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sports1

Sporting activities 1

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Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
sports11 Sporting activities 1: Health, fitness, gym or conditioning activities (includin indresp
sports12 Sporting activities 1: Gymnastics indresp
sports13 Sporting activities 1: Swimming or diving indresp
sports14 Sporting activities 1: Cycling, BMX or mountain biking (for sport or recreation) indresp
sports15 Sporting activities 1: Football (including 5 or 6-a-side) indresp
sports16 Sporting activities 1: Rugby (Union or League) or American Football indresp
sports17 Sporting activities 1: Track and field athletics indresp
sports18 Sporting activities 1: Jogging, cross-country, road-running indresp
sports19 Sporting activities 1: Hill trecking, backpacking, climbing or mountaineering indresp
sports110 Sporting activities 1:Golf (including pitch and putt) indresp
sports111 Sporting activities 1: Boxing indresp
sports112 Sporting activities 1: Martial arts (including tai chi, taekwondo, karate and ju indresp
sports113 Sporting activities 1: Water sports, including yachting, dinghy sailing, canoein indresp
sports114 Sporting activities 1: Horse riding indresp
sports196 Sporting activities 1: Nothing of this kind indresp

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