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Barriers to Participation in Sport / Physical Activity (2022)

Data from Jan 2022 to Dec 2022

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 15:03 SGT

SPORT (Sport Singapore)

Source: National Sport & Exercise Participation Survey (NSPS). NSPS is a nationwide survey conducted by Sport Singapore to track sport and physical activity participation amongst Singapore Residents aged 13+ years, with data collected continously across the year and with robust annual sample sizes of at least 4,500 and weighted to reflect the population. This data shows a list of barriers to participation in sports and exercise. For more details on the National Sport & Exercise Participation Survey and access to related datasets, please visit the Sport Data Exchange Singapore (SportDexSG) portal at www.sportdexsg.gov.sg/. SportDexSG is a digital platform developed by Sport Singapore to facilitate the sharing of data and insights between sport ecosystem players in Singapore and beyond.

Barriers to Participate in Sport / Physical Activity (2022)

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BarrierstoParticipationinSportPhysicalActivity2022.csv (4 rows, 299 B)

Segments
Text
Prefer doing other activity
Numeric (Percentage)
Too busy working overtime
Numeric (Percentage)
Care for elderly/child
Numeric (Percentage)
Less motivation to exercise
Numeric (Percentage)
Too old for sport
Numeric (Percentage)
Don't think I am good enough at sport
Numeric (Percentage)
Health unsuitable for sport
Numeric (Percentage)
Scared or worried to go out
Numeric (Percentage)
Too stressed to exercise
Numeric (Percentage)
Too busy with schoolwork/school activities
Numeric (Percentage)
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)25.0%
Overall50191712877332
Students_13to2445-116-342533
WorkingAdults_20to5952252213175251
Seniors_60+396514317211011-

Column legend

Title
Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
Description
SegmentstargetText--
Prefer doing other activityotheractivityNumeric (Percentage)--
Too busy working overtimebusyovertimeNumeric (Percentage)--
Care for elderly/childcareelderlychildNumeric (Percentage)--
Less motivation to exerciselessmotivationNumeric (Percentage)--
Too old for sporttoooldNumeric (Percentage)--
Don't think I am good enough at sportnotgoodenoughNumeric (Percentage)--
Health unsuitable for sporthealthunsuitableNumeric (Percentage)--
Scared or worried to go outscaredtogooutNumeric (Percentage)--
Too stressed to exercisetoostressedNumeric (Percentage)--
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Sample OpenAPI query

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_dfe8ada0639b2a892c48e82cf5cb39ae"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Sport Singapore. (2020). Barriers to Participation in Sport / Physical Activity (2022) (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved July 4, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_dfe8ada0639b2a892c48e82cf5cb39ae/view

About this dataset

Contact

amir_mohamed@sport.gov.sgElvina_lee@sport.gov.sgRuijing_MA@sport.gov.sg

Created on

23 Jun 2020

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

SPORT (Sport Singapore)