Sports Participation

A STATISTICAL STUDY OF SPORTS PARTICIPATION

FOR 51 SPORTS / RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

SPORTS PARTICIPATION: CROSS PARTICIPATION 2020 EDITION

ISSN: 0882-8210

Prepared for the

NATIONAL SPORTING GOODS ASSOCIATION 3041 Woodcreek Drive, Suite 210, Downers Grove, IL 60515 Phone: (847) 296-NSGA (6742) Fax: (847) 391-9827 Email: [email protected]

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Sports / Recreational Activities By Page Number: Aerobic Exercising 9 Ice/Figure Skating 35 Archery (Target) 10 In-Line Roller Skating 36 Backpacking/Wilderness Camping 11 Kayaking 37 Baseball 12 Lacrosse 38 Basketball 13 Martial Arts/MMA/Tae Kwon Do 39 Bicycle Riding 14 Mountain Biking (Off Road) 40 Billiards/Pool 15 Paintball Games 41 Boating (Motor/Power) 16 Pilates 42 Bowling 17 Running/Jogging 43 Boxing 18 Skateboarding 44 Camping (Vacation/Overnight) 19 Skiing (Alpine) 45 Canoeing 20 Snowboarding 46 Dart Throwing 21 Soccer 47 Exercising Walking 22 Softball 48 Exercising With Equipment 23 Swimming 49 Fishing (Fresh Water) 24 Table Tennis 50 Fishing (Salt Water) 25 Target Shooting (Airgun) 51 Football (Flag) 26 Target Shooting (Live Ammunition) 52 Football (Tackle) 27 Tennis 53 Football (Touch) 28 Volleyball 54 Golf 29 Water Skiing 55 Gymnastics 30 Weightlifting 56 Hiking 31 Work Out at Club/Gym/Fitness Studio 57 Hockey (Ice) 32 Wrestling 58 Hunting with Bow & Arrow 33 Yoga 59 Hunting with Firearms 34

How to Read Cross Participation Data:

Sport Z

46.4% of participants in Sport Z 16.4% of the U.S. population The index of 283 indicates also participated in Sport A (7 years of age or older) participants in Sport Z were participated in Sport A almost 3 times more likely to also participate in Sport A.

The index is calculated in the following manner: 46.4% ÷ 16.4% *100 = 283

An index of 100 represents the average as compared to the total U.S. population.

Sport Cross Participation Including Index vs. Total U.S. Participation Sport Participants = XX,XXX,XXX

Total U.S. Total U.S. % Participating In… Participation Index % Participating In… Participation Index Exercise Walking 51.3% 36.0% 142 Football (Touch) 9.9% 3.1% 316 Swimming 37.0% 15.5% 238 Ice/Figure Skating 9.5% 2.6% 364 Camping (Vacation/Overnight) 36.2% 13.8% 263 Fishing (Salt Water) 8.6% 3.1% 276 Exercising with Equipment 34.8% 19.5% 179 Softball 8.5% 3.3% 259 Bicycle Riding 34.5% 12.3% 280 Canoeing 8.5% 2.7% 314 Billiards/Pool 31.4% 7.2% 433 Kayaking 7.8% 3.3% 238 Basketball 30.6% 8.4% 363 Football (Tackle) 7.6% 2.7% 283 Hiking 29.5% 14.6% 201 Football (Flag) 7.1% 2.3% 316 Running/Jogging 28.8% 15.3% 188 Paintball Games 6.7% 1.8% 369 Aerobic Exercising 27.1% 15.5% 175 In-line Roller Skating 6.0% 1.6% 383 Fishing (Fresh Water) 24.7% 9.9% 250 Skateboarding 5.7% 1.8% 310 Work Out At Club/Gym/Fitness… 19.6% 12.9% 152 Hunting w/Bow & Arrow 5.5% 2.0% 277 Weightlifting 19.5% 12.1% 161 Martial Arts/MMA/Tae Kwon Do 5.5% 2.1% 259 Backpack/Wilderness Camping 16.8% 4.3% 393 Mountain Biking (Off Road) 5.4% 2.0% 278 Yoga 16.8% 10.3% 162 Archery (Target) 5.3% 2.8% 186 Golf 16.5% 6.3% 262 Gymnastics 4.7% 2.1% 227 Dart Throwing 14.7% 3.2% 453 Skiing (Alpine) 4.1% 2.0% 206 Baseball 14.0% 4.1% 338 Snowboarding 3.9% 1.4% 285 Target Shooting (Live Ammo) 13.9% 7.0% 200 Boxing 3.9% 1.2% 314 Hunting w/Firearms 12.6% 6.1% 205 Pilates 3.7% 1.9% 196 Table Tennis 11.7% 3.5% 337 Lacrosse 3.6% 1.0% 360 Tennis 11.6% 4.3% 270 Target Shooting (Airgun) 3.5% 1.7% 201 Soccer 11.1% 4.8% 231 Water Skiing 3.4% 1.2% 277 Boating (Motor/Power) 10.9% 4.9% 222 Hockey (Ice) 3.3% 1.1% 291 Volleyball 10.8% 3.6% 295 Wrestling 2.7% 1.0% 268