The active people survey - six month interim findings

The Active People Survey, a survey of adults (16 years and over) participation in sport and active recreation in England, started in October 2005, and will finish (with c.356,000 completed interviews) in October 2006.

The survey is being carried out by Ipsos MORI, on behalf of Sport England.

Interim results, (participation and volunteering rates for each Local Authority in England) based on the first six months data, from October 2005 to April 2006, can be found by clicking on the link below:

For the Active People Survey Interim Results (interactive Excel spreadsheet on the Sport England website) go here:

Please note:

• These results are the participation and volunteering rates for each Local Authority. The data that will be used in the 2006 culture service assessment will be based on participation and volunteering rates from the results for the full year of the survey, adjusted by levels of local deprivation as measured by IMD (Index of multiple deprivation). Please note you will need to add 3% to your rate before adjusting for deprivation to take into account seasonality factors. For further information on adjusting results for deprivation, please contact the Audit Commission: 0207 166 2394, or refer to CPA - The Harder Test 2006.

• The participation rates presented here are from data collected between October 2005 and April 2006. On average, participation rates are expected to be slightly lower than what would be seen over a full year, due to the effects of seasonality.

• These results cannot be compared directly with other data (e.g. General Household Survey; Health Survey for England) – the Active People Survey is a new baseline measure of participation.

• The full results of the Active People Survey will be available at the end of November 2006, via an innovative on-line reporting and analysis tool, ‘Active People Diagnostic’.

For more information on how the participation and volunteering indicators will be applied in the culture service assessment, including the relevant thresholds and any specific treatment, please visit the Audit Commission website.

Source: SportEngland website

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