Table 2 Sports engagement and media viewing characteristics
Gender | Age | Total (n = 111) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 66) | Female (n = 45) | 11–12 (n = 55) | 13–16 (n = 56) | ||
Sport played, n (%) | |||||
Basketball | 66 (100.0)* | 42 (93.3)* | 53 (96.4) | 55 (98.2) | 108 (97.3) |
AFL | 20 (30.3)* | 6 (13.3)* | 14 (25.5) | 12 (21.4) | 26 (23.4) |
Other | 5 (7.6)* | 11 (24.4)* | 14 (25.5)^ | 2 (3.6) ^ | 16 (14.4) |
Type of basketball watched, n (%) | |||||
Any basketball | 65 (98.5)* | 38 (84.4)* | 50 (90.9) | 53 (94.6) | 103 (92.8) |
NBA | 56 (84.8)* | 31 (68.9)* | 43 (78.2) | 44 (78.6) | 87 (78.4) |
NBL | 50 (75.8)* | 24 (53.3)* | 36 (65.5) | 38 (67.9) | 74 (66.7) |
College | 14 (21.2)* | 3 (6.7)* | 0^ | 17 (30.4) ^ | 17 (15.3) |
Other | 14 (21.2) | 14 (31.1) | 11 (20.0) | 17 (30.4)^ | 28 (25.2) |
Basketball viewing (Media and live platforms), n (%) | |||||
Subscription TV | 30 (45.5) | 17 (37.8) | 25 (45.5) | 22 (39.3) | 47 (42.3) |
Free to air TV | 18 (27.3) | 18 (40.0) | 21 (38.2) | 15 (26.8) | 36 (32.4) |
YouTube | 17 (25.8) | 9 (20.0) | 12 (21.8) | 14 (25.0) | 26 (23.4) |
Websites | 16 (24.2)* | 1 (2.2)* | 4 (7.3) ^ | 13 (23.2) ^ | 17 (15.3) |
NBA league+ | 9 (13.6)* | 1 (2.2)* | 4 (7.3) | 6 (10.7) | 10 (9.0) |
Go to game | 5 (7.6) | 3 (6.7) | 3 (5.5) | 5 (8.9) | 8 (7.2) |
Other | 6 (9.1) | 2 (4.4) | 4 (7.3) | 4 (7.1) | 8 (7.2) |
Social media used to follow basketball, n (%) | |||||
Total | 40 (60.6) | 23 (51.1) | 24 (43.6) ^ | 39 (69.6) ^ | 63 (56.8) |
36 (54.5) | 22 (48.9) | 19 (34.5) ^ | 39 (69.6) ^ | 58 (52.3) | |
YouTube | 21 (31.8)* | 3 (6.7)* | 9 (16.4) | 15 (26.8) | 24 (21.6) |
Snapchat | 19 (28.8)* | 5 (11.1)* | 6 (10.9) ^ | 18 (32.1)^ | 24 (21.6) |
Website | 6 (9.1) | 1 (2.2) | 3 (5.5) | 4 (7.1) | 7 (6.3) |
2 (3.0) | 3 (6.7) | 1 (1.8) | 4 (7.1) | 5 (4.5) | |
1 (1.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.8) | 1 (0.9) | |
Other | 5 (7.6) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.8) | 5 (8.9) | 6 (5.4) |