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1 Child Friendly Community Survey Sports Council Brief Enclosed please find information about our Child Friendly Community Survey. We have included information about the survey, its general findings, and all the responses that specifically pertain to Sports. Survey Background ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 General Survey Findings Community Factors ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Home Factors ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 10 Highest Rated Community Questions ......................................................................................................... 5 10 Lowest Rated Community Questions .......................................................................................................... 6 Sport Specific Survey Findings Recreation and Sports ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Parks and Recreation Specific Appendices Appendix I: Parent Survey Comments .............................................................................................................. 9 Appendix II: 3-5 Year Old Interview Responses ......................................................................................... 12 Appendix III: 6-12 Year Old Questionnaire Responses ............................................................................ 13 Appendix IV: Neighbourhood and Age Breakdown of Sports Questions ........................................... 16 DeltaKids is funded by the Ministry of Children and Family Development The Delta Child Friendly Community Survey was funded by the United Way

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ChildFriendlyCommunitySurvey

SportsCouncilBrief

EnclosedpleasefindinformationaboutourChildFriendlyCommunitySurvey.Wehaveincludedinformationaboutthesurvey,itsgeneralfindings,andalltheresponsesthatspecificallypertaintoSports.

SurveyBackground......................................................................................................................................................2

GeneralSurveyFindingsCommunityFactors.................................................................................................................................................3HomeFactors............................................................................................................................................................410HighestRatedCommunityQuestions.........................................................................................................510LowestRatedCommunityQuestions..........................................................................................................6

SportSpecificSurveyFindingsRecreationandSports...........................................................................................................................................7

ParksandRecreationSpecificAppendicesAppendixI:ParentSurveyComments..............................................................................................................9AppendixII:3-5YearOldInterviewResponses.........................................................................................12AppendixIII:6-12YearOldQuestionnaireResponses............................................................................13AppendixIV:NeighbourhoodandAgeBreakdownofSportsQuestions...........................................16

DeltaKidsisfundedbytheMinistryofChildrenandFamilyDevelopment

TheDeltaChildFriendlyCommunitySurveywasfundedbytheUnitedWay

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AbouttheSurvey ResultsWhere:Thesurveywasconductedonline,atcommunityprograms,events,andinschoolsduring2015

500ParentResponses(majoritycollectedatprogramsandrecreationcentres)

What:Qualitativequestionswiththreepossibleresponsesandtheoptiontoaddcomments.

54%ofthetimeparentsselectedthemostpositiveoption(communityfactors)

Whoanswered:ResultsarerepresentationalofDeltafamilies,geographicallyandbychild’sagegroup

Responsesfrom1-2%offamiliesineachoftheDeltaneighbourhoods2.5%ofeachagecohortrepresented,newbornto12yearsold,basedon2011census

Werekidsasked?Yes!

54responsestoage3-5interview31responsestoage6-12survey

2questionsaboutkidsopportunitytotryandparticipateinsports

Similartosurveyaveragebutshowedthereisanopportunitytoimproveaccesstosport

Who:DeltaKidsisacoalitionofthenon-profitandgovernmentpartnerswhoworkwithDeltachildrenandfamilies.Togetherweplan,implement,andsupportopportunitiesfortheoptimumdevelopmentofchildrenfromconceptiontoagetwelve.What:DeltaKidsconductedaChild-FriendlyCommunitySurvey.ThesurveywasinspiredbytheworkoftheSocietyforChildrenandYouthofBCandwasfundedbytheUnitedWay.InformationaboutthegeneralfindingsandspecificresultsaboutSportsisenclosed.Why:WeofferthisdatainthehopethatitwillassistyouinyourworkwithDeltachildrenandfamilies,andinthespiritofpromptingfurtherdiscussion,research,andcollaboration.TogetherwecanmakeDeltaanevenmorefamilyfriendlycommunitythanitisalready.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutthesurveyorwouldlikeadditionaldetailspleasebeintouchwith:

JasonHodgins:[email protected],exploreopportunitiestocollaboratewithDeltaKids,orsharewaysyouhavefoundthisinformationusefulpleasebeintouchwith:

AndreaLemire:[email protected]

SurveyBackground

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GeneralSurveyFindings:CommunityFactors

Positive54%

Neutral/SlightPositive32%

Negative14%

CommunityFactors

Thesurveyincludedquestionsaboutthechildren’shomeenvironment/parentbeliefs,andquestionsaboutthewidercommunity.Therewere29questionscoveringabroadrangeoffactorsthatimpactfamilies’experienceoflivinginDelta.Thechoiceofanswersincludedapositive,negativeandneutral/slightlypositiveanswer.

