Table 16
Perceived benefits of participating in sport by age group and sex, Canada, 2005

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  Active population* Very important Somewhat important Not important Don't know/not stated
thousands percentage thousands percentage thousands percentage thousands percentage thousands percentage
Total
Physical health and fitness
15 to 18 1,061 100.0 733 69.0 298 28.1 F F F F
19 to 24 1,099 100.0 754 68.6 293 26.7 F F F F
25 to 34 1,348 100.0 929 68.9 365 27.1 48 E 3.6 E F F
35 to 54 2,509 100.0 1,720 68.6 660 26.3 118 E 4.7 E F F
55 and over 1,296 100.0 869 67.1 355 27.4 67 E 5.2 E F F
Total 7,314 100.0 5,005 68.4 1,971 27.0 311 4.3 F F
Family activities
15 to 18 1,061 100.0 319 30.0 522 49.1 219 20.6 F F
19 to 24 1,099 100.0 424 38.6 354 32.3 317 28.9 F F
25 to 34 1,348 100.0 543 40.3 515 38.2 273 20.3 F F
35 to 54 2,509 100.0 1,279 51.0 843 33.6 357 14.2 F F
55 and over 1,296 100.0 589 45.4 360 27.8 319 24.6 29 E 2.2 E
Total 7,314 100.0 3,153 43.1 2,594 35.5 1,485 20.3 81 E 1.1 E
New friends and acquaintances
15 to 18 1,061 100.0 493 46.4 439 41.3 128 E 12.1 E F F
19 to 24 1,099 100.0 367 33.4 520 47.3 208 19.0 F F
25 to 34 1,348 100.0 425 31.5 650 48.2 262 19.4 F F
35 to 54 2,509 100.0 707 28.2 1,209 48.2 569 22.7 F F
55 and over 1,296 100.0 484 37.3 568 43.8 230 17.8 F F
Total 7,314 100.0 2,475 33.8 3,385 46.3 1,398 19.1 56 E 0.8 E
Relaxation
15 to 18 1,061 100.0 709 66.8 312 29.4 F F F F
19 to 24 1,099 100.0 767 69.9 306 27.8 F F F F
25 to 34 1,348 100.0 1,035 76.8 280 20.7 F F F F
35 to 54 2,509 100.0 1,836 73.2 605 24.1 49 E 1.9 E F F
55 and over 1,296 100.0 960 74.1 279 21.6 F F F F
Total 7,314 100.0 5,308 72.6 1,782 24.4 183 2.5 41 E 0.6 E
Sense of achievement
15 to 18 1,061 100.0 653 61.5 354 33.3 F F F F
19 to 24 1,099 100.0 569 51.8 452 41.2 74 E 6.8 E F F
25 to 34 1,348 100.0 628 46.6 571 42.4 137 10.2 F F
35 to 54 2,509 100.0 1,102 43.9 1,005 40.1 376 15.0 F F
55 and over 1,296 100.0 533 41.1 569 43.9 186 14.3 F F
Total 7,314 100.0 3,484 47.6 2,952 40.4 825 11.3 53 E 0.7 E
Male
Physical health and fitness
15 to 18 608 100.0 412 67.8 181 29.8 F F F F
19 to 24 678 100.0 466 68.8 192 28.3 F F F F
25 to 34 899 100.0 612 68.1 255 28.4 F F F F
35 to 54 1,545 100.0 1,000 64.8 434 28.1 98 E 6.4 E F F
55 and over 839 100.0 585 69.7 200 23.9 51 E 6.0 E F F
Total 4,568 100.0 3,076 67.3 1,264 27.7 205 4.5 F F
Family activities
15 to 18 608 100.0 150 24.7 306 50.4 149 24.6 F F
19 to 24 678 100.0 231 34.0 231 34.1 213 31.4 F F
25 to 34 899 100.0 348 38.8 351 39.0 185 20.6 F F
35 to 54 1,545 100.0 722 46.8 556 36.0 243 15.7 F F
55 and over 839 100.0 373 44.5 258 30.8 196 23.4 F F
Total 4,568 100.0 1,824 39.9 1,703 37.3 986 21.6 54 E 1.2 E
New friends and acquaintances
