Barriers to Participation in Sport / Exercise
What this data shows
Published by Sport Singapore. 555 records. Fields include Year, Age Group, Sex, Barriers (5 columns in total). Covers 2019-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Last updated 2026-04-10.
Description
Sport Singapore CSV from the National Sport & Exercise Participation Survey (NSPS) on barriers to sport and exercise participation by survey year, age group, and sex for 2019 through 2025. Sport policymakers and researchers analyse why Singapore residents do not exercise; related insights at www.sportdexsg.gov.sg and https://go.gov.sg/sportdexsg-barriers.
Official description
Explore detailed datasets and insights on SportDexSG - Sport Singapore’s digital platform for sharing data across the sport and fitness ecosystem: www.sportdexsg.gov.sg This dataset presents information on the different barriers to sport and exercise participation, categorised by the survey year, age group, and sex of the National Sport & Exercise Participation (NSPS) survey respondents. Related Resources: https://go.gov.sg/sportdexsg-barriers
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2019-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 555
- Columns
- 5
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| Year | Age Group | Sex | Barriers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13 - 19 | Female | I prefer spending time on other activity | 50.000000 |
| 2019 | 13 - 19 | Female | I am studying and working (part-time/full-time) | 33.000000 |
| 2019 | 13 - 19 | Female | I am too busy with schoolwork/school’s activities | 26.000000 |
| 2019 | 13 - 19 | Female | I do not think I am good enough at sport | 21.000000 |
| 2019 | 13 - 19 | Female | The weather in Singapore is too hard to predict/forecast for sport activity | 9.000000 |
| 2019 | 13 - 19 | Female | The weather in Singapore is too hot for doing sport | 5.000000 |
| 2019 | 13 - 19 | Female | The facility that I prefer are always fully booked | 3.000000 |
| 2019 | 13 - 19 | Female | I do not have anyone to play with | 2.000000 |
| 2019 | 13 - 19 | Male | I prefer spending time on other activity | 27.000000 |
| 2019 | 13 - 19 | Male | I am too busy with schoolwork/school’s activities | 22.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | Yes |
| Age Group | Text | Yes |
| Sex | Text | Yes |
| Barriers | Text | Yes |
| Percentage | Numeric (Percentage) | No |