According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2021, around 34 percent of female respondents aged four to eleven years old claimed to participate in sports at least three times, but less than seven times a week, while about 44.5 percent stated to exercise at least seven times a week.
Participation rate of girls exercising or doing sports at least three times a week in Japan from 2013 to 2021, by frequency
children who participated in sports during the past year
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
*At least 3 times a week but less than 7 times a week (between 1-155 times/year).
**At least 7 times a week (364 or more times/year).
According to the source, figures prior to 2017 were created with data of 10 to 11 year olds from the 2013 and 2015 National Sports-Life Survey of Teens.
Number of respondents:
2021 n=746
2019 n=746
2017 n=735
2015 n=682
2013 n=741.
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Sasakawa Sports Foundation. (April 1, 2022). Participation rate of girls exercising or doing sports at least three times a week in Japan from 2013 to 2021, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/922572/japan-girls-sports-participation-rate-intermediate-high-frequency/
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Sasakawa Sports Foundation. (2022). Participation rate of girls exercising or doing sports at least three times a week in Japan from 2013 to 2021, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/922572/japan-girls-sports-participation-rate-intermediate-high-frequency/
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