Regional Sports Trust Profile Southland

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Sport, recreation andphySical activity profile:Southland reGion

2007/08


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ISBN: 1-877356-77-8

Citation:Sport and Recreation New Zealand. (2009). Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Prole:

Southland Region 2007/08. Wellington: SPARC.

Published in 2009 by Sport and Recreation New Zealand.This document is available at www.sparc.org.nz .
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REGIONAL PROFILE SOUTHLAND 1

FOREWORDSPARC is pleased to release regional proles from the 2007/08 Active New Zealand Survey.

This report is one of 17 regional proles being released by SPARC one for each of the 17regional sports trust (RST) catchment areas. It provides a snapshot of sport and recreationparticipation levels among adults, both as participants and volunteers, as well as how manyadults are physically active.

The regional proles are drawn from the national results outlined in the Active New ZealandKey Results report released in November 2008. The Active New Zealand Survey was the rstof its kind conducted by SPARC and was the most comprehensive national survey of sport, recreationand physical activity done in this country. It was a huge undertaking involving face-to-face interviewswith more than 4,000 New Zealanders. At least 200 interviews were conducted in most regions.

In each of the 17 regional reports, regional ndings are presented and compared with the nationalprole of sport, recreation and physical activity. The analyses show some interesting ndings,especially in terms of the physical activities adults participate in across different parts of the country.

This report is a tool RSTs and other regional bodies can use to help understand the sport andrecreation engagement of their communities, providing assistance in planning for the future.Regional sports trusts and other regional partners play an important role in supporting andpromoting sport and recreation in New Zealand and SPARC hopes this report will aid them inthose tasks.

Finally, I would like to thank the following people and organisations who helped this project come

to fruition: all the participants who freely gave their time to participate in the survey; the Ministryof Health, Statistics New Zealand and Dr. Karen Moy who assisted with the design of the survey;Nielsen for undertaking the survey; and the SPARC Research Team which managed the survey,analysed the data and wrote this report.

Peter MiskimminChief Executive SPARC


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REGIONAL PROFILE SOUTHLAND2

CONTENTSForeword 1

Executive Summary 3Report Content 3

Key Findings 3

Introduction 4The 2007/08 Active NZ Survey 4

Methodology 4

Reported Findings 5

The Southland Region 5

Participation in Sport and Recreation 6Popular Activities 6

Participation in an Organised Competition or Event Over 12 Months 9

Received Instruction for a Sport or Recreation Activity Over 12 Months 9

Involvement in a Sport or Recreation Club or Centre Over a Month 10

Volunteers Volunteer Levels 11

Most Common Volunteer Roles 11

National Physical Activity Guidelines 12Physical Activity Levels 12

Physical Activity Levels Among Adults in the Southland Regionby Gender 13

Physical Activity Levels Among All New Zealand Adults 14

The Number of Days Adults Achieved at Least 30 Minutes 14a Day of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity

Comparisons 15Southland Region and New Zealand Physical ActivityProles Compared 15

Regional Comparisons 16


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYReport ContentBased on information collected through the 2007/08 Active NZ Survey, this report provides anoverview of physical activity behaviours among adults (aged 16 years and over) living in theSouthland region, in particular, their level of involvement with sport and recreation as participantsand volunteers and their overall level of physical activity. The ndings for the Southland region arealso compared with the national prole for sport, recreation and physical activity in this report.

Key FindingsCompared with New Zealand adults, a similar percentage of adults in the Southland region:

participated in at least one sport or recreation activity per week (New Zealand: 79%; Southland:

80%) and per year (New Zealand: 96%; Southland: 97%);were members of clubs or centres in order to take part in sport and recreation activities(New Zealand: 35%; Southland: 37%); and

achieved the national physical activity guideline by undertaking 30 minutes or more of moderateintensity physical activity on at least ve days out of seven (New Zealand: 48%; Southland: 53%).

