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Sport and Recreation Prole:

Cycling

Findings from the 2007/08Active New Zealand Survey

INTRODUCTION

Content

This sport and recreation profle presents inormation about participation in cycling among New Zealandadults aged 16 years and over. It is compiled rom inormation collected through the 2007/08 Active NZSurvey and includes:

•participationlevels;•proleofparticipants;•participationpatterns;and•volunteeringlevels.

Methodology

Denitions

In the 2007/08 Active NZ Survey participants reported whether they had participated in cycling/biking ormountain biking as separate sport and recreational activities. Cycling/biking in this profle will be reerred to asroad cycling. This profle presents inormation about road cycling and mountain biking or sport or recreationalpurposes. When these activities are combined, the activity is reerred to as cycling. Participants also reportedi they cycled or active travel purposes. Cycling or active transport as a separate activity is not included in thisreport.

Sample

A total o 4,443 adults aged 16 years and over participated in the 2007/08 Active NZ Survey. Among the

participants,803(390men;413women)reportedparticipatinginroadcycling,228participants(150men;78women)reportedparticipatinginmountainbikingand915people(465men,450women)reportedparticipatingincycling(i.e.roadcyclingand/ormountainbiking).The4,443interviews(whichwerecompletedovera12-monthperiodbeginninginMarch2007)werestratied

by month and by the 17 regional sport trust catchment areas.

The Survey

TheActiveNZSurvey(aninterviewer-administered,face-to-faceself-reportsurvey)consistedoftwodata

collection tools:

1.asportandrecreationsurvey;and

2. a seven-day physical activity recall diary.The sport and recreation survey was used to collect inormation about participation levels in various sport andrecreation activities. Participants reported the sport and recreation activities they participated in over threedierent timerames: during the 12 months, our weeks and seven days preceding the interview. Participantsreported a range o other sport and recreation inormation including where they participated in activities,participation in volunteering, instruction to improve perormance and involvement in clubs and centres.The seven-day physical activity recall diary assessed the requency, intensity and duration o sport and recreationactivities participated in during the seven days preceding the interview. The ollowing inormation was collectedor each day o the previous week:

1.thespecicactivitiesparticipatedin(e.g.cycling);2.thedayonwhichtheactivitywasundertaken(e.g.wentcyclingonMonday,FridayandSunday);3.thetotaltimespentparticipatingineachspecicsportandrecreationactivity(e.g.75minutesspentcyclingonMonday);

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4.theamountoftimespentatamoderateintensity(e.g.ofthe75minutesspentcyclingonMonday,

30minuteswasspentatamoderateintensity);and5.theamountoftimespentatavigorousintensity(e.g.ofthe75minutesspentcyclingonMonday,

30minuteswasspentatavigorousintensity).

The inormation rom the diary was used to determine the time spent and the intensity at which adults

participatedincycling(total)duringanyoneweek.Time-relatedinformationisonlypresentedforcycling(total)

because o low participation levels o mountain biking reported during the week preceding the interview.

Ethnic Groupings

In the 2007/08 Active NZ Survey, participants were able to identiy with multiple ethnicities. Consequently, thesame person could be represented in dierent ethnic groups (e.g. Mä

oriandNZEuropean).Therefore,whenthe

percentages or each ethnic group are summed they do not equal 100 percent. Ethnic-specifc fndings shouldonly be compared with estimates or the total New Zealand population as comparisons between ethnic groups(e.g. Mä

oriversusPacic)arenotvalid.

Socioeconomic Position

The NZiDep tool was used to measure the socioeconomic position o participants. The tool consists o eightquestions which assess dierent domains o socioeconomic status. Based on the number o deprivation

indicatorsreported,participantsweregroupedintooneofvegroupsrangingfromtheleast(Quintile1)tothemost(Quintile5)disadvantagedsocioeconomicgroup.Thevegroupswere:

Quintile 1

–nodeprivationcharacteristics;

Quintile 2

–onedeprivationcharacteristicwasreported;

Quintile 3

–twodeprivationcharacteristicswerereported;

Quintile 4

–threeorfourdeprivationcharacteristicswerereported;and

Quintile 5

– fve or more deprivation characteristics were reported.Further inormation about the Active NZ Survey methodology is available atwww.sparc.org.nz/activenzsurvey.

Information Reported

All fndings relate to the New Zealand adult population aged 16 years and over. They are based on responses

fromatleast100participantsandhavearelativestandarderroroflessthan25percentunlessstatedotherwise.

All estimates have been weighted to correct or dierences between the sample population and the general

NewZealandpopulation.Percentestimates(e.g.50%)with95percentcondenceintervals(e.g.95%CI:45-55)havealsobeenage-standardisedtothe2006NewZealandadultpopulation.Estimateswithout95%percent

confdence intervals represent proportions within the sport-specifc population (i.e. adults who participated in the

activity),andhavenotbeenage-standardised.Condenceintervals(CI)havebeenusedtoindicateifsignicantdifferencesexistbetweendifferentgroups(e.g.menversuswomen)inthepopulation.Findingsaregenerallyconsideredsignicantlydifferentifthereisno

overlap between the confdence intervals o the percentage estimates being compared.The Active NZ Survey is a nationally representative survey o all New Zealand adults. The fndings in this profleare not directly comparable with other sources o inormation about cycling. This is because methodological

differences(e.g.thewaydataiscollected,thedenitionsused)contributetodifferencesinndingsbetween