Table 4

Sponsorship listings on sports websites by sponsoring company or organisation

City council
 Franchise or multi-national
 Gambling company/Trust
 Government agency
 Non-government agency*
 Private company
 Total

N
 %
 N
 %
 N
 %
 N
 %
 N
 %
 N
 %
 N
Level












Club
 18
 4.5
 117
 29
 74
 18.4
 3
 0.7
 10
 2.5
 181
 44.9
 403
Regional
 2
 1.9
 50
 47.2
 19
 17.9
 0
 0
 3
 2.8
 32
 30.2
 106
National
 1
 0.8
 79
 60.3
 25
 19.1
 15
 11.5
 4
 3.1
 7
 5.3
 131














Sport












Athletics
 8
 21.1
 9
 23.7
 8
 21.1
 4
 10.5
 2
 5.3
 7
 18.4
 38
Basketball
 0
 0
 10
 66.7
 1
 6.7
 3
 20
 1
 6.7
 0
 0
 15
Cricket
 4
 5.4
 31
 41.9
 15
 20.3
 1
 1.4
 5
 6.8
 18
 24.3
 74
Netball
 1
 1.2
 39
 47
 18
 21.7
 1
 1.2
 1
 1.2
 23
 27.7
 83
Rugby
 2
 1
 75
 39.1
 25
 13
 0
 0
 4
 2.1
 86
 44.8
 192
Soccer
 2
 1.2
 58
 34.9
 37
 22.3
 4
 2.4
 2
 1.2
 63
 38
 166
Tennis
 4
 7.5
 16
 30.2
 8
 15.1
 3
 5.7
 2
 3.8
 20
 37.7
 53
Touch
 0
 0
 8
 42.1
 6
 31.6
 2
 10.5
 0
 0
 3
 15.8
 19














Junior
 2
 6.1
 19
 57.6
 5
 15.2
 1
 3
 0
 0
 6
 18.2
 33














All websites
 21
 3.3
 246
 38.4
 118
 18.4
 18
 2.8
 17
 2.7
 220
 34.4
 640

* For example, sports-related organisations.

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