The chart gives information about the percentage of people taking part in sports in Canada in1998 and 2005.
Overall, paticipation rates in 2005 in comparsion with rates in 1998 was lower in all type of sports except soccer. The most preferable sports were ice hockey and golf.
The proportion of people paticipating in golf dropped from 22% in 1998 to 20%in 2005. Followed by, the percentage of people taking up ice hockey was about 17% in 1998 and 16% in 2005, respectively. In addition, it can be seen that the baseball participation rates decreased dramatically from 17% to 6%. Undergoing the same downward trend, the swimming paticipation rates declined from 13% to about 10%.
The paticipation rates in other types were witnessed the same downward trend but at lower rates. the paticipation rates in cycling, volleyball, downhill skiing were dropped at the same rates around 7% whereas the proportion of people playing tennis felt slightly from 8% to 6%. In contrast, soccer paticipation rates increased marginally from 8% in 1998 to 10% in 2005.
The chart gives information about the percentage of
people
taking part in sports in Canada in1998 and 2005.
Overall
,
paticipation
rates
in 2005 in
comparsion
with
rates
in 1998 was lower in all type of sports except soccer. The most preferable sports were ice hockey and golf.
The proportion of
people
paticipating
in golf dropped from 22% in 1998 to 20%in 2005. Followed by, the percentage of
people
taking up ice hockey was about 17% in 1998 and 16% in 2005,
respectively
.
In addition
, it can be
seen
that the baseball participation
rates
decreased
dramatically
from 17% to 6%. Undergoing the same downward trend, the swimming
paticipation
rates
declined from 13% to about 10%.
The
paticipation
rates
in other types
were witnessed
the same downward trend
but
at lower
rates
.
the
paticipation
rates
in cycling, volleyball, downhill skiing
were dropped
at the same
rates
around 7% whereas the proportion of
people
playing tennis felt
slightly
from 8% to 6%.
In contrast
, soccer
paticipation
rates
increased
marginally
from 8% in 1998 to 10% in 2005.