PARTICIPATION IN SPORTING AND PHYSICAL RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, TASMANIA
PURPOSE
To obtain information on participation in sporting and physical recreational activities in Tasmania.
DESCRIPTION
The data were collected in a survey conducted throughout Tasmania during October 1994 as a supplement to the Monthly Population Survey (MPS), at the request of the Tasmanian Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation. Persons aged 15 years and over were in scope of the survey, except for members of Australia’s permanent defence forces; certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments, customarily excluded from census and estimated populations; overseas residents in Australia; and members of non-Australian defence forces (and their dependants) stationed in Australia. People living in non-private dwellings (which includes hotels, hospitals etc) were excluded from the supplementary survey. Information for this survey was collected by personal interview with one randomly selected person aged 15 years and over in each household, resulting in a sample of approximately 1,900 people.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Tasmania
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Irregular
DATA ITEMS
As this survey was conducted as part of the Monthly Population Survey all of the data items shown in the Labour force entry in this directory, with the exception of occupation and industry of employment, are available for analysis alongside the data items shown below.
Number of persons
The number of persons in Tasmania aged 15 years or more.
Sporting and physical recreational activities undertaken
Whether, in the last 12 months, participated on a regular basis (including as a competitor, player for fitness and leisure, paid or unpaid coach or official, volunteer or administrator) in the following activities, which were listed in the following order on prompt cards:
Aerobics
Aquarobics
Archery
Athletics, track and field
Australian rules football
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Billiards
Snooker
Pool
Bushwalking
Canoeing
Kayaking
Rafting
Cricket
Croquet
Cycling
Mountain bikes
Dancing (dance classes, formal ballroom)
Dancing (social, disco, etc.)
Darts
Equestrian activities (pony club, riding)
Field hockey
Fishing
Golf
Gymnastics, trampolining
Grid iron football
Hunting
Ice/snow sports (snow skiing etc.)
Indoor cricket
Indoor, carpet bowls
Jogging
Powerwalking
Lawn bowls
Lifesaving (surf, Royal)
Martial arts (eastern-judo, karate etc.)
Motor sports (competitive)
Netball
Off road motoring (4WD, trail bikes)
Orienteering
Rock climbing, abseiling
Rodeo
Roller sports (skateboarding etc.)
Rowing
Rugby league
Rugby union
Sailing/yachting
Shooting sports (competitive)
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Surf sports (surfing, wind surfing etc.)
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Ten pin bowling
Touch football
Triathlon
Underwater activities (scuba, snorkelling)
Volleyball
Walking
Waterskiing
Jet skiing
Powerboating
Weightlifting
Body building
Powerlifting
Other (up to five activities other than those listed above could be specified)
Main three sporting and physical recreational activities undertaken
Specifies, of all the sports and physical activities nominated as having been undertaken in the last 12 months, those that the respondent considered to be the main three.
Main reason for participation
Records the main reason for participating in each of the three main activities.
Part of a fitness or exercise program
Social reasons
Competition
Pleasure/interest
Other
Highest level of participation
For each of the three main activities undertaken on a regular basis, records the highest level of participation during the last 12 months.
Not applicable (participated alone)
Social
Club/school
Intra-State/Regional
Inter-State/National
International
Other
Organisers of activities
Records all organisers of each of the three main activities in the last 12 months. Categories are:
A school/tertiary institution
A club, association or league
The workplace
A sports centre
Yourself/other individual
Other
Don't know
Participation venues
Records all venues at which participation in each of the three main activities took place in the last 12 months.
At home/other private residence
At school/tertiary institution
A club/association venue
A commercial venue
A local council facility
Natural environment
Other
Don’t know
Frequency of participation
Records the number of times (including training sessions) the respondent participated in each of the three main activities. Categories are:
More than once a week (number of times was recorded)
Once a week
Once a fortnight
Once a month
Other
Months of participation
Records all months (in the last 12) in which the respondent participated in each of the three main activities.
Membership of club or association
Records, for each of the three main activities, whether the respondent was a member of such a club or association during the last 12 months.
Expenditure on participation
For each of the three main activities records the dollars spent on:
Membership fees during the last 12 months
Average cost of each session, excluding membership fees
Clothing and equipment for the respondent during the last 12 months
Main reason for non-participation
Respondents who had participated in no sports or physical recreation activities in the last 12 months were asked the main reason for non-participation.
Injury, illness
No time, too busy
Expense, cost
Too unfit, overweight, too old
Don’t like sport, not interested
Other
Desired activities
Records up to five activities in which the respondent wanted to participated but didn’t in the last 12 months.
Main desired activity
Records which of the desired activities is the one in which the respondent most wanted to participate.
Main reason for non-participation in main desired activity
Records the main reason the respondent didn’t participate in their main desired activity during the last 12 months.
Lack of facilities in local area
Facility operating hours inconvenient
Injury, illness
Pregnancy
Caring for family etc.
Expense/cost
Physical handicap, disability
No time/too busy
Lack of transport
Lack of opportunity
Partner doesn't share interest
Too unfit, overweight, too old
Other
Intention to participate in main desired activity
Records whether the respondent intends to participate regularly in their main desired activity in the next 12 months.
Highest educational qualification completed
In addition to the data about demographic and socioeconomic characteristics collected in the Labour Force survey which accompanied this survey, this survey also collected details of the highest educational qualification completed. Categories are:
Did not complete secondary school
Higher school certificate
Trade certificate/apprenticeship
Technician's certificate/Advanced certificate
Certificate other than above
Associate diploma
Undergraduate diploma
Bachelor degree
Post-graduate diploma
Masters degree/Doctorate
HISTORICAL DATA
The survey has only been conducted once, in October 1994. Similar surveys were conducted in Victoria in October 1989, Queensland in October 1993, and South Australia in October 1995.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics 1995, Participation in Sporting and Physical Recreational Activities, Tasmania, October 1994, Cat. no. 4175.6, ABS, Hobart. Price $14.50.
Other
National Sport and Recreation Industry Database and Directory (NSRIDD).
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Statistical Services
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 66A
HOBART TAS 7001
Telephone: Hobart 03 6222 5828
Facsimile: Hobart 03 6222 5284
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
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