FYI and Sky Kids – Written evidence (NPS0140)

 

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS OF FYI/SKY KIDS SURVEY OF 1000 children (aged 7 to 14) about sport and physical activity.

 

The survey was carried out by Opinion Matters with the field work taking place between 12 and 16 February 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a dropdown menu of each of the 13 questions asked in the survey. Different options can be selected at the bottom of the page to view the data in percentages, or raw numbers, for example.

 

18 February 2021

 

 


 

Q1.              Currently, how many hours do you typically exercise a week?

 

 

 

 

Gender

 

 

 

Male

Female

 

All

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

1000

 

487

513

I don't typically do any exercise in a week

14%

144

17%

81

12%

63

Less than 30 minutes

1%

11

1%

5

1%

6

30 mins-1 hour

27%

271

25%

120

29%

151

More than 1 hour and up to 2 hours

22%

224

23%

111

22%

113

More than 2 hours and up to 3 hours

15%

145

15%

75

14%

70

More than 3 hours and up to 4 hours

14%

140

14%

67

14%

73

More than 4 hours per week

7%

65

6%

28

7%

37

Mean in hours

1.95

 

1.89

2.01

Mean in hh:mm

01:56

 

01:53

 

02:00

 

 

 

Age

 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

 

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

78

107

125

129

137

152

149

123

I don't typically do any exercise in a week

18%

14

15%

16

13%

16

12%

15

10%

14

15%

23

14%

21

20%

25

Less than 30 minutes

0%

0

2%

2

2%

2

1%

1

0%

0

1%

2

3%

4

0%

0

30 mins-1 hour

24%

19

24%

26

30%

37

32%

41

32%

44

24%

36

25%

37

25%

31

More than 1 hour and up to 2 hours

19%

15

34%

36

22%

27

21%

27

22%

30

23%

35

21%

31

19%

23

More than 2 hours and up to 3 hours

19%

15

17%

18

15%

19

16%

20

15%

21

16%

24

9%

14

11%

14

More than 3 hours and up to 4 hours

13%

10

6%

6

12%

15

12%

16

12%

17

16%

24

22%

33

15%

19

More than 4 hours per week

6%

5

3%

3

7%

9

7%

9

8%

11

5%

8

6%

9

9%

11

Mean in hours

1.95

1.55

1.96

1.97

2.07

1.92

2.03

2.05

Mean in hh:mm

01:56

 

01:32

 

01:57

 

01:58

 

02:04

 

01:55

 

02:01

 

02:03

 

 

 

Region

 

East of England

Greater London

East Midlands

West Midlands

North East

North West

Northern Ireland

Scotland

South East

South West

Wales

Yorkshire and the Humber

 

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

93

132

55

106

48

120

26

84

124

70

51

91

I don't typically do any exercise in a week

10%

9

8%

11

13%

7

16%

17

17%

8

16%

19

27%

7

13%

11

16%

20

14%

10

20%

10

16%

15

Less than 30 minutes

0%

0

1%

1

2%

1

0%

0

2%

1

3%

3

4%

1

1%

1

2%

2

0%

0

0%

0

1%

1

30 mins-1 hour

25%

23

30%

40

25%

14

31%

33

35%

17

22%

26

12%

3

25%

21

25%

31

36%

25

27%

14

26%

24

More than 1 hour and up to 2 hours

25%

23

17%

23

20%

11

20%

21

10%

5

26%

31

19%

5

24%

20

29%

36

19%

13

22%

11

27%

25

More than 2 hours and up to 3 hours

20%

19

19%

25

18%

10

15%

16

8%

4

13%

15

8%

2

12%

10

15%

18

11%

8

22%

11

8%

7

More than 3 hours and up to 4 hours

13%

12

17%

23

16%

9

10%

11

15%

7

18%

22

23%

6

14%

12

10%

13

16%

11

2%

1

14%

13

More than 4 hours per week

8%

7

7%

9

5%

3

8%

8

13%

6

3%

4

8%

2

11%

9

3%

4

4%

3

8%

4

7%

6

Mean in hours

2.16

2.15

1.99

1.91

2.21

1.80

2.04

2.26

1.63

1.75

1.80

1.87

Mean in hh:mm

02:09

 