These29questionscanbegroupedinto9categories.QuestionsspecifictosportareintheOrganizedSportsection.RecreationprogramsareintheProgram/Servicesection

*CivicFactorsincludeaccesstoplayandoutdoorspaces,feelingsofsafety,mediacoverage,involvementofchildrenindecision-making,andexperienceswithlocalbusinesses.**Thequestionsin‘AccesstoMedicalCare’didnotfollowthetypicalquestionformat.Formostofthosequestions,themostpositiveresponsewasaneutralone.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

CommunityFactorsbySection

Negative

Neutral/SlightPositive

Positive

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GeneralSurveyFindings:HomeFactors

Postitive63%

Neutral/SlightPositive27%

Negative10%

HomeFactors

SixHomeFactorsweresurveyed.Thesurveyaskedabouttheimportanceofplay,theimportanceofartistic/creativeopportunitiesforchildren,theimportanceofearlyscreening,parentalconfidenceknowingwhentoaccessearlyscreening,parentalconfidencesettinglimitsontechnology,andwhetherchildrenhadopportunitiestotryvarioussportsactivities.Therewerethreepossibleanswers:apositiveresponse,aneutral/slightpositiveresponse,andanegativeresponse.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

HomeFactors

Negative

Neutral/SlightPositive

Positve

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10HighestRatedCommunityQuestions

Rank Item Response

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Howconvenientisittodriveacararoundyourcommunitywithchildren? 84%:Convenient

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Howwelcomedoyoufeelatyourchild'sschool? 78%:VeryWelcome

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Mychildhasregularaccesstooutdoorspaceswherehe/shecanexplore,createandinteractwiththeenvironment.

77%:Agree

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HowwelcomedoyoufeelwithchildreninDeltastores,restaurantsandotherbusinesses?

76%:VeryWelcome

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Therearelotsofdifferentplacesinmycommunityforchildrentoplay. 69%:Agree

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Howconvenientisittowalkaroundyourcommunitywithchildren? 67%:Convenient

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Mycommunityisasafeplacetoraisechildren.

67%:SaferthanAverage

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Howavailablearerecreationprogramsforchildren?

62%:ManyProgramsareAvailable

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Therearemanycommunity/culturaleventsformyfamilytoparticipatein. 59%:Agree

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Howdifficultwasittogetyourcurrenthome? 58%:RelativelyEasy

Onaverage,parentsrespondedtoquestionsabouttheircommunitywiththemostpositiveresponseavailable54%ofthetime.Thesearethetoptencommunityfactors.

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10LowestRatedCommunityQuestions

Rank Item Response

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HoweasyhasitbeentoaccessDoctorsinthecommunitywhilelivinginDelta? 46%:Difficult

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HoweasyhasitbeentoaccessMentalHealthWorkersinthecommunitywhilelivinginDelta?

40%:Difficult

3

Comparedtootherfamilyactivities,howstressfulisittoshop,eatout,ortakecareoffamilybusinesswhenyouarewithyourchildren?

30%:MoreStressful

4

Mycommunityinvolveschildrenandyouthinmakingdecisionsthataffectthewholecommunity.

20%:Disagree

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Howeasyhasitbeentoaccesspre-natalcareinthecommunitywhilelivinginDelta? 18%:Difficult

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Howhardhasitbeentomakearrangementsforthecareofyourchildrenwhenyouasparentsarenotabletoprovidecare?

18%:VeryHard

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HoweasyhasitbeentoaccessPublicHealthNursesinthecommunitywhilelivinginDelta? 16%:Difficult

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Howavailablearegroupsandservicesthatofferhelptoparentswhentheywantit?

15%:FewProgramsareAvailable

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Howconvenientisittoridebicyclesaroundyourcommunitywithchildren?

15%:NotConvenient

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Isyourchildabletoparticipateinthesportsthatyouwouldlikehim/herto?

13%:No

Onaverage,parentsrespondedtoquestionsabouttheircommunitywiththeleastpositiveresponseavailable14%ofthetime.Thesearethetenlowestratedfactors.

