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 Proportion of persons aged between 18 and 69 years old who have not practised sporting activities and/or physical exercise in their free time (%)
Characteristic Description
Name Proportion of persons aged between 18 and 69 years old who have not practised sporting activities and/or physical exercise in their free time (%) by Sex and Main reasons for not doing sports/physical activity; Sexennial
Regularity Sexennial
Source Statistics Portugal, Adult education and training survey
First available period 2016
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic location (Portugal)
  • Sex
  • Main reasons for not doing sports/physical activity
Concepts
  • SEX:  Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • SPORTS ACTIVITY:  Activity which requires physical and mental effort, with or without competition, aims at the well being of the individual and is performed in the spare time, such as running, hiking, cycling, mountain biking, skiing, roller skating or skateboarding, gymnastics, practicing fitness, water sports or ball games, among others.
  • PHYSICAL EXERCISE:  Exercise performed in leisure time, which main purpose is the recreation and occupation of time, such as walking, cycling, dancing and gardening.
  • SPORT ACTIVITY:  -
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 29/05/2024


information presented in 22/12/2025