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Question: What sport or physical activity do you take part in most frequently?
Choices: Open-ended
Data: % of "Tennis" in those taking part in any sport
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan4.5%
2 Australia2.5%
3 France 2.3%
3 Germany2.3%
5 United States1.5%
6 Republic of Korea1.3%
7 Sweden1.1%
8 United Kingdom0.7%

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 = -16.566062 X +7.001
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.446
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.199

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -364734.241049 X +57408.868
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.287
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.082

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 89.309128 X +80.016
Correlation coefficient (r)0.413
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.171

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -1.086737 X +1.536
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.040
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -29.765507 X +12.644
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.080
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006