(a) Demographic | Sample/sub-sample | ||||
 | Full sample | Deprived sub-sample | Inactive sub-sample | Deprived / inactive sub-sample | |
Survey responses (n) | 60,000 | 4384 | 2184 | 237 | |
Proportion female | 51.7% | 52.5% | 54.8% | 56.1% | |
Age (years) | |||||
 n | 59,618 | 4377 | 2183 | 237 | |
 Mean | 48.0 | 44.3 z | 45.6 z | 43.6 z | |
 Standard deviation | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.0 | |
 Effect size |  | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.34 | |
Index of multiple deprivation | |||||
 n | 46,153 | 4384 | 2134 | 237 | |
 Quartile 1 | 9.5% | 100% | 11.1% | 100% | |
 Quartile 2 | 20.4% |  | 22.2% |  | |
 Quartile 3 | 30.0% |  | 30.4% |  | |
 Quartile 4 | 40.1% |  | 36.3% |  | |
Physical activity level at registration | |||||
 n | 42,747 | 4041 | 2184 | 237 | |
 Inactive < 1 per week | 5.1% | 5.9% | 100% | 100% | |
 Active ≈ 1 per week | 11.5% | 11.3% |  |  | |
 Active ≈ 2 per week | 22.8% | 22.5% |  |  | |
 Active ≈ 3 per week | 33.8% | 34.0% |  |  | |
 Active ≥4 per week | 26.9% | 26.3% |  |  | |
Ethnicity | |||||
 n | 59,340 | 4342 | 2167 | 233 | |
 White | 96.4% | 94.0% | 94.9% | 93.1% | |
 Black, Asian or Other ethnic background | 2.9% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 6.0% | |
 Rather not say | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | |
Employment status | |||||
 n | 58,433 | 4277 | 2117 | 229 | |
 Full-time paid employment | 55.7% | 64.6% | 59.3% | 64.2% | |
 Part-time paid employment | 14.0% | 11.6% | 15.7% | 15.3% | |
 Fully retired | 12.5% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 4.4% | |
 Self-employed | 9.5% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 6.6% | |
 Student | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% | |
 Unemployed and not working | 1.2% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 3.1% | |
 Other | 4.1% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.5% | |
(b) Health at survey | Sample/sub-sample | ||||
 | Full sample | Deprived sub-sample | Inactive sub-sample | Deprived / inactive sub-sample | |
Happiness (0–10) | |||||
 n | 59,998 | 4384 | 2184 | 237 | |
 Mean | 7.52 | 7.35 z | 7.26 z | 7.11 y | |
 Standard deviation | 1.72 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.95 | |
 Effect size |  | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.24 | |
Life satisfaction (0–10) | |||||
 n | 59,993 | 4384 | 2183 | 237 | |
 Mean | 7.76 | 7.58 z | 7.48 z | 7.37 z | |
 Standard deviation | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.60 | |
 Effect size |  | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.27 | |
Health today (0–100) | |||||
 n | 57,283 | 4205 | 2093 | 225 | |
 Mean | 81.0 | 79.3 z | 77.3 z | 74.7 z | |
 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 15.2 | |
 Effect size |  | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.50 | |
(c) Motives | Sample/sub-sample | ||||
 | Full sample | Deprived sub-sample | Inactive sub-sample | Deprived / inactive sub-sample | |
Motives | |||||
 n | 59,263 | 4344 | 2161 | 234 | |
(Rank) Proportion of n for top 10 motives | |||||
To contribute to my fitness | (1) 56.2% | (1) 52.2% | (1) 50.6% | (2) 45.3% | |
To improve my physical health | (2) 37.0% | (2) 39.5% | (2) 49.1% | (1) 48.3% | |
To gain a sense of personal achievement | (3) 26.9% | (3) 26.0% | (4) 25.4% | (5) 25.6% | |
To get a recorded time for a 5 k | (4) 21.4% | (4) 22.0% | (7) 11.7% | (7) 12.8% | |
To manage my weight | (5) 19.8% | (5) 21.4% | (3) 29.2% | (3) 32.5% | |
My friends, family or colleagues encouraged me to | (6) 15.2% | (7) 15.1% | (5) 24.5% | (4) 26.1% | |
To train for another sport/event | (7) 14.2% | (8) 13.9% | (10) 6.7% | (9) 8.1% | |
To improve my mental health | (8) 13.0% | (6) 16.8% | (6) 17.1% | (6) 18.8% | |
To feel part of a community | (9) 11.0% | (9) 11.3% | (9) 6.8% | (10) 6.0% | |
To spend time outdoors | (10)10.3% | (10)10.2% | (8) 8.2% | (8) 10.3% | |
(d) parkrun participation | Sample/sub-sample | ||||
 | Full sample | Deprived sub-sample | Inactive sub-sample | Deprived / inactive sub-sample | |
Years registered with parkrun | |||||
 n | 47,701 | 4300 | 2184 | 237 | |
 Mean | 3.13 | 2.71 z | 2.40 z | 2.28 z | |
 SD | 2.53 | 2.30 | 1.92 | 1.80 | |
 Median | 2.61 | 2.17 | 1.99 | 1.84 | |
 Q1-Q3 | 0.94–4.81 | 0.72–4.20 | 0.74–3.82 | 0.68–3.46 | |
 Effect size |  | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.34 | |
Total parkruns run/walked | |||||
 n | 45,708 | 4193 | 2116 | 232 | |
 Mean | 46.0 | 39.2 z | 37.4 z | 35.0 x | |
 Standard deviation | 61.1 | 54.7 | 46.9 | 48.2 | |
 Median | 21 | 17 | 18 | 15 | |
 Q1-Q3 | 6–62 | 5–51 | 6–50 | 6–44 | |
 Effect size |  | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.18 | |
Parkruns run/walked per year | |||||
 n | 34,211 | 2942 | 1447 | 151 | |
 Mean | 14.60 | 14.12 x | 15.53 y | 14.78 | |
 Standard deviation | 12.15 | 12.02 | 12.50 | 12.67 | |
 Median | 11.3 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 11.0 | |
 Q1-Q3 | 4.0–23.3 | 3.9–22.5 | 4.4–25.4 | 3.9–24.1 | |
 Effect size |  | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.01 | |
(e) physical activity at the survey | Sample/sub-sample | ||||
 | Full sample | Deprived sub-sample | Inactive sub-sample | Deprived / inactive sub-sample | |
Single activity question | |||||
 n | 59,967 | 4382 | 2183 | 236 | |
 Mean | 3.59 | 3.45 z | 2.41 z | 2.47 z | |
 Standard deviation | 1.77 | 1.81 | 1.67 | 1.71 | |
 Median | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
 Q1 – Q3 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
 Effect size |  | 0.08 | 0.67 | 0.64 | |
IPAQ n | 45,496 | 3303 | 1568 | 171 | |
 Proportion low or moderate physical activity | 35.8% | 38.0% | 62.2% | 59.6% | |
 Proportion high physical activity (health enhancing) | 64.2% | 62.0% | 37.8% | 40.4% |