Survey of Sports
and Lifestyles
Salford Community Leisure
Year 7 pupils
2007
SALFORD COMMUNITY LEISURE
SURVEY OF SPORTS AND LIFESTYLES
CONTENTS
PAGE
Section 1: Context
5
Context
6
Change over time
7
Section 2: Introduction demographic profile
8
Introduction
9
Geographic context
10
Demographic context
12
Survey population
14
Section 3: Sport and physical activities
15
Extracurricular sports participation
16
Top ten extracurricular activities
20
Sports club membership
21
Top ten sporting activities at a club
25
Would like to see more
26
Frequency of participation
27
Section 4: Facilities
31
Facilities
32
Quality
34
Fit City
35
Events
37
Section 5: Swimming
38
Swimming ability – self perception
39
Swimming ability - actual distance
43
Learning to swim
46
Section 6: Lifestyle and attitudes
48
Informal activities
49
Internet access
50
Fruit
51
Vegetables
52
Less healthy food
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Water
54
Smoking
55
Alcohol
57
School dinners
58
Bed time
59
Weight
60
Dentist
61
Section 7: Influences on participation rates
62
Participation by other family members
63
Gender
64
Perceived long-term illness or disability
65
Ethnic origin
66
Access to a car
67
Barriers to participation
68
Section 8: Summary and conclusions
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Summary and conclusions
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Section 9: Appendices
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Appendix 1 – ODPM indices of multiple deprivation – 2004
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Appendix 1 – Copy of Year 7 (2007) survey questionnaire
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TERMINOLOGY
Throughout the body of this report it has been necessary to repeat certain phrases
frequently. Consequently, for readability purposes, variations have been introduced. The
main ones are shown below and in all instances, the following basic rules apply:
Terms used
Actual meaning
Young people
Although the term ‘young people’ has been used extensively throughout the
report the views expressed actually reflect those of pupils from years 7 and 9 in
the 2006/07 academic year. In order to remind readers of this point, references
to years 7 and 9 pupils have been included at various points.
Year 7 and 9 pupils
Age of Year 7 pupils
Age of Year 9 pupils
Active households
Year 7 pupils are 11 or 12 years old i.e. they were 11 years old at the start of
the school year in which the survey took place.
Year 9 pupils are 13 or 14 years old i.e. they were 13 years old at the start of
the school year in which the survey took place.
Inactive households
Research has shown that young people are more likely to be involved in sports
if they come from households where other family members are also actively
involved. As a ‘shorthand’ way of referring to this type of involvement
households and families have been referred to as ‘active’ and ‘inactive’ at
various points within this report.
BME population
Used to abbreviate references to the black and minority ethnic population.
The survey asks young people to define their own ethnic origin. For ease of
reading certain shorthand terms have been used:
White – British, Irish or other White.
Other ethnicities/BME – Black Caribbean, Black African, other Black, Indian,
Pakistani, Bangladeshi, other Asian, Mixed (Black and White), Mixed (White and
Asian), Chinese.
Grouping of activities, for
example ‘games’
At various points, general terms, for example ‘games’ have been used to
describe the activities in which young people take part. A large number of
activities fall under this heading, including badminton, basketball, football,
netball, squash and tennis.
Long-term illness or
disability
The report identifies young people with a long-term illness and/or disability.
This is based on self-perception and mirrors the approach taken in the national
census of population (2001).
Mapped data
The low number of overall returns in certain electoral wards means that data
presented in mapped form should be treated with caution, especially where it
appears to show very high or very low rates that are distinctly removed from the
general pattern for any given activity, such as taking part in extracurricular
sports or arts and creative activities.
DATA NOTES
The survey invited Year 7 pupils from the Salford local education authority to take part in
the study. In total 1,463 pupils returned completed questionnaires. The data on Year 9
pupils has been taken from a similar survey of conducted around the same period. The
data from years 7 and 9 have been compared to indicate typical differences between the
two year groups. Similarly data has been taken from a 2005 Year 7 survey to indicate
change over time.
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Section 1:
Context
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CONTEXT
The research programme that forms the basis of this report was commissioned by Salford
Community Leisure (SCL) and conducted by Knight, Kavanagh and Page, Management
Consultants, during July 2007. The research programme was funded by Salford Primary
Care Trust and was supported by the two Salford School Sports Partnerships.
The questionnaire used in the 2007 survey was derived from the one used in the 2005
survey, thereby providing comparability and continuity.
Analysis of the data provides a context for sports development work in the local authority
and identifies various factors that influence levels of participation in sport. Its potential
uses are wide ranging, for example, local authorities can utilise data from the survey to
establish, measure and subsequently review progress made towards the achievement of
headline performance indicators, to assess improvements in:
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The number of young people actively engaged in sport on a regular basis.
Awareness of young people about local opportunities to take part in sport.
The data may also be used by SCL to:
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View the geography of participation and the differences by different area.
Examine the nature of participation and variation by different population.
Place education, sports and youth development/engagement strategies in a wider
context.
Monitor progress and develop programmes aimed at increasing participation rates,
also thereby improving individual and community health.
In short, the survey can be used to reinforce the underlying rationale for local authority
involvement in such activities. This is taken to be the delivery of a socially inclusive
service, for which the aims, within agreed financial and operational parameters, are to:
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Attract and retain as many (young) people as possible in sport.
Directly deliver or seek to broker the delivery of services that reflect and react to the
sporting needs and interests of the community as a whole.
In a wider context local authorities could contribute to the delivery of various regional
agendas through provision of aggregate data to support:
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Sport England (North West) and the Arts Council for England (North West) – to
review policy and provide inputs to their business plan targets.
The NWDA – to view the region as a whole in relation to the geography of
participation and the differences between various population groups.
The Regional Cultural Strategy objective – to improve and develop data and
intelligence on the cultural sector.
The delivery of the Regional Plan for Sport.
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CHANGE OVER TIME
Table 1: Comparison of key indicators
Key indicator
Year 7 (2007)
Year 7 (2005)
Year 9 (2007)
Take part in extracurricular sport
76.4%
79.2%
68.6%
Are members of a sport club
72.4%
65.1%
65.0%
Take part in sport or physical activity
on five or more times a week
29.6%
-
38.4%
Fit City members
15.6%
13.2%
-
Consider facilities to be of above
average quality
52.2%
-
34.2%
Consider themselves to be poor or
non-swimmers
9.7%
11.0%
12.6%
Smoke cigarettes regularly
1.8%
-
4.3%
Drink alcohol regularly
4.2%
-
13.1%
For some of the above measures the data only shows relatively minor changes between
the surveys carried out in 2005 and 2007. There are, however, a few key points to note:
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Three quarters of young people in Year 7 take part in extracurricular sport. This is
virtually unchanged from 2005.
Membership of sports clubs has risen for Year 7 pupils since 2005.
The pattern is for extracurricular participation and club membership to decrease with
age.
In contrast the number of young people taking part in sport or physical activity five or
more times per week increases between Year 7 and Year 9.
Fit City membership has increased very slightly since 2005.
Young people in Year 7 rate facilities available more favourably than those in Year 9.
A small proportion of young people in Year 7 smoke cigarettes, this increases slightly
for young people in Year 9.
A small proportion of young people drink alcohol regularly in Year 7, this increases
for young people in Year 9.
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Section 2:
Introduction and
demographic profile
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INTRODUCTION
This report sets out the findings from a survey of Year 7 pupils that was conducted
throughout Salford schools in July 2007 by the management consultancy Knight, Kavanagh
and Page. The findings have brought together the views of 1,463 pupils.
The report is broken down into a series of sections:
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Sport and physical activity.
Facilities.
Swimming.
Lifestyle and attitudes.
The data is examined in relation to personal characteristics, such as school year (age),
gender, disability, involvement in sport/physical activity by other family members and
access to a car.
As the survey forms the latest in a time series, it is possible to look at behavioural change
in two different ways:
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Approach one:
This looks at data from Year 7 pupils in 2005 and 2007. It shows change, for
example, in the likelihood of an 11 year old participating in 2007 against that of a
child of the same age in 2005.
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Approach two:
This looks at data from pupils in years 7 and 9 at the same point in time. It shows
differences between the behaviours of 11 and 13 years olds in 2007.
Clarification of figures used in report
All percentage figures are shown as the proportion of a selected group giving a specific
response.
For example, 76.4% of pupils currently take part in extracurricular sporting
activities. The maps indicate the proportion of young people living in an electoral ward
giving a particular response. For example, Figure 8 shows that extracurricular participation
in the ward of Langworthy is the highest in Salford.
Presentation of information
Wherever possible data has been presented through the use of graphs, maps and as rank
ordered tables in order to maximise its accessibility. This enhances its potential use to
support decisions on issues such as the funding of facilities, marketing campaigns and
targeting of different groups and areas.
It should be noted that this is not always from the same number of young people for each
question as a different number of pupils responded to each question.
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GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT
This section profiles Salford and shows the response rates to the survey throughout
Greater Manchester.
Figure 1: Spread of responses
BO LT ON
BU RY
WIGAN
M AN CHEST ER
T RAFF OR D
WAR RING TON
Figure 2 shows the local authority wards whilst Figure 3 makes it possible to identify the
authority’s non-residential areas. This is important when interpreting the thematic maps
later in the report.
