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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:
24 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 4.5%
2 Belgium3.1%
3 Austria2.9%
4 Australia2.5%
4 New Zealand2.5%
4 Slovakia2.5%
7 Czech Republic2.3%
7 France2.3%
7 Germany2.3%
10 Ireland1.6%
10 Switzerland1.6%
12 United States1.5%
13 Chile1.3%
13 Republic of Korea1.3%
15 Hungary1.1%
15 Slovenia1.1%
15 Sweden1.1%
18 Finland0.8%
19 United Kingdom0.7%
20 Israel0.5%
21 Latvia0.4%
22 Mexico0.2%
22 Norway0.2%
22 Poland0.2%

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 = -8.219608 X +6.881
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.200
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.040

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 140557.547503 X +46077.223
Correlation coefficient (r)0.060
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 99.828239 X +78.969
Correlation coefficient (r)0.376
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.141

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -5.220912 X +1.639
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.161
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.026

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 38.045609 X +10.281
Correlation coefficient (r)0.117
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.014