl. Aerobics)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

12

13

20.5

13.1

9.6

5.1

5.0

5.0

3.9

3.4

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.0

0.9

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.5

1.6

1.3

Rank %2005

Jogging

Swimming


Badminton

Soccer/Football

Gym workout


Cycling

Physical exercise/Training, Home exercise, Callistenics

Tennis

Yoga/Pilates

Golf

Dancig (all forms)

Netball

Table tennis

Bowl (e.g. lawn)

Volleyball/ Beach Volleyball

Rhythmic Exercise (incl. Aerobics)

Captain’s Ball

Taiji quan/ Qigong

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

11

12

16.2

8.1

7.4

4.4

4.4

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.2

1.5

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.4

1.5

1.2

Rank %2011

Table 21: Regular Sports Participants’ Top 20 Sports by Year (2005 - 2011)

146 147

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aint

ain

heal

th/k

eep

fit

To r

ehab

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te f

rom

hea

lth

pro

ble

ms

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e w

ith

frie

nds/

colle

ague

s

For

scho

ol fi

tnes

s te

st/r

eser

vist

tra

inin

g

Enj

oy/

love

sp

ort

s

It’s

my

leis

ure

pas

t ti

me

It’s

par

t o

f m

y lif

esty

le

To u

nwin

d/d

e-st

ress

To b

e w

ith

fam

ily/f

amily

act

ivit

y

To m

ake

frie

nds

(so

cial

act

ivit

y)

To k

eep

up

wit

h sp

ort

ing

tre

nd

To m

anag

e w

eig

ht

To lo

ok

go

od

To im

pro

ve m

y sk

ills/

per

form

ance

To p

arti

cip

ate

in s

po

rts

even

t/co

mp

etit

ions

To d

evel

op

bus

ines

s re

lati

ons

hip

Faci

litie

s ar

e ea

sily

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ble

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y p

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t o

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ed a

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s

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t d

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d

(No

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able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

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cip

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(No

n-ap

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able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

TOTA

L (A

ll 13

+)

26.9

26.3

30.1

30.0

30.7

27.1

26.5

24.3

23.3

28.6

36.0

19.8

26.1

31.1

26.2

32.1

30.3

29.1

31.1

65.4

48.9

45.2

49

.0%

(1,

57

8, 8

09

)5

1.0

%(1

, 6

40

, 1

55

)1

1.4

%(3

65

, 4

02

)3

5.4

%(1

, 1

38

, 5

40)

36.8

%(1

, 184,

640)

16.5

%(5

30,

382)

3,

218,

964

86.5

11.5

16.3

3.8

33.0

14.9

10.8

8.3

5.6

2.1

1.7

6.9

7.0

3.7

1.1

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.3

0.4

3.4

50.1

23.1

23.7

19.9

20.0

19.3

22.9

23.5

25.7

26.7

21.4

14.0

30.2

23.9

18.9

23.8

17.9

19.7

20.9

18.9

34.6

51.1

54.8

87.6

12.1

12.7

3.0

24.3

14.7

11.2

10.3

7.6

1.9

0.8

12.5

7.5

2.7

1.1

0.3

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.2

3.4

58.5

8.0

7.3

17.2

35.7

13.8

8.9

6.4

7.1

6.0

16.8

14.1

7.2

11.0

20.5

35.6

4.9

3.2

34.8

3.4

44.1

10.4

6.1

76.0

9.4

27.7

13.4

44.0

14.4

7.7

7.2

4.3

3.7

2.0

7.5

8.7

7.2

4.3

0.2

0.2

0.9

0.1

0.8

3.1

29.0

18.4

13.0

20.3

11.1

20.6

19.8

16.5

21.8

22.2

17.7

21.2

27.2

24.6

20.6

12.0

23.5

19.1

15.2

23.9

9.1

50.5

33.0

86.4

8.3

16.0

2.0

32.3

15.8

9.8

10.8

7.8

1.9

1.4

13.9

9.6

3.6

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.2

0.4

0.1

4.9

50.8

15.3

15.9

8.1

2.7

11.7

14.4

14.7

16.5

18.7

10.5

12.0

13.3

12.4

7.4

2.4

16.9

12.2 *

22.8

36.5

32.9

43.1

91.5

12.9

8.1

0.6

23.5

14.7

11.1

10.5

8.4

1.5

1.0

8.7

6.2

1.6

0.2

0.4

0.4 * 0.4

0.4

3.1

63.6

8.3

13.8

4.4

0.5

3.8

6.9

12.4

4.5

3.1

5.0

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.6 * 4.8

15.5 * *

10.3

6.2

17.8

92.8

20.9

8.3

0.2

14.2

13.2

17.5

5.3

2.6

1.3

0.4

2.8

1.9

0.6 * 0.2

0.9 * * 0.2

1.3

58.8

87.0

11.8

14.6

3.4

29.0

14.8

11.0

9.2

6.5

2.0

1.3

9.5

7.3

3.2

1.1

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.3

0.3

3.4

54.4

1, 1

82, 0

75

159,

875

198,

860

46,

496

394,

805

201,

312

149,

206

124,

874

88,

920

27,

441

17,

221

128,

761

98,

619

43,

753

15,

057

4,

860

6,

420

3,

076

3,

824

4,

518

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1, 7

49, 8

23

Ro

w (

%)M

ale

Gen

der

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Fem

ale

Teen

s(1

3 -

19

)Y

oun

g A

dul

ts(2

0 -

39

)M

idd

le-a

ge

Ad

ults

(40-

59)

Seni

or

Cit

izen

s(6

0+

)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)To

tal N

o.

Rea

sons

fo

r p

arti

cip

atin

g

in s

po

rts

Tab

le 2

2: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pat

ions

’ R

easo

ns f

or

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pat

ion

by

Gen

der

& A

ge

Cat

ego

ry

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

To m

aint

ain

heal

th/k

eep

fit

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ehab

ilita

te f

rom

hea

lth

pro

ble

ms

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e w

ith

frie

nds/

colle

ague

s

For

scho

ol fi

tnes

s te

st/r

eser

vist

tra

inin

g

Enj

oy/

love

sp

ort

s

It’s

my

leis

ure

pas

t ti

me

It’s

par

t o

f m

y lif

esty

le

To u

nwin

d/d

e-st

ress

To b

e w

ith

fam

ily/f

amily

act

ivit

y

To m

ake

frie

nds

(so

cial

act

ivit

y)

To k

eep

up

wit

h sp

ort

ing

tre

nd

To m

anag

e w

eig

ht

To lo

ok

go

od

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pro

ve m

y sk

ills/

per

form

ance

To p

arti

cip

ate

in s

po

rts

even

t/co

mp

etit

ions

To d

evel

op

bus

ines

s re

lati

ons

hip

Faci

litie

s ar

e ea

sily

acc

essi

ble

It’s

arr

ang

ed b

y m

y p

aren

ts

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par

t o

f co

mp

any-

org

anis

ed a

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itie

s

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t d

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ose

d

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n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

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cip

ants

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

TOTA

L (A

ll 13

+)

27.5

%(8

84,

876

)1

4.7

%(4

72

, 1

61

)4

.9%

(15

8, 1

23

)1

.4%

(45

, 9

17

)1

3.0

%(4

17

, 8

13

)2.1

%(6

7,

963)

10.1

%(3

26,

596)

14.9

%(4

79,

920)

3,

218,

964

33.8

26.1

29.7

7.2

33.5

31.3

34.4

40.9

41.8

24.2

39.0

42.3

37.9

26.0

16.5

54.2

51.0

16.0

60.0

0.1

43.1

23.9

88.5

9.1

13.3

0.8

29.2

13.7

11.3

11.2

8.1

1.5

1.3

12.0

7.7

2.6

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.1

0.5

0.1

5.3

47.2

12.3

11.2

8.9

4.4

11.7

12.9

11.9

19.2

18.6

11.0

9.2

10.8

9.5

10.0

6.0

9.9 * * * 0.1

9.2

17.6

88.2

10.7

10.9

1.3

27.9

15.6

10.7

14.4

9.9

1.9

0.8

8.4

5.3

2.7

0.5

0.3 * * * 0.3

2.1

65.4

3.2

4.0

1.4

0.8

2.0

3.8

3.9

3.1

4.2

3.3

3.6

2.5

0.7

1.9 * * * * * * 1.3

6.6

86.5

14.5

6.4

0.9

18.1

17.5

13.3

8.7

8.5

2.1

1.2

7.3

1.4

2.0 * * * * * * 0.9

73.5

2.6

2.0

2.4

6.3

3.2

1.5

2.5

1.5

1.8

5.1

1.8

3.7

5.6

7.4 * 9.8 * 9.0

14.6 * 1.6

0.6

84.0

8.7

13.1

8.3

34.1

7.9

10.2

4.9

4.2

3.8

0.7

12.7

13.9

8.9 * 1.3 * 0.7

1.6 * 3.9

21.1

13.1

12.3

5.2 * 6.9

13.1

14.9

7.0

14.6

7.9 *

12.4

9.2

3.6 * *

16.2 * * 0.1

11.4

14.4

93.9

11.8

6.4 *

16.5

15.8

13.4

5.3

7.8

1.3 * 9.6

5.2

1.0 * * 0.6 * * 0.2

3.0

60.4

1.3

2.5

0.6

1.0

0.7

1.3

1.0

1.3

1.4 * * 1.4

0.3 * * * * *

12.1 * 2.0

2.8

88.9

22.8

6.6

2.7

16.4

14.1

8.7

9.3

7.1 * * 1.0

1.5 * * * * * 2.8 * 3.2

72.6

11.7

20.2

7.8 * 5.1

11.9

13.5

6.0

4.3

6.8

3.6

2.9

3.6

2.2 *

10.2

24.3 * * * 5.2

10.5

93.4

21.6

10.7 *

13.7

16.0

13.5

5.0

2.6

1.3

0.4

2.5

2.2

0.7 * 0.3

1.1 * * * 1.8

56.1

22.1

21.7

44.0

80.2

36.9

24.2

17.8

21.0

13.2

41.7

42.8

24.0

33.3

48.8

77.6

15.9

8.5

75.0

13.3

0.7

14.7

8.7

78.0

10.3

26.6

11.7

43.5

14.3

7.9

7.8

3.5

3.5

1.9

9.2

9.2

6.5

3.4

0.2

0.2

0.7

0.2

0.7

3.4

31.8

87.0

11.8

14.6

3.4

29.0

14.8

11.0

9.2

6.5

2.0

1.3

9.5

7.3

3.2

1.1

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.3

0.3

3.4

54.4

1, 1

82, 0

75

159,

875

198,

860

46,

496

394,

805

201,

312

149,

206

124,

874

88,

920

27,

441

17,

221

128,

761

98,

619

43,

753

15,

057

4,

860

6,

420

3,

076

3,

824

4,

518

109,

940

1, 7

49, 8

23

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)

PM

EB

Oth

er W

hite

Co

llar

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e C

olla

rN

SFH

om

emak

ers

Une

mp

loye

dR

etir

ees

Stud

ents

Tota

l No

.

Rea

sons

fo

r p

arti

cip

atin

g

in s

po

rts

Tab

le 2

3: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pat

ions

’ R

easo

ns f

or

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pat

ion

by

Eco

nom

ic A

ctiv

ity

Stat

us

148 149

To m

aint

ain

heal

th/k

eep

fit

To r

ehab

ilita

te f

rom

hea

lth

pro

ble

ms

To b

e w

ith

frie

nds/

colle

ague

s

For

scho

ol fi

tnes

s te

st/r

eser

vist

tra

inin

g

Enj

oy/

love

sp

ort

s

It’s

my

leis

ure

pas

t ti

me

It’s

par

t o

f m

y lif

esty

le

To u

nwin

d/d

e-st

ress

To b

e w

ith

fam

ily/f

amily

act

ivit

y

To m

ake

frie

nds

(so

cial

act

ivit

y)

To k

eep

up

wit

h sp

ort

ing

tre

nd

To m

anag

e w

eig

ht

To lo

ok

go

od

To im

pro

ve m

y sk

ills/

per

form

ance

To p

arti

cip

ate

in s

po

rts

even

t/co

mp

etit

ions

To d

evel

op

bus

ines

s re

lati

ons

hip

Faci

litie

s ar

e ea

sily

acc

essi

ble

It’s

arr

ang

ed b

y m

y p

aren

ts

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par

t o

f co

mp

any-

org

anis

ed a

ctiv

itie

s

No

t d

iscl

ose

d

(No

n-ap

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able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

TOTA

L (1

3+)

32.3

%(1

, 040,

159)

62.6

%(2

, 014,

313)

1.0

%(3

0,

981)

2.1

%(6

7, 5

76

)3

, 2

18

, 9

64

38.0

36.0

58.7

91.9

54.8

43.1

33.9

41.0

23.0

55.0

56.9

43.9

55.2

65.1

93.7

41.6

14.2

85.4

43.2

51.3

38.1

26.1

81.5

10.4

21.4

7.9

39.3

15.7

9.2

9.2

3.7

2.8

1.7

10.3

9.8

5.1

2.6

0.4

0.2

0.5

0.3

0.4

4.0

43.9

59.8

61.3

39.9

8.1

44.3

54.1

65.0

58.3

75.3

40.6

43.1

54.3

42.5

33.8

6.3

58.4

68.8

14.6

56.8

48.7

57.3

67.7

90.6

12.5

10.2

0.5

22.5

14.0

12.4

9.2

8.7

1.5

0.9

9.0

5.3

1.9

0.1

0.4

0.6

0.1

0.3

0.3

3.1

58.8

0.9

1.9

0.4 * 0.6

1.5 * 0.3

1.1

2.5 * 1.1

1.9

1.1 * * * * * * 0.0

1.1

92.5

28.3

7.1 *

22.5

27.0 * 3.9

9.1

6.3 *

12.9

17.0

4.3 * * * * * * 0.0

65.1

1.3

0.7

1.0 * 0.3

1.3

1.1

0.4

0.6

2.0 * 0.7

0.5 * * *

17.0 * * * 2.6

2.7

93.6

7.1

12.5 * 7.4

15.7

9.5

2.7

3.3

3.3 * 5.3

2.6 * * * 6.6 * * * 4.3

70.8

87.0

11.8

14.6

3.4

29.0

14.8

11.0

9.2

6.5

2.0

1.3

9.5

7.3

3.2

1.1

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.3

0.3

3.4

54.4

1, 1

82, 0

75

159,

875

198,

860

46,

496

394,

805

201,

312

149,

206

124,

874

88,

920

27,

441

17,

221

128,

761

98,

619

43,

753

15,

057

4,

860

6,

420

3,

076

3,

824

4,

518

109,

940

1, 7

49, 8

23

Ro

w (

%)

Sing

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/Sep

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w/W

ido

wer

Tota

l

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

No

.

