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Table 7 Gender composition for Exercise and Sport activities – proportions and deviations

From: Analysing how physical activity competes: a cross-disciplinary application of the Duplication of Behaviour Law

  

Gender

  

Proportion of engagers (%)

Deviation from average

 

n

Male

Female

Male

   Female

% sample (n = 2238)

 

44

56

44

56

Gym

754

48

52

−1

1

Non-Team Sports

514

48

52

−1

− 1

Team Sports

317

63

37

14

−16

Active Play

127

35

65

−14

12

Games

90

67

34

18

−19

Dance

83

24

76

−25

23

Average

 

49

53

MAD = 12

  1. Bolded value = deviation of ± 5 pp