Local football activeness

• Over half of respondents (55%) do not play football within the Cosham / Portsmouth area while the remaining 45% report that they do play football in these areas
• Over two-thirds of males play football within the Cosham / Portsmouth area (38%), which makes them more likely to play to play football locally than females (+12 percentage points)
• Younger respondents are more likely to play football locally; 68% of 25-34 year olds play football within Portsmouth/ Cosham compared to 8% of over 65s
• Over half of respondents within the ‘immediate area’ of King George V Playing Fields play football within the Cosham / Portsmouth area (53%); this drops six percentage points to 47% for ‘north of Portsmouth’ and drops 11 percentage points to 42% in the ‘south of Portsmouth’
• Over half of respondents from ‘outside Portsmouth’ report to playing football within the Cosham / Portsmouth area, which may indicate that respondents within this demographic are willing to travel out of area in order to play football

An asterisk (*) indicates a very small base size, caution should be taken when interpreting the results

Base: Total sample (205)

This chart shows that 55% of respondents do not play football within the Cosham / Portsmouth area while the remaining 45% report that they do play football in these areas

Base: Total sample (205) | Male (114) | Female (70) | Over 65 (25*) | 55-64 (28*) | 45-54 (47) | 35-44 (42) | 25-34 (34) | Under 24 (7*) | *caution small base

This chart shows that within the total sample – 45% of respondents play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 55% of respondents do not.
This chart shows that in terms of sex:
38% of males play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 62% do not
26% of females play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 74% do not
This chart also shows that in terms of age group:
With those aged over 65 years – 8% play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 92% do not
With those aged between 55 and 64 years – 18% play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 82% do not
With those aged between 45 and 54 years – 49% play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 51% do not
With those aged between 35 and 44 years – 67% play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 33% do not
With those aged between 25 and 34 years – 68% play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 32% do not
With those aged under 24 years – 100% play football within Portsmouth/Cosham

Base: Total sample (205) | Immediate area (59) | North of Portsmouth (43) | South of Portsmouth (55) Outside Portsmouth (18*) | *caution small base

This chart shows that 45% of respondents play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 55% do not.This chart shows that in terms of proximity:
Of those from within the immediate area – 53% of respondents play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 47% do not
Of those from the north of Portsmouth – 47% of respondents play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 53% do not
Of those from the south of Portsmouth – 42% of respondents play football within Portsmouth/Cosham while 58% do not
Of those from outside of Portsmouth – 56% of respondents play football in Portsmouth/Cosham while 44% do not