Rea

sons

fo

r p

arti

cip

atin

gin

sp

ort

s

Tab

le 2

4: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pat

ions

’ R

easo

ns f

or

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pat

ion

by

Mar

ital

Sta

tus

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Tab

le 2

5: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pat

ions

’ R

eact

ion

for

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pat

ion

by

Tim

e Sp

ent

on

Spo

rts

Per

Ses

sio

n &

Inte

nsit

y o

f Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

atio

n

To m

aint

ain

heal

th/k

eep

fit

To r

ehab

ilita

te f

rom

hea

lth

pro

ble

ms

To b

e w

ith

frie

nds/

colle

ague

s

For

scho

ol fi

tnes

s te

st/r

eser

vist

tra

inin

g

Enj

oy/

love

sp

ort

s

It’s

my

leis

ure

pas

t ti

me

It’s

par

t o

f m

y lif

esty

le

To u

nwin

d/d

e-st

ress

To b

e w

ith

fam

ily/f

amily

act

ivit

y

To m

ake

frie

nds

(so

cial

act

ivit

y)

To k

eep

up

wit

h sp

ort

ing

tre

nd

To m

anag

e w

eig

ht

To lo

ok

go

od

To im

pro

ve m

y sk

ills/

per

form

ance

To p

arti

cip

ate

in s

po

rts

even

t/co

mp

etit

ions

To d

evel

op

bus

ines

s re

lati

ons

hip

Faci

litie

s ar

e ea

sily

acc

essi

ble

It’s

arr

ang

ed b

y m

y p

aren

ts

It’s

par

t o

f co

mp

any-

org

anis

ed a

ctiv

itie

s

No

t d

iscl

ose

d

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

TOTA

L (A

ll Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

ants

)9.3

%(1

34,

79

0)

30

.5%

(44

3, 8

60

)3

0.5

%(4

43

, 8

98

)1

4.6

%(2

12

, 5

78

)15.2

%(2

21,

862)

14.4

%(2

12,

708)

85.6

%(1

, 257,

063)

1,

469,

141

8.9

13.3

4.0

4.7

3.5

8.2

9.0

5.7

5.4

6.5 * 7.2

5.1

3.6

6.5

9.6

26.7 * *

11.0

12.5

86.0

17.2

6.4

1.8

11.2

13.5

11.0

5.8

4.0

1.5 * 7.6

4.1

1.3

0.8

0.4

1.4 * * 0.4

10.1

31.5

33.7

21.3

36.9

19.6

25.6

34.2

38.5

28.5

25.1

17.3

34.9

34.1

19.2

5.7

12.6

19.7

16.8

27.0

39.1

33.0

90.5

12.9

10.3

4.2

18.8

12.5

12.5

11.8

6.2

1.7

0.7

11.0

8.1

2.0

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.4

8.1

31.3

28.5

30.5

29.3

34.7

31.1

27.3

30.1

33.4

24.8

26.5

32.6

35.1

32.7

22.0

50.1

35.2

19.5

23.6

39.8

26.1

88.3

10.7

14.5

3.3

32.7

15.0

9.7

9.0

7.1

1.6

1.1

10.1

8.2

3.4

0.8

0.6

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.4

6.4

14.4

13.6

21.6

10.4

20.3

15.4

16.4

13.4

17.5

20.9

34.8

13.9

13.9

10.3

29.1

11.5

9.2

35.2

16.5

3.3

15.4

86.4

10.8

21.7

2.5

40.6

15.7

12.4

8.5

7.9

2.9

2.9

9.1

6.9

2.3

2.2

0.3

0.3

0.6

0.3

0.1

7.9

13.9

10.9

22.7

18.7

21.8

19.7

13.1

12.3

15.2

22.7

21.3

11.4

11.7

34.2

36.8

16.3

9.2

28.5

33.0

6.7

13.0

78.5

8.2

21.5

4.2

41.1

18.9

9.4

7.4

6.5

3.0

1.7

7.0

5.5

7.2

2.6

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.6

0.1

6.4

13.4

9.4

22.7

20.8

21.8

13.9

14.1

13.2

7.3

17.9

27.4

20.0

26.4

35.5

55.7

7.1

20.6

19.3

38.9

16.2

9.0

78.7

7.4

22.4

4.8

42.5

13.8

10.4

8.2

3.2

2.4

2.3

12.7

12.9

7.7

4.2

0.2

0.7

0.3

0.7

0.4

4.7

86.6

90.6

77.3

79.2

78.2

86.1

85.9

86.8

92.7

82.1

72.6

80.0

73.6

64.5

44.3

92.9

79.4

80.7

61.1

83.8

91.0

88.4

12.5

13.3

3.2

26.7

15.0

11.1

9.4

7.1

1.9

1.1

8.9

6.3

2.4

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.3

8.0

87.0

11.8

14.6

3.4

29.0

14.8

11.0

9.2

6.5

2.0

1.3

9.5

7.3

3.2

1.1

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.3

0.3

3.4

1, 1

82, 0

75

159,

875

198,

860

46,

496

394,

805

201,

312

149,

206

124,

874

88,

920

27,

441

17,

221

128,

761

98,

619

43,

753

15,

057

4,

860

6,

420

3,

076

3,

824

4,

518

109,

940

Ro

w (

%)

Tim

e Sp

ent

on

Spo

rts

Per

Ses

sio

nIn

tens

ity

of

spo

rts

par

tici

pat

ion

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)

Less

tah

n 30 m

ins

30 m

ins

- le

ss t

han

1 h

our

1 h

our

- le

ss t

han

1 h

our

30 m

ins

1 h

our

30 m

ins

- le

ss t

han

2 h

our

s

Tota

l No

.

Rea

sons

fo

r p

arti

cip

atin

g

in s

po

rts

150 151

Tab

le 2

6: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pat

ions

’ R

easo

ns f

or

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pat

ion

by

Usu

al S

po

rts

Par

tner

To m

aint

ain

heal

th/k

eep

fit

To r

ehab

ilita

te f

rom

hea

lth

pro

ble

ms

To b

e w

ith

frie

nds/

colle

ague

s

For

scho

ol fi

tnes

s te

st/r

eser

vist

tra

inin

g

Enj

oy/

love

sp

ort

s

It’s

my

leis

ure

pas

t ti

me

It’s

par

t o

f m

y lif

esty

le

To u

nwin

d/d

e-st

ress

To b

e w

ith

fam

ily/f

amily

act

ivit

y

To m

ake

frie

nds

(so

cial

act

ivit

y)

To k

eep

up

wit

h sp

ort

ing

tre

nd

To m

anag

e w

eig

ht

To lo

ok

go

od

To im

pro

ve m

y sk

ills/

per

form

ance

To p

arti

cip

ate

in s

po

rts

even

t/co

mp

etit

ions

To d

evel

op

bus

ines

s re

lati

ons

hip

Faci

litie

s ar

e ea

sily

acc

essi

ble

It’s

arr

ang

ed b

y m

y p

aren

ts

It’s

par

t o

f co

mp

any-

org

anis

ed a

ctiv

itie

s

No

t d

iscl

ose

d

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

TOTA

L (A

ll Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

ants

)44.2

%(7

90, 1

80

)2

1.8

%(3

89

, 0

82

)2

2.0

%(3

93

, 0

59

)7

.0%

(12

4, 7

78

)0.6

%(1

1,

277)

4.3

%(7

7,

431)

1,

469,

141

83.5

11.2

23.3

5.3

36.5

15.1

9.7

8.2

3.9

2.7

1.8

10.0

9.2

4.3

1.9

0.5

0.5

0.3

0.5

0.4

6.5

43.1

41.1

67.8

71.5

55.1

45.9

39.9

39.5

25.0

58.8

61.0

45.3

54.8

59.3

72.4

55.5

44.0

53.6

54.1

45.5

38.0

23.6

23.6

4.8

5.8

12.6

20.7

27.0

27.1

6.4

7.9

15.1

18.9

14.7

13.5

6.5

14.5

28.4

5.5

12.0

12.6

22.0

93.8

13.2

3.4

0.9

17.2

14.0

13.5

11.5

2.0

0.7

0.9

8.5

5.1

2.0

0.3

0.3

0.6

0.1

0.1

0.3

7.6

21.2

21.0

16.4

15.3

20.8

21.7

21.2

23.3

51.4

16.1

14.5

25.7

19.9

19.6

11.4

14.1

17.3

40.8

13.6

41.9

27.9

85.5

11.9

11.7

2.3

28.6

14.8

10.7

10.0

16.5

1.5

0.9

11.7

7.0

3.0

0.6

0.2

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.8

9.6

6.9

7.3

4.3

3.3

7.2

7.1

6.1

5.5

15.0

6.5

2.0

7.4

6.8

3.9 * *

10.4 *

11.1 * 8.8

87.9

12.9

9.6

1.6

31.3

15.2

9.7

7.5

15.2

2.0

0.4

10.7

7.5

1.8 * * 0.7 * * * 9.5

0.6

0.7

1.7

1.0

0.9

0.7

0.5

0.2

0.6 * 0.7 * 0.3

1.5

4.7

5.4 * * * * *

79.7

12.6

37.2

4.6

39.7

15.2

8.0

2.1

5.7 * 1.3 * 3.5

7.2

8.1

3.0 * * * * *

4.5

6.4

5.1

3.1

3.3

4.0

5.3

4.5

1.6

10.6

6.8

2.7

3.4

2.2

5.0

10.6 * * 9.2 * 3.4

88.3

17.6

17.7

2.3

22.2

13.5

13.1

9.3

2.6

5.0

2.0

6.1

5.8

1.6

1.3

0.9 * * 0.0 * 5.9

87.0

11.8

14.6

3.4

29.0

14.8

11.0

9.2

6.5

2.0

1.3

9.5

7.3

3.2

1.1

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.3

0.3

3.4

1, 1

82, 0

75

159,

875

198,

860

46,

496

394,

805

201,

312

149,

206

124,

874

88,

920

27,

441

17,

221

128,

761

98,

619

43,

753

15,

057

4,

860

6,

420

3,

076

3,

824

4,

518

109,

940

Ro

w (

%)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Scho

olm

ates

No

one

Fam

ilySt

rang

ers/

C

om

pet

ito

rs a

t sp

ort

s ve

nue

Spo

use/

Dat

ing

C

oup

leO

ther

s (in

clud

ing

ne

ighb

our

s)To

tal

No

.

Rea

sons

fo

r p

arti

cip

atin

gin

sp

ort

s

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Tab

le 2

7: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts’

Usu

al S

po

rts

Par

tner

by

Gen

der

& M

arit

al S

tatu

s

Frie

nds/

Co

lleag

ues/

Scho

olm

ates

No

one

Fam

ily

Spo

use/

Dat

ing

co

uple

Stra

nger

s/C

om

pet

ito

rs a

t sp

ort

s ve

nue

Oth

ers

(incl

udin

g n

eig

hbo

urs)

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

TOTA

L (1

3+)

49.0

%(1

, 578

, 8

09

)5

1.0

%(1

, 6

40

, 1

55

)3

2.3

%(1

, 0

40

. 1

59

)6

2.6

%(2

, 0

14

, 3

13

)1.0

%(3

0,

981)

2.1

%(6

7,

576)

3,

218,

964

58.6

27.7

23.9

7.3

1.2

3.8

3.4

50.1

58.2

56.6

49.3

47.6

76.6

38.3

48.9

45.2

41.8

43.4

50.7

52.4

23.4

61.7

51.1

54.8

49.4

25.0

28.8

9.5

0.4

7.2

3.4

58.5

58.3

25.7

30.1

8.9

73.2

27.1

38.1

26.1

78.0

16.8

19.4

1.8

1.5

3.4

4.0

43.9

40.3

70.7

67.8

91.1

26.8

68.3

57.3

67.7

38.1

32.6

30.9

13.3

0.4

6.1

3.1

58.8

0.5

1.2

1.2 * * 0.6 * 1.1

30.5

40.2

39.2 * * 4.0 *

65.1

0.9

2.4

0.9 * * 4.0

2.6

2.7

39.4

50.6

19.2 * *

16.5

4.3

70.8

54.3

26.4

26.1

8.3

0.8

5.4

3.4

54.4

738,

690

359,

321

355,

276

112,

902

11,

277

72,

892

109,

940

1, 7

49, 8

23

Ro

w (

%)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Mal

e

Gen

der

Mar

ital

Sta

tus

Fem

ale

Sing

leD

ivo

rced

/Sep

arat

edM

arri

edW

ido

w/W

ido

wer

Tota

l No

.