02:09

 

01:59

 

01:54

 

02:12

 

01:47

 

02:02

 

02:15

 

01:37

 

01:44

 

01:48

 

01:51

 

 

Less than 30 minutes (please tell us how much in minutes)

More than 4 hours per week (please tell us how much time in hours)

10

5

15

5

20

5

20

5

20

5

20

5

20

5

20

5

25

5

25

5

28

6

 

6

 

6

 

6

 

6

 

6

 

6

 

6

 

6

 

6

 

6

 

6

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

8

 

8

 

8

 

8

 

8

 

8

 

9

 

9

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

12

 

15

 

15

 

15

 

18

 

55

 

 


Q2.              How does the typical amount of time you exercise currently compare to this time last year?

 

 

 

 

Gender

 

 

 

Male

Female

 

All

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

1000

 

487

513

More

29%

291

30%

146

28%

145

The same

41%

411

41%

201

41%

210

Less

30%

298

29%

140

31%

158

 

 

Age

 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

 

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

78

107

125

129

137

152

149

123

More

35%

27

30%

32

28%

35

30%

39

27%

37

30%

46

29%

43

26%

32

The same

49%

38

42%

45

42%

53

38%

49

42%

57

38%

58

42%

63

39%

48

Less

17%

13

28%

30

30%

37

32%

41

31%

43

32%

48

29%

43

35%

43

 

 

Region

 

East of England

Greater London

East Midlands

West Midlands

North East

North West

Northern Ireland

Scotland

South East

South West

Wales

Yorkshire and the Humber

 

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

93

132

55

106

48

120

26

84

124

70

51

91

More

28%

26

40%

53

27%

15

25%

26

19%

9

26%

31

38%

10

30%

25

30%

37

20%

14

33%

17

31%

28

Same

42%

39

28%

37

40%

22

42%

45

63%

30

45%

54

35%

9

43%

36

38%

47

51%

36

43%

22

37%

34

Less

30%

28

32%

42

33%

18

33%

35

19%

9

29%

35

27%

7

27%

23

32%

40

29%

20

24%

12

32%

29

 


Q3.              Normally (outside of lockdown), how would you rate resources for sport and exercise?

 

 

 

Gender

 

 

Male

Female

At your school

All

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

1000

 

487

513

Very bad

2%

20

3%

14

1%

6

Poor

5%

53

3%

17

7%

36

Average

30%

299

28%

135

32%

164

Good

36%

358

38%

183

34%

175

Very Good

24%

237

25%

120

23%

117

Unsure

3%

33

4%

18

3%

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gender

 

 

Male

Female

In your Community

All

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

1000

 

487

513

Very bad

4%

40

5%

24

3%

16

Poor

12%

123

12%

57

13%

66

Average

40%

395

39%

192

40%

203

Good

27%

268

24%

119

29%

149

Very Good

13%

129

15%

72

11%

57

Unsure

5%

45

5%

23

4%

22

 

 

 