Adults in the Southland region were signicantly more likely than New Zealand adults to:

have participated in at least one organised competition or event per year (New Zealand: 37%;Southland: 51%);

have received instruction from a coach, instructor, teacher or trainer to help improve their performance (New Zealand: 40%; Southland: 49%); and

have volunteered for a sport or recreation activity (New Zealand: 25%; Southland: 37%).

In the Southland region:

walking, gardening and cycling were, in that order, the three most popular sport andrecreation activities;

snowsports was on the 10 most popular activities list for adults in the Southland region,but not on the list for New Zealand adults;

snowsports and hunting were on the 10 most popular activities list for men in the Southlandregion, but not on the list for New Zealand men;

tramping was on the 10 most popular activities list for women in the Southland region,but not on the list for New Zealand women;

men were signicantly more likely than women in the Southland region to have been membersof a club or centre in order to take part in sport and recreation activities (Men: 47%; Women:29%); and

men were signicantly more likely than women in the Southland region to have participated in anorganised competition or event per year (Men: 61%; Women: 43%).


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INTRODUCTIONThe 2007/08 Active NZ SurveyThe Active NZ Survey is a national-level survey run by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) tomonitor physical activity, in particular, sport and recreation participation among New Zealand adults.

The sampling methodology was designed to enable SPARC to provide high-level informationabout sport, recreation and physical activity levels at a regional level, based on the geographicalareas serviced by New Zealands 17 regional sports trusts (RSTs). At least 200 participants wereinterviewed in each region, with the exception of Gisborne, where the interview target was 100(fewer participants were targeted because of the geographical spread of the Gisborne population).

Methodology

The SurveyThe Active NZ Survey consists of two data collection methods:

a sport and recreation survey; and1.

a seven-day physical activity recall diary.2.

The Active NZ Survey collected information about adult participation in different physical activitydomains (i.e. sport and recreation, active travel including walking or cycling to a destination,occupational activities and incidental activities like washing the car). Information about howfrequently people participated in physical activities, the variety of physical activities that eachindividual participated in, membership in clubs or centres for sport and recreation purposes andvolunteering in various roles to support sport and recreation activities was also collected.

The SampleData were collected within each region of New Zealand. A total of 4,443 adults aged 16 years and overwere interviewed face-to-face, of which 217 interviews were completed within the Southland region.The interviews were completed over a 12-month period beginning in March 2007. An overall responserate of 61 percent was achieved for the total New Zealand sample, with a response rate of 55 percentfor the Southland region.

Total Number of Completed Interviews and Weighted PopulationNumbers for the Southland Region

Number Interviewed(n)

Weighted PopulationNumbers (n)

RegionalPopulation 217 89,059

GenderMen 85 38,293Women 132 50,766


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r f sIn this report:regional fndings (based on the total regional sample) are compared to national fndings; and

within each region, comparisons by gender are made (i.e. men versus women).

The regional fndings presented in each o the 17 regional reports are associated with margins oerror ranging between 4% and 12%. Findings based on the total regional sample have marginso error at the lower end o this range. When the data are analysed by gender, the fndings areassociated with margins o error at the higher end o this range.

The sample size per region, there ore, is large enough to produce reliable high-level fndings

according to the a orementioned comparisons, but is not large enough to produce reliable fndingsbased on more in-depth analyses (e.g. regional fndings by age). The comparisons noted in thisreport provide insights into how the regional activity profle compares with the activity profle or allNew Zealanders and any di erences in participation that may exist between men and women.

Although di erences between regional and national fndings or between male and emale fndingswithin a specifc region may be large, these di erences may not always be (statistically) signifcant.I regional fndings are signifcantly di erent to national fndings or i there are signifcant di erencesbetween men and women within a specifc region, this will be noted in the text o this document.More in ormation regarding margins o error is available at www.sparc.org.nz.

t S rIn this report, the Southland region re ers to the geographical area serviced by the regional sportstrust, Sport Southland.
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36.4%28.5% 28.4%

PARTICIPATIONIN SPORT & RECREATIONPopular ActivitiesThe information presented in this section, Popular Activities, indicates thepercentage of adults in the Southland region who participated in a specicactivity, irrespective of the intensity or duration of the activity undertaken.This section also includes participation levels for three timeframes: over12 months, per month and per week, and the number of different activitiesparticipated in, over 12 months.

