This statistic represents how the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged children aged 11 to 15 in England to take part in sports, according to surveys conducted between 2011/12 and 2015/16. Over half of children surveyed in 2014/15 said they felt motivated to participate in sports to some extent due to the 2012 Olympics.
Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport?
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (July 23, 2015). Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420827/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport?." Chart. July 23, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420827/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2015). Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420827/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Would You Say That The Uk Hosting The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Has Encouraged You to Take Part in Sport?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420827/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420827/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport? [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), July 23, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420827/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/