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SportSpecificSurveyFindings

Theparentsurveyaskedaboutchildren’sopportunitytotrysports.Italsoaskedparentsiftheirchildrenhadopportunitiestoparticipateinthesportstheywouldlikethemto.Q1:Howmanyopportunitieshasyourchildhadtotryteamorindividualsports? a.Many b.Some c.FewQ2:Isyourchildabletoparticipateinthesportsthatyouwouldlikehim/herto?

a.Yes b.Forthemostpart c..NoWe’vealsoprovideddataontheavailabilityofrecreationprogramsforcomparisonandbecauseoftheheavyoverlapwithsportQ3:Howavailablearerecreationprogramsforchildren?

a.Many b.Some c..Few

Commentssuggestthattheageofthechildistheprimarybarriertochildrentryingsports(perhapsinfluencedbyparentsperceptionofwhattryingasportcouldlooklikeforyoungerchildren).Aswellcostandschedulingappearstobesignificantbarrierstochildrenparticipatingregularlyinsport.

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SportResponses

Negative

Neutral/SlightPositive

Positive

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AppendixI:ParentSurveyCommentsQuestion:Howmanyopportunitieshasyourchildhadtotryteamorindividualsports?(page1of2)

Under1yearoldtooyoungWehavenotstartedorganizedsports.TooyoungTooyoungatthistimeTimestooearlyforourschedulestillpreschoolagedTooyoungCan'tafforditnotrelevant.he's1yearoldThroughschoolprogramStillalittleyoungwechosenottoputouroldersoninorganizedsportsuntilhewasolderwecannotaffordatthistimeHe'sonly3yrsStillyoungoneyearold-challengerbaseballandpreviouslytoVancouverforSoccerDogs,specialtyskating,heisnotveryinterestedinthemn/atooyoungNeedmoregroupsforyoungerchildren.tooyoungtotrysportsMykidsare2and4yearsold.Timeconstraintafactortoo.Lackoftimepreventsmoresportsactivities,also,childcareisneededforafterschool.Itwouldbegoodifactivitieswereofferedatschoolsforafter-schoolprogramscostprohibitiveagainparentalscheduledictatesHeisstillyoung,butDeltasportsseemstohavemanyoptions1stchildisinsoccerIdon’thavetimeforthesecondonesheis4wehadherinonesetofswimmingandI'mtryingtofigureoutthetimetotrygymnasticsIdon’tthinkitwillhappenMostaretooexpensiveSoccer,karate,dance.Mychildis8monthsonlyWehadtosignourdaughteroutforfemalehockeyinRichmondduetolackofinterestandsupportforfemalehockeyinthecommunityNotindeltaCostlyN/aTooyoungstillSwimmingonly.GymnasticsregisteredIt'sacostthingAges

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AppendixI:ParentSurveyCommentsQuestion:Howmanyopportunitieshasyourchildhadtotryteamorindividualsports?(page2of2)

wehaven'tpursuedthisasafamilyTheyarealittleyoung,willdosointhefuturesoccer-didn'tlike;swimmingandwillplaybaseballtooyoungnotoldenough3.5yearsoldN/Anotapplicablemychildis6monthsoldbaseball,soccer

Question:Isyourchildabletoparticipateinthesportsthatyouwouldlikehim/herto?(page1of2)

butnotinDelta-wehavetogotoRichmondforsynchronizedswimmingInthesportthattheywantto,notwhatIwantthemtotooyoungNotsureyetTooyoungVerylimitedoptionsinNorthdeltalotsinsouthdeltaTooyoungatthistimeTimeisthebiggestissueIwouldlikehimtotryrowingandfencing.notrelevantNofencingorvolleyballavailinNorthDeltaSonisonly22monthsTimesdonotworkforusheneedsprogramsthataregearedtoalowerlevelofdevelopmentdoesn'twanttoanymoren/a18thonthewaitlistforrec.programClassesnotofferedattimesthatworkforus,asfarasIknow.I’dlikehimtotryicehockeybutitistooexpensiveWouldlovedancefor3-4yearoldsonsayaMondaymorningAgainitcomesdowntopriceCurrentlytoyoungformostsports

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AppendixI:ParentSurveyCommentsQuestion:Isyourchildabletoparticipateinthesportsthatyouwouldlikehim/herto?(page2of2)

sometimeconflictsSchedulingisimpossibleforourfamilywhenthingsstartsoearly.swimmingclassesatSungodaretooexpensiveforlowincomepplNogoodbasketballprogramsN/aNowyes,butcomefallthecostatthenextlevelistooexpensive.Ihaveachildwithchronickidneydiseaseandtherearenotmanysportshecanplay.RingetteNotall-havetolimittoonechildatatimefortimeandfinancialreasons.costshe's2...notreallyintosportsyetprogramsoutsideofschoolallstartbefore6:30pmduringtheweek,andIcan'tgetmysontoanyofthembeforethattimeasIamworkingandcommuting.

