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Question: What sport or physical activity do you take part in most frequently?
Choices: Open-ended
Data: % of Walking (e.g. Walking, Nordic, Trekking, Climbing) in those taking part in any sport
Period:
Area:
24 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Ireland49.1%
2 Israel47.6%
3 Australia46.3%
4 Austria44.8%
5 Republic of Korea44.5%
6 Norway44.1%
7 New Zealand43.6%
8 Sweden41.9%
9 France39.9%
9 United Kingdom39.9%
11 United States38.7%
12 Finland38.4%
12 Slovenia38.4%
14 Mexico36.6%
15 Chile36.5%
16 Latvia34.4%
17 Switzerland 34.3%
18 Hungary33.7%
19 Japan32.9%
20 Belgium27.6%
21 Czech Republic27.4%
22 Slovakia26.6%
23 Poland15.2%
24 Germany10.1%

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 = 1.525431 X +6.195
Correlation coefficient (r)0.328
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.108

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 115625.149630 X +4612.482
Correlation coefficient (r)0.414
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.171

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 15.172733 X +74.442
Correlation coefficient (r)0.374
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.140

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 0.792900 X +1.338
Correlation coefficient (r)0.212
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.045

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 3.674297 X +9.556
Correlation coefficient (r)0.100
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.010