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Sport and Leisure in Northern Ireland: Insights from the NILT Survey

This research study explores sport and leisure activities in Northern Ireland, focusing on the motivations, attitudes, and participation levels of the population. The findings shed light on the potential benefits of sport for physical health and social integration, as well as the challenges and disparities in participation. The study highlights the importance of considering social factors and investment in sport for achieving positive outcomes.

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Sport and Leisure in Northern Ireland: Insights from the NILT Survey

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  1. Get Up and Go? Sport and Leisure Time in Northern Ireland Dr Katie Liston and Dr Paula Devine

  2. Research design 2009 Northern Irish Life and Times Survey (NILT) in which a module on sport and leisure was administered for the FIRST TIME Part of International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) administered in over 40 countries worldwide

  3. Context • Longevity and ageing population • Increasing emphasis on ‘sport for all’ as preventative and corrective mechanism for health problems like obesity • But, ‘sport for all’ encompasses a range of activities that have differential health outcomes

  4. Leisure Activities

  5. Who does what?

  6. How do they do it? • % who engage in walking is relatively lower than in Britain or the Republic • No significant differences between sexes in levels of activity • But there were gendered patterns of activities

  7. Why do they do it?

  8. Attitudes to Sport • Sport has a positive role • 87% believed that sport built children’s character • Sport aids in social integration (69%) • One third (37%) believed that sport may create more international tensions than good feeling

  9. Most respondents take part in some type of sporting or physical activity Health motivations predominate So what of the ‘sport for all’ concept and its proven links to physical health? Regular, rhythmic moderate exercise is proven to benefit physical health and wellbeing. The evidence for sport is less clear Discussion Points

  10. 44% of those who exercise regularly get a ‘great deal of enjoyment’ from it. What of the other 56%? Inculcation of healthism: health is not entirely within the control of individual people Nearly half of 65+ age group never take part in physical activity. Consequences for preventative healthcase and social isolation?

  11. Groups most likely to be physically active had more social capital i.e. an ability to generate, or benefit from, social bonds and bridges in Northern Irish society which, in turn, reinforce the social patterns and networks in their lives Putnam’s Bowling Alone? Mutual reinforcement of social capital Are we getting value for money in terms of the government’s investment in ‘sport for all’?

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