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Sport and Recreation Prole:

Rugby Union

Findings from the 2007/08Active New Zealand Survey

INTRODUCTION

Content

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

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

Methodology

Sample

A total o 4,443 adults aged 16 years and over participated in the 2007/08 Active NZ Survey. Among theparticipants, 214 (169 men, 45 women) reported participating in rugby union at least once during the 12 monthspreceding the interview. The 4,443 interviews (which were completed over a 12-month period beginning inMarch 2007) were stratifed by month and by the 17 regional sports trust catchment areas.

The Survey

The Active NZ Survey (an interviewer-administered, ace-to-ace sel-report survey) consisted o two datacollection 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, theirparticipation 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.rugbyunion);

2. the day on which the activity was undertaken (e.g. played rugby union on Monday, Thursday and

Saturday);

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

90minutesonMonday);

4. the amount o time spent at a moderate intensity (e.g. o the 90 minutes playing rugby union on Monday,

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

5. the amount o time spent at a vigorous intensity (e.g. o the 90 minutes playing rugby union, 25 minuteswas spent at a vigorous intensity).

SPORT AND RECREATION PROFILE:

RUGBY UNION

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, thesame person could be represented in dierent ethnic groups (e.g. Mäori and NZ European). Thereore, when thepercentages 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 Pacifc) 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 deprivationindicators reported, participants were grouped into one o fve groups ranging rom the least (Quintile 1) tothe most (Quintile 5) disadvantaged socioeconomic group. The fve 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 generalNew Zealand population. Percent estimates (e.g. 50%) with a 95 percent confdence interval (e.g. 95% CI: 45-55)have also been age-standardised to the 2006 New Zealand adult population. Estimates without a 95 percentconfdence interval represent proportions within the sport-specifc population (i.e. adults who participated in theactivity), and have not been age-standardised.Confdence intervals have been used to indicate i signifcant dierences exist between dierent groups (e.g.men versus women) in the population. Findings are generally considered signifcantly dierent i there is nooverlap 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 rugby union. This is because methodologicaldierences (e.g. the way data is collected, the defnitions used) contribute to dierences in fndings betweendierent data sources.