The 10 Most Popular Sport and RecreationActivities Participated In Over 12 Months

1 Cycling includes mountain biking and cycling.2 Equipment-based exercise includes the use of

exercise equipment (e.g. exercycles, treadmills,weights) at home or at the gym.

3 Fishing includes freshwater and marine shing.4 Snowsports includes skiing and snow boarding.5 Dance includes several dance genres (e.g. ballet,

hip-hop, disco, ballroom, modern, tap).

51,080 48,369 25,39932,395 25,330Number of Southland adults participating


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6 Hunting includes general hunting, deerstalkingand pig hunting.

7 Includes both indoor and outdoor versions ofthis activity.

23,465 18,284 16,652 14,02316,533

Walking was the most popular activity for women, whilegardening was the most popular activity for men.

Six of the 10 most popular activities were the same for menand women.

Activities uniquely popular with women were dance, tramping,netball and pilates/yoga, while shing, golf, snowsports andhunting were uniquely popular among men.

The 10 Most Popular Sport and RecreationActivities Participated In Over 12 MonthsBy Gender

WomenActivity %Walking 71.2Gardening 62.1Cycling 37.2Equipment-based exercise 32.1Dance 26.5Swimming 25.8Jogging/Running 17.5Tramping 16.5Netball 7 15.7Pilates/Yoga 15.3

MenActivity %Gardening 44.0Fishing 43.5Walking 39.0Cycling 35.3Swimming 32.1Golf 25.5Jogging/Running 24.6Snowsports 24.2Equipment-based exercise 23.6Hunting 6 19.5


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Participation in Sport or Recreation ActivityOver Different Timeframes

Percentage of adults who took part in at least one sport orrecreation activity

Among adults:

79.5 percent participated in sport and recreation perweek; and

the participation level increased to 96.8 percent over 12 months,indicating that most adults took part in at least one sport orrecreation activity.

OVER12 MONTHS

RegionalPopulation

GenderMen

Women

RegionalPopulation

GenderMen

Women

RegionalPopulation

GenderMen

Women

PER MONTH

PER WEEK

Number of Sport and Recreation Activities Participated In Over 12 Months

Over 12 months:

89.8 percent of adults participated in at leasttwo different types of sport or recreationactivity; and

on average, adults participated in 5.8different sport or recreation activities.

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One sport orrecreationactivity

Two sport orrecreationactivities

Three ormore sportor recreationactivities

Averagenumber of sportand recreationactivities

RegionalPopulation 96.8 89.8 78.3 5.8

Gender Men 96.5 89.4 81.6 6.4Women 97.0 90.1 75.9 5.3


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8 Examples of organised competition and events included one-offevents such as a 5km run/walk or cycle event as well as organisedclub competition. The survey question excluded exercising at home(gym/callisthenics/pilates/yoga) and gardening as organised activities.

Over 12 months:49.1 percent of adults received instruction from acoach, instructor, teacher or trainer to help improvetheir performance.

Over 12 months:

50.7 percent of adults participated in at least one organised competition or event; and

men were signicantly more likely than women to haveparticipated in an organised competition or event.

Participation in an Organised 8 Competition or Event Over 12 Months

Received Instruction for a Sport orRecreation Activity Over 12 Months

%RegionalPopulation 49.1

GenderMen 46.2Women 51.3



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The Active NZ Survey examined the percentageof adults who had been members of thefollowing types of club or centre in order to takepart in a sport or recreation activity:

sport or physical activity club;

gym or tness centre;

social club/work team; and

other type of club/centre.

