Table 1:
Background information of the respondents (sports club officials n = 248–273 and coaches n = 223–240) and sports clubs (n = 97)
| Officials |
Coaches |
Clubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | f | % | f | % | ||
| Gender | Scope of disciplines pursued | |||||
| Male | 71 | 189 | 87 | 198 | Clubs specialized in one sport | 50 |
| Female | 29 | 78 | 13 | 29 | General club (several sports) | 50 |
| Age | Size of the clubs | |||||
| Under 30 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 26 | Small | 33 |
| 30–49 | 64 | 174 | 67 | 161 | Average | 33 |
| 50 and over | 29 | 79 | 22 | 53 | Large | 34 |
| Marital status | Team versus individual sports | |||||
| Marriage/common-law marriage | 84 | 229 | 80 | 187 | Team sports clubs | 48 |
| Single/divorced | 16 | 44 | 20 | 48 | Individual sport clubs | 52 |
| Children's sports club participation | Young Finland's Certification | |||||
| Yes | 81 | 210 | 79 | 175 | Certified | 43 |
| No or no children | 19 | 51 | 21 | 48 | Non-certified | 57 |
| Education | Disciplines of the clubs | |||||
| Upper secondary education | 38 | 102 | 51 | 121 | Soccer | 26 |
| 2-year post-secondary and Bachelor's level education | 36 | 99 | 23 | 54 | Ice-hockey | 22 |
| Master's level education | 26 | 72 | 26 | 61 | Track and field | 27 |
| Cross-country skiing | 25 | |||||