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Figure 2: Electoral wards - 2004 boundaries
BOLTON
Little
Hulton
BURY
Walkden
North
Walkden South
Sw inton
North
Pendlebury
Kersal
Sw inton
South
Worsley
WIGAN
Claremont
Irw ell
Riverside
Broughton
Eccles
Boothstow n
and Ellenbrook
Weaste
and Seedley
Winton
Langw orthy
Barton
Ordsall
Irlam
MANCHESTER
Cadishead
TRAFFORD
WARRINGTON
Figure 3: Location plan
BOLTON
BURY
WIGAN
MANCHESTER
TRAFFORD
WARRINGTON
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DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT
ODPM indices of multiple deprivation
Figures 4 and 5 illustrate the ranking of super output areas (SOAs) in Salford based on the
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister’s1 (ODPM’s) ‘Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2004’ (IMD
2004). These show that certain areas, particularly in the eastern part of the City, can be
considered to be significantly deprived. The indices of deprivation are based upon 32,482
SOAs throughout England that relate to the geography used in the 2001 Census. The
manner in which the ranking works is for a rank position of one to indicate the most
deprived SOA in the Country.
The IMD 2004 is a valuable source of information about spatial patterns of deprivation in
England and can be used to help focus policy and intervention on deprived areas and
particular types of deprivation. It comprises 37 different indicators grouped into seven
separate ‘domains’ of deprivation covering:
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Income.
Employment.
Health deprivation and disability.
Education, skills and training.
Barriers to housing and services.
Living environment deprivation.
Crime.
The above seven ‘domains’ may also be combined to make an overall measure of
deprivation. A further two measures were also developed to reflect issues associated with:

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Children.
Elderly people.
It should be noted that although the SOAs add up to make the local authority area they do
not necessarily correlate exactly to local authority ward boundaries.
1
Now the Department of Communities and Local Government.
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Figure 4: ODPM indices of deprivation 2004 – Multiple ranks
BOLTON
BURY
WIGAN
MANCHESTER
TRAFFORD
Salford
Indices of Deprivation 2004 - Multiple Rank
Most Deprived
WARRINGTON
Least Deprived
Figure 5: ODPM indices of deprivation 2004 – Health ranks
BOLTON
BURY
WIGAN
MANCHESTER
TRAFFORD
Salford
Indices of Deprivation 2004 - Health Rank
Most Deprived
WARRINGTON
Least Deprived
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SURVEY POPULATION
Of the 1,463 young people in Salford who responded to the survey, 43.6% are boys and
56.4% are girls. In total, 10.7% of young people responding to the survey consider
themselves to have a long-term illness or disability which limits their daily activities. The
most common type of disability is a physical one, including mobility, movement or other
physical disability (52.6%)/
A relatively small proportion of survey respondents are from the black and ethnic minority
(BME) community. Only 10.8% of young people consider themselves to be from BME
groups, whilst 89.2% of young people consider themselves to be White British, Irish or
other White.
One in six (16.1%) live in households that do not have access to a car and more than four
in ten (43.4%) young people live in households that have access to two or more cars.
Over half (53.9%) of young people walk to school, whilst almost a quarter of young people
travel to school by car (23.8%). In addition 16.5% of young people travel by bus whilst
2.9% cycle.
Figure 6 shows that many wards have high proportions of young people who walk to
school. The highest rates are seen in the Walkden South (82.8%) and Swinton South
(80.0%) wards, whilst the lowest rates are seen in the Ordsall (7.7%) and Boothstown and
Ellenbrook (11.1%) wards.
Figure 6: Young people who walk to school (2007)
BOL TO N
BURY
WI GAN
MAN CHEST ER
Sa lfo rd Ye a r 7 20 0 7
% Walk to sc hool
TR AF FO RD
WARR INGT ON
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8 0 to 89.99
7 0 to 79.99
6 0 to 69.99
5 0 to 59.99
4 0 to 49.99
3 0 to 39.99
2 0 to 29.99
1 0 to 19.99
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Section 3:
Sport and physical activities
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EXTRACURRICULAR SPORTS PARTICIPATION
Extracurricular sport is defined as games or other physical activities done either before
school, during the lunch break, after school or at the weekend but in all instances are
directly linked to the school. These are not necessarily activities where matches are
played. This definition does not include things such as playing football at lunchtime with
friends.2
Participation levels
More than three quarters (76.4%) of young people take part in extracurricular sporting
activities of one form or another. The most common category for participation combines
athletics, combat sports, dance and gymnastics (65.8%); this is true for both boys (72.0%)
and girls (61.1%). The next highest rate is for participation in games, this includes sports
such as badminton, basketball, netball, football, rugby and golf (see questionnaire for
complete breakdown).
Figure 7: Extracurricular sports participation (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
76.4%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
65.8%
55.2%
50.0%
40.0%
40.0%
30.0%
17.1%
20.0%
12.7%
10.0%
0.0%
Games
Athletics, combat
sports, dance &
gymnastics
Outdoor &
adventurous
activities
Swimming
Other
Any activity
Activity type
2
Across the surveys there are slightly different definitions of extracurricular sporting activities; therefore caution
should be taken when interpreting the change over time results.
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Figure 8: % Extracurricular sports participation (2007)
BOLTON
BURY
WIGAN
MANCHESTER
Salford Year 7 2007
% Participate in extracurricular sport
TRAFFORD
WARRINGTON
90 to 100
80 to 89.99
70 to 79.99
60 to 69.99
50 to 59.99
40 to 49.99
30 to 39.99
20 to 29.99
10 to 19.99
0 to 9.99
Analysis by electoral ward shows that participation in extracurricular sports activities is
relatively consistent across the City. The lowest participation rates are seen in the
Boothstown and Ellenbrook3 (59.0%) and Ordsall (65.4%) wards. The highest levels are
seen in Langworthy (88.6%) and Claremont and the Swinton North (83.5%) wards.
Influences
Young people are more likely to take part in extracurricular sporting activities if someone
else in their family regularly participates in sporting activities (82.4%) than if no one in their
family does (74.4%).
Young people are also more likely to take part in extracurricular activities if they come from
a household with access to a car (No cars = 70.6%, 1 car = 76.3%, 2 cars = 80.4%, three
cars or more = 82.0%).
3
A significant amount of agricultural land and open land is situated in the Boothstown and Ellenbrook ward.
This area forms part of the ‘Green Belt’ and is characterised by a growing middle-aged population.
(http://www.salford.gov.uk/boothstown).
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Change over time
There have only been slight changes in extracurricular participation amongst Year 7 pupils
between 2005 and 2007.
Figure 9: Extracurricular sports participation (Year 7 2005 and Year 7 2007)
Year 7 (2005)
Year 7 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
82.5%
80.0%
79.2%
78.5%
76.4%
78.3%
74.8%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Total
Boy
Girl
Gender
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As young people grow up, their participation in extracurricular sports clubs often declines.
Participation drops by around 8 percentage points between the Year 7 and Year 9 age
groups. The decline is particularly large for girls. The overall effect amongst young people
has been to reduce participation from three quarters to two thirds by Year 9.
Figure 10: Extracurricular sports participation (Year 7 and Year 9)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 9 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
78.5%
76.4%
75.0%
74.8%
68.6%
70.0%
Percentage
62.8%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Total
Boy
Girl
Gender
The reasons for the decline in participation for girls being steeper than for boys are
multifaceted and should be explored more fully. Issues, to explore should include the
accessibility, appropriateness and the range of activities available.
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TOP TEN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
The most popular activities for extracurricular sport are shown in Table 2. The extent to
which boys play football (50.7%) is higher than any other activity for either gender.
Table 2: Top ten extracurricular activities (2007)
Overall
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Swimming
40.0
Football
50.7
Swimming
42.3
Football
28.5
Swimming
37.2
Dance
30.4
Dance
18.4
Cricket
19.2
Rounders, baseball &
softball
20.5
Rounders, baseball &
softball
17.3
Rugby league
19.1
Trampolining
15.6
Jogging & running
13.9
Jogging & running
17.2
Netball
15.3
Other
12.7
Basketball
14.3
Other
11.7
Trampolining
12.1
Other
13.8
Football
11.5
Cricket
10.7
Boxing
13.4
Jogging & running
11.5
Athletics
10.5
Rounders, baseball &
softball
13.0
Athletics
9.7
Rugby league
9.8
Golf
11.9
Horse riding
8.8
The main extracurricular sports for boys are football and swimming with more than 30.0%
of young people taking part in each activity. In comparison swimming and dance reach
comparable participation levels for girls.
Change over time
Football continues to be the top activity for boys when the results of the 2007 and 2005
surveys are compared. However, a smaller proportion of boys now play football (2007 =
50.7% and 2005 = 57.5%). For girls, the top activity dance has been replaced by
swimming, although the proportion of girls taking part in both activities has increased.
When the results of the 2007 Year 7 and Year 9 surveys are compared the most popular
activities are the same (boys = football and girls = swimming).
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SPORTS CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Participation levels
Participation rates in sporting activities at a club or a regularly organised session (72.4%)
are very slightly lower than those seen for extracurricular sports participation (76.4%). The
most common group of activities combines athletics, combat sports, dance and gymnastics
(44.7%), as was the case for extracurricular sports activities.
Figure 11: Sports club participation (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
72.4%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
44.7%
40.3%
40.0%
35.4%
30.0%
20.6%
20.0%
8.1%
10.0%
0.0%
Games
Athletics, combat
sports, dance and
gymnastics
Outdoor and
adventurous
activities
Swimming
Other
Any activity
Activity type
Girls (51.8%) participate more than boys (35.9%) in athletics, combat sports, dance,
gymnastics at a club whilst boys are more likely to take part in games (boys = 70.9% and
girls = 43.1%). This may be due in part to the large proportion of girls taking part in dance
activities (girls = 61.8% and boys = 5.3%).
