15.2 (FACILITIES) Availability, satisfaction, and usage of physical activity and sport facilities for children and youth - Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute

CANADA

Perceived availability of local facilities for children to participate in sport and physical activity public facilities (e.g., municipally-owned)

Extent to which parents report the amount of public facilities for sport and physical activity that are available locally	None	Some	Many	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	6%	42%	31%	17%	4%
Boys	5%	42%	32%	16%	4%
Girls	6%	43%	30%	17%	3%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	5%	43%	33%	15%	4%
Boys	5%	43%	32%	15%	5%
Girls	5%	43%	34%	16%	3%
12 to 17 years	7%	42%	30%	18%	3%
Boys	6%	41%	32%	17%	3%
Girls	7%	43%	28%	18%	3%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	8%	46%	24%	17%	4%
$60,000-$99,999	7%	43%	31%	16%	3%
≥$100,000	4%	39%	37%	17%	3%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	9%	41%	24%	15%	10%
Some or completed college, technical school	7%	46%	29%	16%	2%
Some or completed university	4%	41%	34%	18%	3%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	50%	-	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	35%	31%	21%	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	44%	27%	21%	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	5%	44%	29%	18%	4%
Born in Canada	6%	43%	33%	16%	2%
Community size
<10,000 residents	13%	56%	19%	10%	-
10,000-99,999	6%	40%	35%	17%	-
≥100,000	4%	41%	34%	18%	3%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	42%	33%	-	-
NB	-	53%	27%	-	-
QC	7%	40%	35%	14%	3%
ON	5%	41%	29%	21%	4%
MB	-	48%	30%	-	-
SK	-	47%	32%	-	-
AB	7%	40%	33%	18%	-
BC	-	46%	31%	14%	-
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Perceived availability of local facilities for children to participate in sport and physical activity commercial facilities (e.g., privately-owned)

Extent to which parents report the amount of commercial facilities for sport and physical activity that are available locally	None	Some	Many	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	15%	41%	20%	16%	7%
Boys	15%	41%	21%	16%	7%
Girls	15%	42%	20%	15%	8%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	14%	43%	19%	15%	8%
Boys	15%	43%	18%	15%	9%
Girls	14%	43%	20%	16%	8%
12 to 17 years	16%	40%	21%	16%	7%
Boys	16%	39%	23%	17%	5%
Girls	16%	41%	20%	15%	8%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	18%	42%	15%	17%	8%
$60,000-$99,999	18%	40%	20%	16%	6%
≥$100,000	12%	42%	24%	15%	6%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	21%	34%	15%	16%	14%
Some or completed college, technical school	19%	42%	18%	14%	6%
Some or completed university	12%	43%	23%	17%	6%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	45%	-	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	42%	25%	19%	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	35%	31%	19%	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	8%	46%	22%	16%	8%
Born in Canada	19%	41%	19%	15%	7%
Community size
<10,000 residents	38%	39%	11%	8%	5%
10,000-99,999	17%	43%	19%	17%	4%
≥100,000	9%	43%	23%	18%	7%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	46%	20%	-	-
NB	-	47%	25%	-	-
QC	25%	37%	15%	14%	9%
ON	11%	39%	22%	20%	8%
MB	18%	47%	-	-	-
SK	-	49%	-	-	-
AB	14%	44%	22%	16%	-
BC	11%	47%	22%	11%	10%
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Perceived availability of local facilities for children to participate in sport and physical activity (playgrounds)

Extent to which parents report the amount of playgrounds that are available locally	None	Some	Many	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	4%	31%	56%	6%	4%
Boys	4%	30%	55%	6%	4%
Girls	3%	31%	57%	6%	3%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	2%	29%	60%	5%	3%
Boys	-	29%	59%	5%	5%
Girls	-	29%	62%	6%	-
12 to 17 years	6%	32%	53%	6%	4%
Boys	6%	31%	52%	7%	3%
Girls	5%	32%	53%	6%	5%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	7%	34%	49%	7%	3%
$60,000-$99,999	4%	31%	57%	6%	3%
≥$100,000	2%	28%	62%	5%	3%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	5%	32%	48%	7%	-
Some or completed college, technical school	3%	33%	56%	5%	3%
Some or completed university	4%	29%	58%	6%	3%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	51%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	31%	49%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	40%	47%	-	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	-	32%	52%	8%	4%
Born in Canada	4%	30%	59%	4%	3%
Community size
<10,000 residents	8%	43%	44%	-	-
10,000-99,999	5%	31%	56%	6%	-
≥100,000	3%	27%	61%	6%	3%
Province/Territory
NL	-	45%	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	38%	50%	-	-
NB	-	35%	50%	-	-
QC	6%	38%	49%	4%	4%
ON	2%	31%	55%	9%	3%
MB	-	28%	56%	-	-
SK	-	31%	61%	-	-
AB	-	23%	66%	6%	-
BC	-	23%	64%	-	-
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Perceived availability of local facilities for children to participate in sport and physical activity (parks, trails, green spaces)

