Health Survey for England - The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups '99

Table 13.25

Summary of participation in different activities, by minority ethnic group

Aged 2-15 1999

Participation in activities^a
Minority ethnic group
General
population
(1998)

Black

Caribbean Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Irish

Boys

Sports and Exercise

% who participated 68 59 46 48 51 64 63

Mean number of days per week^b 2.65 2.11 2.06 2.29 1.25 2.51 2.16

Standard error of the mean 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.06

Mean number of hours per week^b 4.94 3.51 2.36 2.61 1.45 4.41 3.36

Standard error of the mean 0.40 0.35 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.43 0.12

Ratios for participation 1.08 0.94 0.74 0.76 0.82 1.03 1

Standard error 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.05

Active Play

% who participated 92 87 87 87 89 91 92

Mean number of days per week^b 4.24 4.38 4.57 3.97 3.32 4.71 4.57

Standard error of the mean 0.16 0.20 0.14 0.15 0.23 0.17 0.06

Mean number of hours per week^b 11.01 8.11 7.70 4.93 7.29 11.25 11.04

Standard error of the mean 0.65 0.54 0.46 0.33 0.78 0.69 0.25

Ratios for participation 0.99 0.94 0.94 0.95 0.96 0.98 1

Standard error 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02

Walking

% who participated 90 85 82 92 85 91 91

Mean number of days per week^b 4.83 4.68 4.52 5.33 4.17 4.86 4.85

Standard error of the mean 0.14 0.16 0.14 0.11 0.21 0.15 0.06

Mean number of hours per week^b 3.27 2.85 2.59 2.40 2.68 3.21 2.68

Standard error of the mean 0.25 0.26 0.22 0.16 0.31 0.32 0.08

Ratios for participation 0.98 0.93 0.90 1.01 0.93 1.00 1

Standard error 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02

Housework/Gardening

% who participated 38 34 28 27 31 31 32

Mean number of days per week^b 1.09 0.85 0.78 0.63 0.55 0.65 0.69

Standard error of the mean 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.12 0.12 0.04

Mean number of hours per week^b 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04

Standard error of the mean 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00

Ratios for participation 1.19 1.05 0.87 0.85 0.98 0.95 1

Standard error 0.13 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.17 0.13

Girls

Sports and Exercise

% who participated 55 34 31 27 53 59 56

Mean number of days per week^b 1.53 0.95 1.41 1.13 1.30 1.57 1.53

Standard error of the mean 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.17 0.12 0.05

Mean number of hours per week^b 2.13 0.86 1.44 0.89 1.60 2.36 2.33

Standard error of the mean 0.24 0.14 0.22 0.13 0.32 0.35 0.10

Ratios for participation 0.98 0.62 0.55 0.48 0.95 1.05 1

Standard error 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.08 0.06

Active Play

% who participated 83 81 81 81 81 89 86

Mean number of days per week^b 4.24 4.38 4.57 3.97 3.32 4.71 4.57

Standard error of the mean 0.16 0.20 0.14 0.15 0.23 0.17 0.06

Mean number of hours per week^b 7.20 4.96 6.10 3.29 4.73 9.32 8.90

Standard error of the mean 0.52 0.48 0.43 0.32 0.68 0.70 0.24

Ratios for participation 0.96 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 1.03 1

Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.02

Walking

% who participated 90 79 87 87 82 93 92

Mean number of days per week^b 4.72 4.08 4.70 4.83 3.81 4.99 4.78

Standard error of the mean 0.14 0.19 0.13 0.13 0.24 0.15 0.06

Mean number of hours per week^b 2.56 2.01 2.15 1.69 1.81 2.92 2.70

Standard error of the mean 0.21 0.20 0.14 0.11 0.25 0.22 0.08

Ratios for participation 0.98 0.86 0.95 0.94 0.89 1.01 1

Standard error 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.02

Housework/Gardening

% who participated 47 52 51 35 25 29 36

Mean number of days per week^b 1.30 1.66 2.03 1.33 0.58 0.69 0.90

Standard error of the mean 0.15 0.21 0.18 0.16 0.16 0.12 0.05

Mean number of hours per week^b 0.08 0.10 0.13 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.06

Standard error of the mean 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00

Ratios for participation 1.29 1.43 1.41 0.96 0.68 0.81 1

Standard error 0.12 0.14 0.11 0.10 0.14 0.11

Bases (weighted):

Boys 207 275 243 106 43 852 c

Girls 217 209 245 98 42 894 c

Bases (unweighted):

Boys 300 268 397 385 138 270 1905

Girls 312 203 393 358 126 265 1841

^a All figures based on participation for at least 5 minutes a day in Sport and Exercise, Active Play and Walking, and at least 15 minutes a day in
Housework/Gardening.

^b Means based on all informants.

^c The 1998 general population data are weighted according to the weighting scheme for that year's survey. Weighted bases are not shown because they do not follow the 1999 weighting scheme.

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Prepared 10 January 2001