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Figure 12: % Sports club participation (2007)
BOLTON
BURY
WIGAN
MANCHESTER
Salford Year 7 2007
% Member of a sports club
TRAFFORD
WARRINGTON
90 to 100
80 to 89.99
70 to 79.99
60 to 69.99
50 to 59.99
40 to 49.99
30 to 39.99
20 to 29.99
10 to 19.99
0 to 9.99
Analysis by electoral wards show that sports club participation levels, reach their highest in
the Swinton South (85.7%) and Broughton (84.4%) wards, whilst the lowest levels are seen
in the Barton (61.9%) and Ordsall (63.5%) wards.
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Change over time
There has been an increase in the rates of participation at a sports club for Year 7 pupils
between 2005 and 2007. This increase is particularly marked for boy’s participation, from
61.8% in 2005 to 72.7% in 2007 whilst the increase for girl’s participation has been more
modest. Overall there is now virtually no difference in participation between boys and girls
at Year 7.
Figure 13: Club sports participation (Year 7 2005 and Year 7 2007)
Year 7 (2005)
Year 7 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
72.7%
72.4%
70.0%
72.5%
68.0%
65.1%
Percentage
61.8%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Total
Boy
Girl
Gender
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As young people grow up, participation in sports activities at a sports club often declines.
Club participation drops from Year 7 to Year 9, especially amongst girls. As with
extracurricular participation, where a similar pattern is observed, the appropriateness,
accessibility and range of club/regular participation opportunities for girls should be
reviewed.
Figure 14: Sports club participation (Year 7 and Year 9)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 9 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
72.7%
72.4%
72.5%
69.3%
70.0%
65.0%
Percentage
61.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Total
Boy
Girl
Gender
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TOP TEN SPORTING ACTIVITIES AT A CLUB
The most popular activities for sporting activities carried out at a club are shown in Table 3.
The extent to which girls swim (41.5%) is higher than any other activity for either gender.
Table 3: Top ten sporting activities carried out at a club (2007)
Overall
%
Boys
%
Girls
%
Swimming
35.4
Football
40.4
Swimming
41.5
Football
22.5
Swimming
27.8
Dance
32.0
Dance
18.8
Sailing
17.2
Horse riding
30.4
Horse riding
18.4
Cycling
13.8
Trampolining
12.3
Sailing
13.9
Cricket
12.1
Sailing
11.5
Cycling
10.7
Rugby league
11.9
Football
9.0
Jogging & running
8.9
Golf
11.3
Cycling
8.5
Trampolining
8.9
Boxing
10.8
Rowing
8.3
Other
8.1
Mountaineering, climbing
& abseiling
10.7
Jogging & running
8.2
Mountaineering, climbing
& abseiling
8.0
Jogging & running
9.9
Other
7.4
The main sports carried out at a club for boys are football and swimming with more than
20.0% of young people taking part in each activity. In comparison swimming, dance and
horse riding reach comparable participation levels for girls.
Change over time
Football continues to be the top activity for boys when the results of the 2007 and 2005
surveys are compared. However, a larger proportion of boys now play football (2007 =
40.4% and 2005 = 36.0%). For girls, the top activity dance has been replaced by
swimming, although the proportion of girls taking part in both types of activities has
increased markedly.
When the results of the 2007 Year 7 and Year 9 surveys are compared the most popular
activities are the same (boys = football and girls = swimming).
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WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE
Young people would like to see more sports/activities offered in the local area. Almost half
(49.7%) would like to see more watersports. This is more popular amongst girls than boys.
Girls would also like more dance4 (50.9%) and gymnastics (41.2%). Boys would like to see
more football (55.0%) and basketball (35.9%). Overall, those who have active families
would like to see more sports and activities added to those already offered, which again
indicates that active families may encourage participation in club and external
environments away from school.
Figure 15: Activities young people would like to see more of in Salford (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
18.1%
9.6%
3.6%
18.4%
6.5%
13.6%
27.8%
14.5%
5.3%
23.4%
14.6%
8.5%
16.1%
14.4%
15.1%
4.4%
17.0%
25.8%
35.9%
13.7%
4.6%
4.9%
10.0%
8.1%
4.4%
20.0%
22.8%
26.1%
34.7%
25.2%
24.0%
55.0%
25.6%
30.0%
25.6%
27.5%
40.0%
41.2%
50.9%
52.5%
31.9%
50.0%
49.7%
60.0%
45.4%
Percentage
70.0%
Rugby union
Volleyball
Rugby league
Hockey
Fitness suites
Netball
Basketball
Athletics
Football - girls
Football - boys
Gymnastics
Dance
Watersports
0.0%
Activity
4
This may be due in part to the large proportion of girls taking part in dance activities (girls = 61.8% and boys =
5.3%).
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FREQUENCY OF PARTICIPATION
The government recommendation is that young people should take part in sport or physical
activity, of moderate intensity for 60 minutes or longer, five times a week or more. In
Salford 29.6% of Year 7 pupils are meeting this target.
Girl’s participation in sport and physical activity for at least one hour, five days or more per
week is (23.2%), whilst for boy’s this is much higher (36.6%).
Figure 16: Participation in sport and physical activity for at least one hour (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
60.0%
50.0%
19.4%
24.4%
15.7%
3.3%
4.8%
2.3%
12.5%
12.8%
12.1%
6.9%
9.4%
5.2%
10.0%
5.5%
5.7%
5.3%
20.0%
13.7%
9.8%
16.7%
30.0%
18.7%
18.1%
18.9%
40.0%
20.0%
15.0%
23.7%
Percentage
70.0%
0.0%
No days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
How often
5 days
6 days
Every day
Analysis by electoral ward show that participation in sport and physical activity for at least
an hour five times per week is relatively low in large parts of the City. The lowest
participation rates are seen in the Irlam (13.0%) and Barton (15.2%) wards of the City. The
highest levels are seen in Boothstown and Ellenbrook (41.2%) and Ordsall (44.7%) wards.
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Figure 17: % Participation in sport and physical activity for at least one hour five or more
times a week (2007)
BOLTON
BURY
WIGAN
MANCHESTER
Salford Year 7 2007
% Exercise for at least 1 hour 5 or more times a w eek
TRAFFORD
WARRINGTON
90 to 100
80 to 89.99
70 to 79.99
60 to 69.99
50 to 59.99
40 to 49.99
30 to 39.99
20 to 29.99
10 to 19.99
0 to 9.99
Influences
Young people from active households are more likely to participate in sporting and physical
activities for at least one hour on five or more days per week (37.1%) than those from
inactive households (26.0%).
Young people describing themselves as belonging to BME groups are more likely to
participate five or more times a week (35.6%) than young White people (28.8%).
In contrast to other forms of participation there is a significant gender gap in the proportion
taking part five times a week or more. This clearly shows that girls participate less
frequently and are thus less likely to secure maximum health benefits from their exercise.
Ways of encouraging girls to participate more frequently need to be explored.
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Change over time
As young people grow up, their participation in sport and physical activity for at least one
hour, five days or more per week increases. This is in contrast to other forms of
participation.
Boys take part more than girls but both genders show a fairly similar level of increase. The
reasons for this increase should be explored in greater detail as it shows a different pattern
to other forms of participation.
It also suggests that the decline in general participation levels (as seen by the lower than
average figures in the Active People survey for adult participation) occurs after Year 9,
even though extracurricular and club based participation peaks earlier.
Figure 18: Participation in sport and physical activity for at least one hour five times or
more per week. (Year 7 and Year 9)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 9 (2007)
60%
48%
50%
38%
Percentage
40%
30%
39%
30%
30%
23%
20%
10%
0%
Total
Boy
Girl
Frequency
Attitudes to sport
As part of the study young people were asked about their attitudes towards sport and
sports participation. Nine in ten (90.2%) of the young people surveyed agree that sport can
help to improve their quality of life. Boys (93.2%) tend to be more likely to hold this opinion
than girls (87.9%).
Young people from active households (92.8%) are more likely to agree that sport can
improve their quality of life, than those who do not (52.1%).
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There appears to be an association between levels of car ownership and the proportion of
young people who are likely to agree slightly or strongly that sport can help to improve their
quality of life. Whilst 52.4% of young people from households with no car feel that it does
improve their quality of life, the figure increases to 61.4% for those households with three
cars or more cars.
When asked if their family encourages them to take part in sport and exercise, 81.3% of
young people agree they are encouraged to take part in sport by other family members.
However, there appears to be a gender differentiation with more boys (87.9%) than girls
(78.8%) agreeing with this statement. Almost nine in ten young people who have three or
more cars (89.0%) in a household also agreed slightly or strongly with the statement.
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Section 4:
Facilities
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FACILITIES
Almost a third (30.7%) of young people say that they would feel out of place in a sports or
Leisure Centre. In a slightly unusual situation, boys (32.0%) are more likely to give this
view than girls (29.5%). It is also the case that young people with a long-term illness or
disability (42.4%) are more likely to give this view than these without a disability (28.9%).
Attendance
The survey asked young people about the facilities they had visited in the four weeks prior
to the survey. The most commonly visited facilities are Fit City Eccles (27.0%), Fit City
Pendlebury (20.8%) and Fit City Clarendon (19.3%). Figures for each of these facilities are
lower in 2007 than they were in 2005. The reverse can be seen for facilities such as
Cleavley Athletics Track where attendance rates have doubled from 7.4% to 15.0% and
Worsley Pool where rates have risen from 9.5% to 17.8%.
Figure 19: Facilities visited in the four weeks preceding the survey (Year 7 2005 and Year
7 2007)
Year 7 (2005)
Year 7 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
15.4%
12.3%
11.3%
10.1%
9.5%
17.8%
26.4%
20.8%
5.4%
6.9%
10.8%
8.4%
Fit City Broughton
3.3%
4.9%
12.1%
7.1%
10.0%
Eccles College
20.0%
7.4%
15.0%
30.0%
28.5%
19.3%
40.0%
7.9%
13.6%
50.0%
37.9%
27.0%
60.0%
12.3%
16.8%
Percentage
70.0%
Other
Salford Watersports
Centre
Salford Sports Village
Fit City Pendlebury
Fit City Worsley Pool
Facility
Fit City Ordsall
Fit City Irlam Pool
Fit City Eccles
Fit City Clarendon
Fit City Cadishead
Fit City Broughton Pool
Cleavley Athletics
Track
0.0%
More than half (53.9%) of young people visit one of the above facilities once a month or
less. This is a slight decrease when compared to Year 7 pupils in 2005, where 55.4%
visited once a month or less.