Extent to which parents report the amount of parks, trails, and green spaces that are available locally	None	Some	Many	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	3%	30%	60%	4%	3%
Boys	3%	30%	60%	4%	3%
Girls	3%	30%	60%	4%	2%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	2%	29%	62%	4%	3%
Boys	2%	28%	62%	3%	4%
Girls	-	31%	62%	4%	-
12 to 17 years	4%	31%	59%	4%	3%
Boys	3%	31%	58%	5%	3%
Girls	4%	30%	59%	4%	3%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	5%	35%	52%	6%	2%
$60,000-$99,999	3%	29%	63%	4%	-
≥$100,000	2%	28%	64%	3%	2%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	-	33%	51%	-	9%
Some or completed college, technical school	3%	31%	59%	4%	2%
Some or completed university	2%	29%	63%	4%	2%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	57%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	30%	61%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	35%	54%	-	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	-	32%	56%	6%	-
Born in Canada	3%	29%	63%	3%	2%
Community size
<10,000 residents	6%	37%	53%	-	-
10,000-99,999	3%	28%	63%	5%	-
≥100,000	2%	30%	62%	4%	2%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	26%	63%	-	-
NB	-	33%	56%	-	-
QC	4%	38%	54%	-	3%
ON	2%	29%	61%	6%	3%
MB	-	37%	48%	-	-
SK	-	28%	64%	-	-
AB	-	25%	67%	-	-
BC	-	24%	65%	-	-
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Perceived availability of local facilities for children to participate in sport and physical activity (other community facilities)

Extent to which parents report the amount of other community facilities that are available locally	None	Some	Many	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	7%	39%	37%	8%	9%
Boys	7%	40%	36%	9%	8%
Girls	6%	38%	38%	8%	9%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	6%	39%	38%	8%	9%
Boys	6%	39%	37%	8%	9%
Girls	5%	38%	40%	9%	8%
12 to 17 years	7%	40%	36%	9%	8%
Boys	7%	41%	36%	9%	7%
Girls	8%	39%	36%	8%	9%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	8%	43%	30%	9%	9%
$60,000-$99,999	7%	40%	37%	8%	7%
≥$100,000	5%	37%	42%	8%	7%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	9%	37%	28%	9%	16%
Some or completed college, technical school	6%	40%	37%	9%	8%
Some or completed university	6%	39%	40%	8%	6%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	38%	28%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	38%	38%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	40%	36%	-	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	5%	39%	37%	11%	7%
Born in Canada	7%	40%	38%	7%	8%
Community size
<10,000 residents	13%	52%	26%	-	6%
10,000-99,999	7%	41%	37%	9%	6%
≥100,000	5%	37%	41%	9%	8%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	50%	31%	-	-
NB	-	40%	34%	-	-
QC	12%	43%	26%	7%	12%
ON	5%	38%	38%	11%	8%
MB	-	43%	36%	-	-
SK	-	44%	43%	-	-
AB	8%	36%	44%	7%	5%
BC	-	35%	47%	6%	10%
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Extent to which parents report that facilities for sport and physical activity meet the needs of children and youth (public facilities)

Extent to which parents report that public facilities meet the needs of their children	Not at all or a little	Somewhat	Moderate or great extent	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/Not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	11%	22%	46%	14%	7%
Boys	11%	21%	48%	13%	7%
Girls	11%	22%	45%	15%	7%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	9%	22%	50%	12%	7%
Boys	8%	21%	52%	12%	7%
Girls	9%	24%	49%	12%	7%
12 to 17 years	13%	21%	43%	15%	8%
Boys	13%	21%	44%	14%	7%
Girls	12%	21%	41%	17%	8%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	15%	22%	40%	14%	9%
$60,000-$99,999	10%	21%	47%	15%	7%
≥$100,000	10%	23%	50%	12%	5%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	11%	18%	41%	13%	18%
Some or completed college, technical school	11%	22%	46%	13%	7%
Some or completed university	11%	22%	48%	14%	5%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	47%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	22%	55%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	26%	44%	17%	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	12%	19%	47%	17%	6%
Born in Canada	11%	22%	46%	13%	7%
Community size
<10,000 residents	17%	22%	40%	12%	10%
10,000-99,999	11%	21%	49%	13%	6%
≥100,000	10%	22%	49%	15%	6%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	-	49%	-	-
NB	-	-	45%	-	-
QC	15%	22%	48%	9%	6%
ON	9%	21%	46%	17%	8%
MB	-	26%	45%	-	-
SK	-	25%	50%	-	-
AB	11%	21%	48%	15%	6%
BC	12%	23%	43%	15%	-
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Extent to which parents report that facilities for sport and physical activity meet the needs of children and youth (commercial or private facilities)