Age

 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

At your school

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

78

107

125

129

137

152

149

123

Very bad

0%

0

2%

2

2%

3

2%

2

0%

0

4%

6

3%

5

2%

2

Poor

6%

5

5%

5

6%

8

9%

11

7%

9

3%

5

2%

3

6%

7

Average

31%

24

23%

25

22%

28

33%

42

40%

55

29%

44

28%

42

32%

39

Good

36%

28

38%

41

42%

52

38%

49

28%

39

39%

59

34%

51

32%

39

Very Good

23%

18

24%

26

25%

31

16%

21

23%

31

22%

34

31%

46

24%

30

Unsure

4%

3

7%

8

2%

3

3%

4

2%

3

3%

4

1%

2

5%

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age

 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

In your Community

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

78

107

125

129

137

152

149

123

Very bad

3%

2

2%

2

6%

7

2%

2

2%

3

4%

6

7%

11

6%

7

Poor

8%

6

14%

15

13%

16

14%

18

9%

13

11%

17

14%

21

14%

17

Average

37%

29

30%

32

33%

41

44%

57

47%

65

40%

61

39%

58

42%

52

Good

32%

25

37%

40

34%

42

23%

30

22%

30

28%

42

21%

32

22%

27

Very Good

14%

11

10%

11

12%

15

14%

18

12%

16

13%

19

16%

24

12%

15

Unsure

6%

5

7%

7

3%

4

3%

4

7%

10

5%

7

2%

3

4%

5

 

 

 

 

 

Region

 

East of England

Greater London

East Midlands

West Midlands

North East

North West

Northern Ireland

Scotland

South East

South West

Wales

Yorkshire and the Humber

At your school

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

93

132

55

106

48

120

26

84

124

70

51

91

Very bad

0%

0

2%

3

2%

1

1%

1

0%

0

7%

8

0%

0

0%

0

2%

2

1%

1

4%

2

2%

2

Poor

4%

4

8%

11

2%

1

6%

6

2%

1

7%

8

8%

2

7%

6

3%

4

4%

3

10%

5

2%

2

Average

33%

31

28%

37

31%

17

25%

27

25%

12

23%

27

35%

9

43%

36

30%

37

43%

30

27%

14

24%

22

Good

43%

40

36%

48

40%

22

42%

45

38%

18

31%

37

35%

9

32%

27

34%

42

30%

21

33%

17

35%

32

Very Good

16%

15

23%

30

24%

13

22%

23

31%

15

31%

37

19%

5

15%

13

29%

36

19%

13

25%

13

26%

24

Unsure

3%

3

2%

3

2%

1

4%

4

4%

2

3%

3

4%

1

2%

2

2%

3

3%

2

0%

0

10%

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region

 

East of England

Greater London

East Midlands

West Midlands

North East

North West

Northern Ireland

Scotland

South East

South West

Wales

Yorkshire and the Humber

In your Community

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

93

132

55

106

48

120

26

84

124

70

51

91

Very bad

2%

2

2%

3

7%

4

5%

5

2%

1

8%

10

4%

1

4%

3

3%

4

6%

4

2%

1

2%

2

Poor

14%

13

6%

8

15%

8

13%

14

10%

5

16%

19

0%

0

14%

12

10%

13

17%

12

14%

7

13%

12

Average

38%

35

41%

54

38%

21

41%

43

40%

19

33%

39

50%

13

46%

39

35%

44

39%

27

39%

20

45%

41

Good

30%

28

30%

40

27%

15

26%

28

27%

13

24%

29

19%

5

26%

22

30%

37

26%

18

31%

16

19%

17

Very Good

9%

8

17%

23

11%

6

9%

10

15%

7

16%

19

23%

6

7%

6

14%

17

10%

7

14%

7

14%

13

Unsure

8%

7

3%

4

2%

1

6%

6

6%

3

3%

4

4%

1

2%

2

7%

9

3%

2

0%

0

7%

6

 


Q.4              Do you think you do enough physical activity?

