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Sport and Recreation Prole:

Netball

Findings from the 2007/08Active New Zealand Survey

INTRODUCTION

Content

This sport and recreation profle presents inormation about participation in netball among New Zealand adultsaged 16 years and over. It is compiled rom inormation collected through the 2007/08 Active NZ Survey andincludes:

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

Methodology

Denition of Netball

In the 2007/08 Active NZ Survey, participants reported whether they had participated in outdoor netball orindoor netball as separate activities. This profle presents inormation about outdoor netball only.

Sample

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

participants,181(18men;163women)reportedparticipatinginnetballatleastonceduringthe

12 months preceding the interview. 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sports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.netball);2.thedayonwhichtheactivitywasundertaken(e.g.playednetballonSaturday);

3. the total time spent participating in each specifc sport and recreation activity (e.g. played netball or 40

minutesonSaturday);

4. the amount o time spent at a moderate intensity (e.g. o the 40 minutes playing netball on Saturday, 15

minuteswasspentatamoderateintensity);and

5. the amount o time spent at a vigorous intensity (e.g. o the 40 minutes playing netball on Saturday, 15

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

SPORT AND RECREATION PROFILE:

NETBALL

The inormation rom the diary was used to determine the time spent and the intensity at which adultsparticipated in a specifc sport during any one week. Because o low participation levels during the weekpreceding the interview, time-related inormation is not available in this profle.

Ethnic Groupings

In the 2007/08 Active NZ Survey, participants were able to identiy with multiple ethnicities. Consequently, the

samepersoncouldberepresentedindifferentethnicgroups(e.g.Mäori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.Mäori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rom at least 100 participants and have a relative standard error o 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 netball. This is because methodological

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

dierent data sources.