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Question: What sport or physical activity do you take part in most frequently?
Choices: Open-ended
Data: % of "Jogging" in those taking part in any sport
Period:
Area:
24 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Germany11.0%
2 Switzerland10.8%
3 Finland10.5%
4 Belgium9.1%
5 Latvia8.6%
6 Hungary8.0%
7 France7.9%
8 Austria 6.5%
9 Norway6.4%
9 Slovenia6.4%
11 Republic of Korea5.9%
12 Sweden5.7%
13 Poland5.5%
14 Japan4.9%
15 Israel4.2%
16 Chile3.9%
16 United States3.9%
18 New Zealand3.7%
19 Australia3.0%
20 Slovakia2.5%
21 Ireland2.0%
22 Mexico1.8%
23 Czech Republic0.8%
24 United Kingdom0.4%

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 14 countries.

Source
ISSP 2007

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 1.728064 X +6.653
Correlation coefficient (r)0.120
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.014

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 107927.319139 X +40648.082
Correlation coefficient (r)0.125
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.016

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 28.584503 X +78.370
Correlation coefficient (r)0.227
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.052

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -2.478387 X +1.764
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.213
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.045

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 40.730779 X +8.628
Correlation coefficient (r)0.358
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.128