among respondents who exercised at least once in the previous 12 months
Supplementary notes
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only around 40 percent of the 12,000 originally planned interviews could be completed in 2020.
Study was carried out using online questionnaires, telephone interviews, e-mail surveys, and face-to-face interviews.
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Breakdown of Spaniards who practiced sports 2020, by starting age
Approximately of Spanish respondents who practiced some type of sport in 2020 started their physically active life during their childhood or early teenage years. By contrast, only ** percent of Spaniards surveyed started exercising at 25 years old or older.
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The Ministry of Culture . (June 26, 2021). Distribution of respondents in Spain who exercised in 2020, by age of initiation [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/701400/starting-age-of-sport-participation-spain/
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