This statistic depicts the results of a survey about the leading sports and activities participated in by adults in New Zealand in 2017. During the survey period, around 59 percent of adults in New Zealand had participated in walking as an activity in the week before they were surveyed.
Leading sports and activities participated in by adults in New Zealand in 2017
survey method included online and postal self-completion surveys
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Note: Data has been weighted by the source to reflect the population.
According to the source, participants are people who have been physically active in sport or recreation in the past seven days, where this participation excludes any physical activity undertaken for work or chores. Participation can include physical activity undertaken to get from one place to another (active transport) if the respondent considers it to be for sport or active recreation.
The survey question was phrased as follows:
For adults: ‘Which of the following have you done in the last 7 days, and which
have you done in the last 12 months? Please only select the activities
where you have been physically active specifically for sport, exercise
or recreation. Note: reporting is based on responses to the 7 days
component of the question. AND Please select the additional
activities you have done in the last 7 days.’.
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Sport New Zealand. (December 21, 2018). Leading sports and activities participated in by adults in New Zealand in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/983884/new-zealand-most-popular-sports-and-activities-for-adults/
Sport New Zealand. "Leading sports and activities participated in by adults in New Zealand in 2017." Chart. December 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/983884/new-zealand-most-popular-sports-and-activities-for-adults/
Sport New Zealand. (2018). Leading sports and activities participated in by adults in New Zealand in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/983884/new-zealand-most-popular-sports-and-activities-for-adults/
Sport New Zealand. "Leading Sports and Activities Participated in by Adults in New Zealand in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/983884/new-zealand-most-popular-sports-and-activities-for-adults/
Sport New Zealand, Leading sports and activities participated in by adults in New Zealand in 2017 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/983884/new-zealand-most-popular-sports-and-activities-for-adults/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Leading sports and activities participated in by adults in New Zealand in 2017 [Graph], Sport New Zealand, December 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/983884/new-zealand-most-popular-sports-and-activities-for-adults/