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Question: What sport or physical activity do you take part in most frequently?
Choices: Open-ended
Data: % of "Swimming" "Diving" "Snorkeling" in those taking part in any sport
Period:
Area:
24 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United Kingdom10.1%
2 Latvia7.7%
3 Czech Republic7.2%
4 Switzerland7.1%
5 Poland6.7%
6 France6.0%
7 Ireland5.9%
7 Israel5.9%
9 Germany5.8%
10 Belgium5.0%
11 Slovakia4.5%
12 Finland4.1%
12 Republic of Korea4.1%
14 Hungary4.0%
15 Australia3.8%
16 Japan 3.5%
17 Austria3.4%
18 Sweden3.1%
19 United States2.9%
20 New Zealand2.7%
21 Norway2.3%
22 Chile2.0%
23 Slovenia1.7%
24 Mexico1.6%

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 = 1.987927 X +6.702
Correlation coefficient (r)0.078
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 88406.659186 X +42191.925
Correlation coefficient (r)0.077
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -9.006244 X +80.871
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.068
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 0.649967 X +1.573
Correlation coefficient (r)0.040
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002
Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -21.569632 X +14.665
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.092
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008