Usu

sal S

po

rts

Par

tner

Tab

le 2

8: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts’

Usu

al S

po

rts

Par

tner

by

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Frie

nds/

Co

lleag

ues/

Scho

olm

ates

No

one

Fam

ily

Spo

use/

Dat

ing

co

uple

Stra

nger

s/C

om

pet

ito

rs a

t sp

ort

s ve

nue

Oth

ers

(incl

udin

g n

eig

hbo

urs)

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

TOTA

L (1

3+)

11

.4%

(36

5, 4

02

)3

5.4

%(1

, 1

38

, 5

40

)3

6.8

%(1

, 1

84

, 6

40)

16.5

%(5

30,

382)

3,

218,

964

89.6

5.8

23.5

0.4

1.6

3.6

3.1

29.0

30.1

4.0

16.4

0.9

34.7

12.4

10.4

6.1

40.2

31.7

36.5

46.4

44.4

21.8

50.5

33.0

58.8

22.6

25.7

10.4

1.0

3.1

4.9

50.8

21.0

36.6

37.5

36.7

2.7

26.8

32.9

43.1

39.2

33.3

33.8

10.5

0.1

4.9

3.1

63.6

8.8

27.6

9.5

16.0

18.1

39.0

6.2

17.8

30.6

46.9

16.0

8.5

1.0

13.5

1.3

58.8

54.3

26.4

26.1

8.3

0.8

5.4

3.4

54.4

738,

690

359,

321

355,

276

112,

902

11,

277

72,

892

109,

940

1, 7

49, 8

23

Ro

w (

%)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Teen

s(1

3 -

19

)Y

oun

g A

dul

ts(2

0 -

39

)M

idd

le-a

ged

Ad

ults

(40

- 5

9)

Seni

or

Cit

izen

s(6

0+

)

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Tota

l

No

.

Usu

sal S

po

rts

Par

tner

152 153

Tab

le 2

9: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts’

Usu

al S

po

rts

Par

tner

by

Tim

e Sp

ent

Per

Sp

ort

s Se

ssio

n &

Inte

nsit

y o

f Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

atio

n

Frie

nds/

Co

lleag

ues/

Scho

olm

ates

No

one

Fam

ily

Spo

use/

Dat

ing

co

uple

Stra

nger

s/C

om

pet

ito

rs a

t sp

ort

s ve

nue

Oth

ers

(incl

udin

g n

eig

hbo

urs)

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

TOTA

L (A

ll Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

ants

)9.3

%(1

34,

79

0)

30

.5%

(44

3, 8

60

)3

0.5

%(4

43

, 8

98

)1

4.6

%(2

12

, 5

78

)1

5.2

%(2

21,

862)

14.4

%(2

12,

078)

85.6

%(1

, 257,

063)

1,

469,

141

63.6

18.1

29.2

8.9

1.2

4.9

7.9

17.0

9.9

16.2

15.4

21.5

13.2

15.4

59.3

21.2

29.2

9.4

0.7

5.4

6.4

33.7

24.7

34.4

34.6

26.1

31.2

26.1

42.3

34.0

26.7

9.7

0.3

6.8

8.1

23.6

38.8

30.8

35.8

10.2

38.3

33.0

21.7

59.5

20.1

6.3

0.2

5.5

10.1

3.6

20.2

6.0

6.8

2.2

9.2

12.5

22.1

6.4

11.7

7.9

40.0

8.1

13.0

77.7

11.0

19.9

4.3

2.2

2.8

6.4

21.2

8.5

11.5

7.3

34.2

9.7

9.1

77.5

15.2

20.1

4.1

1.9

3.5

4.7

78.8

91.5

88.5

92.7

65.8

90.3

92.1

50.3

28.4

27.2

9.0

0.6

5.7

8.0

54.3

26.4

26.1

8.3

0.8

5.4

3.4

738,

690

359,

321

355,

276

112,

902

11,

277

72,

892

109,

940

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)

Less

tha

n30 m

ins

Tim

e Sp

ent

on

Spo

rts

Per

Ses

sio

nIn

tern

sity

of

spo

rts

par

tici

pat

ion

30

min

s -

less

tha

n 1

ho

ur1

ho

ur -

less

tha

n 1

ho

ur 3

0 m

ins

1 h

our

30

min

s -

less

tha

n 2

ho

urs

2 h

our

s o

rlo

nger

Vig

oro

usin

tens

ity

Mo

der

ate

inte

nsit

y

Tota

l No

.

Usu

sal S

po

rts

Par

tner

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Tab

le 3

0: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pat

ions

’ Sp

ort

s In

itia

tio

n b

y G

end

er &

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Per

sona

l int

eres

t/m

oti

vati

on

Fro

m f

amily

’s in

flue

nce

Fro

m f

rien

ds/

colle

ague

s’ in

flue

nce

Fro

m s

cho

ol P

E le

sso

ns

Fro

m S

SC’s

pro

mo

tio

n p

rog

ram

mes

Fro

m o

rgan

ised

sp

ort

s ev

ents

/co

mp

etit

ions

Fro

m n

atio

nal s

ervi

ce

Fro

m d

oct

or’

s re

com

men

dat

ion

Oth

ers

No

t d

iscl

ose

d

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

Fro

m N

TUC

/pri

vate

clu

b’s

org

anis

ed s

po

rts

acti

viti

es

Fro

m c

om

pan

y/tr

ade

unio

n’s

org

anis

ed

spo

rts

acti

viti

es

TOTA

L (A

ll 13

+)

49.0

%(1

, 578, 8

09

)5

1.0

%(1

, 6

40

, 1

55

)1

1.4

%(3

65

, 4

02

)3

5.4

%(1

, 1

38

, 5

40

)36.8

%(1

, 184,

640)

16.5

%(5

30,

382)

3,

218,

964

53.7

46.7

60.4

56.1

60.6

50.6

78.2

63.3

94.9

50.0

72.6

51.7

48.9

45.2

31.9

20.3

35.0

12.9

0.5

0.8

0.4

1.3

6.0

3.8

1.7

13.5

3.4

50.1

46.3

53.3

39.6

43.9

39.4

49.4

21.8

36.7

5.1

50.0

27.4

48.3

51.1

54.8

32.4

27.3

27.0

11.9

0.4

0.9

0.1

0.9

0.4

4.4

0.8

14.8

3.4

58.5

14.5

18.2

24.6

62.8

21.5

2.4

11.0

18.7

5.7

1.5

6.1

5.7

10.4

6.1

25.5

23.5

42.3

42.8

0.5

0.1

0.2

1.2

1.1

0.3

0.4

4.4

3.1

29.0

37.9

36.6

44.7

28.0

67.2

55.7

61.6

50.2

62.4

5.2

44.7

29.3

50.5

33.0

32.8

23.2

37.7

9.4

0.8

1.3

0.4

1.5

5.7

0.6

1.6

11.1

4.9

50.8

31.0

34.1

22.9

6.9

11.3

28.9

10.5

18.9

27.6

39.1

31.3

37.8

32.9

43.1

34.3

27.6

24.7

2.9

0.2

0.8

0.1

0.7

3.2

5.5

1.4

18.4

3.1

63.6

16.6

11.1

7.8

2.4 *

13.0

16.9

12.2

4.3

54.2

17.9

27.1

6.2

17.8

34.4

16.8

15.6

1.9 * 0.7

0.3

0.9

0.9

14.2

1.5

24.6

1.3

58.8

32.1

23.5

31.3

12.4

0.5

0.9

0.3

1.1

3.4

4.1

1.3

14.1

3.4

54.4

436,

750

319,

631

425,

424

169,

084

6,

265

11,

594

3,

509

15,

249

46,

190

55,

599

17,

599

191,

635

109,

940

1, 7

49, 8

23

Ro

w (

%)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Gen

der

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Fem

ale

Mal

eSe

nio

r C

itiz

ens

(60+

)M

idd

le-a

ged

Ad

ults

(40 -

59)

Yo

ung

Ad

ults

(20

- 3

9)

Teen

s(1

3 -

19

)

Tota

l No

.

Spo

rts

Init

iati

on

154 155

Tab

le 3

1: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts’

Spo

rts

Init

iati

on

by

Eco

nom

ic A

ctiv

ity

Stat

us

Per

sona

l int

eres

t/m

oti

vati

on

Fro

m f

amily

’s in

flue

nce

Fro

m f

rien

ds/

colle

ague

s’ in

flue

nce

Fro

m s

cho

ol P

E le

sso

ns

Fro

m S

SC’s

pro

mo

tio

n p

rog

ram

mes

Fro

m o

rgan

ised

sp

ort

s ev

ents

/co

mp

etit

ions

Fro

m n

atio

nal s

ervi

ce

Fro

m d

oct

or’

s re

com

men

dat

ion

Oth

ers

No

t d

iscl

ose

d

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

Fro

m N

TUC

/pri

vate

clu

b’s

org

anis

ed s

po

rts

acti

viti

es

Fro

m c

om

pan

y/tr

ade

unio

n’s

org

anis

ed

spo

rts

acti

viti

es

TOTA

L (A

ll 13

+)

27.5

%(8

84,

876

)1

4.7

%(4

72

, 1

61

)4

.9%

(15

8, 1

23

)1

.4%

(45

, 9

17

)1

3.0

%(4

17

, 8

13

)2.1

%(6

7,

963)

10.1

%(3

26,

596)

14.9

%(4

79,

920)

3,

218,

964

35.8

34.0

33.5

15.2

46.8

75.6

43.3

36.4

55.9

18.9

58.1

33.4

43.1

23.9

34.8

23.2

31.5

5.9

0.6

1.8

0.4

1.2

5.6

2.3

2.4

14.4

5.3

47.2

13.2

13.2

11.8

4.8

5.5

3.0 *

16.2

10.2

12.8

12.1

13.1

9.2

17.6

35.0

24.6

30.4

5.1

0.2

0.2 * 1.5

2.8

4.3

1.4

15.4

2.1

65.4

4.0

1.8

2.8

0.8 * * * 3.1

1.9

2.7

5.0

5.3

1.3

6.6

40.1

12.9

27.1

3.0 * * * 1.1

2.0

3.4

2.1

23.9

0.9

73.5

2.0

1.4

2.9

2.3 * *

17.5

3.9

24.0

1.1

4.1

1.6

1.6

0.6

23.4

12.1

33.0

10.8 * * 1.8

1.6

29.5

1.6

2.0

8.4

3.9

21.1

12.0

14.9

7.2

1.5

7.9 *

11.3

2.3 *

23.2

4.9

18.9

11.4

14.4

32.1

27.9

18.6

1.6

0.3 * 0.3

0.2 * 7.9

0.5

22.3

3.0

60.4

0.7

1.2

1.0

0.8 * 4.7 * * 1.1

5.9 * 2.0

2.0

2.8

17.9

20.5

23.6

7.7 * 2.8 * * 2.7

18.7 *

22.1

3.2

72.6

37.7

20.1

15.1

2.9 * 1.1

0.4

1.0 *

12.4

1.0

21.0

1.8

56.1

12.7

9.6

5.3

2.5 *

15.2

16.9

10.0 *

32.6

8.3

16.0

5.2

10.5

19.6

23.9

35.6

72.2

39.8

1.5

11.0

28.0

7.0

2.9

7.6

9.6

14.7

8.7

25.7

22.0

45.2

38.0

0.7

0.0

0.1

1.3

1.0

0.5

0.4

5.6

3.4

31.8

32.1

23.5

31.3

12.4

0.5

0.9

0.3

1.1

3.4

4.1

1.3

14.1

3.4

54.4

436,

750

319,

631

425,

424

169,

084

6,

265

11,

594

3,

509

15,

249

46,

190

55,

599

17,

599

191,

635

109,

940

1, 7

49, 8

23

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)

PM

EB

Blu

e C

olla

rN

SFH

om

emak

ers

Une

mp

loye

dR

etir

ees

Stud

ents

Oth

er W

hite

C

olla

rTo

tal N

o.

