This statistic presents the share of children who recently participated in hiking or walking in England, as of annual surveys conducted between 2010/11 and 2017/18. In the period 2017/18, around 26.4 percent of children aged between 11 and 15 had been hiking or walking in the 4 weeks prior to the survey.
Share of children participating in hiking or walking in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010/11 to 2017/18
Characteristic
5-10 years
11-15 years
2017/18
22.4%
26.4%
2016/17
28%
31%
2015/16
20.5%
31.4%
2014/15
18.4%
27.6%
2013/14
19.3%
24.6%
2012/13
17.1%
20%
2011/12
19.5%
17.4%
2010/11
23.1%
22.5%
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* Previous base: 2017/18: 5-10 year olds n= 909; 10-15 year olds n = 671; 2016/17: 5-10 year olds: n= 967; 10-15 year olds n=638. 2015/16: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,096; 10-15 year olds n=684. 2015/14: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,104; 10-15 year olds n=721. 2013/14: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,233; 10-15 year olds n=786. 2012/13: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,136; 10-15 year olds n=801. 2011/12: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,040; 10-15 year olds n=771. 2010/11: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,590; 10-15 year olds n=1,116.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (August 30, 2018). Share of children participating in hiking or walking in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010/11 to 2017/18 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421143/hiking-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children participating in hiking or walking in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010/11 to 2017/18." Chart. August 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421143/hiking-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2018). Share of children participating in hiking or walking in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010/11 to 2017/18. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421143/hiking-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Participating in Hiking or Walking in The Last 4 Weeks in England from 2010/11 to 2017/18." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421143/hiking-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children participating in hiking or walking in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010/11 to 2017/18 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421143/hiking-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/ (last visited April 02, 2025)
Share of children participating in hiking or walking in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010/11 to 2017/18 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), August 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421143/hiking-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
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