Olympics Survey

How do your kids feel about the Olympics - is it making them sports-mad, or is it all going over their heads? Please fill in our survey and let us know. There are Sports Direct vouchers worth £50 to be won in the prize draw - please remember to include your contact details if you want to be in with a chance. Normal Netmums terms & conditions apply

1. Are your children excited about the Olympics?

Are your children excited about the Olympics? Yes

Don’t know

2. Have they been watching?

Have they been watching? Yes - they've tuned into all the events they can

Yes - they've watched some

No - they're not at all interested

Don’t know

3. Did you let your children watch the Opening Ceremony?

Did you let your children watch the Opening Ceremony? Yes - they watched the whole thing

They watched part of it

4. If you let them watch it, which part of the opening ceremony did your children enjoy most?

If you let them watch it, which part of the opening ceremony did your children enjoy most? Scenes from children's literature

Mr Bean

Voldermort

Rural scenes

Industrial Revolution with Olympics Rings of steel

Empire Windrush ship

Gt Ormond Street and nurses

Modern day family and 'club' dancing

David Beckham on the speed boat

Daniel Craig & the Queen

Dizzee Rascal

Procession of athletes

The rings on fire

The flame being lit

The fireworks

Other (please specify)

5. Which Olympic events are they particularly interested in? Please list the main ones

Which Olympic events are they particularly interested in? Please list the main ones

6. Are these sports that they were aware of before?

Are these sports that they were aware of before? No - all are sports that are new to them

Some they were aware of, and some are new to them

They are only following sports they knew about anyway

Don’t know

7. Does your child want to take up a new sport as a result of the Olympics?

Does your child want to take up a new sport as a result of the Olympics? Yes

Don’t know

8. If so, which one(s)? Please give details

If so, which one(s)? Please give details

9. If so, do you think this will be lasting?

If so, do you think this will be lasting? Yes

Don’t know

10. Are you worried this could cost you extra money?

Are you worried this could cost you extra money? No – I think it’s great as it will help them stay healthy

No – I am pleased they have will have a hobby

Yes – I don’t think this will last, it’s just a phase and I will have wasted my money

Yes – sports are too expensive for me to afford

Don’t know

11. How many hours of sport does your child play each week - inside school?

How many hours of sport does your child play each week - inside school? None

1 to 2

2 to 3

3 to 4

4 to 5

5 or more

12. How many hours of sport does your child play each week- outside school?

How many hours of sport does your child play each week- outside school? None

1 to 2

2 to 3

3 to 4

4 to 5

5 or more

13. Do you think UK children play enough competitive sport?

Do you think UK children play enough competitive sport? Yes

Don’t know

14. Do you think schools should promote more competitive sport following the Olympics?

Do you think schools should promote more competitive sport following the Olympics? Yes - it's a great way to keep children healthy

Yes - learning about competition sets them up for life

No - sport should be about taking part, not winning

No - it can make children more aggressive and upset kids who don't win

Don't know

15. What is the biggest barrier to getting your child more involved in sport?

What is the biggest barrier to getting your child more involved in sport? Lack of local facilities or opportunities

Not enough time

Too expensive

They are not interested

They prefer computer games or social networking sites

Local clubs oversubscribed so we can't get a place

Other (please specify)

16. Who is your child’s favourite UK Olympian?

Who is your child’s favourite UK Olympian? Tom Daley

Rebecca Adlington

Zara Phillips

Lizzie Armitstead

Beth Tweddle

Bradley Wiggins

Mo Farah

Other (please specify)

17. Have you or are you planning to take your child to the Olympics?

Have you or are you planning to take your child to the Olympics? Yes – we have been

Yes – we have tickets

Yes – we will visit the Olympic Park but not watch an event

Yes – we watched one or more free events (eg cycling, marathon, sailing)

No – we want to but haven't been able to get tickets

No – we wanted to but tickets were too expensive

No – we didn’t want to go

18. Do you think the Olympics will have a long-lasting legacy for sport in the UK?

Do you think the Olympics will have a long-lasting legacy for sport in the UK? Yes – It will inspire a generation just like the organisers promised

No – Kids will forget about it once it finished

Don’t Know

19. Moving forward, what measures would you like to see made to encourage children to take up sport? Tick all that apply

Moving forward, what measures would you like to see made to encourage children to take up sport? Tick all that apply More sport in schools

More free after school sports clubs

Better investment in local weekend sports clubs

Young British athletes given proper funding by the Government

Other (please specify)

20. As a parent, how do you feel about the UK hosting the Games? Tick all that apply

As a parent, how do you feel about the UK hosting the Games? Tick all that apply I was sceptical but now it’s on I think it’s fantastic

I think it is a waste of money while we are in recession

I think it’s a wonderful once-in-a-lifetime event for the nation

I’m not sporty but even I’m considering taking up sport now

21. Which area of the country do you live in?

Which area of the country do you live in? North East England

North West England

Yorkshire and Humber

East Midlands

West Midlands

East of England

London

South East England

South West England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

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