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Question: In the last 12 months, how often have you participated in the activities of a sports association/ group?
Choices: "At least once a week" "At least once a month" "Several times" "Once or twice" "Never"
Data: % of "At least once a week" "At least once a month"
Period:
Area:
34 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 New Zealand48.6%
2 France25.0%
3 Germany24.2%
4 Australia23.1%
5 Austria22.2%
6 Belgium21.0%
7 Switzerland20.7%
8 Dominican Republic20.2%
9 Norway19.8%
9 Sweden19.8%
11 Republic of Korea19.4%
12 Mexico19.0%
13 United Kingdom18.6%
14 Ireland18.3%
15 Finland17.5%
16 Slovenia17.2%
17 South Africa15.9%
18 Czech Republic13.8%
19 Chile13.7%
20 United States12.6%
21 Croatia11.3%
22 Uruguay11.1%
23 Philippines9.5%
24 Israel9.0%
25 Argentina8.9%
26 Cyprus7.2%
27 Japan 6.7%
28 Latvia6.5%
28 Slovakia6.5%
30 Russian Federation5.0%
31 Hungary4.8%
32 Poland3.5%
33 Taiwan2.5%
34 Bulgaria1.5%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 204 countries.

Source
ISSP 2007

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 2.930881 X +6.090
Correlation coefficient (r)0.483
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.233

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 119387.307190 X +20108.225
Correlation coefficient (r)0.405
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.164

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 25.524680 X +74.071
Correlation coefficient (r)0.424
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.180

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -0.129946 X +1.711
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.029
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -0.168415 X +10.989
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.003
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000