1. Frequency of playing sports/ recreation (hereinafter referred to as “sports etc.”)

• The figures for adults remain almost the same as those the previous year

• Those who play sports more than once a week: 24.9% (a decrease of 0.4 % from the previous year)
• Those who play sports more than three times a week: 12.3% (a decrease of 0.2 %)

• The figures for those aged 7 to 19 decreased slightly

• Those who play sports more than once a week: 27.9 % (a decrease of 2.5 % from the previous year)

• 53.6% of the adults and 49.4% of the 7-19 years old did not play sports etc. at all (a decrease of 0.8% for the adults and an increase of 4.6 % for the 7-19 years old).
• More males than females “play sports more than once a week”.

• Adult male: 27.5%
• Adult female: 22.1%
• Male 7-19 years old: 32.6%
• Female 7-19 years old: 22.3%

2. Motivations for and barriers to playing sports, etc.

• Reasons for not playing sports, etc.

• Not physically fit: 13.0%
• Financial difficulties: 10.7 %
• No sports appear interesting: 6.2%

• 82.9% of those who had not played any sports during the last year answered that they were not particularly interested in sports, etc.
• Some of those playing sports, etc. answered that they started playing sports as the result of a recommendation by the people close to them and/or medical staff.

• "Recommended by family": (20.6%)
• "Recommended by doctor": (17.0%)
• "Recommended by physiotherapists/occupational therapists/nurses": (9.4%)

3. Motivations for playing sports, etc.

• Main purpose of playing sports, etc.

• To maintain and improve one’s health condition: 49.4%
• For relaxation and relief of stress: 17.8%
• For fun: 9.3%

• Positive changes through playing sports, etc.

• Stress relief: 33.8%
• Improvement in physical strength and condition: 23.4%
• Increased opportunities for going out: 23.0%
• Moving one’s body is fun in itself: 22.6%