Spo

rts

Init

iati

on

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Tab

le 3

2: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts’

Spo

rts

Ven

ue b

y G

end

er &

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

In s

cho

ol/

cam

pus

SSC

Dua

l Use

Sch

eme

At

com

mun

ity

cent

re/c

lub

At

pub

lic p

ark/

bea

ch

At

SSC

’s s

po

rts

faci

lity

At

the

wo

rkp

lace

(o

ffice

gym

/arm

y ca

mp

s)

On

pub

lic s

pac

e/ro

ad

In h

ote

l gym

/hea

lth

club

At

hom

e

Oth

ers

No

t d

iscl

ose

d

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

At

pri

vate

ho

usin

g/c

ond

o c

lub

Aro

und

pub

lic h

ous

ing

est

ate

At

pri

vate

gym

/clu

b

At

com

mer

cial

sp

ort

s ce

ntre

(p

ay p

er e

ntry

)

TOTA

L (A

ll 13

+)

49.0

%(1

, 578

, 8

09

)5

1.0

%(1

, 6

40

, 1

55

)1

1.4

%(3

65

, 4

02

)3

5.4

%(1

, 1

38

, 5

40

)36.8

%(1

, 184,

640)

16.5

%(5

30,

382)

3,

218,

964

56.3

53.6

57.1

56.4

71.4

57.6

59.1

55.5

51.3

61.4

57.3

37.2

43.7

51.0

48.9

45.2

15.8

11.1

25.0

14.9

3.4

9.2

3.8

7.0

25.3

15.4

2.0

3.3

0.1

5.1

3.4

50.1

43.7

46.4

42.9

43.6

28.6

42.4

40.9

44.5

48.7

38.6

42.7

62.8

56.3

49.0

51.1

54.8

14.4

11.3

22.0

13.6

1.6

7.9

3.1

6.6

28.2

11.4

1.8

6.7

0.1

5.8

3.4

58.5

77.1

21.1

14.2

13.6

11.3

11.1

18.3

13.7

9.8

12.9

17.1

6.9

100.

0

10.5

10.4

6.1

64.1

12.9

18.4

10.6

1.6

5.2

3.5

5.1

14.3

9.6

1.8

1.9

0.6

3.1

3.1

29.0

18.5

41.4

37.8

47.1

55.1

55.3

52.8

41.5

32.2

42.2

58.2

24.4 *

42.2

50.5

33.0

7.6

12.4

24.0

18.2

3.8

12.8

5.0

7.6

23.1

15.5

3.0

3.2 * 6.2

4.9

50.8

3.6

24.5

33.3

32.1

27.3

28.1

26.1

37.2

31.9

32.5

19.1

33.4 *

32.8

32.9

43.1

1.9

9.4

27.1

15.8

2.4

8.3

3.1

8.7

29.3

15.2

1.3

5.6 * 6.1

3.1

63.6

0.8

12.9

14.7

7.3

6.4

5.6

2.8

7.6

26.1

12.4

5.6

35.3 *

14.4

6.2

17.8

0.8

9.3

22.4

6.7

1.1

3.1

0.6

3.3

44.6

10.8

0.7

11.0 * 5.0

1.3

58.8

15.2

11.2

23.6

14.3

2.6

8.6

3.5

6.8

26.6

13.6

1.9

4.9

0.1

5.4

3.4

54.4

206,

362

151,

586

320,

933

194,

748

35,

234

116,

957

47,

526

92,

558

362,

014

184,

794

26,

065

66,

201

1,

429

73,

679

109,

940

1, 7

49, 8

23

Ro

w (

%)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Gen

der

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Fem

ale

Mal

eSe

nio

r C

itiz

ens

(60+

)M

idd

le-a

ged

Ad

ults

(40 -

59)

Yo

ung

Ad

ults

(20

- 3

9)

Teen

s(1

3 -

19

)

Tota

l No

.

Ven

ues

used

by

Reg

ular

Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

ants

156 157157

Tab

le 3

3: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts’

Spo

rts

Ven

ue b

y D

wel

ling

Typ

e

In s

cho

ol/

cam

pus

SSC

Dua

l Use

Sch

eme

At

com

mun

ity

cent

re/c

lub

At

pub

lic p

ark/

bea

ch

At

SSC

’s s

po

rts

faci

lity

At

the

wo

rkp

lace

(o

ffice

gym

/ ar

my

cam

ps)

On

pub

lic s

pac

e/ro

ad

In h

ote

l gym

/hea

lth

club

At

hom

e

Oth

ers

No

t d

iscl

ose

d

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

At

pri

vate

ho

usin

g/c

ond

o c

lub

Aro

und

pub

lic h

ous

ing

est

ate

At

pri

vate

gym

/clu

b

At

com

mer

cial

sp

ort

s ce

ntre

(p

ay p

er e

ntry

)

TOTA

L (A

ll 13

+)

3.6

%(1

16, 9

68

)1

6.5

%(5

32

, 0

30

)3

6.0

%(1

, 1

59

, 8

69

)2

7.5

%(8

83

, 8

00

)12.0

%(3

86,

030)

4.4

%(1

40,

268)

3,

218,

964

2.5

2.7

2.0

4.5

1.6

0.1

1.2

1.3

4.7

2.0

1.6

7.0 * 1.9

1.0

4.3

12.7

10.2

15.9

21.3

1.4

0.4

1.3

2.9

41.3

9.0

1.0

11.3 * 3.4

0.9

64.2

10.9

12.2

13.4

15.3

12.7

12.8

5.8

1.5

21.9

8.5

7.0

17.1

9.0

10.5

13.7

18.2

11.4

9.3

21.7

15.0

2.3

7.6

1.4

0.7

40.0

8.0

0.9

5.7

0.1

3.9

2.8

59.9

31.1

29.6

32.8

36.8

37.5

21.6

25.2

7.6

39.2

32.5

30.4

37.8 *

23.1

28.7

40.0

15.0

10.5

24.6

16.7

3.1

5.9

2.8

1.6

33.1

14.0

1.8

5.8 * 4.0

2.7

60.3

26.6

33.0

36.8

35.8

30.5

30.5

35.5

30.3

29.5

35.9

38.5

29.6 *

35.4

26.4

24.0

12.7

11.5

27.2

16.0

2.5

8.2

3.9

6.5

24.6

15.3

2.3

4.5 * 6.0

3.3

47.6

21.8

18.6

12.2

5.8

12.4

25.5

26.4

57.4

3.6

16.7

18.9

6.5

91.0

28.4

29.6

8.4

21.9

13.7

18.9

5.4

2.1

14.4

6.1

25.8

6.3

15.0

2.4

2.1

0.6

10.2

8.4

38.2

6.9

3.9

2.8

1.9

5.3

9.5

5.9

1.8

1.2

4.3

3.6

2.1 * 0.7

0.7

5.0

27.8

11.5

17.2

7.2

3.6

21.6

5.4

3.3

8.1

15.4

1.8

2.7 * 1.0

0.5

62.8

15.2

11.2

23.6

14.3

2.6

8.6

3.5

6.8

26.6

13.6

1.9

4.9

0.1

5.4

3.4

54.4

206,

362

151,

586

320,

933

194,

748

35,

234

116,

957

47,

526

92,

558

362,

014

184,

794

26,

065

66,

201

1,

429

73,

679

109,

940

1, 7

49, 8

23

Ro

w (

%)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Dw

ellin

g T

ype

HD

B 3

-Ro

om

Flat

sH

DB

1-2

Ro

om

Fl

ats/

Oth

ers

Land

edP

rop

erti

esC

ond

om

iniu

ms

and

P

riva

te F

lats

HD

B 5

-Ro

om

Fla

ts

and

Exe

cuti

ve F

lats

HD

B 4

-Ro

om

Flat

s

Tota

l No

.

Ven

ues

used

by

Reg

ular

Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

ants

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e


Table 34: Regular Sports Participants’ Sports Venues by Year (2005 - 2011)





At the workplace (office gym/ army camps)

At private gym/club





In hotel gym/health club

Others

At home

15.2

11.2

23.6

14.3

2.6

8.6

3.5

6.8

26.6

13.6

1.9

0.1

4.9

18.6

17.1

33.5

21.1

4.6

11.1

7.6

11.2

33.5

NA

NA

3.9

8.6

Year

2005 (%) 2011 (%)Venues used by Regular Sports Participants

158 159

Table 36: Working Regular Sports Participants’ Numbers of Hours Worked Per Week by Time Spents & Intensity Per Sports Session

Table 35: Regular Sports Participants’ Gender, Age Group, Ethnic Group and Dwelling Type by Time Spent & Intensity Per Sports Session

Duration and Intensity

Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Total

Row(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Less than 30 mins

30 mins - less than 1

hour

Time Spent on Sports Per Session Intensity of sportsparticipation

2 hours or longer

Vigorous intensity

Moderate intensity

1 hour - less than 1 hour

30 mins

1 hour 30 mins - less

than 2 hours

Gender

Age Group

Ethnic Group

Employment Status

Housing Type

Male

Female

13 - 14 years

15 - 19 years

20 - 24 years

25 - 29 years

30 - 34 years

35 - 39 years

40 - 44 years

45 - 49 years

50 - 54 years

55 - 59 years

60 - 64 years

65 years & above

Chinese

Malay

6.8

11.3

3.4

1.8

3.1

3.1

8.7

6.1

10.2

7.1

11.6

18.9

19.8

20.4

9.2

10.0

6.5

6.5

7.3

11.1

14.7

2.3

16.6

17.0

18.3

2.2

41.5

58.5

2.4

2.4

3.2

3.4

8.7

6.5

9.8

5.9

8.3

14.2

11.7

23.6

75.4

14.2

7.6

2.7

25.2

14.1

4.9

0.7

21.0

2.3

20.8

5.7

25.6

35.1

22.9

19.8

20.8

28.5

28.0

30.3

30.9

37.7

37.9

34.5

35.4

40.4

30.4

26.4

34.0

24.1

28.8

34.0

33.0

28.7

44.8

33.1

33.2

21.4

46.2

53.8

4.8

7.9

6.3

9.2

8.3

9.5

8.8

9.4

8.1

7.7

6.2

13.9

73.9

11.1

11.9

3.0

29.6

12.8

3.3

2.4

16.8

1.3

11.2

16.3

30.8

30.3

35.5

32.0

33.2

29.9

28.0

35.5

31.4

28.4

31.4

28.3

23.5

27.5

31.0

24.6

32.0

39.0

32.1

25.2

26.7

23.9

26.4

27.5

30.5

33.7

54.4

45.6

7.3

12.5

9.9

9.5

8.1

10.9

8.8

6.9

6.6

6.2

4.0

9.3

74.0

10.2

11.0

4.8

32.4

9.3

2.6

2.0

9.7

1.1

10.1

25.2

16.2

12.3

12.2

17.7

18.5

18.5

16.3

15.6

18.3

15.0

10.0

9.2

10.4

6.2

14.9

15.0

11.4

10.7

16.4

14.9

15.9

15.5

6.2

6.7

9.6

16.1

60.9

39.1

5.3

14.7

11.8

12.4

10.1

10.1

10.9

7.7

4.4

4.3

3.8

4.5

75.6

13.2

8.3

2.8

35.1

11.7

3.3

2.7

4.8

0.6

6.8

25.5

19.4

9.6

26.7

28.9

24.0

25.0

16.3

13.4

9.0

8.6

6.4

2.8

3.0

2.5

14.1

18.5

17.0

11.4

15.7

8.3

12.1

25.3

3.5

11.2

2.1

27.2

19.5

10.3

24.6

27.4

22.9

19.7

18.0

12.0

8.3

10.5

8.9

8.5

11.1

5.1

13.7

23.5

15.0

18.6

14.7

14.3

9.7

27.2

5.3

13.0

8.4

25.3

70.5

29.6

11.3

23.2

14.8

16.3

9.7

8.5

5.2

4.3

2.8

1.3

1.0

1.7

69.4

15.7

12.0

2.9

32.7

6.3

2.4

4.3

2.6

0.9

1.4

41.9

69.1

30.9

10.1

21.4

13.7

12.5

10.4

7.4

4.7

5.1

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.4

65.6

19.4

10.3

4.6

29.7

10.5

1.9

4.5

3.9

1.0

5.6

37.8

80.6

90.4

73.4

71.1

75.9

75.1

83.8

86.7

90.9

91.4

93.4

97.1

97.2

97.5

85.9

81.6

82.9

88.5

84.3

91.5

87.9

74.4

96.5

88.7

97.9

72.8

51.2

48.8

5.4

10.0

8.2

8.5

8.8

9.6

9.1

8.0

7.0

7.6

6.0

11.8

73.7

12.1

10.2

3.9

30.6

12.1

3.1

2.2

12.8

1.3

11.6

19.6

54.0

46.0

6.3

11.9

9.2

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.6

7.4

6.4

6.7

5.2

10.3

73.1

12.7

10.5

3.8

30.9

11.3

3.0

2.5

11.3

1.2

10.1

22.9

6.9

16.1

13.2

9.2

5.3

5.4

21.6

32.4

27.6

23.6

32.9

32.3

6.3

2.4

16.0

33.9

33.8

36.4

28.4

29.2

7.6

3.6

13.5

30.1

19.9

16.7

10.2

11.2

9.4

3.5

10.3

24.6

16.1

10.8

13.5

13.3

11.2

6.1

14.6

17.4

7.4

2.2

13.2

28.3

5.0

1.2

13.9

35.9

84.0

89.6

86.4

86.6

6.8

3.2

14.8

32.1

6.8

3.0

14.6

31.5

9.4 33.5 30.2 32.1 32.6 34.1 15.5 34.3 13.511.9 28.924.8 86.6 32.5 31.9

2.6

6.1

12.5

4.4

2.6

10.1

27.7

12.8

33.0

14.0

1.6

8.1

33.3

17.9

26.1

16.5

2.2

6.4

20.3

22.7

15.4

21.3

6.0

7.9

21.8

20.4

9.0

15.5

35.6

13.0

22.3

5.2

4.7

15.3

8.8

6.4

78.2

79.4

91.0

13.9

3.5

8.0

15.2

3.8

3.4

Indian

Others

PMEB

Other white collar

Blue collar

NSF

Homemakers

Unemployed

Retirees

Students

Not disclosed


HDB 3-Rooms Flats

HDB 4-Rooms Flats

Landed Properties



Irregular sports participants

TOTAL(All Sports Participants)

