In 2021, it was found that 22.6 percent of survey participants from England stated that they go for a leisure walk at least five times a week. Walking is a common leisure activity in England, with 70 percent of respondents from the region having gone for a walk at least once a month in 2021.
Share of people who went for a walks for leisure purposes in England in 2021, by frequency
Leisure in this table refers to walking or cycling for the purpose of health, recreation, training or competition, not to get from place to place.
*The source specified that 4,519 households were fully involved in the survey component of data collection however only 4,429 households were not able to complete their travel diary.
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Sport England. (August 31, 2022). Share of people who went for a walks for leisure purposes in England in 2021, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/588984/recreational-walking-share-of-people-in-england/
Sport England. "Share of people who went for a walks for leisure purposes in England in 2021, by frequency." Chart. August 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588984/recreational-walking-share-of-people-in-england/
Sport England. (2022). Share of people who went for a walks for leisure purposes in England in 2021, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588984/recreational-walking-share-of-people-in-england/
Sport England. "Share of People Who Went for a Walks for Leisure Purposes in England in 2021, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588984/recreational-walking-share-of-people-in-england/
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Share of people who went for a walks for leisure purposes in England in 2021, by frequency [Graph], Sport England, August 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/588984/recreational-walking-share-of-people-in-england/
