 |
Most popular sports
| |
1998 |
| |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| |
thousands |
% |
thousands |
% |
thousands |
% |
| Population aged 15 years and older |
24,260 |
|
11,937 |
|
12,323 |
|
| |
|
| Golf |
1,802 |
7.4 |
1,325 |
11.1 |
476 |
3.9 |
| Hockey(ice) |
1,499 |
6.2 |
1,435 |
12.0 |
65 |
0.5 |
| Baseball |
1,339 |
5.5 |
953 |
8.0 |
386 |
3.1 |
| Swimming |
1,120 |
4.6 |
432 |
3.6 |
688 |
5.6 |
| Basketball |
787 |
3.2 |
550 |
4.6 |
237 |
1.9 |
| Volleyball |
744 |
3.1 |
394 |
3.3 |
350 |
2.8 |
| Soccer |
739 |
3.0 |
550 |
4.6 |
189 |
1.5 |
| Tennis |
658 |
2.7 |
434 |
3.6 |
224 |
1.8 |
| Skiing, downhill/alpine |
657 |
2.7 |
342 |
2.9 |
315 |
2.6 |
| Cycling |
608 |
2.5 |
358 |
3.0 |
250 |
2.0 |
| Skiing, cross-country/nordic |
512 |
2.1 |
208 |
1.7 |
304 |
2.5 |
| Weightlifting |
435 |
1.8 |
294 |
2.5 |
140 |
1.1 |
| Badminton |
403 |
1.7 |
199 |
1.7 |
204 |
1.7 |
| Football |
387 |
1.6 |
347 |
2.9 |
40 |
0.3 |
| Curling |
312 |
1.3 |
179 |
1.5 |
133 |
1.1 |
| Bowling, 10 pin |
282 |
1.2 |
132 |
1.1 |
150 |
1.2 |
| Softball |
210 |
0.9 |
118 |
1.0 |
92 |
0.7 |
| Bowling, 5 pin |
200 |
0.8 |
78 |
0.7 |
122 |
1.0 |
| Squash |
163 |
0.7 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Karate |
129 |
0.5 |
81 |
0.7 |
48 |
0.4 |
| Figure skating |
121 |
0.5 |
46 |
0.4 |
75 |
0.6 |
| Rugby |
104 |
0.4 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Ball hockey |
91 |
0.4 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Snowboarding |
81 |
0.3 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| In-line skating |
70 |
0.3 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Racquetball |
58 |
0.2 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Other sports |
323 |
1.3 |
219 |
1.8 |
104 |
0.8 |
| Note: Persons
frequently play more than one sport. |
| Source: Statistics Canada,
General Social Survey, 1998. |
| Last Modified: 2004-10-05. |
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