Active People
The Active People Survey is the largest ever survey of sport and active recreation to be undertaken in Europe. The first year of the survey, Active People Survey 1, was conducted between October 2005 and October 2006 and was a telephone survey of 363,724 adults in England (aged 16 plus). The survey is unique in generating reliable statistics on participation in sport and active recreation, providing by far the largest sample size for a sport and recreation survey and allowing levels of analysis that have been previously unavailable.
Active People identifies and measures:
- How participation varies from place to place and between different groups in the population
- The proportion of the adult population that volunteer in sport on a weekly basis
- Club membership
- Involvement in organised sport/competition
- Receipt of tuition or coaching
- Overall satisfaction with levels of sporting provision in the local community.
The questionnaire was designed to enable analysis of the findings by a broad range of demographic information, such as gender, social class, ethnicity, household structure, age and disability.
Due to the huge success of the Active People Survey 2005/6, Sport England is repeating the Active People Survey, and it is now a continuous annual survey, until October 2010.
Active People Survey 1 (APS1)
Sport England's first Active People survey ran from October 2005 to October 2006.
For Key findings from APS1 click here.
Active People Survey 2 (APS2)
The second year of the survey, Active People Survey 2, began on 15 October 2007 and was completed on 14 October 2008.
For Key findings from APS2 click here:
Active People Survey 3 (APS3)
Active People Survey 3 began on 15 October 2008 and ran for 12 months until mid October 2009.
For Key findings from APS3 click here:
Active People Survey 4 (APS4)
The fourth year of the survey, Active People Survey 4, started in mid October 2009 and is running continuously for 12 months until mid October 2010
For the latest updates from APS4 click here: