Table 1
Percentage who participated in organized extracurricular activity, by age group, type of activity and selected characteristics, household population aged 6 to 17, Canada, 2000/2001

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  Any extracurricular activity Type of activity
Sports Non-sport actvities Clubs or community groups
Total 85.5 76.4 35.7 35.0
Age
6 to 9† 80.9 70.7 24.8 29.1
10 to 13 90.9* 83.5* 46.9* 38.8*
14 to 17 85.8* 76.2* 38.0* 38.6*
Gender
Age 6 to 9
Male† 82.4 73.9 20.4 25.6
Female 79.3 67.5* 29.3* 32.7*
Age 10 to 13
Male† 89.1 81.5 39.5 31.7
Female 92.7* 85.4 54.3* 45.8*
Age 14 to 17
Male† 84.9 77.8 27.8 30.1
Female 86.7 74.6 48.2* 46.9*
Family structure
Age 6 to 9
One parent 71.9* 58.3* 20.5 25.4
Two parents† 82.9 73.6 25.8 30.0
Age 10 to 13
One parent 89.6 82.3 48.5 34.7
Two parents† 91.2 83.7 46.7 39.7
Age 14 to 17
One parent 79.9* 69.2* 32.1 33.1
Two parents† 87.4 78.2 39.5 40.0
Family income
Age 6 to 9
Below LICO† 64.4 48.7 17.8 22.0
One to less than two times LICO 78.5* 66.1* 22.2 27.5
Two to less than three times LICO 88.2* 82.3* 25.7* 30.5
Three or more times LICO 93.6* 87.9* 36.4* 36.9*
Age 10 to 13
Below LICO† 82.8E 71.8 38.0 38.5
One to less than two times LICO 90.5* 82.4* 46.5 39.8
Two to less than three times LICO 91.6* 84.4* 46.1 39.0
Three or more times LICO 96.5* 92.1* 54.8* 37.7
Age 14 to 17
Below LICO† 82.9 72.5 32.1 40.3
One to less than two times LICO 80.8 71.1 32.6 37.5
Two to less than three times LICO 89.6 78.6 39.6 37.9
Three or more times LICO 89.1 81.7 44.6* 39.9
Area of residence
Age 6 to 9
Urban 81.4* 71.5* 25.7* 29.0
Rural† 77.0 65.4 18.5 29.9
Age 10 to 13
Urban 90.7 83.5 46.8 38.4
Rural† 91.8 83.0 47.7 40.9
Age 14 to 17
Urban 86.4 77.2* 38.1 39.1
Rural† 82.3 70.1 37.4 35.2
Region
Age 6 to 9
East 80.1 62.9 22.8 48.0*
Quebec 73.0* 65.0 17.9* x
Ontario 83.3 72.9 27.2 32.9
West† 83.8 74.1 27.2 35.3
Age 10 to 13
East 93.8 84.0 52.6 51.1
Quebec 88.4* 81.2 36.1* 23.2E*
Ontario 89.8 83.4 48.6 41.3
West† 93.9 85.6 53.2 46.7
Age 14 to 17
East 83.5* 73.4* 39.9 43.3
Quebec 78.4* 72.2* 30.2* 26.6*
Ontario 86.4* 75.6 35.6* 37.6*
West† 90.9 80.7 46.4 47.1
† reference category
* significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05)
Source: National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, 2000/2001.