Extent to which parents report that commercial facilities meet the needs of their children	Not at all or a little	Somewhat	Moderate or great extent	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/Not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	18%	20%	33%	14%	15%
Boys	18%	19%	35%	13%	15%
Girls	18%	21%	30%	14%	16%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	17%	23%	32%	12%	17%
Boys	16%	21%	34%	12%	17%
Girls	18%	25%	29%	11%	17%
12 to 17 years	19%	18%	34%	15%	14%
Boys	20%	17%	36%	14%	13%
Girls	18%	18%	31%	16%	16%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	21%	19%	28%	14%	17%
$60,000-$99,999	17%	20%	34%	15%	14%
≥$100,000	18%	21%	37%	12%	13%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	18%	16%	26%	14%	27%
Some or completed college, technical school	18%	21%	31%	13%	17%
Some or completed university	18%	21%	36%	14%	12%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	39%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	18%	45%	16%	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	19%	43%	16%	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	17%	20%	36%	16%	11%
Born in Canada	20%	20%	30%	13%	17%
Community size
<10,000 residents	27%	17%	23%	12%	20%
10,000-99,999	20%	20%	33%	12%	15%
≥100,000	16%	21%	36%	15%	12%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	-	29%	-	-
NB	-	24%	34%	-	-
QC	25%	18%	25%	10%	22%
ON	14%	19%	38%	17%	13%
MB	19%	19%	37%	-	-
SK	-	24%	35%	-	-
AB	17%	23%	34%	14%	12%
BC	20%	22%	29%	14%	15%
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Extent to which parents report that facilities for sport and physical activity meet the needs of children and youth (playgrounds)

Extent to which parents report that playgrounds meet the needs of their children	Not at all or a little	Somewhat	Moderate or great extent	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/Not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	13%	20%	56%	5%	6%
Boys	13%	20%	56%	4%	6%
Girls	12%	20%	55%	6%	7%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	6%	19%	66%	4%	4%
Boys	7%	19%	65%	4%	5%
Girls	6%	19%	68%	4%	3%
12 to 17 years	18%	21%	47%	6%	8%
Boys	19%	21%	49%	4%	7%
Girls	17%	21%	44%	8%	10%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	14%	22%	52%	6%	6%
$60,000-$99,999	11%	20%	57%	6%	5%
≥$100,000	13%	19%	58%	4%	5%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	12%	21%	48%	6%	13%
Some or completed college, technical school	13%	22%	55%	5%	6%
Some or completed university	13%	19%	58%	5%	5%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	54%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	24%	65%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	25%	60%	-	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	14%	18%	53%	9%	5%
Born in Canada	13%	20%	56%	4%	6%
Community size
<10,000 residents	19%	25%	43%	-	7%
10,000-99,999	11%	22%	57%	5%	5%
≥100,000	12%	19%	60%	5%	5%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	50%	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	-	57%	-	-
NB	-	-	52%	-	-
QC	15%	23%	52%	2%	7%
ON	11%	19%	58%	6%	5%
MB	-	23%	45%	-	-
SK	-	-	63%	-	-
AB	13%	22%	56%	-	5%
BC	14%	16%	55%	-	-
North	-	-	-	-	-
- Data suppressed due to cell size
2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Extent to which parents report that facilities for sport and physical activity meet the needs of children and youth (parks, trails, green spaces)