9.3%(134, 790)

30.5%(443, 860)

30.5%(443, 898)

14.6%(212, 578)

15.2%(221, 862)

14.4%(212, 078)

85.6%(1, 257, 063)

1, 469,1

41

TOTAL (All Working RegularSports Participants)

8.4%(95, 935)

29.9%(340, 038)

30.9%(351, 856)

14.9%(169, 405)

15.9%(180, 848)

17.3%(196, 574)

82.7%(941, 401)

50-59 hours 6.3 14.4 28.4 18.4 33.7 21.1 15.5 20.2 18.016.1 22.519.6 82.0 21.4

Less than 40 hours


Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Col(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Row(%)

Less than 30 mins

30 mins - less than 1

hour

Time Spent on Sports Per Session Intensity of sportsparticipation

2 hours or longer

Vigorous intensity

Moderate intensity

1 hour - less than 1 hour

30 mins

1 hour 30 mins - less

than 2 hours

40-44 hours

45-49 hours

60 hours or more

Not disclosed

6.3

7.3

7.4

5.3

18.1

21.2

12.3

5.9

8.8

37.4

28.9

22.3

32.8

26.3

41.1

27.1

10.7

7.3

12.5

24.0

31.1

32.6

34.5

26.7

28.3

28.2

15.0

7.5

12.3

15.9

16.9

15.4

14.9

20.9

5.6

32.0

14.8

6.7

19.9

6.5

18.8

18.7

13.3

18.5

7.7

16.8

22.2

10.4

20.8

7.0

34.1

17.2

5.7

17.1

3.5

29.7

20.1

4.4

18.6

7.6

81.2

81.3

86.7

81.5

92.3

30.7

15.7

7.8

15.7

8.7



160 161

Tab

le 3

7: R

egul

ar S

po

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts’

pro

gra

mm

e/ev

ents

tha

t w

oul

d e

nco

urag

e Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

atio

n b

y G

end

er &

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Trai

ning

and

cla

sses

to

lear

n N

EW

sp

ort

s

Gro

up s

po

rts/

fitn

ess

pro

gra

mm

es a

nd

clas

ses

Co

achi

ng p

rog

ram

mes

to

imp

rove

ski

lls

Co

mp

etit

ions

(no

vice

, p

rofe

ssio

nal)

Spo

nso

red

pro

gra

mm

es (

com

pan

y-sp

ons

ore

d)

Hea

lth/

Fitn

ess

wo

rksh

op

/Tal

ks

Fam

ily p

rog

ram

mes

(su

itab

le f

or

kid

s)

Nei

ghb

our

hoo

d p

rog

ram

mes

/ ev

ents

No

thin

g/N

ot

inte

rest

ed

Co

mp

any-

org

anis

ed s

po

rts

pro

gra

mm

es

No

thin

g w

ill m

ake

me

par

tici

pat

e in

sp

ort

s

Cha

rity

/So

cial

pro

gra

mm

es/e

vent

s

Targ

eted

/rel

evan

t sp

ort

s ev

ents

(e.

g.

Wo

men

’s D

ay O

ut, E

lder

ly W

alk)

51.0

56.4

61.5

68.2

52.4

32.8

48.1

63.3

63.6

51.1

46.4

44.3

19.1

12.3

14.5

13.5

11.8

7.2

3.8

8.2

7.1

7.9

12.5

8.5

8.1

2.4

49.0

43.6

38.5

31.8

47.6

67.2

51.9

36.7

36.4

48.9

53.6

55.7

15.9

13.9

13.2

9.9

6.4

7.7

9.2

10.4

4.9

5.3

14.1

11.5

12.0

2.3

34.7

24.6

29.1

36.4

12.8

7.1

3.8

10.5

6.2

12.0

9.5

8.9

6.0

24.8

18.7

18.9

18.6

5.2

2.5

1.9

3.5

2.3

8.7

5.1

4.8

2.2

41.1

41.0

42.7

45.1

47.4

27.9

19.7

59.3

57.3

38.3

42.9

23.3

14.8

14.4

15.3

13.6

11.3

9.5

4.7

4.9

9.7

10.4

13.7

11.4

6.2

2.7

19.5

25.8

21.6

16.1

29.6

35.4

28.8

27.3

31.9

37.2

38.2

40.6

10.4

8.8

12.3

8.8

5.2

7.6

7.7

9.2

5.7

7.3

17.0

13.0

13.9

2.4

4.7

8.6

6.6

2.5

10.2

29.7

47.6

3.0

4.4

12.5

9.4

27.2

3.9

4.0

7.7

5.0

1.5

4.9

12.1

28.3

1.2

1.9

10.6

6.0

17.4

1.7

13.1

13.9

11.8

9.3

7.4

6.3

9.2

6.1

6.7

13.3

9.9

9.9

26.9

177,

502

188,

366

161,

071

126,

514

101,

179

85,

935

125,

550

82,

646

91,

067

180,

415

134,

340

135,

070

366,

168

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

48.9

45.2

3.4

50.1

51.1

54.8

3.4

58.5

10.4

6.1

3.1

29.0

50.5

33.0

4.9

50.8

32.9

43.1

3.1

63.6

6.2

17.8

1.3

58.8

3.4

54.4

109,

940

1, 7

49, 8

23

Tota

l (13

+)

49.0

%(1

, 578

, 8

09

)5

1.0

%(1

, 6

40

, 1

55

)1

1.4

%(3

65

, 4

02

)3

5.4

%(1

, 1

38

, 5

40

)36.8

%(1

, 184,

640)

16.5

%(5

30,

382)

3,

218,

964

Ro

w (

%)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Gen

der

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Fem

ale

Mal

eSe

nio

r C

itiz

ens

(60+

)M

idd

le-a

ged

Ad

ults

(40 -

59)

Yo

ung

Ad

ults

(20

- 3

9)

Teen

s(1

3 -

19

)

Tota

l No

.

Pro

gra

mm

es/e

vent

s w

hich

wo

uld

en

cour

age

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pat

ion

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Tota

l (A

ll 13

+)

27.5

%(8

84,

876

)1

4.7

%(4

72

, 1

61

)4

.9%

(15

8, 1

23

)1

.4%

(45

, 9

17

)1

3.0

%(4

17

, 8

13

)2.1

%(6

7,

963)

10.1

%(3

26,

596)

14.9

%(4

79,

920)

3,

218,

964

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) Ir

reg

ular

sp

ort

s p

arti

cip

ants

(No

n-ap

plic

able

) N

on-

spo

rts

par

tici

pan

ts

43.1

23.9

5.3

47.2

9.2

17.6

2.1

65.4

1.3

6.6

0.9

73.5

1.6

0.6

3.9

21.1

11.4

14.4

3.0

60.4

2.0

2.8

3.2

72.6

1.8

56.1

5.2

10.5

14.7

8.7

3.4

31.8

3.4

54.4

109,

940

1, 7

49, 8

23

Tab

le 3

8: P

rog

ram

me/

even

ts t

hat

wo

uld

enc

our

age

Reg

ular

Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

ants

to

par

tici

pat

e in

sp

ort

s m

ore

fre

que

ntly

by

Eco

nom

ic A

ctiv

ity

Stat

us

Trai

ning

and

cla

sses

to

lear

n N

EW

sp

ort

s

Gro

up s

po

rts/

fitn

ess

pro

gra

mm

es a

nd

clas

ses

Co

achi

ng p

rog

ram

mes

to

imp

rove

ski

lls

Co

mp

etit

ions

(no

vice

, p

rofe

ssio

nal)

Spo

nso

red

pro

gra

mm

es (

com

pan

y-sp

ons

ore

d)

No

thin

g w

ill m

ake

me

par

tici

pat

e in

sp

ort

s

Hea

lth/

Fitn

ess

wo

rksh

op

/Tal

ks

Fam

ily p

rog

ram

mes

(su

itab

le f

or

kid

s)

Nei

ghb

our

hoo

d p

rog

ram

mes

/eve

nts

Co

mp

any-

org

anis

ed s

po

rts

pro

gra

mm

es

No

thin

g/N

ot

inte

rest

ed

Cha

rity

/So

cial

pro

gra

mm

es/e

vent

s

Targ

eted

/rel

evan

t sp

ort

s ev

ents

(e

.g. W

om

en’s

Day

Out

, E

lder

ly W

alk)

29.3

33.4

36.5

31.6

42.1

29.7

22.0

55.5

55.8

39.4

38.5

27.0

28.2

12.1

14.3

13.7

9.1

9.2

5.8

6.3

10.3

11.5

16.1

11.7

8.4

21.8

14.0

13.5

10.4

11.6

12.5

11.9

10.6

17.4

17.5

12.9

18.2

13.9

10.5

15.9

15.9

10.7

9.2

7.5

6.4

8.3

8.9

9.9

14.5

15.1

11.8

22.3

1.7

1.6

1.0

1.2

3.2

4.0

6.4

1.1

1.9

3.6

3.1

5.2

4.1

7.2

7.2

3.8

3.6

7.2

8.2

19.1

2.1

4.0

15.2

9.7

16.7

32.8

4.0

3.9

2.9

2.9

2.2

1.3

0.8

4.5

3.5

4.1

2.2

0.8

2.6

20.4

20.5

13.6

10.2

6.0

3.2

3.0

10.2

8.9

20.3

8.0

3.2

25.1

5.5

7.3

7.2

3.5

12.3

21.3

27.1

3.5

6.8

12.3

20.3

24.0

10.1

6.2

8.6

7.4

2.8

7.3

11.7

21.3

1.8

3.8

13.8

16.9

20.5

21.3

0.7

0.4

1.5

0.5

1.6

0.9

1.7

1.2

1.0

0.4

0.3

1.1

2.1

7.9

4.9

14.8

3.8

8.7

4.7

12.8

5.8

5.4

4.3

2.5

8.7

42.3

4.3

11.2

3.9

2.2

5.1

12.0

22.2

0.7

1.0

12.7

5.5

15.9

29.0

3.4

8.6

3.4

2.5

7.6

20.1

25.4

1.2

1.6

10.2

6.0

16.8

12.3

41.3

31.2

37.0

46.1

18.5

10.1

5.9

15.6

11.8

17.2

11.4

11.1

30.1

23.1

18.1

18.8

18.0

5.4

2.7

2.3

3.9

3.3

9.5

4.7

4.7

31.4

13.1

13.9

11.8

9.3

7.4

6.3

9.2

6.1

6.7

13.3

9.9

9.9

26.9

177,

502

188,

366

161,

071

126,

514

101,

179

85,

935

125,

550

82,

646

91,

067

180,

415

134,

340

135,

070

366,

168

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)

PM

EB

Blu

e C

olla

rN

SFH

om

emak

ers

Une

mp

loye

dR

etir

ees

Stud

ents

Oth

er W

hite

C

olla

rTo

tal N

o.

Spo

rts

Init

iati

on

162 163

TOTA

L (N

on

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts)

45.2

%(7

90, 6

05

)5

4.8

%(9

59

, 2

18

)6

.1%

(10

6, 0

01

)3

3.0

%(5

78

, 0

99

)43.1

%(7

53,

631)

17.8

%(3

12,

092)

1,

749,

823

Tab

le 3

9: Se

den

tary

Par

tici

pan

ts’R

easo

ns f

or

No

n-P

arti

cip

atio

n in

Sp

ort

s b

y G

end

er &

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

I do

n’t

have

tim

e -

fam

ily c

om

mit

men

t36

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412

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.032

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567,

443

I do

n’t

have

tim

e -

wo

rk c

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mit

men

t

I do

n’t

have

tim

e -

stud

y co

mm

itm

ent

52.9

42.1

63.5

9.3

47.1

57.9

46.5

10.5

2.7

36.8

23.8

60.6

42.0

41.9

68.9

12.7

49.6

20.2

62.4

4.7

5.7

1.1

17.3

0.6

54.2

10.0

948,

004

174,

541

I hav

e a

phy

sica

l dis

abili

ty/p

oo

r he

alth

I mo

ved

to

a n

ew h

ous

e/lo

cati

on

I am

to

o o

ld

44.7

52.0

46.3

10.2

3.5

20.0

55.3

48.0

53.7

10.4

2.7

19.1

2.8

4.6

0.6

4.7

2.3

2.0

14.9

44.5

5.1

4.6

4.1

3.0

31.6

29.5

36.9

7.5

2.1

16.7

50.7

21.5

57.5

29.3

3.7

63.0

10.3

3.0

19.6

180,

129

53,

012

342,

105

I am

pre

gna

nt

I am

no

t g

oo

d in

any

sp

ort

My

fam

ily d

oes

no

t su

pp

ort

me

6.9

41.2

40.5

0.2

10.1

2.6

93.1

58.8

59.5

2.4

11.9

3.2

7.7

10.7

11.7

1.8

19.5

5.6

67.7

41.7

30.1

3.0

13.9

2.7

18.0

34.6

32.1

0.6

8.9

2.2

6.7

13.0

26.2

0.5

8.1

4.3

1.4

11.0

2.9

25,

206

193,

322

51,

248

I am

co

ncer

ned

ab

out

inju

ry/fi

ght

ing

I do

n’t

enjo

y p

arti

cip

atin

g in

sp

ort

It’s

a w

aste

of

tim

e

47.4

41.7

49.6

5.5

10.0

14.7

52.6

58.3

50.4

5.0

11.5

12.3

6.1

10.2

7.7

5.3

18.2

16.9

22.8

33.8

31.8

3.6

11.0

12.9

32.9

41.2

44.1

4.0

10.3

13.7

38.1

14.8

16.5

11.1

9.0

12.3

5.2

10.8

13.4

91,

126

188,

735

234,

049

For

cult

ural

rea

sons

Ther

e’s

too

muc

h p

hysi

cal a

ctiv

ites

at

wo

rk

It’s

to

o e

xpen

sive

to

get

invo

lved

44.7

43.1

50.6

2.8

7.1

1.8

55.3

56.9

49.4

2.9

7.8

1.5

5.0

6.5

2.8

2.4

8.1

0.7

28.5

32.3

48.4

2.5

7.3

2.4

46.6

47.4

37.1

3.1

8.2

1.4

19.9

13.8

11.7

3.2

5.8

1.1

2.9

7.5

1.6

50,

083

130,

997

28,

605

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faci

lity

is t

oo

cro

wd

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052

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99.

