Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The purpose of this study was to establish the level and nature of young people's involvement with sport. Main Topics: The main topics covered by this study are levels of sports participation relating to gender, age and community background. It also covered individual differences and intrinsic motivations for sport participation. Standard measures: Harter self-perception scale for adolescents. Harter, S. (1986) Self- perception profile for adolescents. University of Denver, Colorado. Van Wersch, A. Scale measures intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in the physical domain. Van Wersch, A. (1990) A social-psychological model of interest in physical education : age, gender and school differences Unpublished Phd thesis. Queen's University of Belfast. Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interview 1993 1994 ABILITY ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENT ADMINISTRATION AERIAL SPORTS AGE ASPIRATION ATHLETICS ATTENDANCE ATTITUDE SCALES ATTITUDES AUTHORITY BALL GAMES BOYS SCHOOLS CARS COMBATIVE SPORTS COSTS COURTSHIP CYCLING DANCE DISTANCE MEASUREMENT EQUESTRIAN SPORTS EXERCISE PHYSICAL A... FAITH SCHOOLS FAMILIES FAMILY LIFE FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISHING SPORT FRIENDS GENDER GIRLS SCHOOLS GYMNASTICS HEALTH HEIGHT PHYSIOLOGY HOBBIES HOURS OF WORK HUNTING Health behaviour IDENTITY INCENTIVES INDOOR SPORTS INJURIES INTELLIGENCE INTERPERSONAL ATTRA... INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT INTERPERSONAL RELAT... LEARNING LOCAL GOVERNMENT Leisure MASS MEDIA COVERAGE MORAL VALUES MOTIVATION MOTOR SPORTS Northern Ireland OPEN SPACES AND REC... OUTDOOR PURSUITS PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT PARENTS PARKS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION PERSONAL APPEARANCE PERSONAL EFFICACY PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES PHYSICAL EDUCATION PLEASURE PRESTIGE PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIZES REWARDS PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS RACKET GAMES RECREATIONAL FACILI... REWARDS SCHOOL CLASSES SCHOOLS SEASONS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELECTIVE SCHOOLS SELF ESTEEM SOCIAL ACTIVITIES L... SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR SOCIAL SUPPORT SPORT SPORT SPECTATORSHIP SPORTING EVENTS SPORTS CENTRES SPORTS CLUBS SPORTS TRAINERS SPORTS TRAINING SPORTSPERSONS STANDARDS STUDY SUPERVISION SWIMMING POOLS TIME TRAVEL WATER SPORTS WEIGHT LIFTING WEIGHT PHYSIOLOGY WINTER SPORTS WORK ATTITUDE YOGA YOUTH YOUTH CLUBS Youth tourism and sport