Children's cycling participation in England 2016-2018

This statistic presents the share of children who recently participated in cycling or riding a bike in England, according to annual surveys conducted between 2010/11 and 2017/18. Over this period, the proportion of children cycling has been relatively constant. In the period 2017/18, around 22.6 percent of the children aged between 11 and 15 had ridden a bike in the last 4 weeks prior to the survey.

Share of children participating in cycling or riding a bike in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010/11 to 2017/18

Characteristic	5-10 years	11-15 years
2017/18	26.5%	22.6%
2016/17	29.8%	24.9%
2015/16	29.4%	26.2%
2014/15	30.4%	25.3%
2013/14	31.8%	25.4%
2012/13	24%	19.1%
2011/12	29.6%	23.4%
2010/11	28%	20.4%

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Release date

August 2018

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2010/11 to 2017/18**

Number of respondents

1,580*

Age group

5-15 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* 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.

Survey periods run April to March.

The source provides the following additional information: 'Data for 5-10 year olds relates to out of school activities only. Data for 11-15 years olds relates to activities undertaken both in and out of school.'
This statistic using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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