Extent to which parents report that parks, trails, green spaces meet the needs of their children	Not at all or a little	Somewhat	Moderate or great extent	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/Not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	8%	21%	63%	3%	5%
Boys	9%	22%	62%	3%	5%
Girls	7%	20%	65%	3%	5%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	6%	19%	68%	2%	5%
Boys	6%	20%	66%	-	6%
Girls	5%	19%	69%	-	4%
12 to 17 years	10%	22%	59%	4%	5%
Boys	11%	23%	58%	3%	5%
Girls	9%	21%	60%	4%	6%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	11%	23%	57%	5%	5%
$60,000-$99,999	8%	22%	64%	2%	4%
≥$100,000	6%	20%	67%	2%	4%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	8%	20%	55%	-	13%
Some or completed college, technical school	8%	22%	62%	3%	4%
Some or completed university	8%	20%	66%	3%	3%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	56%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	24%	68%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	25%	64%	-	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	9%	19%	62%	5%	4%
Born in Canada	8%	21%	64%	2%	5%
Community size
<10,000 residents	12%	23%	58%	-	6%
10,000-99,999	6%	23%	64%	-	4%
≥100,000	8%	20%	65%	3%	4%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	50%	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	-	64%	-	-
NB	-	-	61%	-	-
QC	11%	23%	59%	-	5%
ON	5%	20%	66%	5%	4%
MB	-	25%	49%	-	-
SK	-	22%	67%	-	-
AB	11%	19%	63%	-	-
BC	-	19%	64%	-	-
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Extent to which parents report that facilities for sport and physical activity meet the needs of children and youth (other community facilities)

Extent to which parents report that other community facilities meet the needs of their children	Not at all or a little	Somewhat	Moderate or great extent	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/Not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	14%	24%	40%	8%	14%
Boys	15%	23%	42%	7%	13%
Girls	14%	25%	37%	8%	15%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	11%	25%	42%	7%	15%
Boys	11%	24%	43%	8%	14%
Girls	11%	26%	41%	6%	16%
12 to 17 years	17%	23%	38%	8%	14%
Boys	18%	22%	41%	7%	12%
Girls	16%	25%	35%	9%	15%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	17%	25%	36%	8%	14%
$60,000-$99,999	14%	25%	42%	7%	12%
≥$100,000	14%	24%	42%	8%	12%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	14%	22%	34%	7%	23%
Some or completed college, technical school	14%	25%	39%	8%	14%
Some or completed university	15%	24%	42%	7%	12%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	42%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	22%	55%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	26%	47%	-	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	15%	24%	39%	10%	13%
Born in Canada	15%	24%	39%	7%	15%
Community size
<10,000 residents	20%	29%	34%	-	14%
10,000-99,999	15%	24%	40%	7%	14%
≥100,000	13%	24%	43%	8%	12%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	-	45%	-	-
NB	-	24%	39%	-	-
QC	19%	24%	32%	5%	20%
ON	11%	22%	43%	11%	13%
MB	-	26%	38%	-	-
SK	-	26%	51%	-	-
AB	15%	24%	44%	-	11%
BC	16%	29%	38%	6%	12%
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Extent to which parents report that their children use facilities for sport and physical activity (public facilities)

Extent to which parents report that their children use public facilities for sport and physical activity	Not at all or little	Somewhat	Moderate or great extent	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	30%	22%	29%	15%	4%
Boys	27%	23%	31%	14%	4%
Girls	34%	21%	26%	16%	3%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	25%	25%	31%	14%	4%
Boys	22%	27%	32%	13%	5%
Girls	28%	23%	30%	15%	3%
12 to 17 years	35%	20%	26%	16%	3%
Boys	32%	20%	30%	15%	3%
Girls	38%	19%	22%	16%	4%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	34%	20%	25%	16%	5%
$60,000-$99,999	28%	24%	30%	15%	3%
≥$100,000	30%	23%	32%	14%	2%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	32%	23%	22%	14%	10%
Some or completed college, technical school	32%	22%	27%	15%	4%
Some or completed university	29%	22%	31%	15%	2%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	36%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	19%	24%	43%	13%	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	17%	22%	38%	20%	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	29%	20%	30%	18%	-
Born in Canada	33%	23%	27%	14%	3%
Community size
<10,000 residents	41%	22%	23%	9%	4%
10,000-99,999	28%	23%	33%	13%	3%
≥100,000	29%	22%	29%	17%	2%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	26%	29%	23%	-	-
NB	38%	-	30%	-	-
QC	36%	26%	27%	8%	4%
ON	26%	20%	31%	19%	4%
MB	34%	19%	30%	-	-
SK	30%	26%	32%	-	-
AB	33%	21%	26%	18%	-
BC	31%	22%	27%	14%	-
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Extent to which parents report that their children use facilities for sport and physical activity (commercial facilities)

