sportscotland commissions questions from the Scottish Opinion Survey (SOS) run by TNS System Three in order to estimate participation in sport and physical activity in Scotland.
Further information on the survey can be found in the Sports Participation Data Methodological Review.
The publications on sportscotland’s website can be defined into two categories, those which are based on annually run participation data, and those which are primarily based on data collected during a boosted sample in 2003/04.
Annual participation data
Basic participation data can be found in the overview papers.
Annual analysis of participation and trends by gender, age, social class and physical activity can be found in the research digests.
Boosted sample analysis
In 2003/04, the sample for the sports questions was substantially boosted, and all questions were asked each month, to ensure an adequate sample over the year in each of the 32 local authorities.
Publications which use these data are: