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Sport participation in the EU:trends and differences
Prof. dr. Maarten van Bottenburg(professor of sport studies at Utrecht University and research director of the Mulier Institute)
W.J.H. Mulier Institute - Centre for Research on Sports in Society(University of Amsterdam, University of Groningen, Tilburg University, Utrecht University)
www.mulierinstituut.nl
Decline of social capital and civic engagement
Less and less ties and trust Spending less time doing
sports More and more bowling
alone in stead of bowling together
The importance of social capital
Making people more trusting and trustworthy Making people more active in society Making people fight illness more effectively Making trusting connections to others Resolving collective problems
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20
Number of organizations with morethan 50,000 members
Sport
Intern. solidarity
Political parties
BroadcastingcorporationsHealth careorganizationsNature andenvironmentChurches anddenominationsConsumerorganizationsTrade unions
Women's
Active club membership in no field as extensive in Dutch society as in sport
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
Volunteers as a percentageof total population (2002)
Sports clubs
Churches/denominations
Schools
Health care
Other organizations
Cultural organizations
Youth work
Hobby clubs
Trade unions
Political parties
Volunteering in no field as extensive in Dutch society as in sport
Treaty establishing a constitution for Europe
Article I 17 The Union shall have competence to carry out supporting,
coordinating or complementary action in the field of sport.
Article III 282 The Union shall contribute to the promotion of European
sporting issues, while taking account of its specific nature, its structures based on voluntary activity and its social and educational function.
Focus attention on the data:
What is the sport participation level?
Is sport including all people?
Which trends can be observed?
1. To what extent are data on sports participation collected in the EU and its member states?
2. What is the scale and nature of sport participation in the EU and its member states?
3. Which trends and differences may be identified in this respect?
Research questions
4. What are the key drivers of sports participation?
5. What are the research gaps with respect to sport participation trends and differences in the EU?
Research questions
Collection and analysis of existing data on sport participation
Pan European sport participation surveys (Eurobarometers, COMPASS, HETUS, IPAQ)
National sport participation surveys and membership figures (with the help of researchers/contact persons in 25 member states)
Literature study on key drivers
Research methods
Levels of sports participation in the EU
Sports participation level strongly depends on definition of terms.
The margins are often set very low.
60
49
38
17
5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Exercise or sportevery now and then
Exercise or sport atleast once a month
Exercise or sport atleast once a week
Exercise or sport atleast three times a
week
Vigorous physicalactivity >6 hrs a week
Perc
enta
ge o
f EU
citi
zens
Sports participation level strongly depends on definition of terms.
The margins are often set very low.
60
49
38
17
5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Exercise or sportevery now and then
Exercise or sport atleast once a month
Exercise or sport atleast once a week
Exercise or sport atleast three times a
week
Vigorous physicalactivity >6 hrs a week
Perc
enta
ge o
f EU
citi
zens
Sport participation in 15 EU member states, 15 years and over (2003). Big differences between member
states, with a clear geographical pattern.
76 72
6053 52
45 43 43 43 3934 37
27 26 22
38
99
10
7 7
10 10 9 68
11 7
6 65
11
15 18
3140 41 45 46 49 52 53 55 57
67 6873
53
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Finlan
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eden
Denm
ark
Irelan
dNe
therla
nds
UKFr
ance
Belgi
umLu
xemb
ourg
Germ
any
Austr
ia
Spain Ita
lyGr
eece
Portu
gal
EU25
% o
f pop
ulat
ion
at least once a week 1-3 times a month less often/never/dk
Sport participation in 15 EU member states, 15 years and over (2003). Big differences between member
states, with a clear geographical pattern.
76 72
6053 52
45 43 43 43 3934 37
27 26 22
38
99
10
7 7
10 10 9 68
11 7
6 65
11
15 18
3140 41 45 46 49 52 53 55 57
67 6873
53
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Finlan
dSw
eden
Denm
ark
Irelan
dNe
therla
nds
UKFr
ance
Belgi
umLu
xemb
ourg
Germ
any
Austr
ia
Spain Ita
lyGr
eece
Portu
gal
EU25
% o
f pop
ulat
ion
at least once a week 1-3 times a month less often/never/dk
66
60
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48 4847 47
46
43
40 40
36 36 3635
34 34
31 31
28
24
17
7
4
40
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
% o
f pop
ulat
ion
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tuga
l
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gary
Italy
Gre
ece
Latv
ia
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onia
Bel
gium
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man
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UK
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mar
k
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Finl
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EU
25
No participation in exercise or sport in 25 member states in 2004(>15 years). New member states do not close up the ranks.
Scandinavia
western Europe
southern Europe
10 new members states
Portugal15Greece15Greece15Portugal15Portugal15
Greece14Portugal14Portugal14Greece14Belgium14
Italy13Spain13Belgium13Belgium13Italy13
Spain12Italy12Spain12Italy12Spain12
Austria11Belgium11Italy11Spain11France11
Germany10France10Ireland10France10Greece10
Luxembourg9Germany9Germany9Germany9Germany9
Belgium8Luxembourg8France8UK8UK8
France7Austria7Netherlands7Denmark7Luxembourg7
UK6Netherlands6UK6Luxembourg6Denmark6
Netherlands5UK5Luxembourg5Netherlands5Netherlands5
Ireland4Ireland4Austria4Ireland4Austria4
Denmark3Denmark3Denmark3Austria3Ireland3
Sweden2Finland2Finland2Sweden2Finland2
Finland1Sweden1Sweden1Finland1Sweden1
2004Exercise or play sport
2003Exercise orplay sport
1999Free time spent on
sport and PA
1997Recreational PA in
typical week
1997Meets PA
Recommendation
Meets the PA recommendation (>30 minutes per day), 1999
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Finlan
dSw
eden
Irelan
d
UKDe
nmark
Nethe
rland
sAu
stria
Germ
any
Luxe
mbou
rgBe
lgium
Franc
eSp
ain Italy
Gree
cePo
rtuga
lEU
15
Yes No
Participation in vigorous physical activities in a typical week
2013
20 1822
16 15 15 1724
14 13 12
2622
29
28
24
18
34
2524 22
28
29
23
1523
20
15
5159 56
63
43
59 60 6256
45
59
7264
5461
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Finlan
dSw
eden
Denm
ark
Irelan
dNe
therla
nds
UK
Fran
ceBe
lgium
Luxe
mbou
rgGe
rman
y
Austr
ia
Spain Ita
lyGr
eece
Portu
gal
% o
f pop
ulat
ion
none1-3 days4-7 days
Differences in sports participationbetween social groups
16-1925-2935-3945-4955-5965 +Fin
land 1
997/8
Swed
en 19
97
the N
etherl
ands
1995
UK 19
96
Irelan
d 199
4
Portu
gal 1
998
Spain
1995
Italy
2000
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Sport participation at least once a year by age groups in eight COMPASS pilot countries
Sport participation at least once a year by SES i