This statistic represents how the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged children aged 5 to 10 in England to take part in sports during the period and during in the two years following the games. In the 2011/12 survey 72 percent of young children saying the games did not not encourage them to participate in sports at all. However in 2013/14 the share of those encouraged 'a lot' rose from 4 to 14 percent.
Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport?
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (July 21, 2016). Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420811/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport?." Chart. July 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420811/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2016). Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420811/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Would You Say That The Uk Hosting The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Has Encouraged You to Take Part in Sport?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420811/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420811/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/ (last visited July 15, 2024)
Would you say that the UK hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has encouraged you to take part in sport? [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), July 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420811/london-2012-olympics-young-children-sports-participation-motivation-uk/
