Table 8.3

Overall participation in physical activities, by age within minority ethnic group

 

Aged 16 and over										1999
Number of days of 30 minutes or more moderate or vigorous activity per week, and summary activity level		Age group
		Men					Women
		16-34	35-54	55 +	All men		16-34	35-54	55 +	All women
Observed %
Black Caribbean
None in past four weeks		9	16	48	24	17		15	52	25
Any		91	84	52	76	83		85	48	75
	Less than one day a week	8	11	10	9	17		15	7	14
	One or two days a week	17	19	17	18	26		19	17	21
	Three or four days a week	13	11	5	10	13		13	10	12
	Five or more days a week	54	43	20	39	27		38	14	28
Summary activity level:
	Group 1 - Low (under 1 day a week)	17	27	57	34	34		30	59	39
	Group 2 - Medium (1 day a week but
	less than 5)	30	30	23	27	39		32	27	34
	Group 3 - High (5 or more days a week)	54	43	20	39	27		38	14	28
Indian
None in past four weeks		16	29	56	30	25		31	69	35
Any		84	71	44	70	75		69	31	65
	Less than one day a week	14	8	11	11	14		14	9	13
	One or two days a week	20	21	8	18	29		23	12	24
	Three or four days a week	16	4	4	9	14		9	8	11
	Five or more days a week	34	37	22	33	18		23	2	17
Summary activity level:
	Group 1 - Low (under 1 day a week)	30	38	67	41	39		45	78	49
	Group 2 - Medium (1 day a week but
	less than 5)	36	25	11	26	43		32	20	34
	Group 3 - High (5 or more days a week)	34	37	22	33	18		23	2	17
Pakistani
None in past four weeks		20	38	66	32	34		39	72	39
Any		80	62	34	68	66		61	28	61
	Less than one day a week	13	12	7	12	11		8	12	10
	One or two days a week	22	17	9	19	29		30	10	28
	Three or four days a week	13	5	3	9	9		5	-	7
	Five or more days a week	33	28	15	29	17		18	6	16
Summary activity level:
	Group 1 - Low (under 1 day a week)	33	50	73	44	45		47	85	49
	Group 2 - Medium (1 day a week but
	less than 5)	35	22	12	27	37		35	10	34
	Group 3 - High (5 or more days a week)	33	28	15	29	17		18	6	16
Bangladeshi
None in past four weeks		32	56	80	49	44		66	91	54
Any		68	44	20	51	56		34	9	46
	Less than one day a week	11	6	6	8	14		7	1	11
	One or two days a week	18	6	6	12	23		18	5	20
	Three or four days a week	8	7	1	6	6		2	2	4
	Five or more days a week	31	25	7	24	13		7	1	10
Summary activity level:
	Group 1 - Low (under 1 day a week)	43	62	85	57	59		73	92	65
	Group 2 - Medium (1 day a week but
	less than 5)	26	13	7	19	29		20	7	24
	Group 3 - High (5 or more days a week)	31	25	7	24	13		7	1	10
		16-34	35-54	55 +	All men	16-34		35-54	55 +	All women
Observed %
Chinese
None in past four weeks		17	31	52	31	27		28	49	31
Any		83	69	48	69	73		72	51	69
	Less than one day a week	12	22	16	18	17		20	15	18
	One or two days a week	30	15	16	20	26		24	20	24
	Three or four days a week	11	9	3	8	11		8	1	8
	Five or more days a week	30	23	13	23	18		19	14	18
Summary activity level:
	Group 1 - Low (under 1 day a week)	29	54	68	48	44		48	64	49
	Group 2 - Medium (1 day a week but
	less than 5)	40	24	19	29	37		33	22	33
	Group 3 - High (5 or more days a week)	30	23	13	23	18		19	14	18
Irish
None in past four weeks		11	20	38	23	11		21	41	23
Any		89	80	62	77	89		79	59	77
	Less than one day a week	14	12	14	13	11		16	17	15
	One or two days a week	23	20	18	20	33		22	24	26
	Three or four days a week	10	10	9	10	13		10	8	10
	Five or more days a week	42	40	22	35	32		31	10	26
Summary activity level:
	Group 1 - Low (under 1 day a week)	25	31	52	35	22		36	58	38
	Group 2 - Medium (1 day a week but
	less than 5)	33	29	27	30	47		32	32	36
	Group 3 - High (5 or more days a week)	42	40	22	35	32		31	10	26
General population
None in past four weeks		8	17	41	23	16		19	46	28
Any		92	83	59	77	84		81	54	72
	Less than one day a week	10	14	15	13	15		16	16	16
	One or two days a week	19	21	18	20	27		22	19	23
	Three or four days a week	15	12	7	11	15		17	7	13
	Five or more days a week	48	36	18	33	26		26	11	21
Summary activity level:
	Group 1 - Low (under 1 day a week)	18	31	57	36	31		35	62	43
	Group 2 - Medium (1 day a week but
	less than 5)	34	33	25	31	43		39	26	36
	Group 3 - High (5 or more days a week)	48	36	18	33	26		26	11	21
Bases (weighted):
Black Caribbean		145	93	130	367	190		190	123	503
Indian		218	252	125	595	252		256	108	616
Pakistani		191	120	47	358	223		117	31	370
Bangladeshi		70	37	29	137	91		33	14	139
Chinese		34	42	19	96	35		62	17	113
Irish		385	714	448	1546	566		879	543	1988
General population		12343	15772	15186	43301	14776		19215	17822	51813
Bases (unweighted):
Black Caribbean		212	142	193	547	283		285	180	748
Indian		232	267	127	626	267		277	113	657
Pakistani		326	217	77	620	384		203	56	643
Bangladeshi		274	143	116	533	361		144	58	563
Chinese		109	127	65	301	109		194	58	361
Irish		135	240	162	537	203		301	204	708
General population		1034	1303	1221	3558	1242		1587	1411	4240

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