Involvement in a Sport or RecreationClub or Centre Over a Month

9 Participants could choose multiple club/centre typesnoted in this table. As a consequence, the sum of thepercentages for each club/centre type does not equal36.7 percent.

Member of Any Club or Centre Member of a Speci cClub or Centre Type 9

%Sport/Physical activity club 19.6Gym/Fitness centre 7.6Social club/work team 3.9Other type of club 13.2

Among the different types of clubsand centres:

19.6 percent of adults were members ofa sport/physical activity club in order toparticipate in sport and recreation activities.

During any month:

36.7 percent of adults were members of clubs or centres in order to take part insport and recreation activities; and

men were signicantly more likely thanwomen to have been members of a clubor centre in order to take part in sport andrecreation activities.




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10 Participants could choose multiple volunteer roletypes. Therefore, when the percentages for eachvolunteer role are summed, they do not equal37.4 percent.

VOLUNTEERS

Most Common Volunteer Roles 10

Coach/Trainer/ Teacher/Instructor

Referee/Judge/ Of cial/Umpire

Administrator/ Secretary/Committee

member

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The Active NZ Survey included a series of questions about volunteering in sport and recreationactivities. The survey collected information about the level of adult participation in volunteeringand whether adults had performed any of the following roles as volunteers:

coach/teacher/trainer/instructor;

referee/judge/ofcial/umpire;

lifeguard/guide;

administrator/secretary/committee member;

parent helper; and

other. Over 12 months:

37.4 percent of all adults volunteered fora sport or recreation activity, equating to33,275 sport and recreation volunteers inthe Southland region; and

19.9 percent of all adults volunteered as acoach, trainer, teacher or instructor.

Volunteer Levels

17,742 14,543 11,373 10,044

Gender %Men 39.8Women 35.5


Parent helper

Number of Southland adult volunteers

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12 Sport and Recreation New Zealand.(2005). Movement = Health MeKorikori Ka Ora. Wellington: SPARC.

11 When summed, the percentagesper region may not equal 100%because of rounding

Adults were categorised intoone of three groups:

30 x 5 Guideline Met1.Adults who achieved 30 minutes ofmoderate intensity physical activity on atleast ve days out of seven.

Some Activity2.Adults who did not achieve 30 minutesof moderate intensity physical activity onat least ve days, but did achieve at least30 minutes of moderate intensity physicalactivity in total, over seven days.

Inactive3.Adults who, over seven days, achievedless than 30 minutes of moderate intensityphysical activity in total.

13 Moderate intensity physicalactivity will cause a slight,but noticeable, increase inbreathing and heart rate.

Tasman49.8%40.1%10.1%

Southland52.6%33.1%14.3%

CanterburyWest Coast53.2%32.5%14.3%

Otago51.1%36.4%12.5%

NATIONAL PHYSICAL

ACTIVITY GUIDELINESPhysical Activity Levels 11The New Zealand Physical Activity Guidelines 12 state that adults should participatein at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity 13 on most, if not onall, days of the week.


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Counties Manukau51.0%35.0%14.0%

Taranaki47.0%40.7%12.2%

Wellington47.6%42.7%

9.7%

Northland44.5%39.9%15.6%

Wanganui43.0%40.3%16.8%

Waitakere54.3%35.7%

9.9%

Auckland44.0%40.3%15.7%

Over seven days:

the percentage of adults in the Southlandregion who achieved the national physicalactivity guideline was similar to thepercentage for New Zealand adults(New Zealand: 48.2%; Southland: 52.6%).

Manawatu43.6%42.3%14.2%

Hawkes Bay53.3%37.0%

9.7%

Gisborne35.2%38.6%

26.2%Bay of Plenty

47.5%37.2%15.4%

Physical Activity LevelsAmong Adults in the

Southland Region by Gender

North Harbour42.5%45.8%11.7%

Waikato45.9%46.4%

7.7%

Men57.8%32.8%9.4%

Women48.7%33.3%18.0%


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The Number of Days Adults Achieved at Least30 Minutes a Day of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity

13.4 19.452.6 48.234.0 32.4

Over seven days:

34.0 percent of adults in the Southlandregion engaged in 30 minutes of moderateintensity physical activity on a maximum of

two days;13.4 percent engaged in 30 minutes ofmoderate intensity physical activity on threeto four days; and

52.6 percent achieved 30 minutes ofmoderate intensity physical activity on atleast ve days out of seven.

