| Characteristic | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Any activity | 13,127 | 12,364 |
| Spending general leisure time at the beach | 7,299 | 6,393 |
| Outdoor swimming | 4,577 | 4,278 |
| Coastal walking | 4,364 | 4,668 |
| Any boating activity | 3,459 | 3,176 |
| Canoeing | 1,528 | 1,408 |
| Angling* | 1,030 | 2,355 |
| Surfboarding | 711 | 996 |
| Motor boating/ bruising | 522 | 421 |
| Small sail boat activities | 518 | 418 |
| Cliff climbing | 456 | 382 |
| Canal boating | 393 | 379 |
| Rowing/ sculling | 392 | 330 |
| Power boating | 381 | 297 |
| Water skiing and wakeboarding | 336 | 273 |
| Yacht cruising | 325 | 253 |
| Leisure sub-aqua diving | 305 | 350 |
| Using personal watercraft | 204 | 171 |
| Small sail boat racing | 197 | 109 |
| Windsurfing | 194 | 109 |
| Coasteering | 125 | 101 |
| Yacht racing | 106 | 94 |
| Kitesurfing | 99 | 36 |
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Release date
February 2016
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
2014 to 2015
Number of respondents
12,739 respondents
Special properties
unweighted base.
Method of interview
Omnibus survey
Supplementary notes
* For 2015, angling was split into the following categories: freshwater angling (335), sea angling (694), sea angling from kayak (72), sea angling from a rental boat (229), sea angling from a charter boat (63), sea angling from rocks (284), sea angling from shore (304) and recreational sea fishing (104). The split for 2014 was unclearified.
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