The statistic shows the results of a survey on the extend to which a barrier is a problem when trying a new sport in the UK in 2014, by category. Responses have been grouped to show the share of people who consider a factor a problem. More than half of respondets considered each of the factors as 'a problem'.
To what extend do you feel that the following factors are a barrier to you, when trying a new sport?*
Participants in People Projects, funded by Sport England
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Original survey question unknown. Responses grouped according to source: The number of respondents varried for each barrier as follows:
"The rating scale provided had 7 points where 1 was ‘not at all a barrier’ and 7 was ‘to a great extent’. Ratings 1-3 were combined to produce a measure for ‘not a problem’ and 5-7 combined into a single score for ‘a problem’. The neither/nor (N/N) scores are represented by those who selected the median rank of ‘4’."
** Number of respondents varies between 292 and 305 per question:
Attitude of others (302), Lack of confidence: I don't know if I am physically able to do the sport (303), Geography / location: The sport I want to do is too far away from me (292), Lack of appropriate / accessible facilities or equipment (301), Unaware of where to look to find out about it (302), Lack of support: I don't have the support of others
to do it (305), Health and Safety (302), Cost: It is too expensive to travel to the sport I
want to do (293), Cost: Participating in the activity itself is too expensive (293).
The source adds the following information: "The rating scale provided had 7 points where 1 was 'not at all a barrier' and 7 was 'to a great extend'. Rating 1-3 were combined to produce a measure for 'not a problem' and 5-7 combined into a single score for 'a problem'. The neither/nor (N/N) scores are represented by those who selected the median rank of '4'."
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Sport England. (November 28, 2014). To what extend do you feel that the following factors are a barrier to you, when trying a new sport?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524800/barriers-trying-new-sports-uk/
Sport England. "To what extend do you feel that the following factors are a barrier to you, when trying a new sport?*." Chart. November 28, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524800/barriers-trying-new-sports-uk/
Sport England. (2014). To what extend do you feel that the following factors are a barrier to you, when trying a new sport?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524800/barriers-trying-new-sports-uk/
Sport England. "To What Extend Do You Feel That The following Factors Are a Barrier to You, When Trying a New Sport?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524800/barriers-trying-new-sports-uk/
Sport England, To what extend do you feel that the following factors are a barrier to you, when trying a new sport?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524800/barriers-trying-new-sports-uk/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
To what extend do you feel that the following factors are a barrier to you, when trying a new sport?* [Graph], Sport England, November 28, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/524800/barriers-trying-new-sports-uk/
