| Republic of Korea | | |
Time spent for sports (men and women, minutes per day per person) | 27.2 (2014) [3/10countries] | | |
Time spent for sports (men, minutes per day per person) | 31.4 (2014) [3/10countries] | | |
Time spent for sports (women, minutes per day per person) | 23.0 (2014) [4/10countries] | | |
% of those who take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym and going for a walk in their free time several times a week or more | 55.8% (2007) [3/8countries] | | |
% of those who never take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym and going for a walk in their free time | 23.1% (2007) [2/8countries] | | |
% of those who get much enjoyment from taking part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym, going for a walk | 43.9% (2007) [7/8countries] | | |
% of those who strongly agree that taking part in sports develops children's character | 52.4% (2007) [4/8countries] | | |
% of those who participate in the activities of a sports association/ group at least once a month | 19.4% (2007) [5/8countries] | | |
% of those who belong to a sports, leisure or cultural group | 24.9% (2014) [7/8countries] | | |
% of Grade 8 students who play sports for less than 1 hour per day | 76.9% (2007) [1/8countries] | | |
% of Grade 8 students who play sports for more than 2 hours per day | 4.9% (2007) [8/8countries] | | |
% of those who take part in walking (e.g. walking, nordic, trekking, climbing) most frequently among sports or physical activities | 44.5% (2007) [2/8countries] | | |
% of those who take part in golf or minigolf most frequently among sports or physical activities | 2.6% (2007) [5/8countries] | | |
% of those who take part in fitness (aerobics, exercise, machine-training, work-out) most frequently among sports or physical activities | 11.9% (2007) [6/8countries] | | |
% of those who take part in baseball or softball most frequently among sports or physical activities | 0.8% (2007) [3/8countries] | | |
% of those who take part in jogging most frequently among sports or physical activities | 5.9% (2007) [3/8countries] | | |
% of those who take part in tennis most frequently among sports or physical activities | 1.3% (2007) [6/8countries] | | |
% of those who take part in marine sports most frequently among sports or physical activities | 4.1% (2007) [4/8countries] | | |
% of those who take part in volleyball most frequently among sports or physical activities | 0.1% (2007) [7/8countries] | | |
% of those who take part in football or soccer most frequently among sports or physical activities | 7.5% (2007) [1/8countries] | | |
% of those who attend sporting events as a spectator in their free time several times a month or more | 13.8% (2007) [4/8countries] | | |
% of those who watch baseball most frequently on TV among sports | 21.7% (2007) [2/8countries] | | |
% of those who watch football or soccer most frequently on TV among sports | 61.0% (2007) [1/8countries] | | |
% of those who watch volleyball most frequently on TV among sports | 1.3% (2007) [2/8countries] | | |
% of those who watch martial arts (boxing, wrestling, judo, etc.) most frequently on TV among sports | 3.8% (2007) [3/8countries] | | |
% of those who watch golf or minigolf most frequently on TV among sports | 3.3% (2007) [3/8countries] | | |
% of those who watch ice-skating most frequently on TV among sports | 0.3% (2007) [6/8countries] | | |
% of those who watch athletics (running, long-/high-jumping, etc.) or marathon most frequently on TV among sports | 0.2% (2007) [8/8countries] | | |
% of those who strongly agree that there is too much sport on TV | 23.9% (2007) [6/8countries] | | |
% of those who strongly agree that sports bring different groups and races inside the country closer | 85.6% (2007) [2/8countries] | | |
% of those who strongly agree that international sports competitions create more tension between countries than good feelings | 44.3% (2007) [1/8countries] | | |
% of those who are proud of their country in its achievements in sports | 91.4% (2013) [2/7countries] | | |
% of those who are proud of their country by sports | 87.7% (2013) [2/7countries] | | |
% of those who think that physical or mental health is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games | 50.0% (2007) [6/8countries] | | |
% of those who think that meeting other people is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games | 17.0% (2007) [3/8countries] | | |
% of those who think that competing against others is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games | 4.5% (2007) [6/8countries] | | |
% of those who think that looking good is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games | 2.3% (2007) [8/8countries] | | |