Most sport and physical activity data uses the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) as a proxy for understanding poverty and low income. However, SIMD is broader and considers access to seven domains:
- current income
- employment
- housing
- health
- education
- skills and training
- geographic access to services and telecommunications
Context
Deprivation in Scotland
Physical activity
People in the most deprived areas are less active
People in the most deprived areas are much less likely to be active. They are much more likely to be inactive, doing less than 30 minutes of activity each week.
Participation in our key programmes
High performance athletes and club members are least likely to live in the most deprived areas
People in the most deprived areas are much less likely to be involved in clubs (9%) or high performance sport (7%). 43% of high performance athletes are in the most affluent areas. The results were very similar when we asked athletes where they lived when they were 16.
