Table 10
Most played sports by Canadians (15 years and older) who
participated in tournaments, by sports and sex, 2005
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| Participates in tournaments | Participates in sports | Percentage of population participating in tournaments | Percentage of those participating in sports who participated in tournaments | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| thousands | thousands | percentage | percentage | |||||||||
| Total participants | 2,841 | 1,940 | 901 | 7,314 | 4,568 | 2,745 | 10.9 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 38.8 | 42.5 | 32.8 |
| Golf | 714 | 588 | 125 | 1,487 | 1,153 | 334 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 48.0 | 51.0 | 37.4 |
| Ice hockey | 658 | 598 | 60 E | 1,298 | 1,182 | 116 E | 2.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 E | 50.7 | 50.6 | 51.7 E |
| Soccer | 370 | 194 | 176 | 708 | 400 | 309 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 52.3 | 48.5 | 57.0 |
| Baseball | 288 | 218 | 70 E | 520 | 351 | 170 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 E | 55.4 | 62.1 | 41.2 E |
| Basketball | 260 | 175 | 85 E | 626 | 445 | 181 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 E | 41.5 | 39.3 | 47.0 E |
| Volleyball | 252 | 97 E | 155 | 513 | 210 | 304 | 1.0 | 0.8 E | 1.2 | 49.1 | 46.2 E | 51.0 |
| Curling | 173 | 97 E | 77 E | 294 | 163 | 131 | 0.7 | 0.8 E | 0.6 E | 58.8 | 59.5 | 58.8 E |
| Swimming | 160 | 78 E | 82 E | 764 | 252 | 513 | 0.6 | 0.6 E | 0.6 E | 20.9 | 31.0 E | 16.0 E |
| Skiing (downhill/alpine) | 150 E | 80 E | 70 E | 490 | 267 | 223 | 0.6 E | 0.6 E | 0.5 E | 30.6 E | 30.0 E | 31.4 E |
| Tennis | 141 | 95 E | 46 E | 403 | 237 | 166 | 0.5 | 0.7 E | 0.3 E | 35.0 E | 40.1 E | 27.7 E |
| Softball | 137 | 97 E | 40 E | 265 | 188 | 77 E | 0.5 | 0.8 E | 0.3 E | 51.7 E | 51.6 E | 51.9 E |
| Snowboarding | 133 E | 115 E | F | 270 | 183 E | 86 E | 0.5 E | 0.9 E | F | 49.3 E | 62.8 E | F |
| Football | 133 E | 119 E | F | 244 | 208 | F | 0.5 E | 0.9 E | F | 54.5 E | 57.2 E | F |
| Badminton | 124 E | 97 E | F | 268 | 170 | 98 E | 0.5 E | 0.8 E | F | 46.3 E | 57.1E | F |
| Rugby | 88 E | 73 E | F | 116 E | 93 E | F | 0.3 E | 0.6 E | F | 75.9 E | 78.5 E | F |
| Cycling | 86 E | 67 E | F | 459 | 283 | 177 | 0.3 E | 0.5 E | F | 18.7 E | 23.7 E | F |
| Bowling (10-pin) | 85 E | 61 E | 25 E | 177 | 106 E | 72 E | 0.3 E | 0.5 | 0.2 E | 48.0 E | 57.5 E | 34.7 E |
| Mountain-boarding | 66 E | F | F | 167 | 109 E | 58 E | 0.3 E | F | F | 39.5 E | F | F |
| Ball hockey | 58 E | 47 E | F | 128 E | 108 E | F | 0.2 E | 0.4 E | F | 45.3 E | 43.5 E | F |
| Squash | 51 E | F | F | 152 E | 109 E | F | 0.2 E | F | F | 33.6 E | F | F |
| Below top 20 | 902 | 495 | 407 | 2,393 | 1,256 | 1,137 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 37.7 | 39.4 | 35.8 |
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note: The percentage is calculated using the total Canadian population aged 15 years and older for each designated category.
Source: General Social Survey, 2005.
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