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Figure 20: Frequency of visits to facilities (Year 7 2005 and Year 7 2007)
Year 7 (2005)
Year 7 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
Percentage
60.0%
50.0%
2.3%
0.9%
2.4%
10.0%
4.4%
14.3%
16.9%
25.1%
24.5%
16.7%
16.9%
14.3%
20.0%
16.0%
30.0%
22.9%
22.5%
40.0%
0.0%
Never
Very occasionally
Once a month
Once a week
2 to 3 times a week
4 to 5 times a week
Every day
How often visit sports and leisure facilities
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QUALITY
Half (52.2%) of young people in Year 7 rate sports facilities in their local area as good or
very good. Girls (53.1%) are slightly more likely than boys (50.7%) to rate sports facilities
positively. Young people in Year 9 tend to rate the facilities less favourably, falling to
34.2%. However, the fall is much more significant amongst girls than boys – the reasons
for this should be explored.
Figure 21: Quality of local sports facilities rated as good or very good (Year 7 and Year 9)
Year 7 (2007)
100.0%
Year 9 (2007)
90.0%
80.0%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
52.2%
53.1%
50.7%
50.0%
42.0%
40.0%
34.2%
27.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Total
Boy
Gender
Girl
As with extracurricular and club participation, where a similar pattern is observed, the
appropriateness, accessibility and range of club/regular participation opportunities for girls
should be reviewed along with the reasons for the general decline in participation as young
people grow up.
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FIT CITY
The proportion of young people in Year 7, who have a membership to Fit City facilities, has
risen very slightly since the last survey (2005 = 13.2% and 2007 = 15.6%).
Figure 22: Fit City membership (Year 7 2005 and Year 7 2007)
Year 7 (2005)
Year 7 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
13.2%
15.6%
15.5%
15.7%
13.3%
12.3%
10.0%
0.0%
Total
Boy
Girl
Gender
Figure 23: % Fit City membership (2007)
BOLTON
BURY
WIGAN
MANCHESTER
Salford Year 7 2007
% Member of a Fat City centre
TRAFFORD
WARRINGTON
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80 to 89.99
70 to 79.99
60 to 69.99
50 to 59.99
40 to 49.99
30 to 39.99
20 to 29.99
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Analysis by electoral ward shows that the percentage of members of Fit City centres is
highest in Cadishead (32.6%) and Boothstown and Ellenbrook (27.8%). The lowest levels
are found in Little Hulton (7.0%) and Irwell Riversdale (7.5%)
Influences
Young people from active households (21.4%) are noticeably more likely to be a member
of Fit City than those whose families are inactive (13.1%). Young people with three cars or
more (20.6%) in their household are more likely to be members of Fit City clubs than from
households that have no cars (13.5%).
Preferred communication methods
Figure 24: Preferred communication methods (2007)
Total
100.0%
Boy
Girl
90.0%
80.0%
16.7%
12.3%
19.9%
3.4%
4.4%
2.8%
Leisure centre
15.8%
20.9%
12.6%
28.7%
27.2%
30.0%
Newspaper
10.0%
9.2%
10.5%
8.5%
17.4%
17.5%
17.3%
20.0%
19.6%
17.7%
20.7%
30.0%
28.7%
29.8%
28.1%
40.0%
35.5%
33.2%
37.4%
50.0%
27.1%
24.3%
29.3%
60.0%
36.6%
33.8%
38.6%
Percentage
70.0%
0.0%
From
From
parents/carers friends/word of
mouth
Information
sent in the
post
Internet
Library
School/teacher
Sports club
Sports club
directory
Text message
Communication method
Young people prefer to find out about the activities that are available and how to become a
member of Fit City facilities from parents or carers (36.6%). A close alternative is to
receive information sent thought the post (35.5%), or be provided with information by a
school teacher (28.7%).
A common attribute of these methods of communication is that the information sought is
often given by a person in a position of authority, deemed trustworthy or within an official
capacity as teacher, parent, or facility representative or based on the opinion of friends.
A similarly high rate is seen for the more independent alternative (but which originates from
an official source), looking on the internet (28.7%).
The least popular methods of communication are from a sports club directory (3.4%) or
from local libraries (9.2%).
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EVENTS
The highest level of awareness was seen for the Greater Manchester Youth Games
(47.4%). Girls have higher levels of awareness than boys for the Greater Manchester
Youth Games and the Leisure in Salford Holiday programmes/activities. The largest
gender difference, however, is for the Salford Mini-Soccer Festival where the difference is
28 percentage points (boys = 42.5% and girls = 14.4%).
Figure 25: Events awareness (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
25.3%
22.4%
14.4%
20.0%
23.6%
42.5%
26.5%
33.7%
29.6%
30.0%
31.8%
40.8%
36.1%
40.0%
38.2%
49.2%
50.0%
44.5%
60.0%
47.4%
Percentage
70.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Greater Manchester Youth
Games
World Cup Triathlon
(Salford Quays)
Leisure in Salford holiday Salford Mini-Soccer Festival
programmes/activities
Greater Manchester Mini
Games
Events
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Section 5:
Swimming
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SWIMMING ABILITY – SELF PERCEPTION
There is a difference between perceived levels of swimming ability and the actual number
of lengths that young people can swim. Perceived ability tends to be relative to an
individual's peer group. Consequently the young person’s assessment of his/her ability
and whether s/he is a ‘good’ or ‘strong’ swimmer will vary by area, gender and ability of
friends etc. In contrast, distance is an absolute measure.
When asked to assess their own swimming ability, almost all young people consider
themselves to be good or strong swimmers (90.4%), whilst a third (32.5%) of young people
rate their swimming ability as strong. However, around a tenth (9.7%) of Year 7 pupils
currently rate themselves as poor or non-swimmers.
Figure 26: Swimming ability (2007)
Gender
Cannot swim
Girls
2.6% 5.5%
Boys
3.2%
Total
2.9%
0.0%
59.2%
8.6%
10.0%
30.0%
40.0%
Strong
32.0%
57.9%
20.0%
Good
32.7%
56.2%
6.8%
Poor
32.5%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Percentage
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Analysis by electoral ward shows that the percentage of poor or non-swimmers
participation is the highest in Kersal (20.0%) and Broughton (17.7%). Whilst the lowest are
seen in Irlam (2.2%) and Boothstown and Ellenbrook (2.7%).
Figure 27: % Poor or non-swimmers (2007)5
BOLTON
BURY
WIGAN
MANCHESTER
Salford Year 7 2007
% Poor or non-sw immers
TRAFFORD
WARRINGTON
90 to 100
80 to 89.99
70 to 79.99
60 to 69.99
50 to 59.99
40 to 49.99
30 to 39.99
20 to 29.99
10 to 19.99
0 to 9.99
Influences
Young people who consider themselves to be strong swimmers are more likely to come
from households where another family member regularly takes part in sporting activities,
(40.1%) compared to those from inactive households (28.6%). Similarly, young people
who consider themselves to be poor or non-swimmers are more likely to come from
inactive households (11.4%), compared to those from active households (6.8%).
Closer analysis of the 2007 survey does display some differentiation between White and
BME groups in relation to swimming ability. Young White people are more likely to
describe themselves as strong swimmers (33.9%) than those from BME populations
(23.6%). Similarly, young people from BME populations are more likely (16.5%) to
consider themselves to be poor or non swimmers, than young White people (8.8%). This
may be the result of a variety of cultural and other factors, but should be explored in
greater detail to identify ways in which it can be addressed.
For this map, the colours are reversed – therefore, green represents a low level of poor/non-swimmers (as
this represents a good level of performance).
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Change over time
There is little difference between young people’s self-perception of their own swimming
ability across the two surveys carried out in 2005 and 2007.
Figure 28: Swimming ability (Year 7 2005 and Year 7 2007)
Year 7 (2005)
Year 7 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
Percentage
70.0%
57.6% 57.9%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
31.4% 32.5%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
7.2%
3.8%
6.8%
2.9%
0.0%
Cannot swim
Poor
Good
Strong
Swimming ability
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More young people in Year 9 rate themselves as poor or non swimmers (12.6%) than
pupils in Year 7 (9.7%). The reasons for this should be explored; although it is likely to
relate to the fact that there are often fewer opportunities for young people to swim as they
get older (as swimming is not a compulsory activity at secondary school). They may also
hold a different perception of what constitutes being a good swimmer.
Figure 29: Swimming ability (Year 7 and Year 9)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 9 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
Percentage
70.0%
57.9%
60.0%
55.6%
50.0%
40.0%
32.5% 31.8%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
2.9%
4.0%
6.8%
8.6%
0.0%
Cannot swim
Poor
Good
Strong
Swimming ability
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SWIMMING ABILITY – ACTUAL DISTANCE
Three quarters (77.1%) of young people are able to swim two lengths6 or more, whilst more
than a third (36.8%) of young people can swim at least five lengths.7 However, more than
one in ten (11.3%) young people either cannot swim at all or can swim no more than one
width.