15 to 18 608 100.0 273 44.9 272 44.8 61 E 10.0 E F F
19 to 24 678 100.0 216 31.9 345 50.9 114 E 16.9 E F F
25 to 34 899 100.0 283 31.5 413 45.9 191 21.2 F F
35 to 54 1,545 100.0 388 25.1 782 50.6 355 23.0 F F
55 and over 839 100.0 278 33.2 411 48.9 147 17.5 F F
Total 4,568 100.0 1,438 31.5 2,223 48.7 868 19.0 40 E 0.9 E
Relaxation
15 to 18 608 100.0 405 66.6 174 28.6 F F F F
19 to 24 678 100.0 449 66.2 211 31.1 F F F F
25 to 34 899 100.0 650 72.3 223 24.8 F F F F
35 to 54 1,545 100.0 1,084 70.2 401 26.0 F F F F
55 and over 839 100.0 621 74.1 175 20.9 F F F F
Total 4,568 100.0 3,209 70.3 1,184 25.9 138 E 3.0 E 37 E 0.8 E
Sense of achievement
15 to 18 608 100.0 380 62.5 204 33.6 F F F F
19 to 24 678 100.0 345 50.9 287 42.4 F F F F
25 to 34 899 100.0 422 47.0 371 41.3 93 E 10.4 E F F
35 to 54 1,545 100.0 649 42.0 607 39.3 263 17.0 F F
55 and over 839 100.0 346 41.2 361 43.0 127 15.1 F F
Total 4,568 100.0 2,142 46.9 1,831 40.1 547 12.0 48 E 1.1 E
Female
Physical health and fitness
15 to 18 454 100.0 321 70.7 117 E 25.8 E F F F F
19 to 24 421 100.0 288 68.4 101 E 24.0 E F F F F
25 to 34 449 100.0 316 70.4 110 24.5 F F F F
35 to 54 965 100.0 720 74.6 225 23.3 F F F F
55 and over 457 100.0 284 62.1 154 33.8 F F F F
Total 2,745 100.0 1,929 70.3 708 25.8 106 E 3.9 E F F
Family activities
15 to 18 454 100.0 169 37.2 215 47.4 70 E 15.3 E F F
19 to 24 421 100.0 193 45.9 123 E 29.2 E 105 E 24.8 E F F
25 to 34 449 100.0 195 43.4 164 36.5 88 E 19.6 E F F
35 to 54 965 100.0 556 57.7 287 29.8 114 11.9 F F
55 and over 457 100.0 216 47.2 102 22.2 123 26.8 F F
Total 2,745 100.0 1,329 48.4 891 32.4 499 18.2 26 E 1.0 E
New friends and acquaintances
15 to 18 454 100.0 220 48.5 166 36.7 67 E 14.9 E F F
19 to 24 421 100.0 151 36.0 175 41.6 94 E 22.4 E F F
25 to 34 449 100.0 142 31.5 237 52.7 71 E 15.8 E F F
35 to 54 965 100.0 319 33.1 427 44.2 214 22.2 F F
55 and over 457 100.0 205 44.9 157 34.4 84 E 18.3 E F F
Total 2,745 100.0 1,037 37.8 1,162 42.3 530 19.3 F F
Relaxation
15 to 18 454 100.0 304 66.9 138 E 30.5 E F F F F
19 to 24 421 100.0 319 75.8 95 E 22.5 E F F F F
25 to 34 449 100.0 385 85.8 57 E 12.6 E F F F F
35 to 54 965 100.0 752 77.9 204 21.1 F F F F
55 and over 457 100.0 339 74.1 104 22.8 F F F F
Total 2,745 100.0 2,098 76.4 598 21.8 45 E 1.6 E F F
Sense of achievement
15 to 18 454 100.0 273 60.2 150 33.0 F F F F
19 to 24 421 100.0 224 53.2 165 E 39.2 E F F F F
25 to 34 449 100.0 205 45.7 200 44.5 44 E 9.8 E F F
35 to 54 965 100.0 453 47.0 398 41.3 113 E 11.7 E F F
55 and over 457 100.0 187 40.8 208 45.4 59 E 12.8 E F F
Total 2,745 100.0 1,342 48.9 1,120 40.8 278 10.1 F F

* Denominator is the active population aged 15 and older who participate in sport on a regular basis.

E use with caution

F too unreliable to be published

Source: General Social Survey, 2005.