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Question: What sport or physical activity do you take part in most frequently?
Choices: Open-ended
Data: % of "Swimming" "Diving" "Snorkeling" in those taking part in any sport
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United Kingdom10.1%
2 France 6.0%
3 Germany5.8%
4 Republic of Korea4.1%
5 Australia3.8%
6 Japan3.5%
7 Sweden3.1%
8 United States2.9%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Belgium: Flanders only. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. Israel: unweighted sum of Jews and Arabs. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2007

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -0.042416 X +6.667
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.002
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -190954.592202 X +59403.644
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.302
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.091

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -10.353103 X +82.334
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.096
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.824103 X +1.424
Correlation coefficient (r)0.135
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.018

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -112.432138 X +17.564
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.609
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.371