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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 = -1.415646 X +6.817
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.028
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 201875.964237 X +43045.990
Correlation coefficient (r)0.089
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 95.896146 X +78.916
Correlation coefficient (r)0.363
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.132

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -7.432331 X +1.723
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.231
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.053

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 76.494855 X +12.440
Correlation coefficient (r)0.165
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.027