Extent to which parents report that their children use commercial facilities for sport and physical activity	Not at all or little	Somewhat	Moderate or great extent	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	44%	14%	20%	14%	8%
Boys	43%	15%	21%	14%	7%
Girls	45%	13%	20%	15%	8%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	42%	16%	20%	13%	9%
Boys	42%	16%	19%	13%	10%
Girls	42%	16%	20%	14%	9%
12 to 17 years	45%	13%	21%	15%	6%
Boys	43%	14%	23%	14%	5%
Girls	47%	11%	20%	15%	7%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	43%	14%	18%	16%	9%
$60,000-$99,999	44%	14%	21%	15%	7%
≥$100,000	45%	15%	22%	12%	5%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	47%	12%	14%	12%	15%
Some or completed college, technical school	44%	15%	18%	14%	8%
Some or completed university	43%	14%	23%	15%	5%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	30%	-	35%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	24%	17%	41%	13%	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	25%	18%	35%	16%	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	37%	18%	24%	17%	5%
Born in Canada	49%	13%	17%	13%	8%
Community size
<10,000 residents	57%	12%	13%	7%	12%
10,000-99,999	43%	15%	23%	13%	7%
≥100,000	41%	15%	22%	16%	5%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	42%	-	21%	-	-
NB	45%	-	-	-	-
QC	54%	13%	14%	8%	10%
ON	37%	14%	24%	19%	6%
MB	44%	-	21%	-	-
SK	51%	-	-	-	-
AB	41%	16%	21%	17%	5%
BC	46%	14%	20%	11%	9%
North	-	-	-	-	-
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Extent to which parents report that their children use facilities for sport and physical activity (playgrounds)

Extent to which parents report that their children use playgrounds	Not at all or little	Somewhat	Moderate or great extent	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	25%	23%	43%	5%	4%
Boys	24%	23%	43%	6%	4%
Girls	26%	23%	43%	5%	3%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	11%	25%	56%	4%	3%
Boys	12%	23%	55%	5%	5%
Girls	10%	27%	57%	4%	-
12 to 17 years	37%	21%	32%	6%	4%
Boys	35%	23%	33%	6%	3%
Girls	38%	20%	31%	6%	4%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	25%	22%	42%	7%	4%
$60,000-$99,999	21%	23%	48%	5%	3%
≥$100,000	27%	25%	41%	5%	3%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	24%	25%	36%	6%	-
Some or completed college, technical school	25%	23%	43%	6%	3%
Some or completed university	25%	23%	45%	5%	2%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	51%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	18%	25%	52%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	24%	56%	-	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	21%	22%	45%	9%	-
Born in Canada	28%	24%	41%	4%	3%
Community size
<10,000 residents	33%	22%	37%	-	4%
10,000-99,999	24%	25%	43%	5%	3%
≥100,000	23%	23%	46%	6%	3%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	24%	24%	42%	-	-
NB	26%	29%	36%	-	-
QC	34%	26%	33%	3%	4%
ON	19%	21%	49%	8%	3%
MB	32%	23%	38%	-	-
SK	-	24%	51%	-	-
AB	26%	23%	43%	5%	-
BC	24%	25%	41%	-	-
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Extent to which parents report that their children use facilities for sport and physical activity (parks, trails, green spaces)

Extent to which parents report that their children use parks, trails, green spaces	Not at all or little	Somewhat	Moderate or great extent	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	19%	28%	46%	4%	3%
Boys	19%	27%	46%	4%	4%
Girls	19%	29%	46%	4%	2%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	12%	29%	52%	3%	4%
Boys	13%	29%	50%	3%	5%
Girls	11%	30%	54%	-	-
12 to 17 years	25%	27%	41%	4%	3%
Boys	25%	25%	43%	5%	3%
Girls	26%	28%	39%	4%	3%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	20%	28%	44%	5%	4%
$60,000-$99,999	17%	29%	49%	4%	-
≥$100,000	20%	29%	46%	3%	2%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	20%	26%	42%	-	10%
Some or completed college, technical school	19%	30%	44%	5%	3%
Some or completed university	19%	27%	48%	4%	2%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	47%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	-	28%	57%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	-	19%	61%	-	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	17%	27%	47%	7%	-
Born in Canada	21%	29%	44%	3%	3%
Community size
<10,000 residents	25%	35%	34%	-	4%
10,000-99,999	19%	27%	48%	4%	-
≥100,000	17%	27%	49%	4%	2%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	-	26%	44%	-	-
NB	-	32%	44%	-	-
QC	28%	29%	38%	-	3%
ON	14%	26%	53%	5%	3%
MB	24%	30%	39%	-	-
SK	-	28%	46%	-	-
AB	20%	27%	48%	-	-
BC	17%	33%	43%	-	-
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