Onlyhavelimitedtime.WeworkfulltimeSwimmingandtriathlonaremostimportant&runningtooyoungsomeistooexpensivenotoldenough3.5yearsoldnotyetnotapplicablemychildis6monthsoldbaseball,soccerBabyN/Aourkidsarestillquiteyoung

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AppendixI:ParentSurveyComments

Question:Howavailablearerecreationprogramsforchildren?

HaveregisteredforlotsonlytohavethemcancelartsandcraftsprogramsarenotfreeWelooktoSurreytomeetourneedsMydaughteris8monthsandtooyoungformanyactivitiesthereiswaymoreofferedinsouthdeltathannorthNotverymanyoptionsforkidsage3&4WeloveNorthDeltaFamilyPlace(BoysandGirlsClub)ChildisyoungButoftenprogramIwantisinLadnerorTsawwassenAgainthisdealswithtiming.Itsgreatthattherearestayathomemoms,butwhatabouttheworkingones?Iwishourschoolhadabustotakemysontoaprogramatthereccenters,andthenIcouldpickhimupthere.IcanneveruseafterschoolprogramsasIamatworkuntil5pmtheyareavailablebutcostsaremanytimestoohigh,especiallywithtwochildrenlotsofopportunity.Terribleadvertising.Lotsofcancellations.Deltaadvertiseshow"great"theyareprogrammingbutcancelmanyduetolackofinterestduetolittleharderaskidsgetolderEspeciallyforagesoflessthan4.Icouldonlytakemysonforswimminguntilnow.FewinLadner.MostareinNorthDeltaandit'stoofaraway.I'drathergotoRichmond.Weneedmorecommunitycentreprograms/classesinLadner.Limitedoffersfora2yearold.WhenIwasworkingitwashardtoaccessactivitiesfortoddlers-allwereofferedonweekdays,mid-day.Sungodrecreationcenterneedsupdating.Thelibrariesneedupdating&betterchildrenprograms.Thelibrarieslackoptionsforchildrenactivities.Mothergooseprograminnorthdeltaisheldataverydingybuilding.notalotforthelittleguysThetimesarecrazy.Aworkingpersoncannotgettheirkidstothese.therearemanybutdonotworkwithaparentsworkingscheduleAgain,HarrisBarnhasawesomekidsactivities,betterthanNorthDelta'soptions...butit’sfurtherandthetimesdon'tworkforusasbothparentswork.Superfrustrating!Whydoesn'tNorthDeltahavesomethinglikeHarrisBarn?Fortoddlersnotatonofdropinoptions.Lotsofregisteredprogramsgetcancelledwhichmeanseithertooexpensiveornooneknowsaboutthem

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Question:Whatisyourfavouritethingaboutwhereyoulive?Closetoswimming,playground,gym(3yearold)IsthatIcanplaysoccerwithmyfriends(5yearold)Playingwithbrotherandiceskating(3yearold)IliveinCanada,goingswimming(4yearold)ClosedistancetoSungodandNorthDeltaRec.Centre(5yearold)

APPENDIXII:3-5yearoldInterview:SportMentionedCommentspage1of1

Question:Wheredoyouliketoplay?Sunburypark,roamingrascals,familyplace,CoreyparkandparkatendofDavisstreet.Plusnatureresearch,Grayelementary,Chalmersandlibrary(3yearold)Atthepark,swimmingpoolandridingmybike.Ireallylikeplayingdollswithmysister<3(5yearold)InGrandpa'sbackyard,thesandboxandSungodgym(3yearold)Inmybackyardorswimming(5yearold)Gymnastics.Hub.StrongStart.theWell.Theparks(4yearold)Sungod(5yearold)School,library,swimming,friends(4yearold)

Question:Whatdoyouplayoutside?

House,soccer(4yearold)Iplaysoccer,Iridemybike,Iplaytagwithmysisterandneighbourhoodfriends.AlsoHidenSeekwithmymom(5yearold)Running,sandbox,makingbubblestochase,kickingsoccerball(3yearold)Soccer(5yearold)Hockey(5yearold)Hockey,inthebushes.inthesand(3yearold)Ontheculdesac,hockey(4yearold)Tag,playcentre,trampoline,catch,hockey(4yearold)Soccer,andmostlyjustrunningaroundorplayingonaplayground.(3yearold)Soccer(4yearold)Soccer(4yearold)Soccer(4yearold)Soccer(5yearold)Hockey,trampoline,swingset,playground,bikeriding,ourchickensandbunnies,tag,hideandseek(5yearold)

Question:Wheredoyoufeelsafe?

Atswimminglessons,atthelibrary,playingwithmyMom,atStrongStart.Library,danceclass,church,Sungod-swimmingandroamingrascals,daycareSwimmingpool

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Question:Whatisthebestpartaboutwhereyoulive?

Ihavelotsofneighbours.Playinghockeyonthestreet.(6yearold)Iplayhockeywithmyfriends.Igotodaycare.(9yearold)

APPENDIXIII:6-12yearoldQuestionnaire:CommentsWhereSportMentionedpage1of1

Question:Wheredoyouliketoplay?

Aroundtown,parks,myschoolplayground,myroom,mybackyard,baseballfields.(12yearold)School.Backyard/park.Goingswimmingusingthefreepass.(10yearold)Winskill(9yearold)Soccerfieldandparkplayground(10yearold)

Question:Whatdoyoulikeaboutschool?

Gym.Watchmoviesonthescreen(6yearold)Gym,friends,music,lunch,recess,snack(10yearold)

Question:Ifyoucouldchangeschoolwhatwouldyoudo?

Iwouldgotoadifferentclass.Iwouldgotogymmoretimes.(9yearold)

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Question:Whatareyourfavouritesports?

Yoga (8yearold)

ilikeeverything (12yearold

Soccer,Volleyball (10yearold)

Dancing (7yearold)

basketball,soccer (10yearold)

Swimming,skating,skiing (7yearold)

Iceskating,swimming,soccer,baseball (8yearold)

Soccer (6yearold)

Soccerandswimming (10yearold)

Soccer (9yearold)

Swimming.Soccer. (6yearold)

Hockey.Lacrosse.Skating. (6yearold)

Hockey.Karate. (9yearold)

Dancing.Swimming. (6yearold)

Soccer,swimming,tennis,basketball,gymnasticsandbaseball. (6yearold)

Gymnasticsandrockclimbing (8yearold)

Tag (7yearold)

swimming,martialarts,soccer (6yearold)

Skating,swimming,basketball,soccer,dancing,tennis,badminton,etc.(8yearold)

Basketballandswimming (11yearold)

Soccerandvolleyballandbasketball (10yearold)

KarateandSwimming (10yearold)

Soccer,softball,volleyball (10yearold)

Soccer.Skating. (7yearold)

Pilates (10yearold)

Crickettennis (10yearold

Gymnastics,dance,baseball,basketball,cheerleading (9yearold)

Danceandsoftball. (12yearold)

Soccer,swimming (8yearold)

APPENDIXIII:6-12yearoldQuestionnaire:SportQuestion:FavouriteSportspage1of1

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Question:Arethereanysportsorteamsyouwouldliketoparticipateinbutcan’t?

Yoga,tennis,golf (8yearold)Idon'treallylikebeingonteamsbecauseidon'treallylikeplayinginfrontofotherpeoplebecauseihaveabighugefearoffailure (12yearold

Nope (7yearold)Fencingandarchery=)butthat’sbecausethesesportsaretoofarfromourhouse. (10yearold)

Figureskating (7yearold)

iceskating (8yearold)

Soccer (6yearold)

Badmintonsincenoteachers (10yearold)

Mycousin'steam. (6yearold)

No (6yearold)

No (9yearold)

Gymnastics.Iamdonegymnastics. (6yearold)

Yes,baseball,basketball. (6yearold)

no (8yearold)

Yesbasketball (7yearold)martialartsdancing (6yearold)

Dance (8yearold)Jazzbutmomsaysit'stooexpensive,IswimalotbecauseIhaveafreepassforthepoolbecauseIamingradesix (11yearold)

IwanttobeonapaintballteambutIcan'tandarchery. (10yearold)

Figureskatingandsynchronizedswimminganddiving (10yearold)

Soccer,softball,volleyball (10yearold)

Horsebackriding. (7yearold)

Yes (10yearold)

no (9yearold)

NotreallyIalreadyenjoywhatIdoforsports. (12yearold)

Soccer (8yearold)

