Recreation Study

PARTICIPATION LEVELSTABLE 3: PARTICIPATION IN SPORT AND RECREATIONAs can be seen in the table below, participation levels inCape Town are relatively low considering the vast naturalresources of the City. Only 24.6% of adult residentsparticipate in physical activities in their spare time. Significantlymore residents rate themselves as healthy eventhough less than two in five adults exercise regularly.TABLE 1: ADULT PARTICIPATIONAdult Health and ParticipationParticipate in physical activities in sparetime (i.e. when bored)Participate in sport and/or recreationBelong to a sport club or teamRate self as healthyBelong to a gymRegularly engage in physical exercise24.6%27.1%7.6%60.2%10.5%36.9%SOURCE: MTHENTE, 2010According to their caretakers, approximately 45.9% ofchildren in Cape Town participate in physical activitieswhen they are bored. Slightly more children (66.4%)participate in sport and recreation activities and 62.2%regularly engage in physical exercise.TABLE 2: CHILDREN’S PARTICIPATIONChildren’s ParticipationParticipate in physical activities in sparetime (i.e. when bored)Participate in sport and/or recreationBelong to a sport club or teamRegularly engage in physical activity45.9%66.4%21.5%62.2%SOURCE: MTHENTE, 2010Table 3 provides adult participation levels in the mostcommon sport and recreation activities (arranged byalphabetical order). As can be seen below, the mostcommon activities are soccer (7.4%), walking (5.6%),aerobics/fitness (4.4%), netball (3.1%) and running(2.4%). However, these participation levels varied significantlyby demographic groups.ActivityAerobics/ fitnessAquarobicsAtheletics/ track and fieldBadmintonBasketballSnooker/ poolBoxingCanoeing/ kayakingCricket (indoor or outdoor)CyclingDancingDartsFishingGolfGymnasticsHockey (indoor or outdoor)Horse ridingMaritial arts/ karateNetballRock climbingRowingRugbyRunningSailingScuba divingSoccer (indoor or outdoor)SoftballSquash/ racquetballSurf sportsSwimmingTable TennisTennis (indoor or outdoor)Tenpin bowlingVolleyballWalkingWeight trainingTotal4.4%0.3%1.2%0.4%0.7%2.0%0.8%0.4%1.7%0.9%1.0%0.5%0.4%0.8%1.0%0.2%0.3%1.2%3.1%0.2%0.1%2.0%2.4%0.2%0.1%7.4%0.04%0.2%0.2%1.2%0.5%0.3%0%0.1%5.6%1.8%SOURCE: MTHENTE, 2010RESEARCH REPORT JANUARY 2011 5