Table 2. Demographics for MAUL population (n=500).
Demographic variables | Mean | SD |
Age | 29.6 | 11.2 |
Years of participation | 13 | 10.5 |
Gender | ||
N | % | |
Male | 275 | 55% |
Female | 222 | 44.4% |
Other | 3 | 0.6% |
Ethnicity | ||
N | % | |
Asian: Chinese | 2 | 0.4% |
Black African or Caribbean | 22 | 4.4% |
Other Asian background | 2 | 0.4% |
Other Black/African/Caribbean | 6 | 1.2% |
Other ethnic group | 10 | 2% |
Other mixed/multiple ethnic backgrounds | 7 | 1.4% |
Other white background | 25 | 5% |
White and Asian | 5 | 1% |
White and Black African or Caribbean | 9 | 1.8% |
White: Australasian | 4 | 0.8% |
White: European | 408 | 81.6% |
Current geographic location—by country | ||
N | % | |
France | 1 | 0.2% |
Hong-Kong | 2 | 0.4% |
Ireland | 75 | 15% |
Laos | 1 | 0.2% |
South Africa | 60 | 12% |
UK | 337 | 67.4% |
Other | 24 | 4.8% |
Participation status | ||
N | % | |
Elite | 102 | 20.4% |
Semiprofessional | 45 | 9% |
Regular amateur* | 315 | 63% |
Recreational amateur* | 38 | 7.6% |
What form of rugby played most? | ||
N | % | |
Contact | 434 | 86.6% |
Non-contact | 46 | 9.2% |
Wheelchair | 10 | 2% |
Other | 10 | 2% |
Definition for regular participation was playing or training twice or more a month on average.
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