This statistic shows the results of a survey regarding life satisfaction experienced by children and youth in Finland in 2018, by activity level. The survey scale ranges from 4 being the worst to 10 being the best. According to the survey, with a life satisfaction grade of nine, children and youth the most satisfied overall were those who exercised 60 minutes daily. Meanwhile, children and youth exercising an hour per day up to two days per week gave their current life a satisfaction grade of 7.9.
On a scale of 4 (worst) to 10 (best), how happy are you overall with your current life?
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). On a scale of 4 (worst) to 10 (best), how happy are you overall with your current life? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987170/level-of-life-satisfaction-children-and-youths-who-do-sports-finland/
Valtion liikuntaneuvosto. "On a scale of 4 (worst) to 10 (best), how happy are you overall with your current life?." Chart. March 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987170/level-of-life-satisfaction-children-and-youths-who-do-sports-finland/
Valtion liikuntaneuvosto. (2019). On a scale of 4 (worst) to 10 (best), how happy are you overall with your current life?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987170/level-of-life-satisfaction-children-and-youths-who-do-sports-finland/
Valtion liikuntaneuvosto. "On a Scale of 4 (Worst) to 10 (Best), How Happy Are You Overall with Your Current Life?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987170/level-of-life-satisfaction-children-and-youths-who-do-sports-finland/
Valtion liikuntaneuvosto, On a scale of 4 (worst) to 10 (best), how happy are you overall with your current life? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987170/level-of-life-satisfaction-children-and-youths-who-do-sports-finland/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
On a scale of 4 (worst) to 10 (best), how happy are you overall with your current life? [Graph], Valtion liikuntaneuvosto, March 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987170/level-of-life-satisfaction-children-and-youths-who-do-sports-finland/