Figure 30: Swimming distance (2007)
Not at all
2.8%
8.6%
11.8%
Boy
2.8%
8.3%
11.6%
Total
2.8%
8.5%
11.6%
Gender
Girl
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
1 width
21.6%
2 lengths
4 lengths
20.7%
18.5%
39.4%
20.1%
40.0%
50.0%
More than 5 lengths
34.5%
19.4%
20.2%
30.0%
1 length
36.8%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Percentage
Although not strictly comparable data, Figures 26 and 30 suggest that self-perception
related to whether young people consider themselves to be good or strong swimmers
(90.4%) can start as low as being able to swim one length or more (88.7%).
6
7
At least 50 metres.
At least 250 metres.
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Change over time
Trends in the number of lengths that Year 7 pupils are able to complete is relatively
unchanged from the previous survey in 2005.
Figure 31: Swimming distance (Year 7 2005 and Year 7 2007)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 7 (2005)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
60.0%
20.1%
20.0%
11.6%
8.5%
7.9%
2.8%
10.0%
4.2%
20.0%
12.1%
30.0%
19.8%
40.0%
36.8%
36.0%
50.0%
20.2%
Percentage
70.0%
0.0%
Not at all
1 width
2 lengths
1 length
4 lengths
More than 5
lengths
Distance
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There is little difference in swimming ability between Year 7 and Year 9 pupils. However,
the small differences add up to a slightly greater proportion of Year 9 pupils (43.4%) being
able to swim more than five lengths than in Year 7 (36.8%).
Figure 32: Swimming distance (Year 7 and Year 9)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 9 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
36.8%
50.0%
18.4%
20.2%
9.5%
6.3%
8.5%
4.3%
10.0%
2.8%
20.0%
11.6%
30.0%
20.1%
40.0%
43.4%
60.0%
18.1%
Percentage
70.0%
0.0%
Not at all
1 width
1 length
2 lengths
Distance
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LEARNING TO SWIM
The most common venues at which young people have leant to swim are Fit City Eccles
(19.7%), Fit City Pendlebury (19.6%), Fit City Worsley (18.0%) and Fit City Clarendon
(16.9%). However, it should be noted that the proportions of young people who learnt to
swim at these centres appears to have fallen in the two years since the last survey, whilst
the rates for Worsley and Irlam have increased markedly. The reasons for this should be
explored.
Figure 33: Where learnt to swim (Year 7 2005 and Year 7 2007)
Year 7 (2005)
Year 7 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
60.0%
5.1%
18.0%
11.0%
4.1%
10.0%
9.9%
4.3%
19.7%
26.3%
16.9%
10.9%
20.0%
10.5%
30.0%
28.0%
40.0%
19.6%
50.0%
27.3%
Percentage
70.0%
0.0%
Fit City Broughton
Pool
Fit City Clarendon
Pool
Fit City Eccles
Fit City Irlam Pool Fit City Pendlebury
Fit City Worsley
Pool
Not learnt to swim
Where learnt to swim
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Almost two thirds of young people in Year 7 learnt to swim at swimming lessons out of
school (59.7%), whilst a third learnt to swim through swimming lessons with school
(36.5%).
Figure 34: When learnt to swim (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
Percentage
70.0%
59.7%
60.0%
59.1%
60.1%
50.0%
40.0%
36.5%
37.4%
35.8%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
3.8%
3.5%
4.1%
0.0%
At school
Lessons out of school
Not learnt to swim
When learnt to swim
Car ownership appears to play a significant role with two fifths (41.3%) of those who do not
have access to a car being less likely to have learnt at swimming lessons in a leisure
centre, whilst those with three or more cars are more likely to have attended swimming
lessons away from school (74.2%). This suggests that issues related to transport should
be explored more fully.
Young people from active families are also more likely to have attended swimming lessons
away from school (70.1%) than those from inactive families (53.8%) indicating that active
families may encourage participation in club and external environments away from school.
Young people who are White (62.9%) are more likely to attend swimming lessons away
from school than young people from BME populations (37.8%), whilst young people who
are not White are more likely to learn at school (54.1%) than White young people (33.9%).
This may be due to a variety of cultural and accessibility reasons and again should be
explored in greater detail.
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Section 6:
Lifestyle and attitudes
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INFORMAL ACTIVITIES
The most popular activities for young people is playing with their friends, using a computer
to access the internet and watching television. Organised activities such as scouts, guides,
girls and boys brigade are much less popular types of activities.
Figure 35: Informal activities (2007)
Total
Boys
Girls
100.0%
7.3%
8.9%
6.4%
20.0%
10.0%
5.2%
7.0%
4.0%
30.0%
23.4%
28.3%
20.0%
41.6%
36.2%
45.3%
40.0%
44.3%
37.8%
49.0%
Watching
television
47.0%
44.8%
48.5%
Using computer internet
50.0%
51.8%
56.9%
56.9%
60.0%
63.3%
62.2%
63.9%
Percentage
70.0%
64.9%
56.9%
70.4%
80.0%
75.4%
76.1%
74.7%
90.0%
0.0%
Playing with
friends
Using computer - Hanging around
playing games
the street
Helping around Visiting relatives
the house
Youth club
Guides/scouts
Girls/boys
brigade or other
uniformed group
Activities
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INTERNET ACCESS
Using the internet is a popular activity for both boys and girls, but especially for girls (girls =
70.4% and boys = 56.9%). This is maybe due to the popularity of chatting, blogging or
networking.8 More than four fifths of young people (82.3%) in Year 7 have access to the
Internet at home, three quarters (73.4%) have access at school and half at a local library,
whilst only one in twelve (7.2%) claim that they do not have access at all.
Figure 36: Access to the Internet (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
72.3%
75.6%
73.4%
80.0%
81.8%
83.1%
90.0%
82.3%
100.0%
52.6%
60.0%
55.0%
53.5%
Percentage
70.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
6.6%
10.0%
7.9%
7.2%
20.0%
0.0%
Home
School
Local library
Internet access
I don’t have access to the
Internet
8
The popularity of chat rooms, blogging (online diaries) and networking such as MySpace and face book is
highly documented. (Bebo has overtaken MySpace as the UK's leading social networking site as young people
increasingly shun the News Corporation-owned site. It had 10.7m unique users in July, compared with 10.1m
at MySpace and 7.6m at Face book, figures from Internet tracker Comscore show.) – The Daily Telegraph
16/08//2007.
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FRUIT
A quarter (22.2%) of Year 7 pupils eat five or more portions of fruit each day. This
decreases for Year 9 pupils (17.4%). Two fifths (39.2%) of young people in Year 7 eat less
than three portions of fruit per day and this rises by around three percentage points for
Year 9 pupils (41.5%).
Figure 37: Portions of fruit consumed each day (Year 7 and Year 9)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 9 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
60.0%
50.0%
5.4%
4.9%
3.4%
2.5%
13.4%
14.8%
13.4%
25.4%
26.2%
10.0%
10.0%
4.6%
20.0%
21.2%
13.4%
30.0%
20.7%
40.0%
20.8%
Percentage
70.0%
0.0%
None
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Portions of fruit per day
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VEGETABLES
Less than one in five (17.9%) Year 7 pupils eat five or more portions of vegetables a day.
This is similar for young people in Year 9 (16.2%). Almost half (47.5%) of young people
eat less than three portions of vegetables a day, in Year 7.
Figure 38: Portions of vegetables consumed each day (Year 7 and Year 9)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 9 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
60.0%
50.0%
4.3%
4.9%
2.7%
3.4%
9.2%
10.0%
9.6%
13.7%
15.4%
23.1%
19.2%
21.8%
16.5%
20.0%
10.5%
30.0%
20.5%
40.0%
25.3%
Percentage
70.0%
0.0%
None
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Portion of vegetables per day
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LESS HEALTHY FOOD
Snack foods such as biscuits (37.0%), crisps (33.1%) and sweets (32.6%) have the highest
rates of consumption amongst Year 7 pupils. Other food items that require some
preparation, are more expensive or are associated with meal times are also consumed but
to a lesser degree (takeaways = 9.4%, fried foods = 13.5% and cakes, pies, puddings and
pastries = 16.2%).
Figure 39: Consumption of fast/junk food once a day or more (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
31.2%
34.4%
40.0%
35.3%
38.6%
50.0%
31.5%
60.0%
36.0%
Percentage
70.0%
10.6%
8.4%
10.0%
9.4%
13.5%
14.0%
13.5%
17.5%
14.0%
20.0%
16.2%
30.0%
0.0%
Cakes, pies, puddings,
pastries
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Takeaway meals (eg. pizza,
Indian not fish and chips)
37.0%
33.1%
32.6%
Food
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WATER
The government recommends that 6-8 glasses of fluid is consumed a day (all liquids).9
One fifth of pupils in Year 7 are consuming five or more glasses of water a day. Over three
quarters (78.3%) of young people in Year 7 in Salford are not reaching this level.
Figure 40: Glasses of water drunk each day (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
60.0%
50.0%
21.1%
22.9%
21.7%
15.0%
12.2%
13.4%
20.6%
20.6%
20.7%
22.7%
21.4%
16.7%
5.5%
5.5%
10.0%
5.4%
20.0%
14.8%
30.0%
22.1%
40.0%
18.0%
Percentage
70.0%
0.0%
None
One glass
Two glasses
Three glasses
Four glasses
Five or more
glasses
Daily water consumption
When asked if they felt that drinking water is an important part of being healthy, more girls
than boys agreed with the statement (girls = 92.5% and boys = 84.4%).
9
Information can be found at www.wateriscoolinschool.org
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SMOKING
Three quarters (78.8%), of young people in Year 7 have never tried cigarettes. The rate for
Year 9 pupils is lower (58.5%). This suggests that young people are more likely to try
cigarettes, as they get older.