 

 

 

 

Gender

 

 

 

Male

Female

 

All

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

1000

 

487

513

Yes, but would like to do more

34%

338

33%

163

34%

175

Yes, and it's the right amount

34%

340

34%

167

34%

173

Yes, but would like to do less

3%

27

3%

14

3%

13

No

30%

295

29%

143

30%

152

 

 

 

Age

 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

 

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

78

107

125

129

137

152

149

123

Yes, but would like to do more

37%

29

29%

31

38%

47

33%

42

34%

46

32%

49

34%

51

35%

43

Yes, and it's the right amount

37%

29

36%

39

38%

47

37%

48

28%

38

30%

45

37%

55

32%

39

Yes, but would like to do less

3%

2

3%

3

2%

2

3%

4

2%

3

5%

8

1%

2

2%

3

No

23%

18

32%

34

23%

29

27%

35

36%

50

33%

50

28%

41

31%

38

 

 

 

Region

 

East of England

Greater London

East Midlands

West Midlands

North East

North West

Northern Ireland

Scotland

South East

South West

Wales

Yorkshire and the Humber

 

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

93

132

55

106

48

120

26

84

124

70

51

91

Yes, but would like to do more

33%

31

41%

54

35%

19

32%

34

33%

16

35%

42

42%

11

29%

24

31%

39

36%

25

27%

14

32%

29

Yes, and it's the right amount

38%

35

36%

48

24%

13

38%

40

27%

13

37%

44

23%

6

40%

34

31%

38

33%

23

37%

19

30%

27

Yes, but would like to do less

4%

4

2%

3

0%

0

2%

2

8%

4

3%

4

0%

0

6%

5

1%

1

1%

1

2%

1

2%

2

No

25%

23

20%

27

42%

23

28%

30

31%

15

25%

30

35%

9

25%

21

37%

46

30%

21

33%

17

36%

33

 

 


Q5.              Usually (when it isn’t lockdown), where do you get most of your physical activity?

 

 

 

 

Gender

 

 

 

Male

Female

 

All

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

1000

 

487

513

Equally split in and out of school

43%

434

40%

197

46%

237

In school

32%

320

33%

159

31%

161

Out of school

23%

229

25%

124

20%

105

I don't do any physical activity

2%

17

1%

7

2%

10

 

 

 

Age

 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

 

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

78

107

125

129

137

152

149

123

Equally split in and out of school

38%

30

47%

50

47%

59

44%

57

41%

56

40%

61

44%

65

46%

56

In school

33%

26

26%

28

28%

35

32%

41

36%

49

32%

48

38%

56

30%

37

Out of school

26%

20

23%

25

22%

28

22%

29

23%

32

26%

39

19%

28

23%

28

I don't do any physical activity

3%

2

4%

4

2%

3

2%

2

0%

0

3%

4

0%

0

2%

2

 

 

 

Region

 

East of England

Greater London

East Midlands

West Midlands

North East

North West

Northern Ireland

Scotland

South East

South West

Wales

Yorkshire and the Humber

 

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

93

132

55

106

48

120

26

84

124

70

51

91

Equally split in and out of school

35%

33

54%

71

36%

20

46%

49

42%

20

35%

42

35%

9

45%

38

38%

47

56%

39

45%

23

47%

43

In school

38%

35

26%

34

35%

19

30%

32

29%

14

38%

45

15%

4

26%

22

44%

54

29%

20

31%

16

27%

25

Out of school

26%

24

18%

24

29%

16

22%

23

29%

14

27%

32

35%

9

26%

22

17%

21

16%

11

22%

11

24%

22

I don't do any physical activity

1%

1

2%

3

0%

0

2%

2

0%

0

1%

1

15%

4

2%

2

2%

2

0%

0

2%

1

1%

1

 

 


Q6.              Are you a member of a gym or leisure centre?

 

 

 

 

Gender

 

 

 

Male

Female

 

All

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

1000

 

487

513

Yes

25%

250

24%

117

26%

133

No

75%

750

76%

370

74%

380

 

 

 

Age

 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

 

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

N

78

107

125

129

137

152

149

123

Yes

26%

20

29%

31

33%

41

29%

37

27%

37

19%

29

22%

33

18%

22

No

74%

58

71%

76

67%

84

71%

92

73%

100

81%

123

78%

116

82%

101

 

 

 

Region

 

East of England

Greater London

East Midlands

West Midlands

North East

North West

Northern Ireland

Scotland

South East

South West

Wales