This statistic displays the results of a survey on the distribution of children who love playing sport in England in 2018, by gender and level of activity. In 2018, approximately 20.6 percent of boys and 16.7 percent who loved playing sport were active every day for 60 minutes or more every day.
Distribution of children who love playing sport in England in 2018, by gender and level of activity*
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Sport England. (March 21, 2019). Distribution of children who love playing sport in England in 2018, by gender and level of activity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002100/distribution-of-children-who-love-playing-sport-by-gender-and-activity/
Sport England. "Distribution of children who love playing sport in England in 2018, by gender and level of activity*." Chart. March 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002100/distribution-of-children-who-love-playing-sport-by-gender-and-activity/
Sport England. (2019). Distribution of children who love playing sport in England in 2018, by gender and level of activity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002100/distribution-of-children-who-love-playing-sport-by-gender-and-activity/
Sport England. "Distribution of Children Who Love Playing Sport in England in 2018, by Gender and Level of Activity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002100/distribution-of-children-who-love-playing-sport-by-gender-and-activity/
Sport England, Distribution of children who love playing sport in England in 2018, by gender and level of activity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002100/distribution-of-children-who-love-playing-sport-by-gender-and-activity/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Distribution of children who love playing sport in England in 2018, by gender and level of activity* [Graph], Sport England, March 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1002100/distribution-of-children-who-love-playing-sport-by-gender-and-activity/