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What is your favourite physical activity?

In what sport or activity do you most enjoy participating?
Physical activity Elementary Secondary
  Girls Boys All students Girls Boys All students
  %
Football or soccer 13.2 20.5 16.7 10.5 16.3 13.3
Hockey (ice) 5.8 23.0 14.2 5.0 22.7 13.5
Basketball 10.6 13.8 12.2 8.5 11.3 9.9
Swimming 14.4 4.4 9.5 11.0 3.2 7.2
Dancing 15.5 0.5 8.1 17.6 0.8 9.5
Baseball or softball 3.1 4.9 4.0 2.9 2.7 2.8
Gymnastics 5.6 0.5 3.1 2.4 0.3 1.4
Cycling 1.6 3.0 2.3 2.0 4.9 3.4
Skateboarding or rollerblading 1.5 3.3 2.4 1.2 4.5 2.8
Tennis 2.8 1.9 2.4 3.1 2.0 2.6
Athletics 2.8 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.3
Martial arts 1.3 2.5 1.9 0.9 2.8 1.8
Walking or hiking 1.4 0.8 1.1 5.7 1.6 3.7
Bowling 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.0 1.3
Running or jogging 2.0 0.9 1.5 3.0 1.2 2.1
None 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.9 2.5 2.7
Golf 0.7 2.4 1.5 0.5 2.9 1.7
Hockey (field) 0.6 1.7 1.1 0.8 1.1 0.9
Table tennis 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.7
Rugby league 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.5 1.3 1.4
Cricket 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.7
Rugby union 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5
Rowing 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4
Netball 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2
Other activities or sports 12.9 8.6 10.8 14.7 11.5 13.2