This statistic shows the results of a survey regarding the reasons for doing sport activities of children and youth in Finland in 2018. According to the survey, 79 percent of respondents found it very important to do sports in order to stay healthy, while 16 percent found it very important to do sports because they wanted to become professional athletes. 50 percent of respondents stated that maintaining their weight was a very important reason for doing sports.
How important are the following reasons for you for doing sports?
According to the source, the sample of the survey with regards to age, gender, and first language represents the Finnish population. Different survey methods were used for different age groups:
6 years: Telephone and face-to-face interviews (n=152)
7 to 9 years: Telephone and face-to-face interviews (n=187)
10 to 14 years: Telephone interviews (n=304)
15 to 29 years: Telephone interviews and online survey (n=956).
According to the source, sports in this context is meant to signify all kinds of exercising and sporting activities done during free time. Therefore, sports done during school or work is not included.
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Valtion liikuntaneuvosto. (March 11, 2019). How important are the following reasons for you for doing sports? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987116/sports-reasons-opinions-children-and-youths-finland/
Valtion liikuntaneuvosto. "How important are the following reasons for you for doing sports?." Chart. March 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987116/sports-reasons-opinions-children-and-youths-finland/
Valtion liikuntaneuvosto. (2019). How important are the following reasons for you for doing sports?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987116/sports-reasons-opinions-children-and-youths-finland/
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