Recreation Study

Early morningMorningAfternoonEveningLate at night11.3.4 SES Index comparisonFIGURE 93: PREFERRED TIME OF DAY FOR PROGRAMMESLower income and upper income households ranked thesame top five preferred facilities, although the order ofpreference varied slightly.TABLE 42: PREFERRED FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMESFOR LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS#Top five facilities for lowerincome households:1 Multi-use game areas2 Swimming pool3 Sports field4 Community hall or recreation centre5 Parks#Top fiveprogrammes forlower incomehouseholds:1 Health and fitness2 Come and Play3 Arts and crafts4 Soccer5 MusicPERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS80%60%40%20%0%2.4%69.6%12.1% 15.1%0.7%SOURCE: MTHENTE, 2010TABLE 43: PREFERRED FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMESFOR UPPER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS#Top five facilities for upperincome households:1 Multi-use game areas2 Swimming pool3 Community hall or recreation centre4 Parks5 Sports fieldTop fiveprogrammes forupper incomehouseholds:1 Health and fitness2 Come and Play3 Arts and crafts4 Games for seniors5 MusicSOURCE: MTHENTE, 201011.4 PREFERENCES FOR PROGRAMMESFor the majority of residents (69.6%), the preferredtime of day for recreation programmes is afternoon.Evening is the next most preferred time for about onein seven residents. When compared across demographicgroups one finds very little variation, exceptthat slightly more black residents (3.8%) and lowerincome households (3.3%) would prefer programmes#in the early morning before work. Also slightly moremen (17.2%) would prefer programmes in the eveningthan women (13.4%). Appendix 4 contains a full tablewith percentages.In addition to their preferred time of day, residents werealso asked to indicate the characteristics that are mostimportant for them in sport and recreationalprogrammes (see Figure 95). The top five characteristics,in order of importance are:1. Physical and mental fitness;2. Done for enjoyment and relaxation;3. Involves other communities;4. Mass involvement of the community;5. Formal codes and rules.SOURCE: MTHENTE, 2010These did not differ significantly across the demographicgroups (see Appendix 4), with the exception of whiteresidents, who did not include ‘mass involvement of thecommunity’ in their top five preferred components.FIGURE 94: UNDER 9 SOCCER, RYGATE (SOURCE: SRA)86 CITY OF CAPE TOWN RECREATION STUDY