* Active every day: 60 minutes or more every day
Active across the week: 60 minutes or more a day but not every day
Fairly active: an average of 30-59 minutes a day
Less active: less than an average of 30 minutes a day
** Base n (boys) = 877; n (girls) = 746
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England: distribution of children who love playing sport 2018, by gender
This statistic displays the results of a survey on the distribution of children who love playing sport in England in 2018, by gender and level of activity. In 2018, approximately **** percent of boys and **** percent who loved playing sport were active every day for ** minutes or more every day.
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Sport England. (March 21, 2019). Distribution of children who love playing sport in England in 2018, by gender and level of activity* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1002100/distribution-of-children-who-love-playing-sport-by-gender-and-activity/
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Distribution of children who love playing sport in England in 2018, by gender and level of activity* [Graph], Sport England, March 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1002100/distribution-of-children-who-love-playing-sport-by-gender-and-activity/