Extent to which parents report that their children use facilities for sport and physical activity (other community facilities)

Extent to which parents report that their children use other community facilities	Not at all or little	Somewhat	Moderate or great extent	Not during COVID-19 pandemic	Uncertain/not applicable
Total, children aged 5 to 17	33%	20%	29%	9%	8%
Boys	32%	21%	31%	9%	9%
Girls	36%	20%	28%	9%	8%
Age and gender of child
5 to 11 years	28%	22%	32%	8%	9%
Boys	26%	22%	33%	8%	10%
Girls	31%	22%	31%	8%	7%
12 to 17 years	38%	18%	27%	9%	7%
Boys	36%	19%	28%	9%	7%
Girls	40%	17%	25%	10%	8%
Household income
<$60,000 per year	33%	20%	27%	11%	9%
$60,000-$99,999	31%	21%	33%	9%	7%
≥$100,000	36%	20%	30%	8%	6%
Parental education level
Less than secondary school	-	-	-	-	-
Some or completed secondary school	33%	19%	24%	9%	16%
Some or completed college, technical school	36%	19%	28%	10%	8%
Some or completed university	32%	21%	32%	9%	6%
Parental immigration status
Immigrated, 1-5 years	-	-	41%	-	-
Immigrated, 5-10 years	17%	23%	47%	-	-
Immigrated, 10-15 years	16%	26%	39%	-	-
Immigrated, more than 15 years	27%	21%	34%	12%	5%
Born in Canada	39%	19%	26%	8%	8%
Community size
<10,000 residents	40%	18%	27%	5%	9%
10,000-99,999	33%	22%	30%	8%	8%
≥100,000	32%	20%	32%	10%	6%
Province/Territory
NL	-	-	-	-	-
PE	-	-	-	-	-
NS	31%	25%	26%	-	-
NB	41%	-	26%	-	-
QC	47%	19%	18%	5%	12%
ON	26%	20%	35%	13%	6%
MB	37%	22%	28%	-	-
SK	32%	22%	39%	-	-
AB	34%	18%	33%	8%	6%
BC	30%	22%	31%	7%	9%
North	-	-	-	-	-
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2022 Parent Survey of the Physical Activity and Sport Participation among 5 to 17 year olds, CFLRI

15.2 (FACILITIES) | Availability, satisfaction, and usage of physical activity and sport facilities for children and youth

(Settings-Based Studies Data Tables)

15.1 (PERCEPTIONS) Parental perceptions about physical activity and sport opportunities for their children

(Settings-Based Studies Data Tables)

15.3 (SUPPORT) Parental involvement in children’s physical activity and sport

CANADA

Perceived availability of local facilities for children to participate in sport and physical activity public facilities (e.g., municipally-owned)

Perceived availability of local facilities for children to participate in sport and physical activity commercial facilities (e.g., privately-owned)

Perceived availability of local facilities for children to participate in sport and physical activity (playgrounds)

Perceived availability of local facilities for children to participate in sport and physical activity (parks, trails, green spaces)

Perceived availability of local facilities for children to participate in sport and physical activity (other community facilities)

Extent to which parents report that facilities for sport and physical activity meet the needs of children and youth (public facilities)

Extent to which parents report that facilities for sport and physical activity meet the needs of children and youth (commercial or private facilities)

Extent to which parents report that facilities for sport and physical activity meet the needs of children and youth (playgrounds)

Extent to which parents report that facilities for sport and physical activity meet the needs of children and youth (parks, trails, green spaces)

Extent to which parents report that facilities for sport and physical activity meet the needs of children and youth (other community facilities)

Extent to which parents report that their children use facilities for sport and physical activity (public facilities)

Extent to which parents report that their children use facilities for sport and physical activity (commercial facilities)

Extent to which parents report that their children use facilities for sport and physical activity (playgrounds)

Extent to which parents report that their children use facilities for sport and physical activity (parks, trails, green spaces)

Extent to which parents report that their children use facilities for sport and physical activity (other community facilities)

(Settings-Based Studies Data Tables)

15.1 (PERCEPTIONS) Parental perceptions about physical activity and sport opportunities for their children

(Settings-Based Studies Data Tables)

15.3 (SUPPORT) Parental involvement in children’s physical activity and sport

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