Table 3 Patterns of change in participation in RPA1 2019–2022: by type of RPA and age group
From: Australian sport and physical activity behaviours pre, during and post-COVID-19
Type of RPA | Any RPA | Club sport | Other RPA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age2 (yrs) | 13–17 | 18–59 | 60+ | 13–17 | 18–59 | 60+ | 13–17 | 18–59 | 60+ | |||
Category | % | % | % | p-value3 | % | % | % | p-value3 | % | % | % | p-value3 |
Did not play in 2019 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | < 0.001 | 1.1 | 25.3 | 4.2 | < 0.001 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 22.6 | < 0.001 |
Dropped out 2020 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |||
Dropped out 2020, returned 2021 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 19.0 | 31.9 | 35.2 | 61.0 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | |||
Dropped out 2021 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 13.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 13.2 | 8.2 | 11.7 | |||
Continued 2019–2021 | 81.3 | 85.5 | 73.9 | 45.1 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 68.1 | 78.6 | 61.0 | |||
N | 91 | 463 | 574 | 91 | 463 | 574 | 91 | 463 | 574 | |||