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549

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430

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50.9

16,

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I can

’t fi

nd a

qua

lified

co

ach/

club

to

pra

ctic

e

Ther

e’s

no o

ne t

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rgan

ise

it

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have

a s

po

rts

par

tner

51.1

48.6

44.7

0.4

1.1

1.8

48.9

51.4

55.3

0.3

0.9

1.8

19.5

7.9

9.8

1.2

1.3

3.0

41.2

48.4

47.9

0.5

1.4

2.6

32.2

29.2

33.0

0.3

0.7

1.4

7.1

14.5

9.3

0.1

0.8

0.9

0.4

1.0

1.8

6,

554

17,

185

31,

870

My

reg

ular

tea

m h

as d

isp

erse

d

Inac

cess

ibili

ty o

f fa

cilit

ies

Inco

nven

ient

op

enin

g h

our

s o

f fa

cilit

ies

67.4

49.5

48.0

0.6

3.7

1.3

32.6

50.5

52.0

0.2

3.1

1.1

18.8

5.0

1.9

1.2

2.8

0.4

48.8

43.5

55.2

0.6

4.4

2.0

25.7

36.7

40.8

0.2

2.9

1.1

6.7

14.8

2.1

0.1

2.8

0.1

0.4

3.4

1.2

6,

537

58,

853

21,

057

Oth

ers

45.2

1.6

54.8

1.6

3.1

0.8

25.1

1.2

42.3

1.5

29.6

2.6

1.6

27,

523

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t d

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20.4

7,

323

I do

n’t

have

eno

ugh

info

rmat

ion

on

loca

l sp

ort

pro

visi

on

47.4

0.7

52.6

0.7

4.9

0.6

46.0

1.0

28.5

0.5

20.7

0.8

0.7

12,

191

I am

no

t in

tere

sted

/mo

tiva

ted

eve

n if

I ha

ve

the

tim

e45

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635

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ene

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Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

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ow

(%

)R

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(%

)R

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(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Gen

der

Ag

e C

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ory

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nio

r C

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ens

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le-a

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ults

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ults

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9)

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3 -

19

)

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l No

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sons

fo

r N

on-

Par

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ion

in s

po

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ntag

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dic

ates

sm

all i

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nific

ant

per

cent

age

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tha

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dic

ates

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ntag

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dic

ates

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ant

per

cent

age

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ates

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TOTA

L (N

on

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rts

Par

tici

pan

ts)

23.9

%(4

17,

750

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7.6

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08

, 6

63

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(11

6, 2

40

)0

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(9, 6

57

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4.4

%(2

52

, 1

52

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%(4

9,

357)

10.5

%(1

83,

123)

8.7

%(1

52,

722)

1,

749,

823

I do

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have

tim

e -

wo

rk c

om

mit

men

t

I do

n’t

have

tim

e -

stud

y co

mm

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ent

I do

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have

tim

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fam

ily c

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mit

men

t

44.0

14.7

30.1

82.7

5.2

35.7

32.5

9.7

21.9

82.9

4.7

35.3

11.0

5.2

6.6

74.1

6.7

28.1

0.9

0.2

0.8

73.3

2.6

42.8

4.7

3.7

28.8

14.7

2.2

56.9

0.9 * 1.4

14.5 *

13.6

4.7

1.4

17.8

1.1

1.8

6.6

4.9

64.8

3.9

25.3

63.3

12.6

54.2

10.0

32.4

948,

004

174,

541

567,

443

Inac

cess

ibili

ty o

f fa

cilit

ies

Inco

nven

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op

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g h

our

s o

f fa

cilit

ies

Oth

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No

t d

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d

33.3

32.6

28.2

40.4

0.2

1.8

1.8

0.6

22.8

21.6

22.3

12.1

0.2

1.9

1.9

0.3

8.5

11.5

6.6

4.7

* 1.5

1.5

0.3

0.7 * * 3.9

* * * 2.6

11.4

13.5

22.5

20.3

* 2.4

2.4

0.5

4.0 * 1.6

8.4

* 0.8

0.8

1.1

* 2.5

2.5 *

7.8 *

17.4 *

11.5

20.8

1.4

10.2

1.0

0.2

0.2

0.4

3.4

1.2

1.6

0.4

58,

853

21,

057

27,

523

7,

323

I can

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nd a

qua

lified

co

ach/

club

to

pra

ctic

e

Ther

e’s

no o

ne t

o o

rgan

ise

it

I do

n’t

have

a s

po

rt p

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er

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reg

ular

tea

m h

as d

isp

erse

d

14.6

38.1

28.4

30.1

0.8

0.1

1.1

1.6

27.7

11.1

19.2

23.4

0.2

0.3

0.4

1.4

11.0

9.3

1.1 *

0.3

0.4

1.0

0.2

* * * *

* * * *

*

20.9

24.5 *

1.3 * 1.0

2.2

* * 2.0 *

* * * 0.9

1.3

0.3

0.6

0.7

12.4

8.1

5.9 *

34.3

12.5

18.9

46.5

0.4

0.8

1.0

2.8

0.4

1.0

1.8

0.4

6,

554

17,

185

31,

870

6,

537

Tab

le 4

0: Se

den

tary

Par

tici

pan

ts’

Rea

sons

fo

r N

on-

Par

tici

pat

ion

in S

po

rts

by

Eco

nom

ic A

ctiv

ity

Stat

us

I hav

e p

hysi

cal d

isab

ility

/po

or

heal

th

I mo

ved

to

a n

ew h

ous

e/lo

cati

on

I am

to

o o

ld

I am

pre

gna

nt

12.6

22.1

10.0

20.2

4.9

2.1

7.5

1.0

10.3

18.2

9.1

15.7

5.5

2.4

9.2

1.0

4.7

9.9

6.2

2.1

6.6

3.4

16.6

0.4

0.9

0.6

0.3 *

14.4

2.6

8.9 *

19.8

13.4

21.7

38.3

12.9

2.1

26.8

3.0

10.9

0.8

7.6

4.5

36.1

0.6

47.6

1.8

32.0

5.0

73.6

0.8

35.8

23.1

43.4

7.8

5.0

11.9

1.7

11.4

5.4

3.1

3.5

1.5

10.3

3.0

19.6

1.4

180,

129

53,

012

342,

105

25,

206

I am

no

t g

oo

d in

any

sp

ort

My

fam

ily d

oes

no

t su

pp

ort

me

I am

co

ncer

ned

ab

out

inju

ry/fi

ght

ing

I do

n’t

enjo

y p

arti

cip

atin

g in

sp

ort

26.6

16.2

17.0

24.9

10.2

1.6

3.1

9.5

16.3

12.8

11.7

19.2

8.4

1.8

2.9

9.9

6.4

5.5

4.1

5.1

8.8

2.0

2.7

6.9

0.9

0.8

0.4

0.7

14.7

3.2

3.2

11.7

14.7

11.9

15.2

20.4

9.4

2.0

4.6

12.8

2.9

9.6

9.4

5.1

9.5

8.2

14.5

16.3

11.6

5.4

13.7

9.0

13.3

23.2

32.9

10.3

18.9

20.1

9.3

14.3

19.8

5.6

4.6

14.9

11.0

2.9

5.2

10.8

193,

322

51,

248

91,

126

188,

735

It’s

a w

aste

of

tim

e

For

cult

ural

rea

sons

Ther

e’s

too

muc

h p

hysi

cal a

ctiv

itie

s at

wo

rk

It’s

to

o e

xpen

sive

to

get

invo

lved

31.9

32.5

24.3

30.3

15.9

3.6

6.6

1.6

19.8

22.4

22.7

22.4

13.3

3.3

8.3

1.6

3.9

1.5

11.2

6.9

6.9

0.6

10.9

1.3

1.1

1.5

0.5

1.1

23.0

7.2

6.1

2.6

16.7

17.0

21.3

17.2

13.8

3.1

9.5

1.5

5.2

5.6

1.5

8.6

21.8

5.2

3.4

3.9

9.3

2.0

4.8

0.5

8.2

8.1

7.7

4.1

13.2

11.4

10.7

9.4

18.0

3.4

7.9

1.4

13.4

2.9

7.5

1.6

234,

049

50,

083

130,

997

28,

605

The

faci

lity

is t

oo

cro

wd

ed23

.42.

325

.72.

07.

22.

8*

*12

.81.

52.

51.

51.

511

.816

.51.

90.9

16,

010

I am

no

t in

tere

sted

/mo

tiva

ted

eve

n if

I ha

ve

the

tim

e27

.626

.818

.424

.27.

626

.50.

626

.017

.928

.83.

427

.926

.712

.112

.533

.228.5

497,

968

I do

n’t

have

the

ene

rgy

afte

r ac

tivi

ties

at

wo

rk/h

om

e30

.529

.622

.329

.39.

232

.00.

519

.917

.828

.61.

814

.419

.28.

79.

324

.727.5

480,

502

I do

n’t

have

eno

ugh

info

rmat

ion

on

loca

l sp

ort

pro

visi

on

31.5

0.7

6.4

1.0

3.0

0.7

**

30.2

0.6

*0.

60.

823

.35.

61.

30.7

12,

191

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)

PM

EB

Blu

e C

olla

rN

SFH

om

emak

ers

Une

mp

loye

dR

etir

ees

Stud

ents

Oth

er W

hite

C

olla

rTo

tal N

o.

Rea

sons

fo

r N

on-

Par

tici

pat

ion

in s

po

rts

164

Table 41: Sedentary Participants’ Reasons for Non-Participation in Sports by Year (1997 - 2011)

I don’t have time – work commitment

I don’t have time – family commitment

I am not interested even if I have the time

I am not motivated even if I have the time

I don’t have the energy after activities at work/ home

I am too old





I don’t have time – study commitment

There’s too much physical activities at work or at home

43

31

36

17

26

18

NA

NA

NA

12

3

9

54

32

28

27

20

11

13

11

10

10

7

48

32

26

14

NA

15

NA

NA

NA

8

4

11

47

33

18

11

NA

11

NA

NA

NA

8

5

8

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11


The facility is too far

The facility is not suitable for the sport I like

It’s difficult to get a facility




The facility opening hours don’t fit my schedule


NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

1

2

2

5

3

3

3

3

2

2

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

*

2

1

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

*

4

1

12

13

14

15

16

18

17

The facility is closed



I am pregnant

I don’t have enough information on local sport provision


I can’t find a qualified coach/ club to practice

Other


9

NA

2

2

NA

NA

2

NA

2

1

1

1

1

0.4

2

0.4

4

NA

1

NA

NA

NA

6

NA

6

NA

2

NA

NA

NA

*

NA

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

25

2011 (%)2005 (%)2001 (%)1997 (%)ReasonsRank

165

Tab

le 4

2a:

Sed

enta

ry P

arti

cip

ants

’ m

oti

vati

ons

tha

t w

oul

d e

nco

urag

e Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

atio

n b

y G

end

er &

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

To lo

ok

mo

re p

hysi

cally

att

ract

ive

(lose

w

eig

ht, b

od

y to

ning

, et

c)

To f

eel m

ore

ref

resh

ed,

unw

ind

/de-

stre

ss

To im

pro

ve fi

tnes

s

To im

pro

ve m

y sk

ills

To c

onn

ect

wit

h fa

mily

and

fri

end

s

To b

e m

ore

sel

f co

nfid

ent

whe

n ta

lkin

g t

o

peo

ple

I do

n’t

have

any

mo

tiva

tio

n to

par

tici

pat

e in

sp

ort

s/p

hysi

cal e

xerc

ises

Oth

ers

No

thin

g/N

ot

inte

rest

ed

To t

ap in

to m

ore

po

tent

ial b

usin

ess

netw

ork

s

To im

pro

ve h

ealt

h

To c

onn

ect

wit

h m

ore

peo

ple

wit

h si

mila

r in

tere

sts

TOTA

L (N

on

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts)

45.2

%(7

90, 6

05

)5

4.8

%(9

59

, 2

18

)6

.1%

(10

6, 0

01

)3

3.0

%(5

78

, 0

99

)43.1

%(7

53,

631)

17.8

%(3

12,

092)

1,

749,

823

34.4

44.6

48.5

50.9

45.1

53.0

57.4

41.2

44.3

43.6 *

50.0

17.3

18.5

34.2

17.1

47.7

7.5

4.0

8.9

1.8

14.2 *

12.9

65.6

55.4

51.5

49.1

54.9

47.0

42.6

58.8

55.7

56.4

100.

