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Motivations to Participate in Sport / Physical Activity (2022)

Data from Jan 2022 to Dec 2022

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 15:06 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 motivations for participating 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.

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_eb25dc376346bc79afabe9803cfd9891"
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). Motivations to Participate in Sport / Physical Activity (2022) (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_eb25dc376346bc79afabe9803cfd9891/view

About this dataset

Contact

Amir_MOHAMED@sport.gov.sg Elvina_LEE@sport.gov.sg Ruijing_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)

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Motivations to Participate in Sport / Physical Activity (2022)

Data from Jan 2022 to Dec 2022

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 15:06 SGT

SPORT (Sport Singapore)

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Social

Motivations to Participate in Sport / Physical Activity (2022)

Data from Jan 2022 to Dec 2022

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 15:06 SGT

SPORT (Sport Singapore)

Sample OpenAPI query

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_eb25dc376346bc79afabe9803cfd9891"
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.

About this dataset

Contact

Amir_MOHAMED@sport.gov.sg Elvina_LEE@sport.gov.sg Ruijing_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)

Data explorer

MotivationstoParticipateinSportPhysicalActivity2022.csv (4 rows, 282 B)

Segments Text	For better physical health Numeric (Percentage)	For better mental health/de-stress Numeric (Percentage)	To look/feel good Numeric (Percentage)	For interest of sports Numeric (Percentage)	Make up for sitting too much / WFH Numeric (Percentage)	Facilities near where I live/work/study Numeric (Percentage)	To meet other people Numeric (Percentage)	To distract from current situation Numeric (Percentage)	Adapted to exercise at home Numeric (Percentage)	To develop skills that help you perform better Numeric (Percentage)
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%
Overall	81	35	29	26	12	11	7	6	5	3
Students_13to24	73	29	34	58	8	8	13	6	3	13
WorkingAdults_20to59	80	39	29	24	15	13	7	7	4	2
Seniors_60+	89	29	14	8	8	9	7	4	14	0

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Segments	target	Text	-	-
For better physical health	betterhealth	Numeric (Percentage)	-	-
For better mental health/de-stress	mental	Numeric (Percentage)	-	-
To look/feel good	feelgood	Numeric (Percentage)	-	-
For interest of sports	interest	Numeric (Percentage)	-	-
Make up for sitting too much / WFH	makeupsitting	Numeric (Percentage)	-	-
Facilities near where I live/work/study	facilitiesnear	Numeric (Percentage)	-	-
To meet other people	meetpeople	Numeric (Percentage)	-	-
To distract from current situation	distract	Numeric (Percentage)	-	-
Adapted to exercise at home	exerciseathome	Numeric (Percentage)	-	-

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