02 days 34 days 57 days

48.2%(1,578,046 adults)

30 x 5 Guideline Met

12.7 %(416,419 adults)

Inactive

39.1%(1,281,265 adults)

Some Activity

Physical Activity Levels AmongAll New Zealand Adults

Over seven days:

48.2 percent of all New Zealand adultsachieved 30 minutes of moderate intensityphysical activity on at least ve days,equating to 1,578,046 adults meeting thenational physical activity guideline (30 x 5).


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COMPARISONSSouthland Region and New Zealand Physical ActivityPro les ComparedIn this section, comparisons between the ndings for the Southland regionand New Zealand 14 are presented.

Popular ActivitiesSnowsports was on the 10 most popular activities list for adults in the Southland region,but not on the list for New Zealand adults.

Snowsports and hunting were on the 10 most popular activities list for men in the Southlandregion, but not on the list for New Zealand men.

Tramping was on the 10 most popular activities list for women in the Southland region,but not on the list for New Zealand women.

Organised Competition/Event Participation, Club/Centre Involvementand Instruction

Compared with New Zealand adults, a similar percentage of adults in the Southland region:

were members of clubs or centres in order to take part in sport and recreation activities(New Zealand: 34.9%; Southland: 36.7%).

Adults in the Southland region were signicantly more likely than New Zealand adults to:

have participated in at least one organised competition or event (New Zealand: 36.9%;Southland: 50.7%); and

received instruction from a coach, instructor, teacher or trainer to help improve theirperformance (New Zealand: 39.9%; Southland: 49.1%).

VolunteeringAdults in the Southland region were signicantly more likely than New Zealand adults to:

have volunteered for a sport or recreation activity (New Zealand: 25.3%; Southland: 37.4%).

Physical Activity LevelsThe percentage of adults in the Southland region who achieved the physical activity guidelinewas similar to the percentage for New Zealand adults (New Zealand: 48.2%; Southland: 52.6%).

14 Findings for New Zealand adults can be found in the SPARC (2008) report titled Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Participation Among New Zealand Adults: Key Results of the 2007/08 Active New Zealand Survey .This report is available at www.sparc.org.nz.


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Popular Activities OrganisedCompetition/ EventParticipation

Instruction

% of adults who participatedin at least one sport orrecreation activity...

Averagenumberof activitiesper adult

per year

% of adults whoparticipated inat least one sportor recreationorganised

competition orevent per year

% of adultswho receivedinstructionfor a sportor recreation

activityper yearover 12months permonth per week

New Zealand 96.0 2 90.0 2 79.0 2 4.6 36.9 2 39.9 2Northland 95.8 6 94.3 6 85.5 6 5.5 38.0 6 31.1 6*North Harbour 97.8 6 92.6 6 79.8 6 4.1 33.0 6 45.4 6Waitakere 97.3 6 89.5 6 76.6 6 3.9 34.9 6 34.9 6Auckland 96.3 6 90.6 6 78.9 6 4.3 35.9 6 41.3 6Counties Manukau 97.1 6 84.6 6 71.8 6 4.1 36.3 6 40.3 6Waikato 96.3 6 91.6 6 81.9 6 4.6 38.2 6 38.6 6Bay of Plenty 95.8 6 89.6 6 77.4 6 4.3 31.5 6 36.7 6Gisborne 97.8 8 93.3 8 81.1 8 6.4 37.0 8 45.4 8Hawkes Bay 92.6 6 81.9 6 72.9 6 3.8 42.7 6 44.3 6Taranaki 92.8 6 87.7 6 75.6 6 4.1 40.4 6 41.9 6Wanganui 95.3 6 90.3 6 75.0 6 4.3 31.5 6 28.1 6*Manawatu 97.6 6 91.1 6 79.2 6 4.6 26.2 6* 34.4 6Wellington 96.0 5 91.7 5 80.2 5 5.4 39.7 5 38.4 5Tasman 97.9 6 93.2 6 85.4 7 5.0 32.0 7 35.7 7Canterbury West Coast 94.2 6 89.0 6 79.6 6 4.6 36.9 6 41.3 6Otago 96.6 6 92.8 6 84.4 6 5.1 45.0 6 46.0 6

