Table 3

Categorisation of sponsorship listings on websites for the top male and female sports for young people


Unhealthy food
Alcohol
Gambling
Non-active Transport* & inactive entertainment**
Health promotion & healthy food
Sports goods
Sports organisations
Sports venues
All other†
Total

N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N

Level



















Club
9
2.2
58
14.4
73
18.1
14
3.5
2
0.4
28
6.9
9
2.2
5
1.2
206
51.1
403
Regional
4
3.8
9
8.5
19
17.9
8
7.6
1
0.9
11
10.4
1
0.9
9
8.5
44
41.5
106
National
5
3.8
5
3.8
28
21.4
14
10.7
3
2.3
13
9.9
17
13.0
0
0
46
35.1
131

Sport



















Athletics
0
0
4
10.5
7
18.4
2
5.3
0
0
4
10.5
6
15.8
0
0
15
39.5
38
Basketball
1
6.7
0
0
1
6.7
2
13.4
0
0
3
20.0
4
26.7
0
0
4
26.7
15
Cricket
2
2.7
7
9.5
16
21.6
4
5.5
1
1.4
7
9.5
2
2.7
1
1.4
35
47.3
74
Netball
4
4.8
6
7.2
18
21.7
8
9.6
0
0
7
8.4
2
2.4
5
6.0
33
39.8
83
Rugby
3
1.6
37
19.3
25
13.0
9
4.7
1
0.5
8
4.2
4
2.1
5
2.6
100
52.1
192
Soccer
4
2.4
12
7.2
38
22.9
10
6.0
3
1.8
16
9.6
4
2.4
1
0.6
78
47.0
166
Tennis
1
1.9
5
9.4
9
17.0
1
1.9
0
0
4
7.5
4
7.5
1
1.9
28
52.8
53
Touch
3
15.8
1
5.3
6
31.6
0
0
1
5.3
3
15.8
1
5.3
1
5.3
3
15.8
19

Junior
8
24.2
1
3.0
5
15.2
0
0
1
3.0
1
3.0
1
3.0
0
0
16
48.5
33

All websites
18
2.8
72
11.3
120
18.8
38
5.6
6
0.9
52
8.1
27
4.2
14
2.2
296
46.3
640

* Sponsorship of products involving lower human energy output (eg, car use), compared to more physically active transport (eg, cycling).

** Sponsorship of products related to lower energy output (eg, cinema and video watching), compared to physically active entertainment (eg, mini-golf).

† All other includes: non-sporting organisations, "other food" (mixed, non-classified foods), and "other" groupings.

‡ Junior level sponsorship included those sponsorship listings that specifically mentioned sponsorship of junior clubs, junior teams or school-aged tournaments.

Maher et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:95   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-95