Figure 41: Smoking (2007)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 9 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
78.8%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
58.5%
50.0%
40.0%
29.7%
30.0%
20.0%
16.3%
10.0%
1.6% 1.8%
1.8%
4.3%
5.7%
1.6%
0.0%
Never smoked cigarettes
and don’t want to
Tried cigarettes but don’t
smoke now
I will probably smoke
I smoke cigarettes regularly Smoke cigarettes and want
cigarettes when I get older
to give up
Smoking
A small proportion (3.4%) of Year 7 pupils either smoke regularly or smoke and want to
give up, whilst for Year 9 pupils the respective figure is slightly higher (10.0%).
Girls (18.7%) are more likely to have tried cigarettes than boys (12.7%), and are less likely
to say that they have never tried cigarettes and don’t want to (girls = 76.5% and boys =
82.3%).
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Of those that do smoke, almost two thirds (62.4%) of Year 7 pupils smoke less than five
cigarettes per week. This combined with the previous point indicates that not only are
pupils from Year 9 more likely to smoke cigarettes but also that they are also more likely to
smoke a larger number of cigarettes.
Figure 42: Amount of cigarettes normally smoked (Year 7 and Year 9)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 9 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
Percentage
62.4%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
22.7%
17.0%
20.0%
15.5%
13.7%
9.7%
10.0%
11.9%
7.1%
4.9%
0.0%
Less than 5 a week
5-10 a week
Between 11 and 30 a
week
5-10 a day
More than 10 a day
Amount smoked
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ALCOHOL
Less than a third of young people in Year 7 (29.1%) have an alcoholic drink sometimes,
whilst a quarter (26.4%) do not drink now but will probably drink when they get older.
Figure 43: Alcohol consumption (Year 7 and Year 9)
Year 7 (2007)
Year 9 (2007)
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
43.7%
40.0%
30.0%
29.1%
26.4%
21.4%
21.4%
18.9%
20.0%
10.4%
13.1%
11.4%
10.0%
4.2%
0.0%
Never tried alcohol and
don’t want to
Tried alcohol but didn’t like Don't drink now, but I will
it
probably drink alcohol when
I get older
Have an alcoholic drink
sometimes
Drink alcohol regularly
Alcohol
More girls (30.9%) than boys (26.9%) have an alcoholic drink some of the time whilst more
boys (32.6%) than girls (21.7%) do not drink now but think that they probably will when
they get older. This concurs with the views of young people in Year 9.
The proportion of young people who have an alcoholic drink some of the time rises
alongside the age of young people. Less than one third (29.1%) of Year 7 pupils drink
some of the time whilst the equivalent rate for Year 9 pupils (43.7%).
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SCHOOL DINNERS
Less than one third (32.1%) of young people in Year 7 rate school dinners as either very
healthy or healthy, whilst just over one in ten (11.3%) rate school dinners as unhealthy or
very unhealthy. One in five pupils state that they do not know whether or not school meals
are healthy.
Figure 44: School dinners (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
60.0%
21.9%
20.9%
35.9%
35.3%
21.2%
30.0%
26.4%
26.1%
40.0%
34.8%
50.0%
25.6%
Percentage
70.0%
4.9%
4.3%
3.4%
7.5%
6.7%
7.0%
6.7%
5.3%
10.0%
6.0%
20.0%
0.0%
They are very
healthy
They are healthy
They are neither
healthy or
unhealthy
They are unhealthy
They are very
unhealthy
Don't know
School dinners
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BED TIME
Three quarters (74.9%) of Year 7 pupils have a bedtime of ten o’clock or later, whilst
around one in four go to bed at eleven o’clock or later (24.4%) and claims to stay up until
after midnight.
Figure 45: Bed time (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
60.0%
20:30
5.4%
6.4%
4.7%
20:00
6.7%
5.4%
7.5%
1.3%
0.9%
1.6%
19:30
7.6%
7.5%
7.8%
0.9%
1.1%
0.7%
10.0%
0.8%
0.9%
0.7%
20.0%
14.6%
13.5%
15.6%
30.0%
12.3%
12.4%
12.0%
40.0%
22.0%
21.0%
22.8%
50.0%
28.5%
30.9%
26.6%
Percentage
70.0%
23:30
Midnight or
later
0.0%
21:00
21:30
22:00
Bed time
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WEIGHT
More than half (56.8%) of Year 7 pupils believe that their weight is about right. Girls
appear to be more conscious of their weight with a fifth (20.0%) regarding themselves to be
overweight compared to one in eight (12.2%) boys, slightly more boys (9.5%) than girls
(6.5%) believe that they are underweight.
Figure 46: Weight (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
54.9%
56.8%
60.0%
50.0%
18.6%
18.7%
6.5%
10.0%
9.5%
7.7%
12.2%
20.0%
16.7%
30.0%
18.1%
40.0%
20.0%
Percentage
70.0%
60.2%
80.0%
0.0%
Over weight
About right
Under weight
Unsure
Weight
Attitudes to health
Young people were asked if they know where to go for help if they feel unhappy or
depressed. More than a third of young people (38.1%) say that they would not know or did
not know if they would know where to go for help if they felt unhappy of depressed.
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DENTIST
The majority (77.3%) of young people in Year 7 visit the dentist every six months with only
marginal differences by gender (girls = 78.8% and boys = 75.1%). Only 3.8% of Year 7
pupils never visit the dentist.
Figure 47: Frequency of visits to the dentist (2007)
Total
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
77.3%
80.0%
78.8%
75.1%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
9.4%
11.2%
9.5% 10.3% 8.9%
8.2%
3.8% 3.4% 4.2%
0.0%
Never
Only in an emergency
Once a year
Every six months
Dentist
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Section 7:
Influences on participation rates
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PARTICIPATION BY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS
The presence of another family member who takes part in sport is generally the main
determinant of participation. There is a consistently observed pattern across all young
people surveyed, showing higher participation levels amongst young people from active
households, than the equivalent rates for those from inactive households.
Figure 48: Influence of participation by family members (2007)
Active family
Inactive family
100.0%
90.0%
82.4%
80.0%
82.4%
74.4%
69.4%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
37.1%
40.0%
30.0%
26.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Extracurricular participation
Club participation
1 hour on five or more times a week
Activity type
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GENDER
Figure 49 illustrates the findings already highlighted with regards to gender, namely that
girls’ participation at Year 7 is only lower than for boys in terms of participation in sport and
physical activity for at least an hour five times a week. In other instances, there is very little
difference suggesting that there is good engagement of both genders, at least until Year 7.
Figure 49: Influence of gender (2007)
Boy
Girl
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
78.5%
74.8%
72.7%
72.5%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
38.6%
40.0%
30.0%
23.2%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Extracurricular participation
Club participation
1 hour on five or more times a week
Activity type
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PERCEIVED LONG-TERM ILLNESS OR DISABILITY
In total, 144 young people (10.7%) stated that they have a long-term illness or disability
that limits their daily activities. The participation rates for these young people only show
small variations from those without a perceived long-term illness or disability.
Figure 50: Influence of a long-term illness or disability (2007)
Disability
No disability
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
77.8%
78.5%
76.3%
72.8%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
29.5%
30.0%
30.3%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Extracurricular participation
Club participation
1 hour on five or more times a week
Activity type
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ETHNIC ORIGIN
The majority of young people surveyed (89.2%) describe themselves as White British, Irish
or other White. The data on other ethnic groups has been based on the views of 152
pupils, and whilst it may be used as a basis for policy formulation it should be supported by
further information wherever possible. This is particularly important for the further
breakdown of data relating to subgroups of the BME population.
Figure 51: Influence of ethnic origin (2007)
White
BME
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
76.6%
75.7%
73.4%
67.8%
Percentage
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
35.6%
28.8%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Extracurricular participation
Club participation
1 hour on five or more times a week
Activity type
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ACCESS TO A CAR
Access to a car is widely acknowledged to have a key influence on sports participation,
particularly on club participation rates. Participation rates, across each of the types of
activities tend to increase in relation to the number of cars in a household; however,
frequency of sports participation is relatively stable irrespective of household car ownership
levels.
Figure 52: Influence of car ownership (2007)
No cars
1 car
2 or more cars
100.0%
90.0%
80.7%
80.0%
76.5%
76.3%
72.6%
70.6%
Percentage
70.0%
63.8%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
29.6%
30.0%
29.1%
30.9%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Extracurricular participation
Club participation
1 hour on five or more times a week
Activity type
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The main barrier which appears to prevent young people from taking part in more activities
is having no one to go with (43.8%). This is a larger barrier for girls (47.8%) than it is for
boys (37.8%). Time available to take part in activities (33.8%) is the second largest barrier
and is again slightly higher for girls than it is for boys (girls = 34.3% and boys = 32.9%).
Both boys and girls agree that inadequate local facilities (boys = 6.9% and girls = 3.5%)
and poor health/disability (boys = 4.4% and girls = 3.0%) are the barriers which affect them
the least.
Table 4: Barriers which prevent participation (2007)
Barrier
Total
Boys
Girls
No one to go with
43.8%
37.8%
47.8%
Time
33.8%
32.9%
34.3%
Not knowing where to go
29.7%
31.1%
28.9%
Costs too much
25.3%
25.4%
25.2%
Lack of clubs
22.1%
22.1%
22.2%
I’m not very good at sport
21.5%
15.4%
24.9%
No transport/can’t get there
20.9%
19.0%
22.0%
Safety (fear of crime or bullying)
16.6%
15.9%
17.1%
Environment (e.g. litter, dog fouling)
14.3%
15.9%
13.1%
Lack of facilities
14.2%
17.0%
12.3%
How I perceive my body/self image
12.9%
8.7%
15.3%
Having to run about and be active
8.6%
7.7%
9.1%
Inadequate local facilities
4.8%
6.9%
3.5%
Poor health/disability
3.5%
4.4%
3.0%
Young people were asked about their views regarding whether or not it is safe to walk
alone in the area where they play. More boys (65.9%) than girls (52.5%) agree that it is
safe to walk alone. More young people from BME populations (62.4%) agree than White
young people (57.4%).
