ATTENDANCE AT AND PARTICIPATION IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES Attending
sporting events has social benefits, by providing a forum for
interaction and helping to forge bonds and networks associated
with supporting local or national teams. The General Social
Survey, 2006, reported that 31% of people with profound or
severe disability had attended a sporting event in the previous
12 months, compared to 58% of people without disability (see
Graph 10). In terms of disability group, people with
intellectual or physical disability reported a lower attendance
at sporting events (31% and 41% respectively), compared to
people who didn’t have a disability (58%). People experiencing
profound or severe disability had lower attendance rates at all
ages and attendance decreased with age (see Graph 10). People
with profound or severe disability were significantly less
likely to report attending a sporting event than a person
without a disability, with the greatest differences in
attendance occurring in Western Australia and the ACT