APPENDIXIII:6-12yearoldQuestionnaire:SportQuestion:SportParticipationpage1of1

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AppendixIV:NeighbourhoodandAgeBreakdownWhilewecanbereasonablyconfidentintheaccuracyoftheDeltawideresults(+/-4.33%at95%confidencelevel),thesub-populationresultsforneighbourhoodsorchildren’sagehavemuchlargerconfidenceintervals.Thefollowingtablesincludeconfidenceintervalscalculatedforthemostpositiveresponse.Ifasub-population’spercentageiswithintheconfidenceintervalforthetotalresulta”w”isrecorded.Ifnot,anadditionalconfidenceintervalwascalculatedforthesub-populationresulttodetermineifthatrangefellwithinorbeyondtherangeoftheoverallsurveyresult.Asyouwillseethesub-populationsarerarelydifferentenoughtobeconsideredstatisticallydifferentbythismethod.Nonethelesswewantedtoprovidethebreakdowninthespiritofpromptingquestions,discussion,andfurtherresearch.Surveyrespondentsidentifiedtheirneighbourhoodbasedonthesedescriptors:TheseneighbourhoodsarethesameusedbytheHumanEarlyLearningPartnershipatUBCfortheirresearchhttp://earlylearning.ubc.ca/

How many opportunities has your child had to try team or individual sports?

%ResponsebyNeighbourhood(Tsawwassenstatisticallysignificantdifference)

Total NDE NDW SH LA TS

Many 33.61 21.43 32.61 33.82 29.67 52.69 Some 39.92 54.46 35.87 41.18 29.67 34.41 Few 26.47 24.11 31.52 25 40.66 12.9

# Responses 476 112 92 68 91 93

Confidence Interval 4.21 (+/-

7.55) w w w (+/-

10.08) %ResponsebyAgeofChild(12-23monthsand9-11yearssignificantlydifferent)

0-11

months 12-23

months 2-3 years

4-5 years

6-8 years

9-11 years

12-14 years

15-18 years

Many 21.15 8.82 22.22 28.22 37.43 51.4 48.65 47.06 Some 34.62 38.24 33.33 43.56 44.69 39.25 35.14 35.29 Few 44.23 52.94 44.44 28.22 17.88 9.35 16.22 17.65 # Responses 52 34 153 202 179 107 37 17

Confidence Interval

(+/- 10.86)

(+/- 9.4)

(+/- 6.37)

(+/- 5.94) w

(+/- 9.35)

(+/- 16.03)

(+/- 23.69)

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AppendixIV:NeighbourhoodandAgeBreakdown

%ResponsebyNeighbourhood(nostatisticallysignificantdifferences)

Total NDE NDW SH LA TS

Many 62.11 59 55 57 68 71 Some 34.95 35 42 39 30 28 Few 2.95 5 2 4 2 1

# Responses 475 111 92 69 91 92

Confidence Interval 4.33 w (+/- 10.06) w (+/- 9.52) (+/- 9.21) %ResponsebyAgeofChild(nostatisticallysignificantdifferences)

0-11

months 12-23

months 2-3 years

4-5 years

6-8 years

9-11 years

12-14 years

15-18 years

Many 61 50 64 64 62 71 48 59 Some 39 50 33 32 36 24 24 41 Few 0 0 3 4 2 5 28 0 # Responses 61 34 155 197 169 103 50 17

Confidence Interval w

(+/- 16.57) w w w

(+/- 8.66)

(+/- 13.76) w

Is your child able to participate in the sports that you would like him/her to?

%ResponsebyNeighbourhood(nostatisticallysignificantdifferences)

Total NDE NDW SH LA TS

Yes 44 44.83 41.57 42.42 38.04 48.91 For the most part 42.74 38.79 42.7 46.97 45.65 43.48 No 13.26 16.38 15.73 10.61 16.3 7.61

# Responses 475 116 89 66 92 92

Confidence Interval 4.43 w w w (+/-

9.86) (+/-

10.14)

0-11

months 12-23

months 2-3 years

4-5 years

6-8 years

9-11 years

12-14 years

15-18 years

Yes 29.09 27.27 30.67 39.5 43.89 61.68 51.35 58.82 For the most part 56.36 42.42 48.67 49.5 44.44 33.64 40.54 29.41 No 14.55 30.3 20.67 11 11.67 4.67 8.11 11.76 # Responses 55 33 150 200 180 107 37 17

Confidence Interval

(+/-11.73)

(+/- 14.99)

(+/- 15.63) w w (+/-9.1)

(+/- 16.03)

(+/- 23.36)

How available are recreation programs for children?