{"id":5748,"date":"2024-04-29T16:34:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/?p=5748"},"modified":"2024-04-29T19:34:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T18:34:41","slug":"sport-england-active-lives-survey-results-2022-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/2024\/04\/29\/sport-england-active-lives-survey-results-2022-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport England Active Lives Survey Results 2022-23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#D06060\">Sport England Active Lives Survey Results 2022-23<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-29T16:34:25+01:00\">29 April 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-1.png\" alt=\"Active travel rates in the Active Lives survey\" class=\"wp-image-5757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-1.png 575w, https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-1-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Active travel rates in the Active Lives survey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Active Travel is recovering from its pandemic dip (low point in 2021), but is not quite back to pre-pandemic levels yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s according to <a href=\"https:\/\/sportengland-production-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/s3fs-public\/2024-04\/Active%20Lives%20Adult%20Survey%20November%202022-23%20Report.pdf?VersionId=veYJTP_2n55UdOmX3PAXH7dJr1GA24vs\">Sport England&#8217;s newly-released Active Lives Survey Results for November 2022-23<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sport England Press Release<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportengland.org\/news-and-inspiration\/long-term-increase-activity-levels-positive-further-action-needed-tackle\">Sport England&#8217;s press release<\/a> leads with the information that that 2 million more adults are active than when the survey started in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is somewhat misleading, because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/263754\/total-population-of-the-united-kingdom\/\">the UK population has increased from 65.65 million to 68.27 million in that time<\/a>. The Active Lives survey covers England only, but England accounts for most of the UK population increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chris Boardman Comments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Boardman, who is Sport England Chair as well as National Active Travel Commissioner, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8216;Today&#8217;s Active Lives figures show that, year-on-year, one million more adults are choosing walking, wheeling and cycling as a way to get from A to B. The nationwide investment that is being put into delivering high-quality routes is paying off&#8217;.<\/p>\n<cite>comments by chris boardman<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, &#8216;nationwide investment&#8217; and &#8216;high-quality routes&#8217; is misleading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There may have been investment and new routes in some parts of England, but there have been no new routes in North Yorkshire, high-quality or otherwise, since Active Travel England was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Levels of Activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-2.png\" alt=\"Levels of activity 2022-23\" class=\"wp-image-5751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-2.png 736w, https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-2-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-2-600x276.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Levels of activity 2022-23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>63.4% of adults were active in 2022-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The percentage is more meaningful than the absolute number of adults, and it has remained roughly stable over recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-3.png\" alt=\"Change in percentage of adults who are active\" class=\"wp-image-5752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-3.png 563w, https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-3-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Change in percentage of adults who are active<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The figures are broken down according to various categories. They show, for example, that men are more active than women and younger people (16-34) are more active than older people (35-54).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are differences according to ethnicity, with people of mixed ethnicity the most active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-4.png\" alt=\"Activity levels by ethnicity\" class=\"wp-image-5753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-4.png 695w, https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-4-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-4-600x261.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Activity levels by ethnicity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The more affluent adults are, the more likely they are to be active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-5.png\" alt=\"Activity levels by socio-economic group\" class=\"wp-image-5754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-5.png 588w, https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-5-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Activity levels by socio-economic group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A similar divide applies based on whether people live in the least or most deprived places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The south west is the most active region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-6.png\" alt=\"Activity levels by region\" class=\"wp-image-5755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-6.png 751w, https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-6-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-6-600x245.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Activity levels by region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cycling for Leisure Down<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-7.png\" alt=\"Cycling for leisure, and running, down\" class=\"wp-image-5756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-7.png 591w, https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/active-lives-23-7-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cycling for leisure, and running, down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most depressing section of the report concerns cycling for leisure and sport, and running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are both down on their pandemic highs, but also down on 2016 numbers despite a significant population increase since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/sportengland-production-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/s3fs-public\/2024-04\/Active%20Lives%20Adult%20Survey%20November%202022-23%20Report.pdf?VersionId=veYJTP_2n55UdOmX3PAXH7dJr1GA24vs\">the full Active Lives Survey Report 2022-23<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sport England Active Lives Survey Results 2022-23 Active Travel is recovering from its pandemic dip (low point in 2021), but is not quite back to pre-pandemic levels yet. That&#8217;s according to Sport England&#8217;s newly-released Active Lives Survey Results for November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,129,145],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-lives-survey","category-active-travel","category-sport-england"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5748"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5767,"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5748\/revisions\/5767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgehogcycling.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}