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Table 2 Characteristics of survey participants compared to invited Netball NSW members

From: Linking sports registration information and player feedback to enhance netball participation

Ā 

Invited n=157,152

Participated n=10,795

Response rate 6.9%

n

%

n

%

%

Sex

Female

149461

95.1

10312

95.5

7.6

Male

3106

2.0

144

1.3

4.8

Age category

5-6 years

3041

1.9

223

2.1

7.4

7-9 years

20477

13.0

1725

16.0

8.6

10-12 years

31712

20.2

2902

26.9

9.9

13-14 years

21618

13.8

2491

23.1

9.1

15-17 years

24318

15.5

623

5.8

4.6

18-24 years

21512

13.7

963

8.9

4.9

25-34 years

16639

10.6

877

8.1

5.9

35-44 years

11639

7.4

558

5.2

5.3

45-54 years

5367

3.4

318

2.9

6.7

55-64 years

782

0.5

109

1.0

16.2

65+ years

47

0.0

6

0.1

14.6

Socio economic status (SES)

First quartile (Low SES)

23846

15.2

1381

12.8

6.3

Second quartile

43095

27.4

2816

26.1

7.1

Third quartile

25149

16.0

1982

18.4

8.5

Forth quartile (High SES)

59243

37.7

4197

38.9

7.9

Missing

5819

3.7

419

3.9

7.2

Location

Major Cities

92629

58.9

7436

68.9

8.0

Inner Regional

34008

21.6

2302

21.3

6.8

Outer Regional and Remote

11204

7.1

648

6.0

5.8

Undisclosed

19311

12.3

409

3.8

2.1

Identifies as Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islander

No

129887

82.7

9452

87.6

7.7

Yes

8721

5.5

509

4.7

6.2

Undisclosed

18544

11.8

834

7.7

4.5

Disability status

No

136232

86.7

9789

90.7

7.6

Yes

991

0.6

80

0.7

8.5

Undisclosed

19929

12.7

926

8.6

4.6

Language spoken at home

English only

124536

79.2

8921

82.6

7.6

Language other than English

9919

6.3

825

7.6

8.8

Undisclosed

22697

14.4

1049

9.7

4.6

Country of birth

Australia

126016

80.2

9505

88.1

7.5

Outside Australia

13591

8.6

954

8.8

7.0

Body Mass Index

Thin

NA

NA

535

5.0

NA

Healthy weight

NA

NA

4010

37.1

NA

Overweight

NA

NA

1509

14.0

NA

Obese

NA

NA

924

8.6

NA

Not reported

NA

NA

3817

35.4

NA

Chronic Health Condition

No

NA

NA

6497

60.2

NA

Yes

NA

NA

1095

10.1

NA

Undisclosed

Ā Ā 

3203

29.7

Ā 

Mental Health

Anxiety

NA

NA

1128

10.4

NA

Depression

NA

NA

549

5.1

NA

Other

NA

NA

176

1.6

NA

None

NA

NA

6044

56.0

NA

Undisclosed

Ā Ā 

2898

26.8

Ā 
  1. NA not available