1. Young people’s lifestyle Survey, 60 questions 2003 - 2007 - 2011 13-15 year olds, 579 of 636 = 91% 16-18 year olds, 476 of 645 = 74%

2. Associations 200 local associations on Lidingö 35 youth associations for young people 7500 children 7-20 years old Sports, scouting (football, gymnastics, tennis, horseback riding). Democracy, non-profit, youth leaders=voluntary work Membership Grants from the Sports federation and the municipality

3. Differences between 2003 and 2007 Increased importance  - Girls interest for cultural activities - Training at the gym - Having a fit body Decreased importance  - Girls interest for youth clubs - Use of alcohol

4. What type of leasure time activities would you like the City of Lidingö to support/prioritize? 20032007 Youth clubs/cafés/meeting places for young people4122 Sports (sport facilities, sport clubs etc)3334 Culture (dance, art, music school, theatre etc)1624 Nature (maintainance of parks and forests)1015 Youth associations (scouting, church, culture etc)17

5. What sports arenas would you like the City of Lidingö to support/prioritize? Boys and girls 16-18 years old, % BoysGirls Gym/health clubs32Swimming pools/facilities/indoor water park 38 Football fields, grass, artificial grass 32Facilities for dance, ballet, aerobics etc 33 Swimming pools/facilities/indoor water park 24Gym/health clubs24 Sports arena for football, basket ball, volley ball etc 24Ski slope, dream park for snow board 19

6. Boys and girls 13-15 years old BoysGirls Indoor swimming pools, facilities, water park 28Indoor swimming pools, facilities, water park 51 Football fields, grass, artificial grass 26Facility for dancing, ballet, aerobics etc 26 Ski slope, dream park for snow board 24Indoors climbing wall24 Gym22Outdoor swimming facility21 Sports facility for football, basket ball, volley ball etc 21Ski slope, dream park for snow board 17 What sports facilities would you like the City of Lidingö to support/prioritize?

7. Children start participating in organized activities/sports at an earlier age than before, but drop out as teenagers earlier than before. Parents are more involved (children >12 yrs) “Competition” between different sports/activities Attitude: “The earlier you start doing sports/activities the better”

8. What sports facilities would you like the City of Lidingö to support/prioritize? Girls and boys 16-18 år. Choose 3 alternatives.% Indoor swimming pools/facilities/water parks31 Gym/health club28 Ski slope/dream park19 Sports facilities for football/basket ball/volley ball etc.19 Football fields18 Arena for dancing etc18 Climbing walls indoors15 Outdoor swimming pools14 Outdoor tracks for jogging/skiing11 Sport facility for badminton10

9. Trends/explinations Hypothesis: “What you lack as a child you value much more as you become a teenager” (Inglehart) School work, good grades become more important Young people prefer non-organised activities (“free to do whatever you like, when you like, with whomever you like”).

10. Membership in sports clubs/associations Age

11. Sport club membership in percent % 13-15 year olds 1. Football 16% 2. Tennis 12% 3. Horseback riding 8% 16-18 year olds 1. Football 8% 2. Gym/group training classes 6% 3. Golf, tennis 5%

12. Membership in sports clubs in % 13-15 year olds20032007 Team sports boys4544 Individual sports girls4241 Individual sports boys3730 Team sports girls16 16-18 year olds Individual sports girls30 Team sports boys27 Individual sports boys21 Team sports girls9

13. What is most important when you do sports in your spare time? 13-15 year olds% To have fun89 To work out/do training66 To be fit61 To be with friends48 To be part of a “community”39 ------ To compete18 To be the “champion”19 To win15

14. What is important in you spare time? 2007, %13-1516-18 To have fun91 Be with friends6573 Decide over my own time6479 To sleep5150 To exercise4643 Relax4156 Do something where people take me seriously4035

15. Physically inactive young people (Exercise less than 2 times/week) TotalBoysGirls 13-15 years231631 16-18 years292335 13-15TotalBoysGirls 2003211625 200723§631

16. Links between physical activity and self- estimated health Self-estimated health: “good” InactiveActiveSignificance 13-15 years3363*** 16-18 years2056*** How can we make physically inactive young people more active??

17. What gives your life meaning? 200713-1516-18 School gives my life meaning11 School and my spare time give my life meaning, but school is more important 1511 School and my spare time are just as important 3633 Both school and my spare time give my life meaning, but my spare time is more important 3239 My spare time is what gives my life meaning 16

18. Mental health How is your health? “Good” in % Boys 13-15 years65 Boys 16-18 years57 Boys 16-18 years Stockholm52 Girls 13-15 years47 Girls 16-18 years34 Girls 16-18 years Stockholm35

19. Sport clubs = most popular youth associations on Lidingö. Many children start doing organised activities very early, but drop of as they become teenagers. Competition between clubs to attract 6-year-olds. Football is the most popular activity/sport for boys 13-15 and 16- 18 years old. Horse back riding is the most popular sport for girls 13-15 years, while “Friskis & Svettis” (gym and group training) is the most popular activity for girls 16-18 years old. The majority of youngsters in the survey consider themselves to have “good health”. Girls’ self-estimated health is lower than boys’, especially 18-year- old girls (34 of 100 %). Girls are also less physically active than boys. Inactive youngsters’ self-estimated health is lower than physically active youth = Individual and non-organised activities become more attractive as children become teenagers, especially among girls.

20. What can youth associations/sport clubs do in order to keep the teenagers active much longer? What can be done to attract more girls? Can traditional sports/sport clubs attract new teenagers? Is it possible to start doing traditional sports as a teenager? Spontaneaus activities vs. organised activities.