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Summary and conclusions
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
The findings of the 2007 Year 7 survey show that extracurricular participation is static,
whilst participation at a sports club has increased. As young people grow older they are,
however, less likely to participate in sports and physical activities in extracurricular or club
environments. The challenge for Salford Community Leisure and other stakeholders in the
city is to maintain the high participation levels for Year 7 pupil’s accessibility levels as
young people grow up and go into adulthood.
At Year 7 there is little difference in participation between boys and girls. However, there is
a significant gap in Year 9 as more girls drop out in this period. There is therefore a need to
review the accessibility range and appropriateness of extracurricular and club for girls. For
example there may be too much emphasis on team sports at this level and insufficient
opportunities for activities such as gymnastics, dance and fitness. Both boys and girls
have indicated that they would like to see the addition of more watersports based activities
in the City.
The exception to this gender pattern is the proportion five times per week or more. Boys
are much more likely than girls to reach this level, suggesting that girls participate less
frequently. The reasons for this and ways of encouraging girls to participate more often
should be explored.
There are geographic variations in participation and facility usage levels across the City.
There is a need to review the range, accessibility and appropriateness of activities and
facilities in areas with low participation rates.
Facility usage in the City is comparable to previous surveys, and levels of membership
have increased slightly since the previous Year 7 survey in 2005.
Three main barriers to increasing participation emerge – having no one to go with, time and
not knowing where to go. Having no one to go with is particularly important for girls. There
is a need therefore to look for ways to encourage young people to attend facilities.
Consideration should be given to developing ‘two for one’ packages or using mentors to
encourage greater participation amongst girls.
Other factors that influence participation are familial involvement and car access. Work to
increase adult participation levels is also likely to have an impact on young people’s
participation levels, due to the influence of family participation on young people’s
participation. There remains a need to look at transport issues imaginatively, through
funding support or the way in which activities are delivered.
Attitudes towards health and lifestyle show that though young people are aware of the
importance of living a healthy lifestyle, smoking and alcohol consumption increase with
age.
Overall, the survey shows that development work is having an impact on young people in
Salford. The challenge is to sustain and increase participation levels and to reduce
inequalities in participation.
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Appendices
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APPENDIX 1: ODPM INDICES OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION - 2004
The Indices of Multiple Deprivation10 (2004) was commissioned by the Neighbourhood
Renewal Unit (NRU) in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). It is made up of
seven Domain Indices and has been produced at Super Output Area level, this allows for a
finer geographic sift of data thereby allowing relatively small pockets of deprivation to be
identified in areas that are not generally deprived.
Super Output Area level results
There are ten Indices for each SOA in England: seven domain indices; an overall Index of
Multiple Deprivation (formed by combining the main seven domains); a supplementary
income deprivation affecting children index; and a supplementary income deprivation
affecting older people index. These ten indices are each assigned a national rank.
There are 32,482 SOAs in England. The most deprived SOA for each Index is given a
rank of 1 and the least deprived SOA is given a rank of 32,482, for presentation.
Rank % Band
Actual Rank in IMD 2004
Most Deprived – top 10
20
30
40
1 to 3,248
3,249 to 6,496
6,497 to 9,745
9,746 to 12,993
50
60
70
80
90
Least Deprived – bottom 10
12,994 to 16,241
16,242 to 19,489
19,490 to 22,737
22,738 to 25,986
25,987 to 29,234
29,235 to 32,482
The ranks show how a SOA compares to all the other SOAs in the country and are easily
interpretable, as the difference between consecutive positions will always be ‘one’. The
scores indicate the scale of the gap between each rank position, this is more informative as
the size of gap will vary between consecutive points, for example sometimes it will be 0.1
others it may be 4.7. This however makes the scores more difficult to explain and interpret.
10
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APPENDIX 2: COPY OF YEAR 7 (2007) SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
YEAR 7 PUPILS
SALFORD COMMUNITY LEISURE - SURVEY OF SPORTS AND LIFESTYLES
Thank you for helping us with this survey. By answering these questions you will help us to find out more about what young people think of sport,
physical activity and your lifestyles. Your answers will be looked at by the survey team and no one else. They will not be seen by your parents or
teachers. We are interested in your opinion. This is NOT a test - there are no right or wrong answers. Complete the questionnaire either by
ticking the appropriate box(es) or by writing in your answer. Please use a BLACK pen and make sure your ticks only cover one box.
SECTION 1 - PERSONAL INFORMATION - This section is all about you. The questions that are asked here will
allow us to find out participation varies, for example between boys and girls
Q1
Are you a boy or a girl? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Boy.................................................................................................
Girl.................................................................................................
Q2
Please write your home postcode in the space below (e.g., M7 1ZT).
Q3
If you do not know your postcode please write the name of the street you live on and the area that this
is in (e.g., Carr Street, Salford)
Q4
Please write the name of your school in the space below
Q5
To which of the following groups do you consider you belong? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
White - British/Irish/other White.........................................
Mixed - White and Black, White and Asian.......................
Black - Black Caribbean/Black African/other Black..........
Other - including Chinese etc. ..............................................
Asian - Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi/other Asian..............
If other please write in the space provided
Q6
Q7
Do you have any long standing illness or disability which limits your daily activity or schoolwork?
(If you have asthma only tick 'Yes' if it often stops you from taking part in PE and sport) Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Yes .........................................................
Go to Q7
No..........................................................
Go to Q8
Don't know .........................................
Go to Q8
What is your illness or disability Please tick ALL that apply
Hearing.........................................................................................
Other physical............................................................................
Vision ............................................................................................
Learning........................................................................................
Mobility/Movement...................................................................
Q8
How do you usually get to school? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY to show the main part of your journey
Bus .................................................................................................
Train..............................................................................................
Car ...............................................................................................
Walk..............................................................................................
Cycle .............................................................................................
Rollerblade/rollerskate/skateboard ......................................
Taxi................................................................................................
Metro/tram..................................................................................
Other (please write on dotted line)
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Q9
Does your mum, dad or guardian regularly take part in sports activities? Please tick ONE BOX only
Yes .................................................................................................
Q10
No..................................................................................................
How many cars are there at home? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
None .............................................................................................
2......................................................................................................
1......................................................................................................
3 or more ....................................................................................
SECTION 2 - EXTRACURRICULAR SPORT
Q11
Do you take part in any of the following organised sports AT SCHOOL BUT OUTSIDE LESSONS ?
(Extra-curricular sport). Please tick ALL the activities you do
This includes organised sport before school, during the lunch break, after school and at weekends . It does NOT include things
like playing football at lunchtime with your friends.
Games
Badminton ...................................................................................
Netball..........................................................................................
Basketball .....................................................................................
Rounders, baseball, softball.....................................................
Boccia............................................................................................
Rugby league ...............................................................................
Bowls.............................................................................................
Rugby union ................................................................................
Cricket..........................................................................................
Squash...........................................................................................
Football.........................................................................................
Table tennis.................................................................................
Golf................................................................................................
Tennis ...........................................................................................
Hockey .........................................................................................
Volleyball......................................................................................
Lacrosse .......................................................................................
Athletics, combat sports, dance and gymnastics
Aerobics and keep fit ...............................................................
Gymnastics ..................................................................................
Athletics .......................................................................................
Jogging, running ..........................................................................
Boxing...........................................................................................
Judo ...............................................................................................
Circuit training ...........................................................................
Karate ...........................................................................................
Cross country running.............................................................
Trampolining...............................................................................
Dance............................................................................................
Triathlon ......................................................................................
Fitness at a gym..........................................................................
Outdoor and adventurous activities
Angling ..........................................................................................
Rowing..........................................................................................
Canoeing ......................................................................................
Sailing ............................................................................................
Horse riding ................................................................................
Windsurfing.................................................................................
Mountaineering, climbing, abseiling etc. ..............................
Swimming
Swimming.....................................................................................
Other
Other............................................................................................
If other (please write in activity done)
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SECTION 3 - SPORTS CLUBS - This section is about sports clubs that you belong to away from school
Q12
Are you a member of a sports club, or attend a regularly organised session AWAY FROM SCHOOL in
any of the sports listed below? Please tick ALL that you belong to
Include things like dance classes, swimming club or football training but not playing out with your friends. Please include clubs
and classes run by your local leisure centre.
Games
Badminton ...................................................................................
Netball..........................................................................................
Basketball .....................................................................................
Rounders, baseball, softball.....................................................
Boccia............................................................................................
Rugby league ...............................................................................
Bowls.............................................................................................
Rugby union ................................................................................
Cricket..........................................................................................
Squash...........................................................................................
Football.........................................................................................
Table tennis.................................................................................
Golf................................................................................................
Tennis ...........................................................................................
Hockey .........................................................................................
Volleyball......................................................................................
Lacrosse .......................................................................................
Athletics, combat sports, dance and gymnastic activities
Aerobics and keep fit ...............................................................
Gymnastics ..................................................................................
Athletics .......................................................................................
Jogging, running ..........................................................................
Boxing...........................................................................................
Judo ...............................................................................................
Circuit training ...........................................................................
Karate ...........................................................................................
Cross country running.............................................................
Trampolining...............................................................................
Dance............................................................................................
Triathlon ......................................................................................
Fitness at a gym..........................................................................
Outdoor and adventurous activities
Angling ..........................................................................................
Mountaineering, climbing, abseiling etc. ..............................
Canoeing ......................................................................................
Rowing..........................................................................................
Cycling (road, track racing, BMX, mountain biking
etc.)................................................................................................
