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Dominican Republic
% of those who take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym and going for a walk in their free time several times a week or more (2007)25.6%
[28/34 countries]
% of those who never take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym and going for a walk in their free time (2007)39.1%
[12/34 countries]
% of those who get much enjoyment from taking part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym, going for a walk (2007)24.3%
[33/34 countries]
% of those who strongly agree that taking part in sports develops children's character (2007)35.4%
[29/34 countries]
% of those who participate in the activities of a sports association/ group at least once a month (2007)20.2%
[8/34 countries]
% of those who take part in walking (e.g. walking, nordic, trekking, climbing) most frequently among sports or physical activities (2007)38.5%
[13/34 countries]
% of those who take part in golf or minigolf most frequently among sports or physical activities (2007)0.0%
[23/34 countries]
% of those who take part in fitness (aerobics, exercise, machine-training, work-out) most frequently among sports or physical activities (2007)15.4%
[7/34 countries]
% of those who take part in baseball or softball most frequently among sports or physical activities (2007)5.8%
[1/34 countries]
% of those who take part in jogging most frequently among sports or physical activities (2007)4.6%
[20/34 countries]
% of those who take part in tennis most frequently among sports or physical activities (2007)0.5%
[27/34 countries]
% of those who take part in marine sports most frequently among sports or physical activities (2007)2.0%
[28/34 countries]
% of those who take part in volleyball most frequently among sports or physical activities (2007)11.0%
[2/34 countries]
% of those who take part in football or soccer most frequently among sports or physical activities (2007)1.2%
[32/34 countries]
% of those who attend sporting events as a spectator in their free time several times a month or more (2007)46.5%
[1/34 countries]
% of those who watch baseball most frequently on TV among sports (2007)82.3%
[1/34 countries]
% of those who watch football or soccer most frequently on TV among sports (2007)1.0%
[33/34 countries]
% of those who watch volleyball most frequently on TV among sports (2007)3.7%
[5/34 countries]
% of those who watch martial arts (boxing, wrestling, judo, etc.) most frequently on TV among sports (2007)0.0%
[34/34 countries]
% of those who watch golf or minigolf most frequently on TV among sports (2007)0.2%
[17/34 countries]
% of those who watch ice-skating most frequently on TV among sports (2007)0.0%
[26/34 countries]
% of those who watch athletics (running, long-/high-jumping, etc.) or marathon most frequently on TV among sports (2007)0.9%
[21/34 countries]
% of those who strongly agree that there is too much sport on TV (2007)48.5%
[3/34 countries]
% of those who strongly agree that sports bring different groups and races inside the country closer (2007)72.8%
[22/34 countries]
% of those who strongly agree that international sports competitions create more tension between countries than good feelings (2007)51.9%
[3/34 countries]
% of those who are proud of their country by sports (2007)96.9%
[3/34 countries]
% of those who think that physical or mental health is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games (2007)73.9%
[3/34 countries]
% of those who think that meeting other people is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games (2007)57.7%
[1/34 countries]
% of those who think that competing against others is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games (2007)50.3%
[1/34 countries]
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