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| Table 2: Engagement in active sport by adults with a limiting disability |
| | Limiting disability |
| | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
|
| Percentage | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand |
|
North East
|
30
|
154
|
30
|
149
|
29
|
144
|
|
North West
|
28
|
379
|
24
|
327
|
27
|
337
|
|
Yorkshire and The Humber
|
29
|
264
|
33
|
308
|
30
|
283
|
|
East Midlands
|
35
|
276
|
35
|
285
|
33
|
283
|
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|
West Midlands
|
31
|
303
|
30
|
290
|
28
|
255
|
|
East of England
|
34
|
304
|
34
|
304
|
35
|
330
|
|
London
|
33
|
320
|
29
|
274
|
27
|
223
|
|
South East
|
36
|
445
|
33
|
395
|
34
|
434
|
|
South West
|
34
|
319
|
36
|
313
|
27
|
233
|
|
England
|
32
|
2,764
|
31
|
2,646
|
30
|
2,523
|
| Table 3: Engagement in active sport by adults from lower socio-economic groups |
| | Lower socio-economic |
| | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
|
| Percentage | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand |
|
North East
|
43
|
408
|
46
|
443
|
42
|
448
|
|
North West
|
40
|
948
|
38
|
902
|
41
|
990
|
|
Yorkshire and The Humber
|
40
|
734
|
41
|
767
|
43
|
792
|
|
East Midlands
|
46
|
700
|
44
|
654
|
47
|
734
|
|
West Midlands
|
40
|
727
|
41
|
782
|
45
|
884
|
|
East of England
|
48
|
778
|
46
|
781
|
42
|
711
|
|
London
|
41
|
735
|
38
|
731
|
39
|
748
|
|
South East
|
47
|
1,033
|
46
|
945
|
49
|
1,107
|
|
South West
|
47
|
774
|
43
|
719
|
46
|
740
|
|
England
|
43
|
6,839
|
42
|
6,723
|
44
|
7,153
|
| Table 4: Engagement in active sport by women |
| | Women |
| | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
|
| Percentage | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand |
|
North East
|
43
|
448
|
45
|
483
|
43
|
472
|
|
North West
|
44
|
1,229
|
42
|
1,170
|
44
|
1,284
|
|
Yorkshire and The Humber
|
44
|
934
|
45
|
959
|
42
|
901
|
|
East Midlands
|
47
|
798
|
46
|
789
|
49
|
939
|
|
West Midlands
|
45
|
941
|
43
|
955
|
44
|
1,006
|
|
East of England
|
51
|
1,164
|
48
|
1,064
|
50
|
1,155
|
|
London
|
52
|
1,536
|
46
|
1,374
|
42
|
1,300
|
|
South East
|
51
|
1,707
|
52
|
1,711
|
51
|
1,753
|
|
South West
|
48
|
1,038
|
46
|
977
|
47
|
1,011
|
|
England
|
48
|
9,795
|
46
|
9,481
|
46
|
9,820
|
| Table 5: Engagement in active sport by all adults |
| | All adults |
| | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
|
| Percentage | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand |
|
North East
|
52
|
1,030
|
54
|
1,093
|
50
|
1,061
|
|
North West
|
50
|
2,640
|
49
|
2,606
|
52
|
2,909
|
|
Yorkshire and The Humber
|
50
|
2,000
|
53
|
2,131
|
51
|
2,151
|
|
East Midlands
|
55
|
1,880
|
56
|
1,918
|
55
|
1,985
|
|
West Midlands
|
51
|
2,130
|
50
|
2,099
|
51
|
2,228
|
|
East of England
|
57
|
2,500
|
55
|
2,434
|
56
|
2,575
|
|
London
|
55
|
3,220
|
52
|
3,061
|
51
|
3,106
|
|
South East
|
58
|
3,760
|
58
|
3,758
|
58
|
3,893
|
|
South West
|
54
|
2,180
|
54
|
2,209
|
54
|
2,283
|
|
England
|
54
|
21,330
|
53
|
21,309
|
54
|
22,191
|
