Sport
Last year in Morgan sport: did you pay attention in 2015? The year in Morgan sport: did you pay attention in 2015? The love affair between Australians and sport is legendary and longstanding. To usher in a new sporting year, Roy Morgan Research brings you a light-hearted quiz loosely based around some of key 2015 research findings… Q1. What are the five most popular team sports and the five most popular individual sporting activities among Australians 14+? A1. The five most popular team sports played either regularly or occasionally by Australians 14+ are: Soccer (played by 7.9%); Cricket (6.1%); Basketball (5.4%); Netball (3.7%); Australian Rules football (3.3%). Q2. Besides improving their fitness, people who play regular team sports benefit in what other, less immediately obvious way? A2. In March 2015, we published an article revealing that Australian adults who participate regularly in some kind of team sport are noticeably less likely than the average Aussie to experience mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety or stress. As of September 2015 this still applies: regular team-sports players are 27% less likely to be stressed, 38%
less likely to suffer from anxiety, and 53% less likely to have depression. Q3. Which sporting activity gained the most popularity among Australians 14+ between October 2010 and September 2015? A3. Hiking/bushwalking. In the 12 months to September 2011, 15.6% of Australians 14+ (2.9 million people) reported that they took part in hiking/bushwalking either regularly or occasionally. Five years later, this figure has grown to 27.3% or 5.3 million people, a proportional increase of 75%. Q4. What are the country’s most and least gender-balanced sports? A4. As of September 2015, this honour belongs to gym/weight training (with a male:female ratio of 52%:48%) and hiking/bushwalking (male:female ratio = 48%:52% ). Netball and cricket remain the most gender-biased sports. Q5. Traditionally the most popular team sport played by Aussie girls aged 6–13, netball was recently overtaken by which other team sport? A5. Soccer. In November 2015, we reported that 39% of Aussie girls aged 6–13 years now play the Beautiful Game, compared with 37% playing netball. Q6. Another summer
of sport is upon us, with the Test Cricket already in full swing and the Australian Open tennis in January. Which of the two sports do more Australians watch on TV? A6. Cricket. Some 40% of Australians 14+ watch cricket on TV either occasionally or almost always, just ahead of tennis, which is viewed by 35% of the population (see last year’s article on this subject). Q7. Australian surfing was in the spotlight in 2015, primarily owing to the trials, tribulations and triumphs of our own champion surfer Mick Fanning. But as we reported in April last year, surfing participation by men and women has actually fallen among Fanning’s age bracket (25–34 years), while experiencing a surge in popularity among which other age group? A7. The 50+ age bracket. As we revealed in April 2015, surfing participation increased among both women and men aged 50 years or older. Sadly, since then, the number of mature-aged surfers has decreased, among both women (now 57,000, down from 58,000 at the time of the article) and men (now 142,000, down from 169,000). Too many shark attacks for comfort?
Q8. Which Australian state is home to the highest proportion of cyclists in the country? A8. Western Australia: 22% of WA residents ride their bike either regularly or occasionally (down from 23% when we published state-by-state cycling findings in May, 2015). Meanwhile, Victorian cyclists are picking up speed (21%, up from 20%). Q9. After walking for exercise, which sporting activity do Aussie men aged 65+ most commonly participate in on a regular basis A9. Golf. 10% of men aged 65+ play golf regularly, as we reported in November 2015. Q10. In September, we revealed which AFL team’s supporters were most likely to be in the market for a new car. While 13 of the league’s 18 teams are sponsored by either an automotive make or retailer, the team with the fourth-highest proportion of new-car intenders among their fanbase does not have any automotive sponsors. Which team is it? A10. St Kilda. In September 2015, we revealed that 14.5% of St Kilda supporters were in the market for a new car in the next four years. This has since crept up to 14.7%.
Downsized plates can help you eat less SYDNEY [AAP]
Eating healthier is a good start to being a better sport. One way to getter a better dietary intake is to reduce the amount you eat. Using smaller plates may help lose any extra kilos gained over the festive season, say researchers. Varying the size of our plate has a considerable effect on the amount of food we eat, according to a Deakin University meta-analysis of 56 studies involving 3,507 participants. But that’s only if we serve up the food ourselves or if the supplied portion has been varied in line with the plate size.
The study was published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research.
It found that a doubling of plate size increased the amount self-served or the amount consumed by 41 per cent. But the plate size had no effect on the amount consumed if the dishes contained the same portion size. Plate size was found to have a stronger effect when participants were unaware they were taking part in a food study. Professor Chris Dubelaar said one reason people are eating more is because portions, plates and packages are larger. ‘Continual use of smaller plate sizes may be both habit forming and good for our health’, he said.
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Sources: Roy Morgan Single Source, October 2014–September 2015; Roy Morgan Young Australians Survey, July 2014–June 2015; Roy Morgan Single Source, November 2014–October 2015.
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1. Rules restrict madwomen, right? And they keep parks and ovals in good condition (10) 6. Telepathy; a backward part of the church (4) 9. Get the rhythm, and the dance is declared innocent (4,3,3) 10. About the politician – he’s a bit effeminate (4) 12. Close pencil set – contents can be used to get a long-range picture! (10,4) 14. Tyrant trades his daughter for the right to replace a snooker ball! (6) 15. Get travel document, but don’t stop at Fremantle, for example (8) 17. There’s energy in a beer mug for the genius (8) 19. Football fighter reported (6) 22. Use it to pick up the distant noise of an explosion, wrecking minor epoch (4,10) 24. Applause follows royal character portrayal (4) 25. Gardner with cuts around the number – they are disasters (10) 26. Try! That’s the big match …. (4) 27. …a thousand on their feet in the M A Noble! (10)
1. Machines for cutting the turf and tending the sward (10) 6. Recess in a church building (4) 9. Avoid or escape from a criminal charge, especially in America (4,3,3) 10. Temporary residential site, often tented (4) 12. Camera attachment used for taking pictures at a distance (10,4) 14. Replace a snooker ball in its original position on the table (6) 15. Travel document issued by home country (8) 17. Author of the Theory of Relativity (8) 19. Most widely played code of football (6) 22. Device used in detecting and recording sound at a distance (4,10) 24. Part for an actor (4) 25. Landslides (10) 26. Trial, experiment (4) 27. Pavilion for spectators at a sports ground (10)
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1. Politicians knock 50 off confused bills (4) 2. Marauding boats break her laws (7) 3. Fit ammeter to components – it will happen sooner or later (6,2,4) 4. Weekly vomit – poor man (6) 5. Harvest fruit will come again (8) 7. Put Derek in position? It has no real effect (7) 8. Almost unmask one conservative – Last week’s solution N106 that helps to explain it! (10) N E W S P A P E R H E A A E A 11. Destroyed his son’s cards, like Edward E S T I R R E R P I Z in the movie (12) R T L R E 13. Grebe and tern with energy in flight – T S A D L Y I D E A L it’s a marine characteristic! (5,5) N L A S 16. Find record on top (8) T R E V I M N E M O E S N E N R 18. Number, large numbers, for pasta (7) C 20. Han city produced Lennon’s first wife C A S H E W N U T T T A H (7) O B S E R V A N T E 21. Election takes two directions, N C E R I S becomes a method of propagation I S R A E L I V I T (6) C A D A E R S O P P Y N O S T A 23. American journalist is not fresh (4)
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