Young people’s lifestyle

Survey, 60 questions

2003 - 2007 - 2011

13-15 year olds, 579 of 636 = 91%

16-18 year olds, 476 of 645 = 74%

Associations

• 200 local associations on Lidingö• 35 youth associations for young people • 7500 children 7-20 years old• Sports, scouting (football, gymnastics, tennis,

horseback riding). • Democracy, non-profit, youth leaders=voluntary work• Membership • Grants from the Sports federation and the

municipality

Differences between 2003 and 2007

Increased importance - Girls interest for cultural activities - Training at the gym- Having a fit body

Decreased importance - Girls interest for youth clubs- Use of alcohol

What type of leasure time activities would you like the City of Lidingö to support/prioritize?

2003 2007

Youth clubs/cafés/meeting places for young people

41 22

Sports (sport facilities, sport clubs etc) 33 34

Culture (dance, art, music school, theatre etc) 16 24

Nature (maintainance of parks and forests) 10 15

Youth associations (scouting, church, culture etc) 1 7

What sports arenas would you like the City of Lidingö to support/prioritize?

Boys and girls 16-18 years old, %

Boys Girls

Gym/health clubs 32 Swimming pools/facilities/indoor water park

38

Football fields, grass, artificial grass

32 Facilities for dance, ballet, aerobics etc

33

Swimming pools/facilities/indoor water park

24 Gym/health clubs 24

Sports arena for football, basket ball, volley ball etc

24 Ski slope, dream park for snow board

19

Boys and girls 13-15 years old

Boys Girls

Indoor swimming pools, facilities, water park

28 Indoor swimming pools, facilities, water park

51

Football fields, grass, artificial grass

26 Facility for dancing, ballet, aerobics etc

26

Ski slope, dream park for snow board

24 Indoors climbing wall 24

Gym 22 Outdoor swimming facility 21

Sports facility for football, basket ball, volley ball etc

21 Ski slope, dream park for snow board

17

What sports facilities would you like the City of Lidingö to support/prioritize?

• Children start participating in organized activities/sports at an earlier age than before, but drop out as teenagers earlier than before.

• Parents are more involved (children >12 yrs)

• “Competition” between different sports/activities

• Attitude: “The earlier you start doing sports/activities the better”

What sports facilities would you like the City of Lidingö to support/prioritize?

Girls and boys 16-18 år. Choose 3 alternatives. %

Indoor swimming pools/facilities/water parks 31

Gym/health club 28

Ski slope/dream park 19

Sports facilities for football/basket ball/volley ball etc. 19

Football fields 18

Arena for dancing etc 18

Climbing walls indoors 15

Outdoor swimming pools 14

Outdoor tracks for jogging/skiing 11

Sport facility for badminton 10

Trends/explinations

• Hypothesis: “What you lack as a child you value much more as you become a teenager” (Inglehart)

• School work, good grades become more important

• Young people prefer non-organised activities (“free to do whatever you like, when you like, with whomever you like”).

Membership in sports clubs/associations

Age

Sport club membership in percent %

13-15 year olds1. Football 16%2. Tennis 12%3. Horseback riding 8%

16-18 year olds1. Football 8%2. Gym/group training classes 6%3. Golf, tennis 5%

Membership in sports clubs in %

13-15 year olds 2003 2007

Team sports boys 45 44

Individual sports girls 42 41

Individual sports boys 37 30

Team sports girls 16 16

16-18 year olds

Individual sports girls 30

Team sports boys 27

Individual sports boys 21

Team sports girls 9

What is most important when you do sports in your spare time?

13-15 year olds % To have fun 89

To work out/do training 66

To be fit 61

To be with friends 48

To be part of a “community” 39------

To compete 18

To be the “champion” 19

To win 15

What is important in you spare time?

2007, % 13-15 16-18

To have fun 91 91

Be with friends 65 73

Decide over my own time 64 79

To sleep 51 50

To exercise 46 43

Relax 41 56

Do something where people take me seriously 40 35

Physically inactive young people(Exercise less than 2 times/week)

Total Boys Girls

13-15 years 23 16 31

16-18 years 29 23 35

13-15 Total Boys Girls

2003 21 16 25

2007 23 §6 31

Links between physical activity and self-estimated health

Self-estimated health: “good”

Inactive Active Significance

13-15 years 33 63 ***

16-18 years 20 56 ***

How can we make physically inactive young people more active??

What gives your life meaning?

2007 13-15 16-18

School gives my life meaning 1 1

School and my spare time give my life meaning, but school is more important

15 11

School and my spare time are just as important

36 33

Both school and my spare time give my life meaning, but my spare time is more important

32 39

My spare time is what gives my life meaning

16 16

Mental health

How is your health? “Good” in %

Boys 13-15 years 65

Boys 16-18 years 57

Boys 16-18 years Stockholm 52

Girls 13-15 years 47

Girls 16-18 years 34

Girls 16-18 years Stockholm 35

Sport clubs = most popular youth associations on Lidingö.

Many children start doing organised activities very early, but drop of as they become teenagers. Competition between clubs to attract 6-year-olds.

Football is the most popular activity/sport for boys 13-15 and 16-18 years old.

Horse back riding is the most popular sport for girls 13-15 years, while “Friskis & Svettis” (gym and group training) is the most popular activity for girls 16-18 years old.

The majority of youngsters in the survey consider themselves to have “good health”.

Girls’ self-estimated health is lower than boys’, especially 18-year-old girls (34 of 100 %). Girls are also less physically active than boys. Inactive youngsters’ self-estimated health is lower than physically active youth =

Individual and non-organised activities become more attractive as children become teenagers, especially among girls.

What can youth associations/sport clubs do in order to keep the teenagers active much longer? What can be done to attract more girls?

Can traditional sports/sport clubs attract new teenagers?

Is it possible to start doing traditional sports as a teenager?

Spontaneaus activities vs. organised activities.