This statistic depicts the results of a survey about the leading reasons why youths participate in sports and activities in New Zealand in 2017. During the survey period, around 76 percent of youths in New Zealand participated in sports or activities for fun.
Leading reasons why youths participate in sports and activities in New Zealand in 2017
survey method included online and postal self-completion surveys
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Note: Young people are respondents aged 5-17. Data has been weighted by the source to reflect the population.
According to the source, participants are people who have been physically active in sport or recreation in the past seven days, where this participation excludes any physical activity undertaken for work or chores. Participation can include physical activity undertaken to get from one place to another (active transport) if the respondent considers it to be for sport or active recreation.
The survey question was phrased as follows:
For young people: ‘People do different activities for different reasons at
different times. So, thinking about the last time you did this physical
activity for sport, PE, exercise or fun, what was the main reason you
did it?’.
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Sport New Zealand. (December 21, 2018). Leading reasons why youths participate in sports and activities in New Zealand in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983867/new-zealand-main-motivations-for-youths-to-participate-in-sports-and-activities/
Sport New Zealand. "Leading reasons why youths participate in sports and activities in New Zealand in 2017." Chart. December 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983867/new-zealand-main-motivations-for-youths-to-participate-in-sports-and-activities/
Sport New Zealand. (2018). Leading reasons why youths participate in sports and activities in New Zealand in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983867/new-zealand-main-motivations-for-youths-to-participate-in-sports-and-activities/
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Leading reasons why youths participate in sports and activities in New Zealand in 2017 [Graph], Sport New Zealand, December 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/983867/new-zealand-main-motivations-for-youths-to-participate-in-sports-and-activities/