0

50.0

27.2

18.9

29.9

13.6

47.8

5.5

2.4

10.4

1.9

15.1

0.1

10.6

10.3

5.5

5.7

7.8

5.1

8.6

5.0

7.1

12.2

3.5

20.9

4.9

38.7

17.1

30.1

19.5

40.4

9.2

2.6

11.4

3.8

8.6

0.1

9.4

44.1

42.1

35.8

33.8

30.8

37.3

42.8

38.2

51.1

22.5 *

35.0

30.3

23.8

34.5

15.6

44.5

7.2

4.1

11.3

2.9

10.0 *

12.3

38.5

42.9

46.0

43.5

47.1

33.1

45.3

45.0

27.5

40.4

79.1

38.6

20.3

18.7

34.1

15.4

52.2

4.9

3.3

10.2

1.2

13.8

0.1

10.4

7.1

9.5

12.5

14.9

17.0

21.1

6.9

9.8

9.2

33.6 *

21.5

9.1

9.9

22.3

12.7

.45.

5

7.6

1.2

5.3

1.0

27.7 *

14.0

22.7

18.7

31.9

15.2

47.7

6.4

3.1

9.7

1.9

14.7

0.0

11.6

397,

714

327,

637

557,

750

266,

209

835,

008

112,

458

54,

856

170,

364

32,

763

257,

334

616

203,

482

Ro

w (

%)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Gen

der

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Fem

ale

Mal

eSe

nio

r C

itiz

ens

(60+

)M

idd

le-a

ged

Ad

ults

(40 -

59)

Yo

ung

Ad

ults

(20

- 3

9)

Teen

s(1

3 -

19

)

Tota

l No

.

Mo

tiva

tio

ns w

hich

wo

uld

en

cour

age

spo

rts

par

tici

pat

ion


Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

166

Tab

le 4

2b

: Se

ndet

ary

Par

tici

pan

ts’

mo

tiva

tio

ns t

hat

wo

uld

enc

our

age

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pat

ion

by

Eco

nom

ic A

ctiv

ity

Stat

us

To lo

ok

mo

re p

hysi

cally

att

ract

ive

(lose

w

eig

ht, b

od

y to

ning

, et

c)

To f

eel m

ore

ref

resh

ed,

unw

ind

/de-

stre

ss

To im

pro

ve fi

tnes

s

To im

pro

ve m

y sk

ills

To c

onn

ect

wit

h fa

mily

and

fri

end

s

To t

ap in

to m

ore

po

tent

ial b

usin

ess

netw

ork

s

To b

e m

ore

sel

f co

nfid

ent

whe

n ta

lkin

g t

o

peo

ple

I do

n’t

have

any

mo

tiva

tio

n to

p

arti

cip

ate

in s

po

rts/

phy

sica

l exe

rcis

es

Oth

ers

No

thin

g/N

ot

inte

rest

ed

To im

pro

ve h

ealt

h

To c

onn

ect

wit

h m

ore

peo

ple

w

ith

sim

ilar

inte

rest

s

TOTA

L (N

on

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts)

23.9

%(4

17,

750

)1

7.6

%(3

08

, 6

63

)6

.4%

(11

6, 2

40

)0

.6%

(9, 6

57

)1

4.4

%(2

52

, 1

52

)2.8

%(4

9,

357)

10.5

%(1

83,

123)

8.7

%(1

52,

722)

1,

749,

823

25.6

29.3

30.3

26.0

26.4

26.0

28.9

26.9

21.5

14.2 *

21.0

24.3

23.0

40.4

16.6

52.7

7.0

3.8

11.0

1.7

8.8 *

10.2

18.5

20.0

19.6

17.8

19.9

17.1

14.5

21.3

14.7

15.2 *

12.1

23.9

21.2

35.3

15.3

53.8

6.2

2.6

11.8

1.6

12.7 * 8.0

3.6

6.2

6.8

5.4

7.2

4.9

6.6

4.2

3.4

8.7 * 7.6

12.5

17.4

32.6

12.3

52.0

4.8

3.1

6.1

1.0

19.3 *

13.2

0.8

0.7

1.0

0.6

0.5

0.7

1.6

0.4

0.9

0.4 * 0.4

33.3

22.4

59.5

17.1

46.3

7.7

9.1

7.6

3.1

11.0 * 8.8

13.9

12.2

13.5

13.5

16.7

14.2

7.2

16.8

6.9

18.1

79.1

12.3

21.9

15.9

29.8

14.2

55.3

6.3

1.6

11.3

0.9

18.4

0.2

9.9

1.7

1.8

1.5

2.8

2.9

4.3

0.8

2.5

2.7

4.5 * 3.4

13.6

12.2

16.7

15.2

48.3

9.7

0.9

8.6

1.8

23.3 *

13.9

10.8

13.6

24.2

11.0

41.3

4.9

1.5

5.5

0.9

24.5 *

14.8

5.0

7.6

7.9

7.6

9.0

8.1

5.1

5.9

4.8

17.5 *

13.3

14.1

8.4

8.1

12.1

7.1

11.3

9.4

8.2

14.0

4.3

20.9

8.0

36.6

17.9

29.5

21.1

39.1

8.3

3.4

9.2

3.0

7.3

0.1

10.6

22.7

18.7

31.9

15.2

47.7

6.4

3.1

9.7

1.9

14.7

0.0

11.6

397,

714

327,

637

557,

750

266,

209

835,

008

112,

458

54,

856

170,

364

32,

763

257,

334

616

203,

482

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)

PM

EB

Blu

e C

olla

rN

SFH

om

emak

ers

Une

mp

loye

dR

etir

ees

Stud

ents

Oth

er W

hite

C

olla

rTo

tal N

o.

Rea

sons

fo

r N

on-

Par

tici

pat

ion

in s

po

rts

Tab

le 4

3a:

Sed

enta

ry P

arti

cip

ants

’ p

rog

ram

me/

even

ts t

hat

wo

uld

enc

our

age

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pat

ion

by

Gen

der

& A

ge

Cat

ego

ry

Trai

ning

and

cla

sses

to

lear

n N

EW

sp

ort

s

Gro

up s

po

rts/

fitn

ess

pro

gra

mm

es a

nd

clas

ses

Co

achi

ng p

rog

ram

mes

to

imp

rove

ski

lls

Co

mp

etit

ions

(no

vice

, p

rofe

ssio

nal)

Spo

nso

red

pro

gra

mm

es (

com

pan

y-sp

ons

ore

d)

Hea

lth/

Fitn

ess

wo

rksh

op

/Tal

ks

Fam

ily p

rog

ram

mes

(su

itab

le f

or

kid

s)

Nei

ghb

our

hoo

d p

rog

ram

mes

/eve

nts

No

thin

g/N

ot

inte

rest

ed

Co

mp

any-

org

anis

ed s

po

rts

pro

gra

mm

es

No

thin

g w

ill m

ake

me

par

tici

pat

e in

sp

ort

s

Cha

rity

/So

cial

pro

gra

mm

es/e

vent

s

Targ

eted

/rel

evan

t sp

ort

s ev

ents

(e

.g. W

om

en’s

Day

Out

, E

lder

ly W

alk)

TOTA

L (N

on

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts)

45.2

%(7

90, 6

05

)5

4.8

%(9

59

, 2

18

)6

.1%

(10

6, 0

01

)3

3.0

%(5

78

, 0

99

)43.1

%(7

53,

631)

17.8

%(3

12,

092)

1,

749,

823

38.5

42.7

47.0

49.4

44.8

29.1

45.7

53.4

51.1

44.9

39.4

41.2

46.6

3.9

6.1

6.6

2.8

4.3

2.6

22.4

3.5

9.8

9.6

6.1

4.7

36.6

61.5

57.3

53.0

50.6

55.2

70.9

54.3

46.6

48.9

55.1

60.6

58.8

53.4

5.1

6.8

6.1

2.4

4.3

5.2

22.0

2.5

7.7

9.7

7.8

5.6

34.6

14.2

6.9

4.9

8.4

4.8

3.5

3.6

2.9

6.5

3.8

2.9

2.2

7.9

10.7

7.4

5.1

3.6

3.4

2.3

13.3

1.4

9.3

6.0

3.4

1.9

46.5

43.1

46.9

45.4

44.6

48.4

32.1

25.3

50.7

44.5

28.4

40.9

29.3

31.0

5.9

9.2

8.7

3.4

6.3

3.9

17.0

4.5

11.6

8.3

8.7

4.6

33.3

36.6

40.6

39.4

38.0

31.6

37.7

44.2

44.3

41.3

46.6

44.9

46.9

43.0

3.9

6.1

5.8

2.2

3.2

3.5

22.8

3.0

8.3

10.5

7.3

5.7

35.4

6.1

5.7

10.2

9.0

15.3

26.8

26.9

2.1

7.7

21.2

11.3

21.5

18.1

1.6

2.1

3.6

1.3

3.7

6.0

33.4

0.3

3.7

11.5

4.5

6.3

36.0

4.6

6.5

6.3

2.5

4.3

4.0

22.2

2.9

8.6

9.7

7.0

5.2

35.5

79,

708

113,

785

110,

602

44,

606

75,

209

70,

055

387,

979

51,

556

151,

208

169,

619

123,

252

91,

174

620,

638

Ro

w (

%)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Gen

der

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Fem

ale

Mal

eSe

nio

r C

itiz

ens

(60+

)M

idd

le-a

ged

Ad

ults

(40 -

59)

Yo

ung

Ad

ults

(20

- 3

9)

Teen

s(1

3 -

19

)

Tota

l No

.

Pro

gra

mm

es/e

vent

s w

hich

wo

uld

en

cour

age

spo

rts

par

tici

pat

ion

167

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

168

Tab

le 4

3b

: Se

den

tary

Par

tici

pan

ts’

pro

gra

mm

es/e

vent

s th

at w

oul

d e

nco

urag

e Sp

ort

s P

arti

cip

atio

n b

y E

cono

mic

Act

ivit

y St

atus

Trai

ning

and

cla

sses

to

lear

n N

EW

sp

ort

s

Gro

up s

po

rts/

fitn

ess

pro

gra

mm

es a

nd

clas

ses

Co

achi

ng p

rog

ram

mes

to

imp

rove

ski

lls

Co

mp

etit

ions

(no

vice

, p

rofe

ssio

nal)

Spo

nso

red

pro

gra

mm

es (

com

pan

y-sp

ons

ore

d)

No

thin

g w

ill m

ake

me

par

tici

pat

e in

sp

ort

s

Hea

lth/

Fitn

ess

wo

rksh

op

/Tal

ks

Fam

ily p

rog

ram

mes

(su

itab

le f

or

kid

s)

Nei

ghb

our

hoo

d p

rog

ram

mes

/eve

nts

Co

mp

any-

org

anis

ed s

po

rts

pro

gra

mm

es

No

thin

g/N

ot

inte

rest

ed

Cha

rity

/So

cial

pro

gra

mm

es/e

vent

s

Targ

eted

/rel

evan

t sp

ort

s ev

ents

(e

.g. W

om

en’s

Day

Out

, E

lder

ly W

alk)

TOTA

L (N

on

Spo

rts

Par

tici

pan

ts)

23.9

%(4

17,

750

)1

7.6

%(3

08

, 6

63

)6

.4%

(11

6, 2

40

)0

.6%

(9, 6

57

)1

4.5

%(2

52

, 1

52

)2.8

%(4

9,

357)

10.5

%(1

83,

123)

8.7

%(1

52,

722)

1,

749,

823

29.9

37.8

32.7

28.3

30.8

24.0

18.9

46.8

33.1

28.3

31.6

24.8

19.7

5.7

10.3

8.7

3.0

5.5

4.0

17.6

5.8

12.0

11.5

9.3

5.4

29.2

20.5

18.2

23.2

17.3

19.7

18.9

18.4

26.8

22.7

22.7

21.0

24.2

13.0

5.3

6.7

8.3

2.5

4.8

4.3

23.1

4.5

11.1

12.5

8.4

7.2

26.0

4.2

4.5

3.9

4.4

6.9

4.4

8.7

3.6

5.4

4.1

5.1

9.1

6.8

2.9

4.4

3.7

1.7

4.5

2.6

29.2

1.6

7.0

6.0

5.4

7.2

36.4

1.1

0.4

1.3

1.7

0.3

0.4

0.5

1.4

0.5

0.3

0.4 * 0.7

8.6

5.1

14.9

7.6

2.6

2.6

18.7

7.6

7.1

4.4

4.6 *

41.5

11.9

18.7

14.4

16.7

11.1

21.4

18.9

4.8

8.0

18.4

23.5

16.9

11.5

3.8

8.4

6.3

3.0

3.3

5.9

29.2

1.0

4.8

12.4

11.5

6.1

28.3

1.7

2.6

3.4

2.6

2.9

2.8

4.3

3.7

1.9

4.1

1.2

1.9

2.5

2.8

6.0

7.5

2.4

4.4

4.0

33.6

3.8

5.8

14.2

3.1

3.6

31.6

1.5

1.2

1.9

0.5

3.8

6.0

30.9

0.1

1.2

8.0

2.7

5.6

41.6

3.5

2.0

3.1

1.9

9.2

15.8

14.6

0.3

1.5

8.6

4.1

11.2

12.3

16.5

10.7

9.2

14.5

9.0

5.3

5.4

4.3

9.6

6.8

3.5

3.6

11.2

8.6

8.0

6.6

4.2

4.4

2.4

13.7

1.5

9.5

7.5

2.8

2.2

45.7

4.6

6.5

6.3

2.5

4.3

4.0

22.2

2.9

8.6

9.7

7.0

5.2

35.5

79,

708

113,

785

110,

602

44,

606

75,

209

70,

055

387,

979

51,

556

151,

209

169,

619

123,

252

91,

174

620,

638

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Ro

w(%

)R

ow

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)C

ol

(%)

Co

l(%

)

PM

EB

Blu

e C

olla

rN

SFH

om

emak

ers

Une

mp

loye

dR

etir

ees

Stud

ents

Oth

er W

hite

C

olla

rTo

tal N

o.

