PROPORTION OF FRIENDS OF SAME ETHNIC BACKGROUND
Having diverse social networks can expose people to others of different cultural, educational and socio-economic backgrounds and assists in developing values of acceptance and inclusiveness. The sport participation rate was highest for those whose friends are mostly of the same ethnic background (69%). Of persons who have about half of their friends of the same ethnic background, 65% participated in sport and physical recreation. The sport participation rate was 55% for persons who either have all their friends or none of their friends of the same ethnic background.
6.5 Participation in sport and physical recreation, Proportion of friends of same ethnic background - 2006 |
|
 | Participated | Did not participate | Total | Participation rate | Non-participation rate | Total |
| '000 | '000 | '000 | % | % | % |
|
| All | 2 481.0 | 2 020.5 | 4 501.5 | 55.1 | 44.9 | 100.0 |
| Most | 4 546.4 | 2 053.0 | 6 599.5 | 68.9 | 31.1 | 100.0 |
| About half | 998.2 | 532.5 | 1 530.8 | 65.2 | 34.8 | 100.0 |
| Few | 955.8 | 588.3 | 1 544.1 | 61.9 | 38.1 | 100.0 |
| None | 474.0 | 392.0 | 866.1 | 54.7 | 45.3 | 100.0 |
| Don't Know | *34.8 | 39.0 | 73.8 | *47.2 | 52.8 | 100.0 |
| No friends | *31.5 | 159.9 | 191.4 | *16.5 | 83.5 | 100.0 |
| Total | 9 521.8 | 5 785.2 | 15 307.1 | 62.2 | 37.8 | 100.0 |
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| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| Source: Sport and Social Capital, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4917.0). |
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