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LEISURE
Purpc9a of section
‘he Departmnt of the ~vironnent is CO-Ordinstirqa geneKalrequestcm the pert
of varioustmdiesmncezned with leisureactivitiesto re-insertquestionsm this
tcpic into the QIS for me year. A leisuresectionpreviouslyt@eared in 1973,
1977, 1980 ati 1983.
TbeS questionsare of specialinterestb tcdiesomcamed with tie development
and utiliseticmof s~rts and Out&or activities,sud as tbe Countryside
Cmmissirm, the SportsCouncil,ti the Neticnel‘IWristBoardsin ~lsud,
Scotland,and Wales,as well es to local autlmritieswlm have to plan the
Sllocatim of rescumes in the lightof currentti ~ted damrv3. ~rts ad
other leisurefacilitieshave seen a largegrowthin recentyeare,but thereare
big differencesbetweenregims, ard betweenurbanad ruralareas,in the level >
of provision. A profileof the sorts of peoplewho participatein different i
activitiesakw.snot cnly b the ~larity of differantactivitieshas chamged
over the years,but also ha SUE sectionsof the camnunityhave becom nore
active in theirleisuretime than others.
Q1
Use a calendarto help informantswith the referencepericd. It begins
m a Mmday, fourwe%ks prior to the Sundaybeforethe interview. Fbr
e=le J if w are interviewingon Wednesday5 Wbru.ary1986, the
refereme pericdwuld be Mcnday 6 Januaryb Suday 2 February.
Accept the informant’sdefinitionof what institutes a holiday,but
‘holidays’must te the main pxpcse of the journey.
Q l(a)
Elude
nightsawaycm holidaythat startedbeforethe beginningof the
refenmce period.
Q l(b)
~clude muntries passedthroughwhile traveling, m.lessthe informant
s@?@ thereovernightor longer. :1
Q2
‘lhis~stion roversthe typesof =tivities dme met frequentlyby
mat pecple. Wte that:
watchedtelevision:inchxleswstcbingvideo tapesbut
~ playingvideogeues - specifyet Q3
readingtocka:
excludesmagazines,Ccznicsrd newspapers
visit* frierdsm relatims etc: includesvisit@ frierrlsetc in
hcspital
gardening: includesallotmentsad greenhousesbut
~ wirrlowkox ati balccsiygardeni~
dresarnaking etc: excludesdarningad
mtiing
house repsirsd DIY: includesdecoratingad housemaintenancebut
exch.xleselectricaljobsard car maintenance