Pro

gra

mm

es/e

vent

s w

hich

wo

uld

en

cour

age

spo

rts

par

tici

pat

ion

169

Tab

le 4

4: Sp

ort

s Sp

ecta

tors

hip

by

Par

tici

pat

ion

Stat

us

Yes

, O

n te

levi

sio

n (In

clud

e fr

ee-t

o-a

ir a

nd c

able

TV

)

Yes

, A

t ev

ent

venu

e

TOTA

L (A

ll 13+

)4

2.2

%(1

, 3

59

, 2

01

)3

.4%

(10

9, 9

40

)54.4

%(1

, 749,

823)

3,

218,

964

61.5

74.1

70.3

65.1

36.0

31.7

5.1

4.9

2.6

65.2

5.0

2.9

4.3

3.1

3.0

32.0

2.5

3.7

1.5

66.4

33.5

23.0

25.4

31.8

61.0

13.4

1.2

1.4

1.0

85.8

21.8

2.9

2.9

1.7

76.5

700,

721

93,

859

94,

923

53,

752

2, 4

60, 9

37

Yes

, O

n co

mp

uter

(in

clud

e la

pto

p,

Net

bo

ok

and

iPad

)

Yes

, O

n m

ob

ile/s

mar

t p

hone

(in

clud

e iP

hone

, B

lack

ber

ry a

nd G

alax

y Ta

b)

No

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)

Reg

ular

Ir

reg

ular

No

n-p

arti

cip

ant

Tota

l

No

.Sp

ort

s Sp

ecta

tors

hip

Tab

le 4

5: Sp

ort

s Sp

ecta

tors

hip

by

Gen

der

& A

ge

Cat

ego

ry

Yes

, O

n te

levi

sio

n (In

clud

e fr

ee-t

o-a

ir a

nd

cab

le T

V)

Yes

, A

t ev

ent

venu

e

Yes

, O

n co

mp

uter

(in

clud

e la

pto

p,

Net

bo

ok

and

iPad

)

Yes

, O

n m

ob

ile/s

mar

t p

hone

(in

clud

e iP

hone

, B

lack

ber

ry a

nd G

alax

y Ta

b)

TOTA

L (A

ll 13+

)49.0

%(1

, 578

, 8

09

)5

1.0

%(1

, 6

40

, 1

55

)7

5.4

%(2

, 4

27

, 0

52

)1

2.7

%(4

09

, 1

49

)8.8

%(2

82,

441)

3.1

%(1

00,

322)

3,

218,

964

67.4

62.4

77.6

71.5

43.6

29.9

3.7

4.7

2.4

67.9

32.6

37.6

22.4

28.5

56.4

13.9

2.2

1.3

0.9

84.7

12.9

23.6

25.6

30.5

10.5

24.7

6.1

6.6

4.5

70.6

40.9

42.7

45.5

42.6

33.6

25.2

3.5

3.8

2.0

72.7

34.1

28.7

26.1

22.8

37.9

20.2

2.3

2.1

1.0

78.7

12.1

5.0

2.9

4.1

18.0

16.0

0.9

0.5

0.4

83.5

21.8

2.9

2.9

1.7

76.5

700,7

21

93,

859

94,

923

53,

752

2, 4

60, 9

37

No

Ro

w (

%)

Ro

w (%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)R

ow

(%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Co

l (%

)C

ol (

%)

Gen

der

Ag

e C

ateg

ory

Fem

ale

Mal

eSe

nio

r C

itiz

ens

(60+

)M

idd

le-a

ged

Ad

ults

(40 -

59)

Yo

ung

Ad

ults

(20

- 3

9)

Teen

s(1

3 -

19

)

Tota

l No

.

Spo

rts

Spec

tato

rshi

p

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

Not

e: P

erce

ntag

e= 0

.0 in

dic

ates

sm

all i

nsig

nific

ant

per

cent

age

less

tha

n 0.

05%

Perc

enta

ge=

* in

dic

ates

NIL

/zer

o p

erce

ntag

e

170

Table 46: Top 10 Spectator Sports (On TV, At event venue and on computer/mobile phone)

Total Population (13+) 3,218,964

Soccer/Football

Badminton

Tennis


Swimming

Table tennis


Golf


Cricket

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

14.7

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.3

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

472, 952

102, 560

97, 436

76, 672

75, 217

45, 584

34, 112

34, 097

31, 667

31, 551

Rank %No.On TV


Soccer/Football


Tennis

Badminton

Swimming

Cricket


Golf

Boxing

Bowls (i.e. lawn)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1.9

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

60, 923

20, 222

13, 490

11, 679

7, 057

6, 972

6, 901

4, 440

2, 775

2, 337

Rank %No.On computer/ mobile phones


Soccer/Football

Badminton


Tennis

Rugby/Touch rugby

Swimming

Netball

Golf



1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1.5

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

47, 186

14, 348

11, 988

5, 302

4, 027

3, 836

3, 788

3, 731

3, 261

2, 340

Rank %No.On event venue


Soccer/Football

Badminton

Tennis


Swimming

Table tennis


Golf

Cricket


1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

16.0

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

513,830

119,636

104,209

91,950

81,304

47,714

38,885

37,326

36,157

31,917

Rank %No.Overall

171

Note: Percentage= 0.0 indicates small insignificant percentage less than 0.05%Percentage=* indicates NIL/zero percentage Note: Percentage= 0.0 indicates small insignificant percentage less than 0.05%

Percentage=* indicates NIL/zero percentage

Table 47: Profile of Sports Spectators (at Event venue, on TV and on computer/mobile phone)

SportRanking

1

Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%) Col (%)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Socc

er/F

oo

tbal

l

Bad

min

ton

Swim

min

g

Tab

le t

enni

s

Go

lf

Cri

cket

Tota

l

Tenn

is

Mo

tor

raci

ng(C

ar/B

ikes

)

Trit

halo

n(S

wim

-Cyc

le-R

un)

Bas

ketb

all/

Stre

et b

aske

tbal

l

Gender

Age Group

Ethnic Group

Employment Status

Housing Type

Male

Female

13 - 14 years

15 - 19 years

20 - 24 years

25 - 29 years

30 - 34 years

35 - 39 years

40 - 44 years

45 - 49 years

50 - 54 years

55 - 59 years

60 - 64 years

65 years & above

Chinese

Malay

75.9

24.1

4.4

9.4

9.7

10.0

10.7

9.4

10.4

9.3

8.6

6.6

5.1

6.2

58.8

23.1

55.5

44.5

6.6

9.1

6.6

8.8

8.8

11.5

10.9

10.4

10.6

5.6

4.2

6.9

71.7

17.5

62.8

37.2

4.0

7.9

9.5

9.5

15.4

13.9

12.4

6.7

6.2

6.8

2.9

4.6

63.8

12.9

72.5

27.5

8.7

18.5

14.2

11.5

11.8

9.5

4.3

4.2

5.8

3.0

3.3

5.2

74.7

8.7

42.4

57.6

5.8

9.9

7.2

9.2

9.6

11.8

11.4

7.0

7.5

8.1

6.9

5.5

69.9

12.7

54.7

45.3

3.9

3.3

7.6

7.4

8.6

9.0

10.2

10.7

11.3

10.4

5.5

12.2

93.6

3.6

85.8

14.2

3.9

5.3

11.3

10.8

16.4

14.8

12.6

10.4

7.5

2.6

2.3

2.2

63.8

21.7

70.5

29.5

2.3

2.0

2.7

3.5

15.9

10.6

15.2

10.4

12.3

15.6

6.8

2.6

84.3

9.6

62.1

37.9

5.3

1.9

5.1

17.0

27.6

22.9

12.8

5.0

1.2

*

1.2

*

4.2

2.1

54.3

45.7

5.1

18.2

6.9

14.6

11.5

9.5

9.6

7.3

4.1

1.6

1.4

10.3

73.9

9.5

49.0

51.0

3.2

8.2

7.7

8.5

9.3

9.9

9.6

10.0

9.4

7.7

6.0

10.5

75.4

12.7

Indian

Others

PMEB

Other white collar

Blue collar

NSF

Homemakers

Unemployed

Retirees

Students

Not disclosed


HDB 3-Rooms Flats

HDB 4-Rooms Flats

Landed Properties



15.0

3.1

37.9

15.0

5.1

3.1

6.8

1.8

7.3

18.1

4.9

3.4

17.7

34.0

2.4

514

16.0

31.0

11.5

8.4

2.4

35.0

14.1

2.3

1.6

13.3

1.4

7.8

18.3

6.2

3.8

15.9

34.2

2.5

120

3.7

33.2

10.4

19.3

3.9

47.6

12.9

1.8

1.8

7.3

1.6

5.0

17.6

4.3

0.9

15.3

30.0

3.0

104

3.2

33.1

17.8

8.9

7.8

31.8

10.5

2.7

4.1

3.5

1.7

6.3

35.3

4.2

3.8

16.9

30.7

3.3

92

2.9

28.5

16.8

14.6

2.8

35.4

16.9

1.9

*

9.8

2.9

10.8

16.6

5.7

3.1

20.8

34.0

3.2

81

2.5

28.0

10.9

2.8

*

34.3

10.9

7.1

0.5

11.3

4.2

12.8

13.6

5.3

3.6

21.9

28.5

3.5

48

1.5

32.7

9.9

12.1

2.4

55.6

10.7

2.1

7.5

3.1

2.6

3.3

13.3

1.7

*

12.1

35.6

5.3

39

1.2

32.6

14.4

1.6

4.4

51.7

4.5

2.7

2.6

9.4

2.2

12.7

5.5

8.8

1.6

9.4

15.2

9.3

37

1.2

31.2

33.3

90.1

3.5

58.2

12.1

1.4

*

19.1

*

*

6.4

2.9

5.6

41.2

27.7

*

36

1.1

18.8

6.7

9.8

6.8

35.6

8.0

3.0

6.4

4.1

*

7.6

30.8

4.5

6.7

7.6

15.9

7.1

32

1.0

47.5

15.2

8.8

3.1

27.5

14.7

4.9

1.4

13.0

2.1

10.1

14.9

11.4

3.6

16.5

36.0

4.4

3, 218

100.0

27.5

12.0

Total (‘000s)

(%)

Table 48: Top 20 Sports Participated in, Intended to Take Up and Watched


Jogging

Swimming


Badminton

Soccer/Football

Gym workout


Cycling

Physical exercise/Home exercise/Callistenics

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

16.2

8.1

7.4

4.4

4.4

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.2

522, 840

259, 800

239, 037

142, 930

142, 741

111, 957

105, 789

96, 262

70, 936

Tennis

Captain’s Ball

Taiji quan/Qigong

Yoga/Pilates

Golf

Dancing (all forms)

Netball

Table tennis

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.5

48, 413

43, 113

39, 074

37, 672

25, 341

20, 562

19, 498

17, 031

Bowls (i.e. lawn)


Rhythmic Exercise(inc.Aerobics)

18

19

20

0.5

0.4

0.4

15, 777

12, 215

12, 049

Rank %No.Sports played by regular sports participants

Swimming

Jogging

Badminton


Cycling

Yoga/Pilates

Taiji quan/Qigong

Tennis

Gym workout

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.2

26, 070

26, 016

21, 900

19, 564

10, 822

10, 369

9, 149

8, 099

7, 535

Soccer/Football

Bowls (i.e. lawn)


Golf

Dancing (all forms)


Rhythmic Exercise(inc.Aerobics)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

7, 348

5, 525

5, 517

4, 904

4, 842

3, 969

3, 175


Cricket17 0.12, 871

Physical exercise/training


Table tennis

18

19

20

0.1

0.1

0.1

2, 798

2, 738

2, 664

Rank %No.Sports Intended totake up

Soccer/Football

Badminton

Tennis


Swimming

Table tennis


Golf

Cricket

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

18.1

4.0

3.6

3.4

2.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

581, 060

128, 587

116, 228

108, 882

86, 111

48, 541

44, 274

42, 268

40, 798


Athletics (track and field)

Wrestling

Rugby/Touch rugby

Jogging

Netball

Boxing

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1.1

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.4

34, 241

21, 506

18, 178

17, 346

17, 113

15, 114

13, 186


Cycling17 0.413, 027

Gymnastics



18

19

20

0.4

0.3

0.3

11, 982

10, 565

10, 486

Rank %No.Spectator Sports

172

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