Southland 96.8 6 89.7 7 79.5 7 5.8 50.7 7* 49.1 7*

Regional ComparisonsThe table below provides an overview of ndings for each region of New Zealandserviced by the regional sports trusts. Statistically signicant differences betweenregional and national ndings are denoted by an asterisk (*) and the margin oferror (i.e. 4%) associated with each percentage estimate is provided. Regionalreports are available at www.sparc.org.nz.

Compared to all New Zealand adults:

adults in the Northland region were signicantly less likely to have received instruction to improvetheir performance for a sport or recreation activity;

adults in the Gisborne region were signicantly less likely to have met the national physicalactivity guideline (30 x 5) and signicantly more likely to be in the inactive group;

adults in the Wanganui region were signicantly less likely to have been members of clubs or centres in order to take part in sport and recreation activities and were signicantly less likely tohave received instruction to improve their performance for a sport or recreation activity;


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Club/Centrenvolvement

Sport or PhysicalActivity Club

Volunteering Physical Activity Levels

% of adults whowere members of any type of clubor centre to takepart in sport

and recreationactivity

% of adults whowere members of a sport or physicalactivity club totake part in sport

and recreationactivity

% of adults whovolunteeredfor a sport orrecreation

activity

% of adults who...

met the

30 x 5Guideline did someactivtiy wereinactive

34.9 2 17.9 2 25.3 2 48.2 2 39.1 2 12.7 234.6 6 16.3 6 19.2 6 44.5 6 39.9 6 15.6 640.2 6 22.5 6 22.5 6 42.5 6 45.8 6 11.7 529.2 6 13.3 5 25.7 6 54.3 6 35.7 6 9.9 436.7 6 15.1 5 22.2 5 44.0 6 40.3 6 15.7 534.5 6 13.5 5 20.8 5 51.0 6 35.0 6 14.0 533.9 6 16.3 5 28.3 6 45.9 6 46.4 6 7.7 431.7 6 19.5 6 23.0 6 47.5 6 37.2 6 15.4 525.5 8 14.1 7 28.2 8 35.2 8* 38.6 8 26.2 8*41.0 6 25.3 6 28.2 6 53.3 6 37.0 6 9.7 537.5 6 24.6 6 31.7 6 47.0 7 40.7 6 12.2 524.7 6* 12.0 5 30.3 6 43.0 6 40.3 6 16.8 530.7 6 15.3 6 19.2 6 43.6 7 42.3 7 14.2 537.6 5 19.4 5 21.5 5 47.6 5 42.7 5 9.7 430.3 6 15.7 6 32.7 7 49.8 7 40.1 7 10.1 534.8 6 18.4 5 28.1 6 53.2 6 32.5 6 14.3 536.4 6 24.0 6 32.0 6 51.1 6 36.4 6 12.5 5

36.7 7 19.6 6 37.4 7* 52.6 7 33.1 7 14.3 6

adults in the Manawatu region were signicantly less likely to have participated in an organisedcompetition or event; and

adults in the Southland region were signicantly more likely to have participated in an organisedcompetition or event, were signicantly more likely to have received instruction to improvetheir performance for a sport or recreation activity, and were signicantly more likely to have

volunteered for a sport or recreation activity.


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