Table 1 Leisure activity variables grouping (N = 5, 639)
Leisure activity variables | Leisure activities included | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Physical activity | Health, fitness, gym or conditioning activities; swimming or diving; cycling, BMX or mountain biking; dancing; jogging, cross-country, road-running; rambling/walking for pleasure; racquet sports; team sports; marital arts, boxing, wrestling; water sports; horse riding; yoga/pilates; golf; ski-ing; other sporting activity | Never/less often | 20.3% |
2 to 3 times a month | 15.5% | ||
1 to 3 days a week | 42.5% | ||
4 to 5 days a week | 11.5% | ||
Every day | 10.3% | ||
Culture engagement | Going to a museum; art exhibition/gallery; heritage site/stately home; cinema; theatre to watch a play/drama; theatre to watch a pantomime or musical; opera, classical music concert or ballet; another type of concert | Never/less often | 7.47% |
At least once a year | 19.0% | ||
Several times a year | 61.9% | ||
At least once a month/week | 11.7% | ||
Arts participation | Playing a musical instrument; performing arts; painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpture; photography, film or video making as an artistic activity; textile crafts, wood crafts or any other crafts | Never | 43.6% |
Less often than/ at least once a year | 16.7% | ||
Several times a year | 16.7% | ||
At least once a month | 10.1% | ||
At least once a week | 14.0% | ||
Volunteering/ community groups | Doing unpaid voluntary work; attending meetings for local groups/voluntary organisations | Never | 52.6% |
Less often | 13.3% | ||
At least once a year/several times a year | 17.9% | ||
At least once a month/at least once a week | 16.1% | ||
Literature activities | Reading books in spare time; going to a library; going to a book club; writing stories, plays or poetry | Never or less often | 12.0% |
At least once a year | 9.70% | ||
Several times a year | 15.8% | ||
At least once a month | 20.3% | ||
At least once a week | 42.2% |