Recreation & Open Space Strategy Wagga Wagga City Council
11.7. Frequency of Participation 86% of respondents who had participated in a sporting or health & fitness activity took part on a regular basis, i.e. at least 1-2 times per week. Cross tabulations revealed: •
More females (43%) participated more regularly (3 + times per week) than males (29%).
8%
3%3% 3+ p/wk 1-2 p/wk 2-3 p/mth Monthly 1-2 p/yr
37%
49% Frequency of Participation
11.8. Reasons for Non-Participation Respondents were asked what restricted them from (further) participating in sporting or health & fitness activities. The following table shows that 45% of people identified that lack of time, followed by physical constraints (19%) and age (18%) were the main reasons for non-participation. Significantly, the reasons for non-participation which Council can have some influence over (such as ‘too expensive’ and ‘lack of facilities available’) were not identified as major disincentives by respondents.
Rank
Reason/Constraint
No.
%
1
Lack of time (family/work/study commitments)
157
45%
2
Physical constraints (injury/illness/disability)
66
19%
3
My Age (too young/old)
63
18%
4
Nothing, not interested
60
17%
5
Lack of motivation
25
7%
6
Too expensive
23
7%
7
Need child care/babysitter
20
6%
8
Lack of facilities available
13
4%
9
Lack of public transport
8
2%
10
No-one to participate with
6
2%
Note: More than one response was accepted Top 10 Reasons for Non-Participation
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