Sailing ............................................................................................
Windsurfing.................................................................................
Horse riding ................................................................................
Swimming
Swimming.....................................................................................
Other
Other............................................................................................
If other (please write in activity)
Q13
Please write in the name of each club you belong to in the space below
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SECTION 4 - SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Q14
Which of the following sports/activities would you like to see offered in your local area? Please tick ALL that
apply
Athletics .......................................................................................
Hockey .........................................................................................
Basketball .....................................................................................
Netball..........................................................................................
Dance............................................................................................
Rugby league ...............................................................................
Fitness suites...............................................................................
Rugby union ................................................................................
Football - boys............................................................................
Volleyball......................................................................................
Football - girls.............................................................................
Watersports ...............................................................................
Gymnastics ..................................................................................
Q15
How many days each week do you take part in sport and physical activity for at least one hour - it should
be exercise that leaves you warm and slightly out of breath; the exercise does not need to be done in
one go. Please include all sporting activity at school, extracurricular activity, sport done outside of school and other
physical activity such as walking, cycling, playing games at lunchtime. Please tick ONE box only.
No days ........................................................................................
4 days............................................................................................
1 day..............................................................................................
5 days............................................................................................
2 days............................................................................................
6 days............................................................................................
3 days............................................................................................
Every day......................................................................................
SECTION 5 - FACILITIES AND EVENTS - This section is all about sports and leisure facilities
Q16
Which of these SPORTS/LEISURE facilities have you visited in the past 4 weeks? Please tick ALL you have
visited
Cleavley Athletics Track..........................................................
Fit City Irlam Pool .....................................................................
Eccles College.............................................................................
Fit City Ordsall...........................................................................
Fit City Broughton ....................................................................
Fit City Pendlebury ...................................................................
Fit City Broughton Pool ..........................................................
Fit City Worsley Pool ..............................................................
Fit City Cadishead .....................................................................
Salford Sports Village................................................................
Fit City Clarendon ....................................................................
Salford Watersports Centre..................................................
Fit City Eccles .............................................................................
Other............................................................................................
Other (Please write in)
Q17
How often do you visit any of the sports/leisure facilities in Q16? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Never............................................................................................
2 to 3 times a week ..................................................................
Very occasionally .......................................................................
4 to 5 times a week ..................................................................
Once a month ............................................................................
Every day......................................................................................
Once a week...............................................................................
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Q19
How do you rate the quality of leisure centres/swimming pools in Salford? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Very good ....................................................................................
Poor...............................................................................................
Good.............................................................................................
Very poor ....................................................................................
Average ........................................................................................
Don't know .................................................................................
Are you a member of a Fit City centre? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Yes .................................................................................................
Q20
No..................................................................................................
How would you like to find out about the activities available at the Fit City centres and how to become
a member? Please tick ALL THAT APPLY
From my parents/carers..........................................................
Library ..........................................................................................
From friends/word of mouth .................................................
School/school teacher..............................................................
Information sent to me in the post......................................
Sports club ..................................................................................
Internet ........................................................................................
Sports club directory................................................................
Newspaper..................................................................................
Text message..............................................................................
Leisure centre ............................................................................
Q21
Which of these SPORTS events are you aware of? You do not need to have visited or attended them, just to
know about them. Please tick ALL that you are aware of
Greater Manchester Youth Games......................................
Salford Mini-Soccer Festival....................................................
Greater Manchester Mini Games .........................................
World Cup Triathlon – Salford Quays ...............................
Leisure in Salford holiday programmes/activities .............
SECTION 6 - ABILITY, ATTITUDES TO AND INVOLVEMENT IN, SPORTS ACTIVITIES
Q22
Q23
Q24
How would you rate your ability as a swimmer? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Strong ...........................................................................................
Poor...............................................................................................
Good.............................................................................................
Cannot swim...............................................................................
How far can you swim? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Not at all......................................................................................
2 lengths (approx 50 metres) ................................................
1 width of the pool ...................................................................
4 lengths (approx 100 metres)..............................................
1 length of the pool (approx 25 metres)............................
more than 5 lengths (over 125 metres) .............................
Where did you learn to swim? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Fit City Broughton Pool ..........................................................
Fit City Pendlebury ...................................................................
Fit City Clarendon Pool...........................................................
Fit City Worsley Pool ..............................................................
Fit City Eccles .............................................................................
Not learnt to swim ...................................................................
Fit City Irlam Pool .....................................................................
Other (please write in)
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Q25
Did you learn to swim at school or at swimming lessons out of school? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
At school......................................................................................
Not learnt to swim ...................................................................
Lessons out of school ..............................................................
Q26
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the statements below?
Please tick ONE BOX ON EACH LINE
Agree
strongly
Q27
Q28
Q29
Disagree
slightly
Disagree
strongly
Don't
know
Sport can help to improve my quality of life .......................................................................
............
............
............
............
My family encourages me to take part in sport and exercise.........................................
............
............
............
............
I feel healthier when I take part in sport and exercise.....................................................
............
............
............
............
I would feel out of place in a sports or leisure centre .....................................................
............
............
............
............
It is safe to walk alone in the area where I play .................................................................
............
............
............
............
Having a healthy lifestyle now will help me live longer.....................................................
............
............
............
............
Drinking water regularly is an important part of being healthy.....................................
............
............
............
............
If I feel unhappy or depressed I know where to go for help ..........................................
............
............
............
............
Do any of the following prevent you from taking part in sport and exercise? Please tick ALL that apply
Not knowing where to go ......................................................
Lack of facilities ..........................................................................
No one to go with ....................................................................
Lack of clubs ...............................................................................
Costs too much .........................................................................
Inadequate local facilities .........................................................
Having to run about and be active .......................................
How I perceive my body/self image .....................................
No transport/can't get there .................................................
Safety (fear of crime/bullying) ................................................
I'm not very good at sport......................................................
Poor health/disability ................................................................
Time ..............................................................................................
Environment (e.g., litter, dog foul)........................................
AWAY FROM SCHOOL, which of the following activities do you take part in? Please tick ALL that you do
Guides/scouts .............................................................................
Using computer - internet ......................................................
Girls/boys brigade or other uniformed group ..................
Using computer - playing games ...........................................
Hanging around the street......................................................
Visiting relatives .........................................................................
Helping around the house ......................................................
Watching television ..................................................................
Playing with friends ...................................................................
Youth club ...................................................................................
Do you have access to the internet at any of the following? Please tick ALL that apply
Home ............................................................................................
Local library ................................................................................
School ...........................................................................................
I don't have access to the internet.......................................
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SECTION 7 - HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE
When answering the following questions please remember:
The answers that you give will only be seen by the survey team and by no-one else
They will not be seen by your parents or teachers.
There are no right or wrong answers, what we want is your opinion
Q30
Tick the statement about smoking that best fits you?
Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
I have never smoked cigarettes and don’t want to ........
I smoke cigarettes regularly ...................................................
I have tried cigarettes but don’t smoke now ....................
I smoke cigarettes and want to give up ..............................
I will probably smoke cigarettes when I get older...........
Q31
If you smoke, how many cigarettes would you normally smoke?
Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Less than 5 a week....................................................................
5-10 a day ....................................................................................
5-10 a week.................................................................................
More than 10 a day...................................................................
Between 11 and 30 a week ....................................................
Q32
Does your mum, dad or guardian smoke? Please tick ONE BOX only
Yes .................................................................................................
Q33
No..................................................................................................
Tick the statement about drinking alcohol that fits you best?
Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
I have never tried alcohol and don’t want to ...................
I have an alcoholic drink sometimes ....................................
I have tried alcohol but didn’t like it ....................................
I drink alcohol regularly...........................................................
I don't drink now, but I will probably drink alcohol
when I get older.........................................................................
Q34
On average, how often do you eat the foods listed below?
Please tick ONE box on each line
Never
Several times a
week
Once a day
More than
once a day
Cakes, pies, puddings, pastries.......................................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
Fried foods (including fish and chips)...........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
Takeaway meals (eg. Pizza, Indian NOT fish
and chips).............................................................................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
Biscuits/chocolates ............................................................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
Crisps....................................................................................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
Sweets...................................................................................
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How many portions of fruit and/or vegetables do you eat each day?
A typical portion is a piece of fruit eg: an apple or banana, or a serving of a vegetable. Potatoes should not be included
as a vegetable.
Please tick ONE box only on each row
None
Q36
Q37
Q38
Q39
Q40
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Fruit.................................................................................
............
............
............
............
............
............
............
Vegetable .......................................................................
............
............
............
............
............
............
............
How much water do you drink each day? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
None .............................................................................................
Three glasses ..............................................................................
One glass .....................................................................................
Four glasses.................................................................................
Two glasses .................................................................................
Five or more glasses .................................................................
How do you rate school dinners? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
They are very healthy ..............................................................
They are unhealthy ...................................................................
They are healthy ........................................................................
They are very unhealthy..........................................................
They are neither healthy or unhealthy................................
Don't know .................................................................................
On a typical school night (when you have school the following day), what time do you go to bed? Please
tick ONE BOX ONLY - if the exact time is not in the list, tick the time that is closest
7:30 ..............................................................................................
10:00 .............................................................................................
8:00................................................................................................
10:30 .............................................................................................
8:30................................................................................................
11:00 .............................................................................................
9:00................................................................................................
11:30 .............................................................................................
9:30................................................................................................
Midnight or later........................................................................
Which of the following best describes how you feel about your weight? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Over weight................................................................................
Under weight..............................................................................
About right..................................................................................
Unsure..........................................................................................
How often do you visit a dentist? Please tick ONE BOX ONLY
Every six months .......................................................................
Only in an emergency ..............................................................
Once a year.................................................................................
Never............................................................................................
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