Active People Survey 2009-10: women's sport participation

NEW for 2011, this factsheet highlights the key findings for women's sports participation from the 2009-10 Active People Survey.

• 2.76 million women (12.8%) take part in regular sport every week, this is a non-significant increase since 2008-09

• Swimming, gym and athletics are the most participanted in sports by women 

• Women who have a household (hh) income of over £52,000 are more than three times as likely to be active as women with a hh income less than £15,600