Table 2 Sport questionnaire items with descriptive statistics
From: Getting kids active by participating in sport and doing It more often: focusing on what matters
Yes response | ||
|---|---|---|
Sport participants | (n = 1283) | |
Availability* (mean ± SD) | ||
Is your sport available at school? (%) | 79.3 ± 31.9 | |
Is your sport available outside of school? (%) | 85.4 ± 28.2 | |
Sport management* (mean ± SD) | ||
Are the [sport] competitions/games/events you compete in suitable for your level of performance? (%) | 93.8 ± 17.4 | |
Do you or your team have a coach? (%) | 77.8 ± 30.8 | |
Is your coach suitable for the level of competition? (%) | 94.9 ± 18.5 | |
Is your sport/team well managed? (%) | 83.4 ± 28.8 | |
School sport provisions and resources [n(%)] | ||
My school has enough sport grounds and courts | 1098 (85.1) | |
My school provides the right sport gear | 1126 (87.2) | |
Sport is well organized at my school | 1093 (84.7) | |
Everyone can participate in sports in my school | 1184 (91.7) | |
My school offers good opportunities for best players | 1157 (89.6) | |
My school offers good opportunities for social players | 1083 (83.9) | |
Students can influence sport organization | 1117 (86.5) | |
Sport results and successes are acknowledged in my school | 1203 (93.2) | |
School support resource score (range: 0–8) | 7.3 ± 1.22 | |
Students who do not participate in sports (n = 546) | ||
Barriers [n(%)] | At school | Outside school |
It costs too much | 93 (17.0) | 96 (17.6) |
I'm not good enough at sports | 180 (33.0) | 167 (30.6) |
I'm not interested | 281 (51.5) | 247 (42.2) |
It takes too much time | 167 (30.6) | 157 (28.8) |
None of my friends are in sports | 127 (23.3) | 114 (20.9) |
The sports I'm interested in aren't available | 147 (26.9) | 77 (14.1) |
Can't get there | 94 (17.2) | 107 (19.6) |
I would feel shy, nervous or embarrassed | 133 (24.4) | 105 (19.2) |
I have other responsibilities | 144 (26.4) | 117 (21.4) |
My parents would not let me | 26 (4.8) | 31 (5.7) |
I don't know the reason | 84 (15.4) | 91 (16.7) |
Other | 71 (13.0) | 61 (11.2) |