A special EUROBAROMETER Survey on Sport and Physical Activity commissioned by the European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) was carried out in late 2009 and the report was published in March 2010.
In total, 26,788 European citizens were interviewed by the TNS Opinion & Social network between 2 October and 19 October 2009 in the 27 European Union Member States.
As well as highlighting which Member States’ citizens do the most physical activity, the survey places an emphasis on the context in which people exercise. It also reveals how EU citizens perceive the opportunities to engage in sporting activity in their areas, as well as how many people volunteer to run sporting activities in their communities and how much time they spend on such activities. The survey reveals large disparities among Member States.