Sporting Equals Summary Report Active Lives Adult Survey May 2019_20

To what extent are the things you do in your life
worthwhile? May 2019/20
By ethnicity, 12 month comparison By gender & ethnicity, May 2019/20
7.8
7.6
7.4
7.2
7
6.8
6.6
6.4
7.37.29
7.357.33
7.247.22
7.10 7.10
7.58
7.53
7.07
6.68
6.91
6.81
7.13
7.32
7.8
7.6
7.4
7.2
7
6.8
6.6
6.4
6.2
6
5.8
7.53
7.61
7.28 7.32
7.40 7.27 7.31 7.36 7.31
7.15 7.19
7.02
7.03
6.83 6.85
6.52
6.2
All 16+
White
British
White
Other
Asian
(excl
Chinese)
Black Chinese Mixed Other
ethnic
group
May 2018/19 May 2019/20
• There was no change in the overall mean score for the ‘worthwhile’ question from the
previous year. Females generally were more likely to feel the things they did were
worthwhile.
• Black people again scored the highest with a mean score of 7.58, followed by people from
Other ethnic group. Lowest scores were found among Chinese, Mixed ethnic groups and
Asian people.
• In the last 12 months, overall Black females and males were most likely to feel that the
things they did in life were worthwhile. Lowest mean scores were among Chinese males and
females and females from Mixed Ethnic backgrounds.